- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1991–2012
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 97.0
- Dominance
- 97.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 95.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
GOAT Rank · 118
Greatest retired Formula 1 Drivers
This ranking is led by Michael Schumacher, Juan Manuel Fangio and Alain Prost. GOAT Rank currently ranks 118 eligible Formula 1 drivers using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Michael Schumacher ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 94.8.
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- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1950–1958
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 93.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1980–1993
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 91.0
- Statistics
- 91.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1965–1973
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2007–2022
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1971–1985
- Country
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 87.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1964–1994
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1960–1968
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1947–1955
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1955–1970
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1958–1975
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1978–1991
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1994–2006
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2001–2021
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1984–1994
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 81.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1965–1974
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1972–1980
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1970–1996
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1980–1995
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1956–1972
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1958–1966
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1950–1955
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1948–1962
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1991–2001
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1949–1963
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2002–2017
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1959–1970
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1964–1970
- Country
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1952–1958
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2006–2016
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1966–1979
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1978–1998
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2000–2017
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2011–2024
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1950–1964
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1970–1980
- Country
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1950–1960
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1984–1997
- Country
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1981–1994
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2002–2013
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1978–1989
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1962–1971
- Country
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1950–1960
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2009–2020
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1993–2011
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 64.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1950–1951
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1974–1986
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1973–1985
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1950–1957
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1956–1961
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Formula 1 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1991–2012 | 94.8 |
| 3 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Formula 1 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1950–1958 | 92.8 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | Formula 1 | 🇫🇷 France | 1980–1993 | 90.4 |
| 5 | Jackie Stewart | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1965–1973 | 87.2 |
| 7 | Sebastian Vettel | Formula 1 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2007–2022 | 87.1 |
| 8 | Niki Lauda | Formula 1 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 1971–1985 | 86.8 |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Formula 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | 1964–1994 | 85.9 |
| 11 | Jim Clark | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1960–1968 | 85.4 |
| 12 | Alberto Ascari | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1947–1955 | 84.8 |
| 13 | Jack Brabham | Formula 1 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1955–1970 | 84.4 |
| 14 | Graham Hill | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1958–1975 | 84.0 |
| 16 | Nelson Piquet | Formula 1 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1978–1991 | 83.9 |
| 18 | Jacques Villeneuve | Formula 1 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1994–2006 | 83.0 |
| 19 | Kimi Räikkönen | Formula 1 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2001–2021 | 82.9 |
| 20 | Ayrton Senna | Formula 1 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1984–1994 | 82.7 |
| 21 | Denny Hulme | Formula 1 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1965–1974 | 82.7 |
| 22 | Jody Scheckter | Formula 1 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1972–1980 | 82.3 |
| 23 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Formula 1 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1970–1996 | 81.9 |
| 24 | Nigel Mansell | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1980–1995 | 81.7 |
| 25 | John Surtees | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1956–1972 | 81.2 |
| 26 | Phil Hill | Formula 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | 1958–1966 | 80.7 |
| 28 | Giuseppe Farina | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1950–1955 | 80.4 |
| 29 | Stirling Moss | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1948–1962 | 80.3 |
| 31 | Mika Häkkinen | Formula 1 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 1991–2001 | 79.5 |
| 32 | Jim Rathmann | Formula 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | 1949–1963 | 79.1 |
| 33 | Felipe Massa | Formula 1 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2002–2017 | 79.0 |
| 34 | Dan Gurney | Formula 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | 1959–1970 | 78.9 |
| 35 | Jochen Rindt | Formula 1 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 1964–1970 | 78.4 |
| 36 | Mike Hawthorn | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1952–1958 | 77.9 |
| 38 | Nico Rosberg | Formula 1 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2006–2016 | 76.9 |
| 39 | Jacky Ickx | Formula 1 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 1966–1979 | 76.9 |
| 40 | Eddie Cheever | Formula 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | 1978–1998 | 76.9 |
| 41 | Jenson Button | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2000–2017 | 76.8 |
| 43 | Sergio Pérez | Formula 1 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2011–2024 | 76.6 |
| 44 | Maurice Trintignant | Formula 1 | 🇫🇷 France | 1950–1964 | 76.6 |
| 45 | Clay Regazzoni | Formula 1 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 1970–1980 | 76.4 |
| 46 | Froilán González | Formula 1 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1950–1960 | 76.4 |
| 47 | Gerhard Berger | Formula 1 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 1984–1997 | 76.3 |
| 48 | Michele Alboreto | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1981–1994 | 76.3 |
| 49 | Mark Webber | Formula 1 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2002–2013 | 76.2 |
| 51 | René Arnoux | Formula 1 | 🇫🇷 France | 1978–1989 | 75.9 |
| 52 | Jo Siffert | Formula 1 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 1962–1971 | 75.4 |
| 53 | José Froilán González | Formula 1 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1950–1960 | 75.3 |
| 54 | Romain Grosjean | Formula 1 | 🇫🇷 France | 2009–2020 | 75.3 |
| 55 | Rubens Barrichello | Formula 1 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1993–2011 | 75.2 |
| 56 | Luigi Fagioli | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1950–1951 | 75.1 |
| 57 | Jacques Laffite | Formula 1 | 🇫🇷 France | 1974–1986 | 75.0 |
| 58 | John Watson | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1973–1985 | 74.7 |
| 59 | Piero Taruffi | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1950–1957 | 74.7 |
| 60 | Tony Brooks | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1956–1961 | 74.6 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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