Who is better, Palmer or Zhou?
Jolyon Palmer leads with a GOAT score of 64.6 against 62.7 for Zhou Guanyu — a gap of 1.9 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Palmer vs Zhou
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Jolyon Palmer above Zhou Guanyu: 64.6 vs 62.7. Jolyon Palmer leads on Honours, Longevity, Statistics. Zhou Guanyu leads on Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
PalmerWinner
64.6Palmer wins: Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Zhou
62.7Zhou wins: Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Jolyon Palmer
64.6
Palmer leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jolyon Palmer
2. Zhou Guanyu
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 3 · Form index per season1. 🇨🇳 Zhou Guanyu3 seasons played · career day 1,09516 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Jolyon Palmer2 seasons played · career day 7309 race wins
-43.7% vs Zhou at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Palmer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 🇨🇳 Zhou | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 16 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 3 season periods are measured against the same career window.
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GOAT Rank · the data
Palmer64.6
Zhou62.7
FAQ
Where does Zhou beat Palmer?
Zhou scores higher on peak. Palmer leads on honours, statistics, longevity.
How is the Palmer vs Zhou score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Palmer: 64.6, Zhou: 62.7.
What do you think?
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