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Häkkinen vs Gurney

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HäkkinenWinner
79.5

Häkkinen wins: Dominance, Honours

Gurney
78.9

Gurney wins: Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇮 Mika Häkkinen
79.5

Häkkinen leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Back-to-back titles and the only driver Schumacher called his toughest rival.

1. Mika Häkkinen
79.5
2. Dan Gurney
78.9

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. 🇫🇮 Mika Häkkinen5 seasons played · career day 2,5569 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Dan Gurney5 seasons played · career day 1,8256 race wins
-33.3% vs Häkkinen at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇫🇮 Häkkinen0000018
🇺🇸 Gurney0012612

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.

MetricHäkkinenRetiredGurneyRetired
World titles2
Grand Prix wins204
Pole positions263
Podiums5119
Race starts161
Fastest laps25
Le Mans wins1
Constructor wins as builder1
Dominance w25%7876
Peak w20%8686
Longevity w20%7676
Honours w20%7876
Statistics w15%8082

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Häkkinen79.5
Gurney78.9
The people
Häkkinen
Gurney

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