Who is better, Hunt or von Trips?
Wolfgang von Trips leads with a GOAT score of 74.0 against 73.9 for James Hunt — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Hunt vs von Trips
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Wolfgang von Trips above James Hunt: 74.0 vs 73.9. Wolfgang von Trips leads on Statistics, Peak, Dominance. James Hunt leads on Honours, Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
von TripsWinner
74.0von Trips wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Hunt
73.9Hunt wins: Longevity, Honours
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Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Wolfgang von Trips
74.0
von Trips leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Wolfgang von Trips
2. James Hunt
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. 🇬🇧 James Hunt5 seasons played · career day 1,82510 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇪 Wolfgang von Trips5 seasons played · career day 2,1916 race wins
-40.0% vs Hunt at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Hunt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 🇩🇪 von Trips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
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
von Trips74.0
Hunt73.9
FAQ
Where does Hunt beat von Trips?
Hunt scores higher on honours, longevity. von Trips leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Hunt vs von Trips score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Hunt: 73.9, von Trips: 74.0.
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