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Hulme vs Senna

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GOAT Rank currently scores Denny Hulme and Ayrton Senna level at 82.7. Denny Hulme leads on Longevity, Honours. Ayrton Senna leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics.

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HulmeWinner
82.7

Hulme wins: Longevity, Honours

Senna
82.7

Senna wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇿 Denny Hulme
82.7

Hulme leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.

1. Denny Hulme
82.7
2. Ayrton Senna
82.7

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

Through age 24 · Form index per season
1. 🇧🇷 Ayrton Senna0 race wins
1 season by age 24 · 0 per season

Setting the pace at age 24

No verified birth date for Hulme — shown in the pro-debut view instead.

Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 24, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.

MetricHulmeRetiredSennaRetired
World titles13
Grand Prix wins8—
Podiums3380
Grand Prix starts112—
Can-Am titles2—
Race wins—41
Pole positions—65
Fastest laps—19
Win rate—25.5%
Dominance w25%8290
Peak w20%9096
Longevity w20%7658
Honours w20%8281
Statistics w15%8488

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Hulme82.7
Senna82.7
The people
Hulme
Senna

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FAQ

Who is better, Hulme or Senna?

Denny Hulme leads with a GOAT score of 82.7 against 82.7 for Ayrton Senna — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does Senna beat Hulme?

Senna scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Hulme leads on honours, longevity.

How is the Hulme vs Senna score calculated?

Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Hulme: 82.7, Senna: 82.7.

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