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Mansell vs Hamilton

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HamiltonWinner
96.1

Hamilton wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Mansell
27.5

Mansell wins: no category outright

🇬🇧 Nigel Mansell🇬🇧 Lewis Hamilton
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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Lewis Hamilton
96.1

Hamilton leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. Record 105 wins and 104 poles across a nineteen-season career.

1. Lewis Hamilton
96.1
2. Nigel Mansell
27.5

Category breakdown

Season form · Race wins per season

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Through age 22 · Race wins per season
1. 🇬🇧 Lewis Hamilton4 race wins
1 season by age 22 · 4 per season

Setting the pace at age 22

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

Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 22, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.

MetricMansellRetiredHamiltonActive
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award2x—
Best Driver ESPY Award2x—
Segrave Trophy1—
World titles—7
Race wins—105
Pole positions—104
Podiums—202
Fastest laps—67
Win rate—29.9%
Dominance w25%28.495
Peak w20%30.494
Longevity w20%20.299
Honours w20%35.696
Statistics w15%21.297
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