Who is better, Fittipaldi or Surtees?
Emerson Fittipaldi leads with a GOAT score of 81.9 against 81.2 for John Surtees — a gap of 0.7 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Fittipaldi vs Surtees
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Emerson Fittipaldi above John Surtees: 81.9 vs 81.2. Emerson Fittipaldi leads on Longevity, Statistics. John Surtees leads on Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
FittipaldiWinner
81.9Fittipaldi wins: Longevity, Statistics
Surtees
81.2Surtees wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi
81.9
Fittipaldi leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Emerson Fittipaldi
2. John Surtees
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. 🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi5 seasons played · career day 1,82512 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 John Surtees5 seasons played · career day 3,2872 race wins
-83.3% vs Fittipaldi at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇷 Fittipaldi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 14 |
| 🇬🇧 Surtees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | FittipaldiRetired | SurteesRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World titles | 2 | — |
| Grand Prix wins | 14 | 6 |
| Podiums | 35 | 24 |
| Indianapolis 500 wins | 2 | — |
| IndyCar titles | 1 | — |
| Race starts | 144 | 111 |
| F1 world titles | — | 1 |
| Motorcycle world titles | — | 7 |
| Isle of Man TT wins | — | 6 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Fittipaldi81.9
Surtees81.2
FAQ
Where does Surtees beat Fittipaldi?
Surtees scores higher on honours. Fittipaldi leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Fittipaldi vs Surtees score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Fittipaldi: 81.9, Surtees: 81.2.
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