Alain Prost

French · 1980–1993
VS

Damon Hill

British · 1992–1999
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
10
6
Qualifyingahead
14
2
Alain Prost · Damon Hill
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
10 6
16 shared
Qualifying H2H
14 2
16 shared
Championship record
4
World titles
1
4
Runner-up
2
8
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 0
1993 P1
Teammate battle by season
10
6
1993
Career totals
Alain Prost Damon Hill
Championships
4
1
Wins
51
22
Poles
33
20
Podiums
106
42
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
798.5
360
Starts
202
116
Rate-adjusted · per start
Alain Prost Damon Hill
Win rate
25.2%
19%
Podium rate
52.5%
36.2%
Pole rate
16.3%
17.2%
Points / start
4.0
3.1
Avg grid
P4.2
P6.1
Avg finish
P7.5
P8.9
Finish rate
73.8%
68.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Alain Prost Damon Hill
Overtakes
0
342
Overtakes / race
0.0
5.6
Places lost
0
287
Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Only races with lap data count, so the per-race figure is the fair comparison across eras.
Why they retired
Alain Prost Damon Hill
Mechanical retirements
34
18
Crash retirements
17
18
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 2 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1980
Debut season
1992
1981 · aged 26
First win
1993 · aged 32
1981
First pole
1993
1985 · aged 30
First title
1996 · aged 36
P1
Best finish
P1
-3.3
Avg places gained
-2.8
Season points trajectory
1980 1983 1986 1989 1992 1995 1998
Alain Prost Damon Hill
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Alain Prost Damon Hill
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Silverstone Circuit 5 · 6 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 2 · 7 · P1 3 · 4 · P1
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 3 · 6 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 3 · 5 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Autódromo do Estoril 3 · 7 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 4 · 6 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Hockenheimring 2 · 5 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Adelaide Street Circuit 2 · 4 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Red Bull Ring 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 5 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Hungaroring 0 · 2 · P2 2 · 5 · P1
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
Circuito de Jerez 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 2 · 2 · P1
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Kyalami 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 2 · P1
Nürburgring 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Donington Park 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
Team history
Alain Prost
REN
MCL
McLaren 1980Renault 1981–1983McLaren 1984–1989Ferrari 1990–1991Williams 1993
Damon Hill
WIL
Brabham 1992Williams 1993–1996Arrows 1997Jordan 1998–1999
19801999
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).