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Mansell vs Fittipaldi

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FittipaldiWinner
81.9

Fittipaldi wins: Longevity, Honours

Mansell
81.7

Mansell wins: Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi
81.9

Fittipaldi leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Two F1 titles, two Indianapolis 500 wins and an IndyCar championship.

1. Emerson Fittipaldi
81.9
2. Nigel Mansell
81.7

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. 🇬🇧 Nigel Mansell5 seasons played · career day 3,28713 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi5 seasons played · career day 1,82512 race wins
-7.7% vs Mansell at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Mansell0000013
🇧🇷 Fittipaldi00111214

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.

MetricMansellRetiredFittipaldiRetired
World titles12
Grand Prix wins3114
Pole positions32
Podiums5935
Race starts187144
IndyCar titles11
Indianapolis 500 wins2
Dominance w25%7878
Peak w20%8886
Longevity w20%8286
Honours w20%7880
Statistics w15%8480

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GOAT Rank · the data
Fittipaldi81.9
Mansell81.7
The people
Mansell
Fittipaldi

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