Who is better, Piquet Jr or Depailler?
Patrick Depailler leads with a GOAT score of 71.0 against 70.8 for Nelson Piquet Jr — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Piquet Jr vs Depailler
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Patrick Depailler above Nelson Piquet Jr: 71.0 vs 70.8. Patrick Depailler leads on Dominance, Longevity. Nelson Piquet Jr leads on Honours, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
DepaillerWinner
71.0Depailler wins: Dominance, Longevity
Piquet Jr
70.8Piquet Jr wins: Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇷 Patrick Depailler
71.0
Depailler leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Patrick Depailler
2. Nelson Piquet Jr
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. 🇧🇷 Nelson Piquet Jr2 seasons played · career day 73019 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇫🇷 Patrick Depailler5 seasons played · career day 2,55619 race wins
0.0% vs Piquet Jr at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇷 Piquet Jr | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| 🇫🇷 Depailler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | Piquet JrRetired | DepaillerRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Formula E titles | 1 | — |
| Grands Prix entered | 28 | — |
| Formula 1 podiums | 1 | — |
| Career F1 points | 19 | — |
| GP2 runner-up finishes | 1 | — |
| Grand Prix wins | — | 2 |
| Podiums | — | 19 |
| Pole positions | — | 1 |
| Grand Prix starts | — | 95 |
| Best championship finish | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 62 | 66 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 82 |
| Longevity w20% | 66 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 68 | 62 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Depailler71.0
Piquet Jr70.8
FAQ
Where does Piquet Jr beat Depailler?
Piquet Jr scores higher on peak, honours. Depailler leads on dominance, longevity.
How is the Piquet Jr vs Depailler score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Piquet Jr: 70.8, Depailler: 71.0.
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