Who is better, Villeneuve or Hamilton?
Lewis Hamilton leads with a GOAT score of 96.1 against 71.1 for Gilles Villeneuve — a gap of 25.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Villeneuve vs Hamilton
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Lewis Hamilton above Gilles Villeneuve: 96.1 vs 71.1. Lewis Hamilton leads on Longevity, Honours, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
HamiltonWinner
96.1Hamilton wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Villeneuve
71.1Villeneuve wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Lewis Hamilton
96.1
Hamilton leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Gilles Villeneuve
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 22 · Form index per season
1. 🇬🇧 Lewis Hamilton4 race wins
1 season by age 22 · 4 per season
Setting the pace at age 22
No verified birth date for Villeneuve — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 22, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | VilleneuveRetired | HamiltonActive |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix wins | 6 | — |
| Podiums | 13 | 202 |
| Pole positions | 2 | 104 |
| Race starts | 67 | — |
| Championship runner-up | 1 | — |
| Fastest laps | 8 | 67 |
| World titles | — | 7 |
| Race wins | — | 105 |
| Win rate | — | 29.9% |
| Dominance w25% | 70 | 95 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 60 | 99 |
| Honours w20% | 68 | 96 |
| Statistics w15% | 72 | 97 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Hamilton96.1
Villeneuve71.1
FAQ
Where does Villeneuve beat Hamilton?
Villeneuve does not lead any of the five categories; Hamilton is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Villeneuve vs Hamilton score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Villeneuve: 71.1, Hamilton: 96.1.
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