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Senna vs Prost

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ProstWinner
90.4

Prost wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Senna
82.7

Senna wins: Peak

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇷 Alain Prost
90.4

Prost leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.

1. Alain Prost
90.4
2. Ayrton Senna
82.7

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

Through age 24 · Race wins per season
1. 🇧🇷 Ayrton Senna0 race wins
1 season by age 24 · 0 per season

Setting the pace at age 24

No verified birth date for Prost — shown in the pro-debut view instead.

Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 24, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.

MetricSennaRetiredProstRetired
World titles34
Race wins41—
Pole positions6533
Podiums80106
Fastest laps19—
Win rate25.5%—
Grand Prix wins—51
Race starts—199
Championship points—798
Dominance w25%9091
Peak w20%9690
Longevity w20%5890
Honours w20%8190
Statistics w15%8891

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Prost90.4
Senna82.7
The people
Senna
Prost

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FAQ

Who is better, Senna or Prost?

Alain Prost leads with a GOAT score of 90.4 against 82.7 for Ayrton Senna — a gap of 7.7 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does Senna beat Prost?

Senna scores higher on peak. Prost leads on dominance, honours, statistics, longevity.

How is the Senna vs Prost score calculated?

Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Senna: 82.7, Prost: 90.4.

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