Who is better, Trintignant or Prost?
Alain Prost leads with a GOAT score of 90.4 against 76.6 for Maurice Trintignant — a gap of 13.8 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Trintignant vs Prost
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Alain Prost above Maurice Trintignant: 90.4 vs 76.6. Alain Prost leads on Dominance, Honours, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
ProstWinner
90.4Prost wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Trintignant
76.6Trintignant wins: no category outright
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇷 Alain Prost
90.4
Prost leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Alain Prost
2. Maurice Trintignant
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 5 · Form index per season1. 🇫🇷 Alain Prost5 seasons played · career day 1,82616 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇫🇷 Maurice Trintignant5 seasons played · career day 1,8252 race wins
-87.5% vs Prost at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Trintignant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 🇫🇷 Prost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 35 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | TrintignantRetired | ProstRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix wins | 2 | 51 |
| Podiums | 10 | 106 |
| Le Mans wins | 1 | — |
| Grand Prix starts | 82 | — |
| Seasons contested | 15 | — |
| World titles | — | 4 |
| Pole positions | — | 33 |
| Race starts | — | 199 |
| Championship points | — | 798 |
| Dominance w25% | 68 | 91 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 68 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 91 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Prost90.4
Trintignant76.6
FAQ
Where does Trintignant beat Prost?
Trintignant does not lead any of the five categories; Prost is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Trintignant vs Prost score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Trintignant: 76.6, Prost: 90.4.
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