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Häkkinen vs Button

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HäkkinenWinner
79.5

Häkkinen wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Button
76.8

Button wins: Longevity

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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. Jenson Button
76.8

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. 🇬🇧 Jenson Button5 seasons played · career day 2,5561 race wins
-88.9% vs Häkkinen at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
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🇬🇧 Button000007

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.

MetricHäkkinenRetiredButtonRetired
World titles21
Grand Prix wins2015
Pole positions268
Podiums5150
Race starts161306
Fastest laps258
Dominance w25%7870
Peak w20%8682
Longevity w20%7684
Honours w20%7872
Statistics w15%8078

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Häkkinen79.5
Button76.8
The people
Häkkinen
Button

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