Who is the most iconic figure in motorsport history?

Grand prix drivers, oval kings and two-wheel showmen, judged on the thing that outlives lap times. Fame is not the same as greatness, which is what makes this awkward.

1. 1
   Michael Schumacher

   Seven Formula 1 titles and 91 wins, five of them with a Ferrari team he rebuilt around himself.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Ayrton Senna

   Three-time Formula 1 world champion whose death at Imola in 1994 turned him into the sport's defining martyr.
   776pts
3. 3
   Giacomo Agostini

   Italian who holds the record for premier-class motorcycle titles with eight, and fifteen world championships in total.
   756pts
4. 4
   Lewis Hamilton

   Seven Formula 1 titles and the most race wins in the championship's history, plus a second career in fashion and activism.
   596pts
5. 5
   Max Verstappen

   Dutch driver whose 2021 title fight with Lewis Hamilton went to the final lap of the final race.
   517pts
6. 6
   Enzo Ferrari

   Founder of the only team to have raced in every Formula 1 season since 1950.
   517pts
7. 7
   Colin McRae

   1995 World Rally champion whose flat-out style sold a video game franchise that carried his name.
   517pts
8. 8
   Valentino Rossi

   Nine-time world champion whose number 46 and yellow crowds made MotoGP a mainstream sport in Europe.
   423pts
9. 9
   Richard Petty

   NASCAR's record holder with 200 race wins and seven championships, still recognised by his hat and sunglasses.
   423pts
10. 10
    Sebastien Loeb

    Nine consecutive World Rally Championship titles between 2004 and 2012.
    423pts
11. 11
    Niki Lauda

    Three-time Formula 1 champion who returned to racing six weeks after the burns he suffered at the Nurburgring in 1976.
    423pts
12. 12
    Alain Prost

    Four-time Formula 1 champion nicknamed The Professor for winning races on calculation rather than bravado.
    423pts
13. 13
    Dale Earnhardt

    Seven-time NASCAR Cup champion known as The Intimidator, killed on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500.
    310pts
14. 14
    Mario Andretti

    The only person to win the Indianapolis 500, the Daytona 500 and a Formula 1 world championship.
    310pts
15. 15
    Juan Manuel Fangio

    Argentine who won five of the first eight Formula 1 championships with four different manufacturers.
    0pts
16. 16
    Marc Marquez

    Spanish rider with nine world championships across three classes, including seven in MotoGP.
    0pts

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