Who is better, Hamilton or R. Schumacher?
Lewis Hamilton leads with a GOAT score of 96.1 against 73.8 for Ralf Schumacher — a gap of 22.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Hamilton vs R. Schumacher
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Lewis Hamilton above Ralf Schumacher: 96.1 vs 73.8. Lewis Hamilton leads on Honours, Dominance, Longevity.
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HamiltonWinner
96.1Hamilton wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
R. Schumacher
73.8R. Schumacher 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. Ralf Schumacher
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 R. Schumacher — 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 | R. SchumacherRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World titles | 7 | — |
| Race wins | 105 | — |
| Pole positions | 104 | 6 |
| Podiums | 202 | 27 |
| Fastest laps | 67 | — |
| Win rate | 29.9% | — |
| Grand Prix wins | — | 6 |
| Best championship finish | — | 4 |
| Grand Prix starts | — | 180 |
| Dominance w25% | 95 | 68 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 82 |
| Longevity w20% | 99 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 96 | 66 |
| Statistics w15% | 97 | 80 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Hamilton96.1
R. Schumacher73.8
The people
Hamilton
R. Schumacher
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Where does R. Schumacher beat Hamilton?
R. Schumacher does not lead any of the five categories; Hamilton is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Hamilton vs R. Schumacher score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Hamilton: 96.1, R. Schumacher: 73.8.
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