Damon Hill
British · 1992–1999
VS

Ralf Schumacher
German · 1997–2007
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
10
6
Qualifyingahead
6
10
Damon Hill · Ralf Schumacher
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.221s
Ralf Schumacher faster by the median gap over 6 sessions
1998 +0.221s 6
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
20 — 29
49 shared
Qualifying H2H
16 — 33
49 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
2
Runner-up
0
4
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 2
1997 P11 1998 P6 1999 P6
Teammate battle by season
10
6
1998
Career totals
Damon Hill Ralf Schumacher
Championships
1
0
Wins
22
6
Poles
20
6
Podiums
42
27
Fastest laps
0
1
Career points
360
329
Starts
116
180
Rate-adjusted · per start
Damon Hill Ralf Schumacher
Win rate
19%
3.3%
Podium rate
36.2%
15%
Pole rate
17.2%
3.3%
Points / start
3.1
1.8
Avg grid
P6.1
P7.8
Avg finish
P8.9
P9.9
Finish rate
68.1%
68.3%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Damon Hill Ralf Schumacher
Overtakes
342
1,301
Overtakes / race
5.6
7.5
Places lost
287
1,072
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 Ralf Schumacher
Mechanical retirements
18
28
Crash retirements
18
27
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
1997
1993 · aged 32
First win
2001 · aged 25
1993
First pole
2001
1996 · aged 36
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.8
Avg places gained
-2.0
Season points trajectory
1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006
Damon Hill Ralf Schumacher
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Damon Hill Ralf Schumacher
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Hungaroring 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 2 · P3
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 4 · P2
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Suzuka Circuit 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Hockenheimring 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 3 · P3
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4
Team history
Damon Hill
WIL
JOR
Brabham 1992Williams 1993–1996Arrows 1997Jordan 1998–1999
Ralf Schumacher
JOR
WIL
TOY
Jordan 1997–1998Williams 1999–2004Toyota 2005–2007
19922007
Damon Hill → Ralf Schumacher → Compare others
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).