Who is better, Schumacher or Vettel?
Michael Schumacher leads with a GOAT score of 94.8 against 87.1 for Sebastian Vettel — a gap of 7.7 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Schumacher vs Vettel
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Michael Schumacher above Sebastian Vettel: 94.8 vs 87.1. Michael Schumacher leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
SchumacherWinner
94.8Schumacher wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Vettel
87.1Vettel wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Michael Schumacher
94.8
Schumacher leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Michael Schumacher
2. Sebastian Vettel
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
Through age 23 · Form index per season
1. 🇩🇪 Michael Schumacher1 race wins
1 season by age 23 · 1 per season
Setting the pace at age 23
No verified birth date for Vettel — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 23, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | SchumacherRetired | VettelRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World titles | 7 | 4 |
| Race wins | 91 | — |
| Pole positions | 68 | 57 |
| Podiums | 155 | 122 |
| Fastest laps | 77 | — |
| Win rate | 29.6% | — |
| Grand Prix wins | — | 53 |
| Race starts | — | 299 |
| Championship points | — | 3,098 |
| Dominance w25% | 97 | 85 |
| Peak w20% | 97 | 91 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 95 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Schumacher94.8
Vettel87.1
FAQ
Where does Vettel beat Schumacher?
Vettel does not lead any of the five categories; Schumacher is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Schumacher vs Vettel score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Schumacher: 94.8, Vettel: 87.1.
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