Who is better, Kovalainen or Scarfiotti?
Heikki Kovalainen leads with a GOAT score of 69.4 against 69.3 for Ludovico Scarfiotti — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Kovalainen vs Scarfiotti
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Heikki Kovalainen above Ludovico Scarfiotti: 69.4 vs 69.3. Heikki Kovalainen leads on Longevity. Ludovico Scarfiotti leads on Peak, Honours, Statistics.
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KovalainenWinner
69.4Kovalainen wins: Longevity
Scarfiotti
69.3Scarfiotti wins: Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇮 Heikki Kovalainen
69.4
Kovalainen leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Heikki Kovalainen
2. Ludovico Scarfiotti
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
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇮🇹 Ludovico Scarfiotti5 seasons played · career day 1,82511 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇫🇮 Heikki Kovalainen5 seasons played · career day 1,8254 race wins
-63.6% vs Scarfiotti at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇮 Kovalainen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 🇮🇹 Scarfiotti | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 15 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | KovalainenRetired | ScarfiottiRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix wins | 1 | 1 |
| Podiums | 4 | 2 |
| Pole positions | 1 | — |
| Grand Prix starts | 111 | 10 |
| Best championship finish | 7 | — |
| European Hillclimb titles | — | 2 |
| Le Mans wins | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 64 | 64 |
| Peak w20% | 82 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 68 | 58 |
| Honours w20% | 60 | 62 |
| Statistics w15% | 76 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Kovalainen69.4
Scarfiotti69.3
The people
Kovalainen
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Where does Scarfiotti beat Kovalainen?
Scarfiotti scores higher on peak, honours, statistics. Kovalainen leads on longevity.
How is the Kovalainen vs Scarfiotti score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Kovalainen: 69.4, Scarfiotti: 69.3.
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