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Rindt vs Watson

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RindtWinner
78.4

Rindt wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Watson
74.7

Watson wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇹 Jochen Rindt
78.4

Rindt leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Formula 1's only posthumous world champion, crowned after the 1970 season.

1. Jochen Rindt
78.4
2. John Watson
74.7

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. 🇬🇧 John Watson5 seasons played · career day 2,1909 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇹 Jochen Rindt5 seasons played · career day 2,1910 race wins
-100.0% vs Watson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
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🇬🇧 Watson0000620

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.

MetricRindtRetiredWatsonRetired
World titles1
Grand Prix wins65
Pole positions10
Podiums1320
Race starts60
Le Mans wins1
Championship runner-up finishes1
Grand Prix starts152
Career points169
Dominance w25%8068
Peak w20%9084
Longevity w20%6480
Honours w20%7866
Statistics w15%8078

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Rindt78.4
Watson74.7
The people
Rindt
Watson

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