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Rodríguez vs Hülkenberg

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RodríguezWinner
74.3

Rodríguez wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Hülkenberg
74.1

Hülkenberg wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇲🇽 Pedro Rodríguez
74.3

Rodríguez leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Two Grand Prix wins and a Le Mans victory before his death in 1971.

1. Pedro Rodríguez
74.3
2. Nico Hülkenberg
74.1

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. 🇩🇪 Nico Hülkenberg5 seasons played · career day 1,8257 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇲🇽 Pedro Rodríguez5 seasons played · career day 1,8254 race wins
-42.9% vs Hülkenberg at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇲🇽 Rodríguez0001411
🇩🇪 Hülkenberg0011711

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.

MetricRodríguezRetiredHülkenbergActive
Grand Prix wins2
Podiums71
Le Mans wins11
Grand Prix starts54250
World Sportscar wins11
Pole positions1
Best championship finish7
Dominance w25%7066
Peak w20%8880
Longevity w20%7086
Honours w20%6662
Statistics w15%8080

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GOAT Rank · the data
Rodríguez74.3
Hülkenberg74.1
The people
Rodríguez
Hülkenberg

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