Jacques Villeneuve

Canadian · 1996–2006
VS

Damon Hill

British · 1992–1999
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
8
8
Qualifyingahead
3
13
Jacques Villeneuve · Damon Hill
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.561s
Damon Hill faster by the median gap over 7 sessions
1996 +0.561s 7
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
42 23
65 shared
Qualifying H2H
38 27
65 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
2
2
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 1
1996 P1 1997 P1 1998 P5
Teammate battle by season
8
8
1996
Career totals
Jacques Villeneuve Damon Hill
Championships
1
1
Wins
11
22
Poles
13
20
Podiums
23
42
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
235
360
Starts
165
116
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jacques Villeneuve Damon Hill
Win rate
6.7%
19%
Podium rate
13.9%
36.2%
Pole rate
7.9%
17.2%
Points / start
1.4
3.1
Avg grid
P9.1
P6.1
Avg finish
P10.3
P8.9
Finish rate
66.7%
68.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Jacques Villeneuve Damon Hill
Overtakes
1,120
342
Overtakes / race
7.0
5.6
Places lost
870
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
Jacques Villeneuve Damon Hill
Mechanical retirements
38
18
Crash retirements
17
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
1996
Debut season
1992
1996 · aged 25
First win
1993 · aged 32
1996
First pole
1993
1997 · aged 26
First title
1996 · aged 36
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.1
Avg places gained
-2.8
Season points trajectory
1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006
Jacques Villeneuve Damon Hill
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jacques Villeneuve Damon Hill
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Hungaroring 2 · 3 · P1 2 · 5 · P1
VIL 2 · 3 · P1 2 · 5 · P1 Damon Hill
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 1 · P2 3 · 4 · P1
VIL 0 · 1 · P2 3 · 4 · P1 Damon Hill
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
VIL 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 2 · P1 Damon Hill
Silverstone Circuit 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
VIL 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Damon Hill
Autódromo do Estoril 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
VIL 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 4 · P1 Damon Hill
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
VIL 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Damon Hill
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
VIL 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 Damon Hill
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 2 · P1
VIL 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 2 · P1 Damon Hill
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 2 · 2 · P1
VIL 0 · 0 · P6 2 · 2 · P1 Damon Hill
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P5 2 · 2 · P1
VIL 0 · 0 · P5 2 · 2 · P1 Damon Hill
Nürburgring 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
VIL 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Damon Hill
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 4 · P1
VIL 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 4 · P1 Damon Hill
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 3 · P1
VIL 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 3 · P1 Damon Hill
Hockenheimring 0 · 3 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
VIL 0 · 3 · P3 1 · 1 · P1 Damon Hill
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
VIL 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 1 · P1 Damon Hill
Red Bull Ring 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
VIL 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 Damon Hill
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
VIL 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2 Damon Hill
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
VIL 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2 Damon Hill
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
VIL 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · — Damon Hill
Team history
Jacques Villeneuve
WIL
BAR
Williams 1996–1998BAR 1999–2003Renault 2004Sauber 2005BMW Sauber 2006
Damon Hill
WIL
JOR
Brabham 1992Williams 1993–1996Arrows 1997Jordan 1998–1999
19922006
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).