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Depailler vs K. Rosberg

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K. RosbergWinner
71.1

K. Rosberg wins: Dominance, Honours

Depailler
71.0

Depailler wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇮 Keke Rosberg
71.1

K. Rosberg leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. 1982 world champion — with a single win all season.

1. Keke Rosberg
71.1
2. Patrick Depailler
71.0

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. 🇫🇷 Patrick Depailler5 seasons played · career day 2,55619 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇫🇮 Keke Rosberg5 seasons played · career day 2,1903 race wins
-84.2% vs Depailler at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇫🇷 Depailler0000722
🇫🇮 K. Rosberg000016

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.

MetricDepaillerRetiredK. RosbergRetired
Grand Prix wins25
Podiums1917
Pole positions15
Grand Prix starts95
Best championship finish4
World titles1
Race starts114
Fastest laps3
Dominance w25%6668
Peak w20%8280
Longevity w20%7066
Honours w20%6272
Statistics w15%7870

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GOAT Rank · the data
K. Rosberg71.1
Depailler71.0
The people
Depailler
K. Rosberg

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