Nigel Mansell

British · 1980–1995
VS

Damon Hill

British · 1992–1999
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
3
Qualifyingahead
1
3
Nigel Mansell · Damon Hill
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.075s
Damon Hill faster by the median gap over 4 sessions
1994 +0.075s 4
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
3 5
8 shared
Qualifying H2H
3 5
8 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
1
3
Runner-up
2
4
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 1
1994 P2
Teammate battle by season
1
3
1994
Career totals
Nigel Mansell Damon Hill
Championships
1
1
Wins
31
22
Poles
32
20
Podiums
59
42
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
482
360
Starts
190
116
Rate-adjusted · per start
Nigel Mansell Damon Hill
Win rate
16.3%
19%
Podium rate
31.1%
36.2%
Pole rate
16.8%
17.2%
Points / start
2.5
3.1
Avg grid
P6.4
P6.1
Avg finish
P11.1
P8.9
Finish rate
54.7%
68.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Nigel Mansell Damon Hill
Overtakes
0
342
Overtakes / race
0.0
5.6
Places lost
0
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
Nigel Mansell Damon Hill
Mechanical retirements
54
18
Crash retirements
25
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: 7 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1980
Debut season
1992
1985 · aged 32
First win
1993 · aged 32
1984
First pole
1993
1992 · aged 39
First title
1996 · aged 36
P1
Best finish
P1
-4.5
Avg places gained
-2.8
Season points trajectory
1980 1983 1986 1989 1992 1995 1998
Nigel Mansell Damon Hill
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Nigel Mansell Damon Hill
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 4 · P1 3 · 4 · P1
Nigel Mansell 1 · 4 · P1 3 · 4 · P1 Damon Hill
Autódromo do Estoril 3 · 3 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
Nigel Mansell 3 · 3 · P1 1 · 4 · P1 Damon Hill
Silverstone Circuit 3 · 5 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Nigel Mansell 3 · 5 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Damon Hill
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 2 · 2 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Nigel Mansell 2 · 2 · P1 2 · 2 · P1 Damon Hill
Hungaroring 1 · 4 · P1 2 · 5 · P1
Nigel Mansell 1 · 4 · P1 2 · 5 · P1 Damon Hill
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
Nigel Mansell 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 4 · P1 Damon Hill
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 3 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Nigel Mansell 1 · 3 · P1 2 · 2 · P1 Damon Hill
Hockenheimring 2 · 4 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Nigel Mansell 2 · 4 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Damon Hill
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Nigel Mansell 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Damon Hill
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Nigel Mansell 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 Damon Hill
Adelaide Street Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Nigel Mansell 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 Damon Hill
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Nigel Mansell 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 Damon Hill
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 2 · P1
Nigel Mansell 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 2 · P1 Damon Hill
Kyalami 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Nigel Mansell 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — Damon Hill
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · — 2 · 2 · P1
Nigel Mansell 0 · 0 · — 2 · 2 · P1 Damon Hill
Circuito de Jerez 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Nigel Mansell 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Damon Hill
Red Bull Ring 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Nigel Mansell 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 Damon Hill
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
Nigel Mansell 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 Damon Hill
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4
Nigel Mansell 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4 Damon Hill
Team history
Nigel Mansell
TEA
WIL
Team Lotus 1980–1984Williams 1985–1988Ferrari 1989–1990Williams 1991–1992Williams 1994McLaren 1995
Damon Hill
WIL
Brabham 1992Williams 1993–1996Arrows 1997Jordan 1998–1999
19801999
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).