Who is better, Ickx or Button?
Jacky Ickx leads with a GOAT score of 76.9 against 76.8 for Jenson Button — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ickx vs Button
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Jacky Ickx above Jenson Button: 76.9 vs 76.8. Jacky Ickx leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. Jenson Button leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
IckxWinner
76.9Ickx wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Button
76.8Button wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇪 Jacky Ickx
76.9
Ickx leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jacky Ickx
2. Jenson Button
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. 🇧🇪 Jacky Ickx5 seasons played · career day 2,190124 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Jenson Button5 seasons played · career day 2,5561 race wins
-99.2% vs Ickx at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇪 Ickx | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 175 |
| 🇬🇧 Button | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ickx76.9
Button76.8
FAQ
Where does Button beat Ickx?
Button scores higher on longevity. Ickx leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Ickx vs Button score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ickx: 76.9, Button: 76.8.
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