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Arnoux vs Hülkenberg

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ArnouxWinner
75.9

Arnoux wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Hülkenberg
74.1

Hülkenberg wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇷 René Arnoux
75.9

Arnoux leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Seven Grand Prix wins and 18 pole positions in the turbo era.

1. René Arnoux
75.9
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. 🇫🇷 René Arnoux5 seasons played · career day 1,82513 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇪 Nico Hülkenberg5 seasons played · career day 1,8257 race wins
-46.2% vs Arnoux at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇫🇷 Arnoux00031322
🇩🇪 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.

MetricArnouxRetiredHülkenbergActive
Grand Prix wins7
Podiums221
Pole positions181
Best championship finish37
Grand Prix starts149250
Le Mans wins1
Dominance w25%7066
Peak w20%8480
Longevity w20%8086
Honours w20%6862
Statistics w15%8080

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Arnoux75.9
Hülkenberg74.1
The people
Arnoux
Hülkenberg

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