WRC champions vs. F1 & MotoGP champions

[MikeD]

This is just for fun, but I thought I wanted to compare the recent WRC champions with other champions in the other FIA/FIM big classes. So please don’t take it for more than a little fun with numbers….

Winning % out entered rallies/races:

1. Valentino Rossi has entered 114 MotoGP/500cc races and won 58 = 50.9%
2. Sebastian Loeb has entered 70 Group A8 WRC Rallies and won 28 = 40.0%
3. Michael Doohan entered 139 MotoGP/500cc races and won 54 = 38.8%
4. Michael Schumacher entered 250 F1 races and won 91 = 36.4%
5. Ayrton Senna entered 162 F1 races and won 41 = 25.3%
6. Marcus Grönholm has entered 131 Group A8 WRC Rallies and won 25 = 19.1%
7. Fernando Alonso has entered 88 F1 races and won 15 = 17.0%
8. Petter Solberg has entered 108 Group A8 WRC Rallies and won 13 = 12.0%
9. Richard Burns entered 100 Group A8 WRC Rallies and won 10 = 10.0%
10. Nicky Hayden has entered 65 MotoGP races and won 3 = 4.6%

Podium % out entered rallies/races:

1. Valentino Rossi has entered 114 MotoGP/500cc races and been on the podium 91 times = 79.8%
2. Michael Doohan entered 139 MotoGP/500cc races and been on the podium 95 times = 68.3%
3. Sebastian Loeb has entered 70 Group A8 WRC Rallies and been on the podium 47 times = 67.1%
4. Michael Schumacher entered 250 F1 races and been on the podium 154 times = 61.6%
5. Ayrton Senna entered 162 F1 races and been on the podium 80 times = 49.4%
6. Fernando Alonso has entered 88 F1 races and been on the podium 37 times = 42.0%
7. Marcus Grönholm has entered 131 Group A8 WRC Rallies and been on the podium 49 times = 37.4%
8. Richard Burns entered 100 Group A8 WRC Rallies and been on the podium 34 times = 34.0%
9. Nicky Hayden has entered 65 MotoGP races and been on the podium 20 times = 30.8%
10. Petter Solberg has entered 108 Group A8 WRC Rallies and been on the podium 32 times = 29.6%

All 10 champions:
Michael Schumacher – F1 champion (1994,1995,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004)
Valentino Rossi – MotoGP/500cc champion (2001,2002,2003,2004,2005)
Michael Doohan – MotoGP/500cc champion (1994,1995,1996,1997,1998)
Ayrton Senna – F1 champion (1988,1990,1991)
Sebastian Loeb – WRC champion (2004,2005,2006)
Marcus Grönholm – WRC champion (2000,2002)
Fernando Alonso – F1 champion (2005,2006)
Richard Burns – WRC champion (2001)
Petter Solberg – WRC champion (2003)
Nicky Hayden – MotoGP champion (2006)

[N.O.T]

Where is makinen ???

[MikeD]

Where is makinen ???

You are right, how could I forget him. Does anyone have the stats for him?

[Daniel]

Not rteally fair at all when you consider guys like Gronholm made appearances in lesser A8 cars before they got a proper break than others like Loeb who's been in a top team since the word go. Same with Rossi. He's been in a top team ever since he came from 250's

[tmx]

you know what loeb said, it is harder to be a champion for rally than f1. i won't dispute that, but they are two different sports.

it is extremely difficult to win 50% of rally you enter, that is an impossible feat.


what i would like to see is how well some driver do when they convert sport. i'm counting on loeb to win le mans 2007.

[SubaruNorway]

WTF are you smoking??????????
Grönholm has been in a top team since 2000 when he took the title and Loeb did his first WRC rally in citroen in San Remo 2001 was it