Damon Hill

British · 1992–1999
VS

Nigel Mansell

British · 1980–1995
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
3
1
Qualifyingahead
3
1
Damon Hill · Nigel Mansell
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.075s
Damon Hill faster by the median gap over 4 sessions
1994 −0.075s 4
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
5 3
8 shared
Qualifying H2H
5 3
8 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
1
2
Runner-up
3
4
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 0
1994 P2
Teammate battle by season
3
1
1994
Career totals
Damon Hill Nigel Mansell
Championships
1
1
Wins
22
31
Poles
20
32
Podiums
42
59
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
360
482
Starts
116
190
Rate-adjusted · per start
Damon Hill Nigel Mansell
Win rate
19%
16.3%
Podium rate
36.2%
31.1%
Pole rate
17.2%
16.8%
Points / start
3.1
2.5
Avg grid
P6.1
P6.4
Avg finish
P8.9
P11.1
Finish rate
68.1%
54.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Damon Hill Nigel Mansell
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 Nigel Mansell
Mechanical retirements
18
54
Crash retirements
18
25
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 · 7
Milestones & racecraft
1992
Debut season
1980
1993 · aged 32
First win
1985 · aged 32
1993
First pole
1984
1996 · aged 36
First title
1992 · aged 39
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.8
Avg places gained
-4.5
Season points trajectory
1980 1983 1986 1989 1992 1995 1998
Damon Hill Nigel Mansell
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Damon Hill Nigel Mansell
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 3 · 4 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
Autódromo do Estoril 1 · 4 · P1 3 · 3 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 3 · 5 · P1
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 2 · 2 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Hungaroring 2 · 5 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 1 · 4 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Hockenheimring 1 · 1 · P1 2 · 4 · P1
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 1 · 1 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Adelaide Street Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Suzuka Circuit 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Kyalami 0 · 0 · — 2 · 2 · P1
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 4 · P1
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 1 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6
Team history
Damon Hill
WIL
Brabham 1992Williams 1993–1996Arrows 1997Jordan 1998–1999
Nigel Mansell
TEA
WIL
Team Lotus 1980–1984Williams 1985–1988Ferrari 1989–1990Williams 1991–1992Williams 1994McLaren 1995
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).