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D. Hill vs Ocon

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D. HillWinner
74.2

D. Hill wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Ocon
71.8

Ocon wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Damon Hill
74.2

D. Hill leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. 1996 world champion, following his father Graham into the record books.

1. Damon Hill
74.2
2. Esteban Ocon
71.8

Category breakdown

Season form · Race wins per season

Career timeline · Race wins per season

Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Race wins per season
1. 🇬🇧 Damon Hill5 seasons played · career day 2,19121 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇫🇷 Esteban Ocon5 seasons played · career day 1,8263 race wins
-85.7% vs D. Hill at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 D. Hill00031322
🇫🇷 Ocon000129

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricD. HillRetiredOconActive
World titles1
Grand Prix wins221
Pole positions20
Podiums424
Race starts115
Fastest laps19
Grand Prix starts170
Best championship finish8
Points finishes80
Dominance w25%7266
Peak w20%8482
Longevity w20%6674
Honours w20%7462
Statistics w15%7678

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GOAT Rank · the data
D. Hill74.2
Ocon71.8
The people
D. Hill
Ocon

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