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Fagioli vs González

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GonzálezWinner
75.3

González wins: Dominance, Longevity

Fagioli
75.1

Fagioli wins: Honours, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇷 José Froilán González
75.3

González leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Gave Ferrari its first Formula 1 World Championship win, at Silverstone 1951.

1. José Froilán González
75.3
2. Luigi Fagioli
75.1

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. 🇦🇷 José Froilán González5 seasons played · career day 1,82514 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Luigi Fagioli2 seasons played · career day 7294 race wins
-71.4% vs González at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇮🇹 Fagioli003444
🇦🇷 González00041415

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.

MetricFagioliRetiredGonzálezRetired
Grand Prix wins12
Podiums515
Championship best finish3
Grands Prix entered7
Oldest winner age53
Pole positions3
Championship runner-up finishes1
Le Mans wins1
Dominance w25%7274
Peak w20%8888
Longevity w20%6266
Honours w20%7470
Statistics w15%8280

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GOAT Rank · the data
González75.3
Fagioli75.1
The people
Fagioli
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