Who is better, Fangio or Prost?
Juan Manuel Fangio leads with a GOAT score of 92.8 against 90.4 for Alain Prost — a gap of 2.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Fangio vs Prost
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Juan Manuel Fangio above Alain Prost: 92.8 vs 90.4. Juan Manuel Fangio leads on Peak, Dominance, Honours. Alain Prost leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
FangioWinner
92.8Fangio wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Prost
90.4Prost wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇷 Juan Manuel Fangio
92.8
Fangio leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Juan Manuel Fangio
2. Alain Prost
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
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇦🇷 Juan Manuel Fangio5 seasons played · career day 1,82518 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇫🇷 Alain Prost5 seasons played · career day 1,82616 race wins
-11.1% vs Fangio at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇷 Fangio | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 29 |
| 🇫🇷 Prost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 35 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
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GOAT Rank · the data
Fangio92.8
Prost90.4
FAQ
Where does Prost beat Fangio?
Prost scores higher on longevity. Fangio leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Fangio vs Prost score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Fangio: 92.8, Prost: 90.4.
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