David Coulthard
British · 1994–2008
VS

Damon Hill
British · 1992–1999
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
6
19
Qualifyingahead
8
17
David Coulthard · Damon Hill
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.211s
Damon Hill faster by the median gap over 24 sessions
1994 +0.899s 8
1995 +0.018s 16
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
48 — 42
90 shared
Qualifying H2H
52 — 38
90 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
2
5
Top-3 finishes
4
P2
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 3 · 3
1994 P2 1995 P2 1996 P1 1997 P3 1998 P3 1999 P4
Teammate battle by season
0
8
1994
6
11
1995
Career totals
David Coulthard Damon Hill
Championships
0
1
Wins
13
22
Poles
12
20
Podiums
62
42
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
535
360
Starts
247
116
Rate-adjusted · per start
David Coulthard Damon Hill
Win rate
5.3%
19%
Podium rate
25.1%
36.2%
Pole rate
4.9%
17.2%
Points / start
2.2
3.1
Avg grid
P7.7
P6.1
Avg finish
P9.5
P8.9
Finish rate
69.2%
68.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
David Coulthard Damon Hill
Overtakes
1,451
342
Overtakes / race
6.8
5.6
Places lost
1,184
287
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
David Coulthard Damon Hill
Mechanical retirements
45
18
Crash retirements
31
18
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: 0 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1994
Debut season
1992
1995 · aged 24
First win
1993 · aged 32
1995
First pole
1993
—
First title
1996 · aged 36
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.8
Avg places gained
-2.8
Season points trajectory
1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008
David Coulthard Damon Hill
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit David Coulthard Damon Hill
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 2 · P1 3 · 4 · P1
COU 1 · 2 · P1 3 · 4 · P1 Damon Hill
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 1 · 4 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
COU 1 · 4 · P1 2 · 2 · P1 Damon Hill
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 2 · 4 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
COU 2 · 4 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Damon Hill
Silverstone Circuit 2 · 3 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
COU 2 · 3 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Damon Hill
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 1 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
COU 1 · 1 · P1 2 · 2 · P1 Damon Hill
Hungaroring 0 · 5 · P2 2 · 5 · P1
COU 0 · 5 · P2 2 · 5 · P1 Damon Hill
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
COU 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 Damon Hill
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
COU 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 4 · P1 Damon Hill
Circuit de Monaco 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
COU 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Damon Hill
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 4 · P3 2 · 2 · P1
COU 0 · 4 · P3 2 · 2 · P1 Damon Hill
Autódromo do Estoril 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
COU 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 4 · P1 Damon Hill
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P6 2 · 2 · P1
COU 0 · 0 · P6 2 · 2 · P1 Damon Hill
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 3 · P1
COU 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 3 · P1 Damon Hill
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 4 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
COU 0 · 4 · P2 1 · 1 · P1 Damon Hill
Hockenheimring 0 · 4 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
COU 0 · 4 · P2 1 · 1 · P1 Damon Hill
Red Bull Ring 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
COU 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 Damon Hill
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1
COU 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1 Damon Hill
Nürburgring 0 · 5 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
COU 0 · 5 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 Damon Hill
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · —
COU 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · — Damon Hill
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
COU 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 Damon Hill
Okayama International Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
COU 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 Damon Hill
Team history
David Coulthard
MCL
RED
Williams 1994–1995McLaren 1996–2004Red Bull 2005–2008
Damon Hill
WIL
Brabham 1992Williams 1993–1996Arrows 1997Jordan 1998–1999
19922008
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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).