Who is better, Fittipaldi or Mansell?
Emerson Fittipaldi leads with a GOAT score of 81.9 against 81.7 for Nigel Mansell — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Fittipaldi vs Mansell
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Emerson Fittipaldi above Nigel Mansell: 81.9 vs 81.7. Emerson Fittipaldi leads on Longevity, Honours. Nigel Mansell leads on Statistics, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
FittipaldiWinner
81.9Fittipaldi wins: Longevity, Honours
Mansell
81.7Mansell wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi
81.9
Fittipaldi leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Emerson Fittipaldi
2. Nigel Mansell
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. 🇬🇧 Nigel Mansell5 seasons played · career day 3,28713 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi5 seasons played · career day 1,82512 race wins
-7.7% vs Mansell at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇷 Fittipaldi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 14 |
| 🇬🇧 Mansell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | FittipaldiRetired | MansellRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World titles | 2 | 1 |
| Grand Prix wins | 14 | 31 |
| Podiums | 35 | 59 |
| Indianapolis 500 wins | 2 | — |
| IndyCar titles | 1 | 1 |
| Race starts | 144 | 187 |
| Pole positions | — | 32 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Fittipaldi81.9
Mansell81.7
FAQ
Where does Mansell beat Fittipaldi?
Mansell scores higher on peak, statistics. Fittipaldi leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Fittipaldi vs Mansell score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Fittipaldi: 81.9, Mansell: 81.7.
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