Who is better, Hamilton or Firman?
Lewis Hamilton leads with a GOAT score of 96.1 against 58.9 for Ralph Firman — a gap of 37.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Hamilton vs Firman
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Lewis Hamilton above Ralph Firman: 96.1 vs 58.9. Lewis Hamilton leads on Dominance, Honours, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
HamiltonWinner
96.1Hamilton wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Firman
58.9Firman 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. Ralph Firman
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 Firman — 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 | FirmanRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World titles | 7 | — |
| Race wins | 105 | — |
| Pole positions | 104 | — |
| Podiums | 202 | — |
| Fastest laps | 67 | — |
| Win rate | 29.9% | — |
| Formula One starts | — | 14 |
| Formula One points | — | 1 |
| Japanese Formula Nippon titles | — | 1 |
| British F3 titles | — | 1 |
| Macau Grand Prix wins | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 95 | 52 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 64 |
| Longevity w20% | 99 | 68 |
| Honours w20% | 96 | 54 |
| Statistics w15% | 97 | 58 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Hamilton96.1
Firman58.9
FAQ
Where does Firman beat Hamilton?
Firman does not lead any of the five categories; Hamilton is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Hamilton vs Firman score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Hamilton: 96.1, Firman: 58.9.
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