Race H2H
50
—
51
101 shared
Qualifying H2H
49
—
52
101 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
2
2
Runner-up
1
4
Top-3 finishes
3
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
4 · 3
1993
P3
1994
P2
1995
P2
1996
P1
1997
P6
1998
P1
1999
P1
Career totals
Damon Hill
Mika Häkkinen
Championships
1
2
Wins
22
20
Poles
20
26
Podiums
42
51
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
360
420
Starts
116
163
Rate-adjusted · per start
Damon Hill
Mika Häkkinen
Win rate
19%
12.3%
Podium rate
36.2%
31.3%
Pole rate
17.2%
16%
Points / start
3.1
2.6
Avg grid
P6.1
P7.2
Avg finish
P8.9
P9.7
Finish rate
68.1%
65%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Damon Hill
Mika Häkkinen
Overtakes
342
408
Overtakes / race
5.6
4.3
Places lost
287
379
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
Mika Häkkinen
Mechanical retirements
18
42
Crash retirements
18
14
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 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1992
Debut season
1991
1993 · aged 32
First win
1997 · aged 29
1993
First pole
1997
1996 · aged 36
First title
1998 · aged 30
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.8
Avg places gained
-2.5
Season points trajectory
Damon Hill
Mika Häkkinen
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Damon Hill | Mika Häkkinen |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Suzuka Circuit | 2 · 2 · P1 | 2 · 6 · P1 |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 3 · 4 · P1 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| Hungaroring | 2 · 5 · P1 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 1 · 1 · P1 | 3 · 3 · P1 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 1 · 3 · P1 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 5 · P1 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 4 · P2 |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 1 · 3 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Hockenheimring | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · P7 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 1 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| Autódromo do Estoril | 1 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 2 · P2 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Circuito de Jerez | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P4 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Adelaide Street Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Sepang International Circuit | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Okayama International Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Kyalami | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P9 |
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).