- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2005–2011
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 76.0
- Dominance
- 58.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 60.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
GOAT Rank · 118
Greatest retired Formula 1 athletes
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1986–1990
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 58.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2014–2020
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 60.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 54.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2004–2012
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 58.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 54.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1959–1966
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 76.0
- Dominance
- 58.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 58.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1974–1980
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 58.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 52.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2007–2014
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 56.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 50.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2011–2015
- Country
- 🇻🇪 Venezuela
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 58.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 54.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1974–1977
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 56.0
- Longevity
- 54.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2003–2005
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 56.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 60.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1970–1978
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 68.0
- Honours
- 58.0
- Longevity
- 54.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1997–2008
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 74.0
- Dominance
- 52.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 52.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2016–2017
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 74.0
- Dominance
- 56.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 60.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2010–2012
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 56.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 54.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2009–2015
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 54.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 50.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1993–2009
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 64.0
- Dominance
- 52.0
- Statistics
- 58.0
- Honours
- 54.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2023–2024
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 70.0
- Dominance
- 48.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 44.0
- Longevity
- 50.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2010–2021
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 58.0
- Dominance
- 48.0
- Statistics
- 56.0
- Honours
- 46.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2005–2011 | 68.2 |
| 120 | Alessandro Nannini | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1986–1990 | 68.1 |
| 121 | Daniil Kvyat | Formula 1 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2014–2020 | 67.9 |
| 122 | Timo Glock | Formula 1 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2004–2012 | 66.7 |
| 123 | Trevor Taylor | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1959–1966 | 66.7 |
| 124 | Vittorio Brambilla | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1974–1980 | 66.3 |
| 125 | Adrian Sutil | Formula 1 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2007–2014 | 66.2 |
| 127 | Pastor Maldonado | Formula 1 | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 2011–2015 | 65.9 |
| 128 | Tom Pryce | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1974–1977 | 65.7 |
| 129 | Antônio Pizzonia | Formula 1 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2003–2005 | 65.4 |
| 130 | Ronnie Peterson | Formula 1 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1970–1978 | 64.7 |
| 131 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Formula 1 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1997–2008 | 64.7 |
| 132 | Jolyon Palmer | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2016–2017 | 64.6 |
| 133 | Bruno Senna | Formula 1 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2010–2012 | 64.3 |
| 135 | Jaime Alguersuari | Formula 1 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2009–2015 | 62.2 |
| 139 | Ralph Firman | Formula 1 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1993–2009 | 58.9 |
| 141 | Logan Sargeant | Formula 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | 2023–2024 | 55.3 |
| 142 | Max Chilton | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2010–2021 | 54 |
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