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Villeneuve vs Hartley

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HartleyWinner
83.6

Hartley wins: Longevity, Statistics

Villeneuve
83.0

Villeneuve wins: Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇿 Brendon Hartley
83.6

Hartley leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Two-time World Endurance champion and three-time Le Mans winner.

1. Brendon Hartley
83.6
2. Jacques Villeneuve
83.0

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. 🇨🇦 Jacques Villeneuve5 seasons played · career day 1,825359 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇿 Brendon Hartley5 seasons played · career day 1,09415 race wins
-95.8% vs Villeneuve at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Villeneuve004099359612
🇳🇿 Hartley00561527

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.

MetricVilleneuveRetiredHartleyActive
Formula 1 world titles1
Grand Prix wins11
Podiums23
Pole positions13
Indianapolis 500 wins1
Le Mans overall wins3
World Endurance titles2
Grand Prix starts25
WEC race wins20
Career F1 points4
Dominance w25%7878
Peak w20%9492
Longevity w20%7682
Honours w20%8682
Statistics w15%8286

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GOAT Rank · the data
Hartley83.6
Villeneuve83.0
The people
Villeneuve
Hartley

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