Who is better, Gurney or Massa?
Felipe Massa leads with a GOAT score of 79.0 against 78.9 for Dan Gurney — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Gurney vs Massa
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Felipe Massa above Dan Gurney: 79.0 vs 78.9. Felipe Massa leads on Longevity, Statistics. Dan Gurney leads on Dominance, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
MassaWinner
79.0Massa wins: Longevity, Statistics
Gurney
78.9Gurney wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇷 Felipe Massa
79.0
Massa leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Felipe Massa
2. Dan Gurney
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Dan Gurney5 seasons played · career day 1,8256 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇧🇷 Felipe Massa5 seasons played · career day 1,8255 race wins
-16.7% vs Gurney at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Gurney | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 🇧🇷 Massa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
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GOAT Rank · the data
Massa79.0
Gurney78.9
FAQ
Where does Gurney beat Massa?
Gurney scores higher on dominance, honours. Massa leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Gurney vs Massa score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Gurney: 78.9, Massa: 79.0.
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