Who is better, Hamilton or Tsunoda?
Lewis Hamilton leads with a GOAT score of 96.1 against 66.0 for Yuki Tsunoda — a gap of 30.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Hamilton vs Tsunoda
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Lewis Hamilton above Yuki Tsunoda: 96.1 vs 66.0. Lewis Hamilton leads on Honours, Dominance, Longevity.
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HamiltonWinner
96.1Hamilton wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Tsunoda
66.0Tsunoda 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. Yuki Tsunoda
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 Tsunoda — 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 | TsunodaActive |
|---|---|---|
| World titles | 7 | — |
| Race wins | 105 | — |
| Pole positions | 104 | — |
| Podiums | 202 | — |
| Fastest laps | 67 | — |
| Win rate | 29.9% | — |
| Grand Prix starts | — | 100 |
| Career points | — | 91 |
| Best race finish | — | 4 |
| Best championship finish | — | 12 |
| Seasons completed | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 95 | 60 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 78 |
| Longevity w20% | 99 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 96 | 54 |
| Statistics w15% | 97 | 76 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Hamilton96.1
Tsunoda66.0
FAQ
Where does Tsunoda beat Hamilton?
Tsunoda does not lead any of the five categories; Hamilton is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Hamilton vs Tsunoda score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Hamilton: 96.1, Tsunoda: 66.0.
What do you think?
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