Who is better, Hamilton or Chilton?
Lewis Hamilton leads with a GOAT score of 96.1 against 54.0 for Max Chilton — a gap of 42.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
AthletesTeams
Hamilton vs Chilton
Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.
Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Lewis Hamilton above Max Chilton: 96.1 vs 54.0. Lewis Hamilton leads on Honours, Dominance, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
HamiltonWinner
96.1Hamilton wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Chilton
54.0Chilton wins: no category outright
Candidates
Locked to Formula 1Shareable URL · /compare/hamilton-vs-max-chilton-f1v
Time range
Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.
Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Lewis Hamilton
96.1
Hamilton leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Max Chilton
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 Chilton — 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 | HamiltonActive | ChiltonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World titles | 7 | — |
| Race wins | 105 | — |
| Pole positions | 104 | — |
| Podiums | 202 | — |
| Fastest laps | 67 | — |
| Win rate | 29.9% | — |
| Formula One starts | — | 35 |
| Consecutive race finishes | — | 25 |
| IndyCar starts | — | 90 |
| Indy 500 laps led | — | 50 |
| GP2 race wins | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 95 | 48 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 58 |
| Longevity w20% | 99 | 64 |
| Honours w20% | 96 | 46 |
| Statistics w15% | 97 | 56 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Hamilton96.1
Chilton54.0
FAQ
Where does Chilton beat Hamilton?
Chilton does not lead any of the five categories; Hamilton is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Hamilton vs Chilton score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Hamilton: 96.1, Chilton: 54.0.
What do you think?
0 commentsMake your case for Hamilton vs Chilton. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.