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Lawson vs Firman

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LawsonWinner
59.0

Lawson wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Firman
58.9

Firman wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇿 Liam Lawson
59.0

Lawson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. New Zealand's Formula One race driver with Racing Bulls and Red Bull.

1. Liam Lawson
59.0
2. Ralph Firman
58.9

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. 🇳🇿 Liam Lawson5 seasons played · career day 1,825256 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇪 Ralph Firman5 seasons played · career day 1,825243 race wins
-5.1% vs Lawson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇳🇿 Lawson004086256451
🇮🇪 Firman003881243509

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.

MetricLawsonActiveFirmanRetired
Formula One starts3014
Points finishes6
Best race finish5
DTM race wins2
Super Formula runner-up seasons1
Formula One points1
Japanese Formula Nippon titles1
British F3 titles1
Macau Grand Prix wins1
Dominance w25%5652
Peak w20%6664
Longevity w20%6268
Honours w20%5254
Statistics w15%6058

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GOAT Rank · the data
Lawson59.0
Firman58.9
The people
Lawson
Firman

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