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Gurney vs Hawthorn

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GurneyWinner
78.9

Gurney wins: Longevity, Statistics

Hawthorn
77.9

Hawthorn wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Dan Gurney
78.9

Gurney leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Won a Grand Prix in a car of his own construction and Le Mans in 1967.

1. Dan Gurney
78.9
2. Mike Hawthorn
77.9

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. 🇬🇧 Mike Hawthorn5 seasons played · career day 1,8262 race wins
-66.7% vs Gurney at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Gurney0012612
🇬🇧 Hawthorn000123

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.

MetricGurneyRetiredHawthornRetired
Grand Prix wins43
Podiums1918
Pole positions3
Le Mans wins11
Constructor wins as builder1
World titles1
Grand Prix starts45
Dominance w25%7678
Peak w20%8690
Longevity w20%7660
Honours w20%7682
Statistics w15%8280

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GOAT Rank · the data
Gurney78.9
Hawthorn77.9
The people
Gurney
Hawthorn

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