Race H2H
42
—
66
108 shared
Qualifying H2H
43
—
65
108 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
7
2
Runner-up
2
4
Top-3 finishes
12
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
2 · 4
1993
P3
1994
P1
1995
P1
1996
P1
1998
P2
1999
P5
Career totals
Damon Hill
Michael Schumacher
Championships
1
7
Wins
22
91
Poles
20
68
Podiums
42
155
Fastest laps
0
21
Career points
360
1,566
Starts
116
308
Rate-adjusted · per start
Damon Hill
Michael Schumacher
Win rate
19%
29.5%
Podium rate
36.2%
50.3%
Pole rate
17.2%
22.1%
Points / start
3.1
5.1
Avg grid
P6.1
P4.9
Avg finish
P8.9
P6.9
Finish rate
68.1%
79.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Damon Hill
Michael Schumacher
Overtakes
342
1,503
Overtakes / race
5.6
6.5
Places lost
287
1,353
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
Michael Schumacher
Mechanical retirements
18
31
Crash retirements
18
31
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 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
1992
Debut season
1991
1993 · aged 32
First win
1992 · aged 23
1993
First pole
1994
1996 · aged 36
First title
1994 · aged 25
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.8
Avg places gained
-2.0
Season points trajectory
Damon Hill
Michael Schumacher
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 1 · 4 · P1 | 8 · 11 · P1 |
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 2 · 2 · P1 | 7 · 12 · P1 |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 3 · 4 · P1 | 6 · 9 · P1 |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 1 · 3 · P1 | 7 · 12 · P1 |
| Suzuka Circuit | 2 · 2 · P1 | 6 · 9 · P1 |
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 1 · 1 · P1 | 6 · 12 · P1 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 2 · 2 · P1 | 5 · 8 · P1 |
| Hungaroring | 2 · 5 · P1 | 4 · 7 · P1 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 1 · 3 · P1 | 4 · 10 · P1 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 2 · P2 | 5 · 7 · P1 |
| Hockenheimring | 1 · 1 · P1 | 4 · 7 · P1 |
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P4 | 5 · 8 · P1 |
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 4 · 5 · P1 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 3 · 7 · P1 |
| Sepang International Circuit | 0 · 0 · — | 3 · 5 · P1 |
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 2 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Autódromo do Estoril | 1 · 4 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · P7 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Okayama International Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| Adelaide Street Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Circuito de Jerez | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Donington Park | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Kyalami | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P4 |
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).