Heinz-Harald Frentzen
German · 1994–2003
VS

Damon Hill
British · 1992–1999
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
14
2
Qualifyingahead
14
2
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Damon Hill
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.095s
Heinz-Harald Frentzen faster by the median gap over 3 sessions
1999 −0.095s 3
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
44 — 54
98 shared
Qualifying H2H
40 — 57
97 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
2
2
Top-3 finishes
4
P2
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 4
1994 P2 1995 P2 1996 P1 1997 P2 1998 P6 1999 P3
Teammate battle by season
14
2
1999
Career totals
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Damon Hill
Championships
0
1
Wins
3
22
Poles
2
20
Podiums
18
42
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
174
360
Starts
158
116
Rate-adjusted · per start
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Damon Hill
Win rate
1.9%
19%
Podium rate
11.4%
36.2%
Pole rate
1.3%
17.2%
Points / start
1.1
3.1
Avg grid
P8.9
P6.1
Avg finish
P11.0
P8.9
Finish rate
62.7%
68.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Damon Hill
Overtakes
840
342
Overtakes / race
7.1
5.6
Places lost
578
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
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Damon Hill
Mechanical retirements
38
18
Crash retirements
21
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
1997 · aged 29
First win
1993 · aged 32
1997
First pole
1993
—
First title
1996 · aged 36
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.0
Avg places gained
-2.8
Season points trajectory
1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Damon Hill
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Heinz-Harald Frentzen Damon Hill
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 2 · P3 3 · 4 · P1
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 2 · P3 3 · 4 · P1 Damon Hill
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 3 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1 · 3 · P1 2 · 2 · P1 Damon Hill
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 1 · 1 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1 · 1 · P1 2 · 2 · P1 Damon Hill
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 4 · P1 Damon Hill
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 5 · P1
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 5 · P1 Damon Hill
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 2 · 2 · P1
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 1 · P2 2 · 2 · P1 Damon Hill
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P5 2 · 2 · P1
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 0 · P5 2 · 2 · P1 Damon Hill
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 2 · P3 1 · 3 · P1
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 2 · P3 1 · 3 · P1 Damon Hill
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 4 · P1
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 4 · P1 Damon Hill
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 3 · P1
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 3 · P1 Damon Hill
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 1 · P1 Damon Hill
Hockenheimring 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1 Damon Hill
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 2 · P1
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 2 · P1 Damon Hill
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1 Damon Hill
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1 Damon Hill
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2 Damon Hill
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 Damon Hill
Red Bull Ring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7 Damon Hill
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2 Damon Hill
Okayama International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3 Damon Hill
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — Damon Hill
Team history
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
SAU
WIL
JOR
Sauber 1994–1996Williams 1997–1998Jordan 1999–2001Prost 2001Sauber 2002Arrows 2002Sauber 2003
Damon Hill
WIL
JOR
Brabham 1992Williams 1993–1996Arrows 1997Jordan 1998–1999
19922003
Heinz-Harald Frentzen → Damon Hill → 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).