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Heidfeld vs Herbert

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HerbertWinner
71.8

Herbert wins: Peak, Honours

Heidfeld
71.7

Heidfeld wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Johnny Herbert
71.8

Herbert leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Three Grand Prix wins and a Le Mans victory in 1991.

1. Johnny Herbert
71.8
2. Nick Heidfeld
71.7

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. 🇩🇪 Nick Heidfeld5 seasons played · career day 1,8262 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Johnny Herbert5 seasons played · career day 1,8252 race wins
0.0% vs Heidfeld at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇩🇪 Heidfeld0001111
🇬🇧 Herbert000027

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.

MetricHeidfeldRetiredHerbertRetired
Podiums137
Grand Prix starts183161
Consecutive finishes record41
Best championship finish54
Career points259
Grand Prix wins3
Le Mans wins1
Dominance w25%6464
Peak w20%8082
Longevity w20%8278
Honours w20%5862
Statistics w15%7876

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GOAT Rank · the data
Herbert71.8
Heidfeld71.7
The people
Heidfeld
Herbert

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