As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Damon Hill · Jacques Villeneuve
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.561s
Damon Hill faster by the median gap over 7 sessions
1996
−0.561s
7
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
23
—
42
65 shared
Qualifying H2H
27
—
38
65 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
1
2
Runner-up
1
4
Top-3 finishes
2
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
1 · 2
1996
P1
1997
P1
1998
P5
Teammate battle by season
8
8
1996
Career totals
Damon Hill
Jacques Villeneuve
Championships
1
1
Wins
22
11
Poles
20
13
Podiums
42
23
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
360
235
Starts
116
165
Rate-adjusted · per start
Damon Hill
Jacques Villeneuve
Win rate
19%
6.7%
Podium rate
36.2%
13.9%
Pole rate
17.2%
7.9%
Points / start
3.1
1.4
Avg grid
P6.1
P9.1
Avg finish
P8.9
P10.3
Finish rate
68.1%
66.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Damon Hill
Jacques Villeneuve
Overtakes
342
1,120
Overtakes / race
5.6
7.0
Places lost
287
870
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
Jacques Villeneuve
Mechanical retirements
18
38
Crash retirements
18
17
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
1996
1993 · aged 32
First win
1996 · aged 25
1993
First pole
1996
1996 · aged 36
First title
1997 · aged 26
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.8
Avg places gained
-1.1
Season points trajectory
Damon Hill
Jacques Villeneuve
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Damon Hill | Jacques Villeneuve |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Hungaroring | 2 · 5 · P1 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Damon Hill 2 · 5 · P1 2 · 3 · P1 VIL | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 3 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Damon Hill 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 VIL | ||
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 2 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Damon Hill 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 VIL | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| Damon Hill 1 · 1 · P1 2 · 2 · P1 VIL | ||
| Autódromo do Estoril | 1 · 4 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Damon Hill 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 VIL | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Damon Hill 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 VIL | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 1 · 3 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Damon Hill 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 VIL | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Damon Hill 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 VIL | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Damon Hill 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 VIL | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Damon Hill 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 VIL | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P4 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| Damon Hill 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 2 · P1 VIL | ||
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 1 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Damon Hill 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 VIL | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Damon Hill 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 VIL | ||
| Hockenheimring | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 3 · P3 |
| Damon Hill 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 3 · P3 VIL | ||
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Damon Hill 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 VIL | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · P7 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Damon Hill 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 1 · P1 VIL | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Damon Hill 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 VIL | ||
| Circuito de Jerez | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Damon Hill 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 VIL | ||
| Sepang International Circuit | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Damon Hill 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 VIL | ||
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).