Who is better, Hamilton or de Vries?
Lewis Hamilton leads with a GOAT score of 96.1 against 76.2 for Nyck de Vries — a gap of 19.9 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Hamilton vs de Vries
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Lewis Hamilton above Nyck de Vries: 96.1 vs 76.2. Lewis Hamilton leads on Longevity, Dominance, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
HamiltonWinner
96.1Hamilton wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
de Vries
76.2de Vries wins: no category outright
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Lewis Hamilton
96.1
Hamilton leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Nyck de Vries
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 de Vries — 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.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Hamilton96.1
de Vries76.2
FAQ
Where does de Vries beat Hamilton?
de Vries does not lead any of the five categories; Hamilton is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Hamilton vs de Vries score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Hamilton: 96.1, de Vries: 76.2.
What do you think?
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