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Frentzen vs Irvine

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FrentzenWinner
73.1

Frentzen wins: no category outright

Irvine
73.1

Irvine wins: no category outright

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
73.1

Frentzen leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. Three Grand Prix wins and third in the 1999 championship with Jordan.

1. Heinz-Harald Frentzen
73.1
2. Eddie Irvine
73.1

Category breakdown

Season form · Race wins per season

Career timeline · Race wins 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 · Race wins per season
1. 🇬🇧 Eddie Irvine5 seasons played · career day 1,82513 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇪 Heinz-Harald Frentzen5 seasons played · career day 1,82511 race wins
-15.4% vs Irvine at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
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🇬🇧 Irvine00121332

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricFrentzenRetiredIrvineRetired
Grand Prix wins34
Podiums1826
Pole positions2
Best championship finish2
Grand Prix starts156146
Championship runner-up finishes1
Career points191
Dominance w25%6868
Peak w20%8484
Longevity w20%7272
Honours w20%6666
Statistics w15%7878

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GOAT Rank · the data
Frentzen73.1
Irvine73.1
The people
Frentzen
Irvine

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