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Hawthorn vs Ericsson

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HawthornWinner
77.9

Hawthorn wins: Dominance, Honours

Ericsson
77.8

Ericsson wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Mike Hawthorn
77.9

Hawthorn leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Britain's first Formula 1 World Champion, in 1958 with Ferrari.

1. Mike Hawthorn
77.9
2. Marcus Ericsson
77.8

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. 🇸🇪 Marcus Ericsson5 seasons played · career day 1,82518 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Mike Hawthorn5 seasons played · career day 1,8262 race wins
-88.9% vs Ericsson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Hawthorn000123
🇸🇪 Ericsson000918754

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.

MetricHawthornRetiredEricssonActive
World titles1
Grand Prix wins3
Podiums18
Le Mans wins1
Grand Prix starts45
Indianapolis 500 wins1
IndyCar wins4
Formula 1 starts97
IndyCar podiums12
Seasons in top-level racing12
Dominance w25%7870
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%6080
Honours w20%8270
Statistics w15%8082

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GOAT Rank · the data
Hawthorn77.9
Ericsson77.8
The people
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