As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
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
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
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).