GGOATRANK
AthletesTeams

Irvine vs Frentzen

Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.

GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
IrvineWinner
73.1

Irvine wins: no category outright

Frentzen
73.1

Frentzen wins: no category outright

Candidates
Locked to Formula 1

Shareable URL · /compare/eddie-irvine-vs-heinz-harald-frentzen

Time range

Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.

Category radar

Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Eddie Irvine
73.1

Irvine leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. Championship runner-up for Ferrari in 1999 with four Grand Prix wins.

1. Eddie Irvine
73.1
2. Heinz-Harald Frentzen
73.1

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. 🇬🇧 Eddie Irvine5 seasons played · career day 1,82513 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇪 Heinz-Harald Frentzen5 seasons played · career day 1,82511 race wins
-15.4% vs Irvine at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Irvine00121332
🇩🇪 Frentzen00011118

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.

MetricIrvineRetiredFrentzenRetired
Grand Prix wins43
Podiums2618
Championship runner-up finishes1
Grand Prix starts146156
Career points191
Pole positions2
Best championship finish2
Dominance w25%6868
Peak w20%8484
Longevity w20%7272
Honours w20%6666
Statistics w15%7878

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Irvine73.1
Frentzen73.1
The people
Irvine
Frentzen

Loading votes

Create a free account to vote and comment.

Sign in to vote

What do you think?

0 comments

Make your case for Irvine vs Frentzen. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.

More debates

Browse the rivalry hub →