Who is better, Fangio or Schumacher?
Michael Schumacher leads with a GOAT score of 94.8 against 92.8 for Juan Manuel Fangio — a gap of 2.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Fangio vs Schumacher
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Michael Schumacher above Juan Manuel Fangio: 94.8 vs 92.8. Michael Schumacher leads on Dominance, Peak, Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
SchumacherWinner
94.8Schumacher wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours
Fangio
92.8Fangio wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Michael Schumacher
94.8
Schumacher leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Michael Schumacher
2. Juan Manuel Fangio
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
Through age 23 · Form index per season
1. 🇩🇪 Michael Schumacher1 race wins
1 season by age 23 · 1 per season
Setting the pace at age 23
No verified birth date for Fangio — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 23, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | FangioRetired | SchumacherRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World titles | 5 | 7 |
| Grand Prix wins | 24 | — |
| Pole positions | 29 | 68 |
| Podiums | 35 | 155 |
| Race starts | 52 | — |
| Fastest laps | 23 | 77 |
| Race wins | — | 91 |
| Win rate | — | 29.6% |
| Dominance w25% | 94 | 97 |
| Peak w20% | 95 | 97 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 93 | 95 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 94 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Schumacher94.8
Fangio92.8
FAQ
Where does Fangio beat Schumacher?
Fangio does not lead any of the five categories; Schumacher is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Fangio vs Schumacher score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Fangio: 92.8, Schumacher: 94.8.
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