Who is better, Maldonado or Tsunoda?
Yuki Tsunoda leads with a GOAT score of 66.0 against 65.9 for Pastor Maldonado — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Maldonado vs Tsunoda
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Yuki Tsunoda above Pastor Maldonado: 66.0 vs 65.9. Yuki Tsunoda leads on Longevity, Dominance. Pastor Maldonado leads on Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
TsunodaWinner
66.0Tsunoda wins: Dominance, Longevity
Maldonado
65.9Maldonado wins: Peak
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇵 Yuki Tsunoda
66.0
Tsunoda leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Yuki Tsunoda
2. Pastor Maldonado
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. 🇯🇵 Yuki Tsunoda5 seasons played · career day 1,825111 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇻🇪 Pastor Maldonado5 seasons played · career day 1,82576 race wins
-31.5% vs Tsunoda at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇻🇪 Maldonado | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 76 | 76 |
| 🇯🇵 Tsunoda | 0 | 0 | 32 | 44 | 111 | 111 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Tsunoda66.0
Maldonado65.9
FAQ
Where does Maldonado beat Tsunoda?
Maldonado scores higher on peak. Tsunoda leads on dominance, longevity.
How is the Maldonado vs Tsunoda score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Maldonado: 65.9, Tsunoda: 66.0.
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