Villeneuve vs Hamilton
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Hamilton wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Villeneuve wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Hamilton leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. Record 105 wins and 104 poles across a nineteen-season career.
Category breakdown
Season form · Race wins per season
Career timeline · Race wins per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
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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