Who is better, Oliver or Kobayashi?
Jackie Oliver leads with a GOAT score of 70.0 against 70.0 for Kamui Kobayashi — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Oliver vs Kobayashi
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Jackie Oliver and Kamui Kobayashi level at 70.0. Jackie Oliver leads on Longevity, Peak. Kamui Kobayashi leads on Dominance, Honours, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
OliverWinner
70.0Oliver wins: Peak, Longevity
Kobayashi
70.0Kobayashi wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
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Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Jackie Oliver
70.0
Oliver leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jackie Oliver
2. Kamui Kobayashi
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. 🇯🇵 Kamui Kobayashi5 seasons played · career day 1,825125 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Jackie Oliver5 seasons played · career day 2,19110 race wins
-92.0% vs Kobayashi at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Oliver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 🇯🇵 Kobayashi | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 125 | 125 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Oliver70.0
Kobayashi70.0
FAQ
Where does Kobayashi beat Oliver?
Kobayashi scores higher on dominance, honours, statistics. Oliver leads on peak, longevity.
How is the Oliver vs Kobayashi score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Oliver: 70.0, Kobayashi: 70.0.
What do you think?
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