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Gurney vs Massa

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MassaWinner
79.0

Massa wins: Longevity, Statistics

Gurney
78.9

Gurney wins: Dominance, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇷 Felipe Massa
79.0

Massa leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Lost the 2008 title by a single point in the final corner of the season.

1. Felipe Massa
79.0
2. Dan Gurney
78.9

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. 🇺🇸 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 day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Gurney0012612
🇧🇷 Massa0000525

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.

MetricGurneyRetiredMassaRetired
Grand Prix wins411
Podiums1941
Pole positions316
Le Mans wins1
Constructor wins as builder1
Championship runner-up finishes1
Grand Prix starts269
Dominance w25%7672
Peak w20%8686
Longevity w20%7684
Honours w20%7672
Statistics w15%8284

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Massa79.0
Gurney78.9
The people
Gurney
Massa

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