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Firman vs Lawson

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LawsonWinner
59.0

Lawson wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Firman
58.9

Firman wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇿 Liam Lawson
59.0

Lawson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. New Zealand's Formula One race driver with Racing Bulls and Red Bull.

1. Liam Lawson
59.0
2. Ralph Firman
58.9

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. 🇳🇿 Liam Lawson5 seasons played · career day 1,825256 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇪 Ralph Firman5 seasons played · career day 1,825243 race wins
-5.1% vs Lawson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇮🇪 Firman003881243509
🇳🇿 Lawson004086256451

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.

MetricFirmanRetiredLawsonActive
Formula One starts1430
Formula One points1
Japanese Formula Nippon titles1
British F3 titles1
Macau Grand Prix wins1
Points finishes6
Best race finish5
DTM race wins2
Super Formula runner-up seasons1
Dominance w25%5256
Peak w20%6466
Longevity w20%6862
Honours w20%5452
Statistics w15%5860

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GOAT Rank · the data
Lawson59.0
Firman58.9
The people
Firman
Lawson

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