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Villeneuve vs K. Rosberg

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VilleneuveWinner
71.1

Villeneuve wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

K. Rosberg
71.1

K. Rosberg wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Gilles Villeneuve
71.1

Villeneuve leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Six wins and a driving style that made him Ferrari's most beloved driver.

1. Gilles Villeneuve
71.1
2. Keke Rosberg
71.1

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

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Race wins per season
1. 🇨🇦 Gilles Villeneuve5 seasons played · career day 1,8256 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇫🇮 Keke Rosberg5 seasons played · career day 2,1903 race wins
-50.0% vs Villeneuve at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Villeneuve000166
🇫🇮 K. Rosberg000016

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricVilleneuveRetiredK. RosbergRetired
Grand Prix wins65
Podiums1317
Pole positions25
Race starts67114
Championship runner-up1
Fastest laps83
World titles1
Dominance w25%7068
Peak w20%8680
Longevity w20%6066
Honours w20%6872
Statistics w15%7270

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GOAT Rank · the data
Villeneuve71.1
K. Rosberg71.1
The people
Villeneuve
K. Rosberg

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