Who is better, Tambay or Bottas?
Valtteri Bottas leads with a GOAT score of 72.6 against 72.2 for Patrick Tambay — a gap of 0.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Tambay vs Bottas
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Valtteri Bottas above Patrick Tambay: 72.6 vs 72.2. Valtteri Bottas leads on Longevity, Honours. Patrick Tambay leads on Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BottasWinner
72.6Bottas wins: Longevity, Honours
Tambay
72.2Tambay wins: Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇮 Valtteri Bottas
72.6
Bottas leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Valtteri Bottas
2. Patrick Tambay
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. 🇫🇮 Valtteri Bottas5 seasons played · career day 1,825716 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇫🇷 Patrick Tambay5 seasons played · career day 1,8251 race wins
-99.9% vs Bottas at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Tambay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 🇫🇮 Bottas | 0 | 0 | 4 | 190 | 716 | 1,738 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
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GOAT Rank · the data
Bottas72.6
Tambay72.2
FAQ
Where does Tambay beat Bottas?
Tambay scores higher on peak. Bottas leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Tambay vs Bottas score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Tambay: 72.2, Bottas: 72.6.
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