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Pironi vs Norris

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PironiWinner
72.1

Pironi wins: Dominance, Peak

Norris
72.0

Norris wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇷 Didier Pironi
72.1

Pironi leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Led the 1982 championship for Ferrari before a career-ending crash.

1. Didier Pironi
72.1
2. Lando Norris
72.0

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. 🇫🇷 Didier Pironi5 seasons played · career day 1,82513 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Lando Norris5 seasons played · career day 1,8250 race wins
-100.0% vs Pironi at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
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🇬🇧 Norris000009

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.

MetricPironiRetiredNorrisActive
Grand Prix wins39
Podiums1340
Pole positions412
Best championship finish2
Grand Prix starts70
Championship runner-up1
Race starts140
Fastest laps12
Dominance w25%7270
Peak w20%8882
Longevity w20%5866
Honours w20%6666
Statistics w15%7878

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GOAT Rank · the data
Pironi72.1
Norris72.0
The people
Pironi
Norris

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