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Peterson vs Russell

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PetersonWinner
64.7

Peterson wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Russell
53.4

Russell wins: no category outright

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Ronnie Peterson
64.7

Peterson leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. Super Swede: ten Grand Prix wins and two runner-up championship finishes.

1. Ronnie Peterson
64.7
2. George Russell
53.4

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. 🇬🇧 George Russell5 seasons played · career day 1,825469 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Ronnie Peterson5 seasons played · career day 1,825136 race wins
-71.0% vs Russell at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇸🇪 Peterson00437136210
🇬🇧 Russell0003469874

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.

MetricPetersonRetiredRussellActive
Grand Prix wins105
Podiums2620
Pole positions146
Fastest laps98
Championship runner-up finishes2
Career points800
Dominance w25%6654
Peak w20%7866
Longevity w20%5446
Honours w20%5844
Statistics w15%6858

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Peterson64.7
Russell53.4
The people
Peterson
Russell

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