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Boutsen vs Sainz

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BoutsenWinner
73.0

Boutsen wins: Peak, Longevity

Sainz
73.0

Sainz wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇪 Thierry Boutsen
73.0

Boutsen leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Three Grand Prix wins with Williams, all in wet or chaotic conditions.

1. Thierry Boutsen
73.0
2. Carlos Sainz Jr.
73.0

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. 🇧🇪 Thierry Boutsen5 seasons played · career day 1,8256 race wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇪🇸 Carlos Sainz Jr.5 seasons played · career day 1,8251 race wins
-83.3% vs Boutsen at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇧🇪 Boutsen0000615
🇪🇸 Sainz000014

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.

MetricBoutsenRetiredSainzActive
Grand Prix wins34
Podiums1527
Pole positions16
Grand Prix starts163210
Best championship finish44
Dominance w25%6668
Peak w20%8480
Longevity w20%7874
Honours w20%6266
Statistics w15%7880

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GOAT Rank · the data
Boutsen73.0
Sainz73.0
The people
Boutsen
Sainz

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