Who is better, Hamilton or Piquet Jr?
Lewis Hamilton leads with a GOAT score of 96.1 against 70.8 for Nelson Piquet Jr — a gap of 25.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Hamilton vs Piquet Jr
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Lewis Hamilton above Nelson Piquet Jr: 96.1 vs 70.8. Lewis Hamilton leads on Dominance, Longevity, Honours.
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HamiltonWinner
96.1Hamilton wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Piquet Jr
70.8Piquet Jr wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Lewis Hamilton
96.1
Hamilton leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Nelson Piquet Jr
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 Piquet Jr — 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 | Piquet JrRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World titles | 7 | — |
| Race wins | 105 | — |
| Pole positions | 104 | — |
| Podiums | 202 | — |
| Fastest laps | 67 | — |
| Win rate | 29.9% | — |
| Formula E titles | — | 1 |
| Grands Prix entered | — | 28 |
| Formula 1 podiums | — | 1 |
| Career F1 points | — | 19 |
| GP2 runner-up finishes | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 95 | 62 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 99 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 96 | 68 |
| Statistics w15% | 97 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Hamilton96.1
Piquet Jr70.8
FAQ
Where does Piquet Jr beat Hamilton?
Piquet Jr does not lead any of the five categories; Hamilton is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Hamilton vs Piquet Jr score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Hamilton: 96.1, Piquet Jr: 70.8.
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