- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 95.0
- Statistics
- 97.0
- Honours
- 96.0
- Longevity
- 99.0
GOAT Rank · 25
Greatest active Formula 1 Drivers
This ranking is led by Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Max Verstappen. GOAT Rank currently ranks 25 eligible Formula 1 drivers using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Lewis Hamilton ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 96.1.
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- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2001–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 99.0
- Dominance
- 93.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇲🇨 Monaco
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 64.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇹🇭 Thailand
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 56.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 60.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 54.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 76.0
- Dominance
- 56.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 52.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2024–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 56.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 50.0
- Longevity
- 50.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2023–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 52.0
- Longevity
- 40.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 66.0
- Dominance
- 56.0
- Statistics
- 60.0
- Honours
- 52.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2024–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 76.0
- Dominance
- 54.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 48.0
- Longevity
- 48.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 66.0
- Dominance
- 54.0
- Statistics
- 58.0
- Honours
- 44.0
- Longevity
- 46.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2007–active | 96.1 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Formula 1 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2001–active | 87.2 |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | Formula 1 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2015–active | 86.1 |
| 15 | Sébastien Buemi | Formula 1 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 2009–active | 84.0 |
| 17 | Brendon Hartley | Formula 1 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 2017–active | 83.6 |
| 27 | Lucas di Grassi | Formula 1 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2010–active | 80.6 |
| 30 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Formula 1 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2016–active | 79.6 |
| 37 | Marcus Ericsson | Formula 1 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2014–active | 77.8 |
| 42 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2021–active | 76.8 |
| 50 | Nyck de Vries | Formula 1 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2019–active | 76.2 |
| 65 | Nico Hülkenberg | Formula 1 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2010–active | 74.1 |
| 79 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Formula 1 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2015–active | 73.0 |
| 82 | Charles Leclerc | Formula 1 | 🇲🇨 Monaco | 2018–active | 72.8 |
| 84 | Valtteri Bottas | Formula 1 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2013–active | 72.6 |
| 89 | Lando Norris | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2019–active | 72.0 |
| 93 | Esteban Ocon | Formula 1 | 🇫🇷 France | 2016–active | 71.8 |
| 94 | Pierre Gasly | Formula 1 | 🇫🇷 France | 2017–active | 71.8 |
| 116 | Alexander Albon | Formula 1 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 2019–active | 68.4 |
| 126 | Yuki Tsunoda | Formula 1 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2021–active | 66.0 |
| 134 | Zhou Guanyu | Formula 1 | 🇨🇳 China | 2022–active | 62.7 |
| 136 | Oliver Bearman | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2024–active | 60.7 |
| 137 | Oscar Piastri | Formula 1 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2023–active | 60.0 |
| 138 | Liam Lawson | Formula 1 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 2019–active | 59.0 |
| 140 | Franco Colapinto | Formula 1 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2024–active | 58.7 |
| 143 | George Russell | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2019–active | 53.4 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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