Hill Damon(United Kingdom, 17/09/1960)

Damon Hill (born on 17 September 1960 in London, United Kingdom) is a former British racing driver, Formula 1 world champion in 1996, and one of the most representative figures of British motorsport of the 1990s. Son of Graham Hill, two-time Formula 1 world champion, Damon embarked on an atypical career, reaching top-level single-seaters at a relatively advanced age compared to the standards of the period.

After an early youth dedicated to motorcycle racing, Hill moved to open-wheel cars in the early 1980s. He raced in Formula Ford and British Formula 3, then progressed to Formula 3000, where he achieved notable results in the first half of the 1990s. In 1992 he debuted in Formula 1 with Brabham, contesting a few races without managing to stand out in an already uncompetitive technical context.

The breakthrough came in 1993, when he was chosen as a race driver by Williams. In a season marked by the death of Ayrton Senna, Hill became the sporting reference point of the team and finished the championship in second place, winning three Grands Prix. In 1994 he fought until the final race for the world title, which he lost in Adelaide following the famous contact with Michael Schumacher, again finishing runner-up.

In 1995 he achieved four victories but was beaten in the standings first by team-mate Nigel Mansell and then by Schumacher. The peak of his career came in 1996, when Hill dominated the season with the Williams FW18 and became world champion, becoming the first son of a world champion to win the title himself in Formula 1. Despite the success, Williams decided not to renew his contract for the following year.

In 1997 he moved to Arrows, with which he achieved one of the most famous results of his career by narrowly missing victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix, stopped only by a technical problem a few laps from the finish. In 1998 he joined Jordan, the team with which he scored his last Formula 1 victory in the chaotic rain-hit Belgian Grand Prix, contributing to the Irish team’s first-ever one-two finish. He retired from Formula 1 at the end of the 1999 season.

After concluding his racing career, Hill remained steadily involved in the world of motorsport. He became a television commentator and analyst, a role he held for many years in the United Kingdom, and took on important institutional roles. He served as president of the British Racing Drivers’ Club and maintained a constant presence in the paddock as an ambassador and qualified observer of Formula 1.

Off track, Hill is known for his interest in music and visual arts, as well as for his involvement in charitable and educational activities. Married and father of four children, he has often spoken about the weight and legacy of the Hill surname, building a career that made him an autonomous and central figure in the history of modern Formula 1.

GP Results

GP/Points Graph

Year	Team	Chassis	Points
1999	Jordan	199	7

* World Championships with at least 1 point won (since 2001)

Year	Team	Teammate	Win
Total			0 VS 0

Grand Prix	Team	Chassis	Pos.
Italian GP 1999	Benson & Hedges Jordan	199	10
Belgian GP 1999	Benson & Hedges Jordan	199	6
Hungarian GP 1999	Benson & Hedges Jordan	199	6
Austrian GP 1999	Benson & Hedges Jordan	199	8
British GP 1999	Benson & Hedges Jordan	199	5
Spanish GP 1999	Benson & Hedges Jordan	199	7
San Marino GP 1999	Benson & Hedges Jordan	199	4

* Grand prix finishes in the top 10 (since 2001)

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