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Lauda vs Hamilton

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HamiltonWinner
96.1

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

Lauda
31.0

Lauda wins: no category outright

🇦🇹 Niki Lauda🇬🇧 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. Niki Lauda
31.0

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 Lauda — 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.

MetricLaudaRetiredHamiltonActive
Grand Gold Decoration of Styria1—
BBC World Sport Star of the Year1—
World titles—7
Race wins—105
Pole positions—104
Podiums—202
Fastest laps—67
Win rate—29.9%
Dominance w25%31.595
Peak w20%33.594
Longevity w20%25.799
Honours w20%36.396
Statistics w15%26.797
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