As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Damon Hill · Ayrton Senna
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.620s
Ayrton Senna faster by the median gap over 3 sessions
1994
+0.620s
3
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
10
—
11
21 shared
Qualifying H2H
12
—
9
21 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
3
2
Runner-up
2
4
Top-3 finishes
6
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
0 · 1
1993
P2
Teammate battle by season
3
0
1994
Career totals
Damon Hill
Ayrton Senna
Championships
1
3
Wins
22
41
Poles
20
65
Podiums
42
80
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
360
614
Starts
116
161
Rate-adjusted · per start
Damon Hill
Ayrton Senna
Win rate
19%
25.5%
Podium rate
36.2%
49.7%
Pole rate
17.2%
40.4%
Points / start
3.1
3.8
Avg grid
P6.1
P3.1
Avg finish
P8.9
P8.1
Finish rate
68.1%
68.9%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Damon Hill
Ayrton Senna
Overtakes
342
0
Overtakes / race
5.6
0.0
Places lost
287
0
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
Damon Hill
Ayrton Senna
Mechanical retirements
18
30
Crash retirements
18
20
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: 1 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1992
Debut season
1984
1993 · aged 32
First win
1985 · aged 25
1993
First pole
1985
1996 · aged 36
First title
1988 · aged 28
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.8
Avg places gained
-5.0
Season points trajectory
Damon Hill
Ayrton Senna
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Damon Hill | Ayrton Senna |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 3 · 4 · P1 | 5 · 6 · P1 |
| Damon Hill 3 · 4 · P1 5 · 6 · P1 Ayrton Senna | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 2 · P2 | 6 · 8 · P1 |
| Damon Hill 0 · 2 · P2 6 · 8 · P1 Ayrton Senna | ||
| Hungaroring | 2 · 5 · P1 | 3 · 7 · P1 |
| Damon Hill 2 · 5 · P1 3 · 7 · P1 Ayrton Senna | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 2 · 2 · P1 | 3 · 5 · P1 |
| Damon Hill 2 · 2 · P1 3 · 5 · P1 Ayrton Senna | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 2 · 2 · P1 | 2 · 5 · P1 |
| Damon Hill 2 · 2 · P1 2 · 5 · P1 Ayrton Senna | ||
| Hockenheimring | 1 · 1 · P1 | 3 · 6 · P1 |
| Damon Hill 1 · 1 · P1 3 · 6 · P1 Ayrton Senna | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 2 · 2 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Damon Hill 2 · 2 · P1 2 · 4 · P1 Ayrton Senna | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 1 · 3 · P1 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Damon Hill 1 · 3 · P1 2 · 3 · P1 Ayrton Senna | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 1 · 3 · P1 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| Damon Hill 1 · 3 · P1 2 · 2 · P1 Ayrton Senna | ||
| Adelaide Street Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Damon Hill 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 3 · P1 Ayrton Senna | ||
| Autódromo do Estoril | 1 · 4 · P1 | 1 · 5 · P1 |
| Damon Hill 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 5 · P1 Ayrton Senna | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Damon Hill 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 Ayrton Senna | ||
| Circuito de Jerez | 0 · 1 · P2 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| Damon Hill 0 · 1 · P2 2 · 2 · P1 Ayrton Senna | ||
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 1 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Damon Hill 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Ayrton Senna | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Damon Hill 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Ayrton Senna | ||
| Donington Park | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Damon Hill 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 1 · P1 Ayrton Senna | ||
| Kyalami | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Damon Hill 0 · 0 · — 0 · 2 · P2 Ayrton Senna | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Damon Hill 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2 Ayrton Senna | ||
| Okayama International Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Damon Hill 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Ayrton Senna | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Damon Hill 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — Ayrton Senna | ||
Team history
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).