Damon Hill
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| Damon Hill | |
| Formula One World Championship Career | |
| Nationality | Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory British |
|---|---|
| Active years | 1992–1999 |
| Team(s) | Brabham, Williams, Arrows, Jordan |
| Grands Prix | 122 (115 starts) |
| Championships | 1 (1996) |
| Wins | 22 |
| Podium finishes | 42 |
| Career Points | 360 |
| Pole positions | 20 |
| Fastest laps | 19 |
| First Grand Prix | 1992 British Grand Prix |
| First win | 1993 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| Last win | 1998 Belgian Grand Prix |
| Last Grand Prix | 1999 Japanese Grand Prix |
Damon Graham Devereux Hill OBE (born 17 September 1960 in London) is a retired World Championship winning British racing driver from England. In 1996 Hill won the Formula One World Championship. As the son of the late double Formula One world champion Graham Hill, he is the only son of a world champion to win the title. Despite the famous family name, Hill had an uphill struggle to reach the ranks of F1.
Damon Hill came to professional motorsports relatively late: he began racing motorcycles in 1983 at the age of 23. The following year, he won the 350 cc Clubman's cup at Brands Hatch. In 1985, he moved on to four-wheel single-seater racing with Team Van Diemen in the Formula Ford championship, before moving up into the UK Formula 3 championship in 1986. After three seasons in Formula 3, where he won four races, Hill ascended another tier of open-wheel racing by joining Mooncraft in the International Formula 3000 championship, where, although often competitive, he never won a race.
Hill started his Formula One career in 1992 with the then uncompetitive Brabham team. His debut race was at the British Grand Prix where he qualified on the back row. He took the first of his 22 victories at the 1993 Hungarian Grand Prix for the Williams team the following year. In 1994, he won the British Grand Prix, a race his father had never won in his long and successful career. During the mid 1990s, Hill was Michael Schumacher's main rival for the Formula One Driver's Championship, finishing runner-up in the German's 1994 and 1995 title seasons. The two had a series of controversial clashes on and off the track, including the collision at the 1994 Australian Grand Prix that gave Schumacher his first title by a single point. Hill took eight victories and the world championship in 1996. Despite this, Williams decided in mid-1996 not to renew Hill's contract for 1997. He went on to record the Jordan team's first ever win at the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix, and came within a few miles of being the only driver to win a Grand Prix for the Arrows team and their Yamaha engine supplier at the 1997 Hungarian Grand Prix. He retired from the sport at the end of the 1999 season, after 122 races.
In 2006, Hill became president of the British Racing Drivers' Club, succeeding Jackie Stewart.
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Personal and early life
Hill was born in Hampstead on 17 September 1960 to double Formula One world champion Graham Hill, who won his first World Championship two years after Damon's birth, and his wife Bette. Hill has two sisters, Samantha and Brigitte. While in his teens Hill attended the prestigious Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School in Hertfordshire.[1] The death of his father, and upcoming driver Tony Brise and four other mechanics, in a plane crash in 1975 when Damon was only 15 years old left the Hill family in drastically changed circumstances;[2] Hill worked as a labourer and a motorcycle courier to support his further education.[3]
Hill is married to Georgie (born 29 April 1961) and they have four children: Oliver (born 4 March 1989), Joshua (born 9 January 1991), Tabitha (born 16 July 1995) and Rosie (born 1 February 1998). Oliver was born with Down's syndrome and Hill and Georgie are both patrons of the Down's Syndrome Association.[4] Joshua Hill is currently racing in the Ginetta Junior championship.
Career
Pre-Formula One
Hill started his motorsport career in motorcycle racing in 1983, winning the 350 cc clubman's championship at Brands Hatch, before taking a race car course at the Winfield Racing School in France.[5] Hill did not make his single-seater debut until 1984, wearing the blue and white colours of the London Rowing Club on his helmet as his father had done. He slowly graduated through Formula Ford, winning six races driving a Van Diemen for Manadient Racing in 1985 and finishing third and fifth in the two UK national championships. He also took third place in the final of the 1985 Formula Ford Festival, helping the UK to win the team prize.[6] Hill then moved up into Formula Three. The loss of sponsorship from Ricoh, and then the death of his proposed team-mate Bertrand Fabi in a testing accident, ended Hill's proposed drive with championship-winning team West Surrey Racing. Hill says "When Bert was killed, I took the conscious decision that I wasn't going to stop doing that sort of thing. It's not just competing; it's doing something more exciting. I'm at my fullest skiing, racing or whatever. And I'm more frightened of letting it all slip and reaching 60 and finding I've done nothing."[7] Hill borrowed £100,000 to finance his racing, and raced for three different teams in three years, with a steady first season for Mooncraft in 1986 and brace of wins in each of the following years for Middlebridge Racing and then Intersport. In 1989 Hill progressed to Formula 3000, racing again for Mooncraft and then Middlebridge Racing over the next three years. Although Hill ran at the front with the unfavoured Lola chassis for Middlebridge in 1990 and 1991 - he took three pole positions and led five races in 1990[8] - he did not win a race during his Formula 3000 career.
In 1989 Hill had one race in the British Touring Car Championship at Donington Park, sharing a Ford Sierra RS500 with Sean Walker.[9] He also shared a Porsche 962 at Le Mans for Richard Lloyd Racing, where the engine failed after 228 laps.[10]
Formula One
1992: Brabham
- See also Brabham
Hill started his Grand Prix career during the 1991 season as a test driver with Williams team, while still competing in the F3000 series.[11] However, mid–way through 1992 Hill broke into Grand Prix racing as a driver with the struggling Brabham team. The formerly competitive team was in serious financial difficulties. Hill only started the season after three races, replacing Giovanna Amati after her sponsorship had failed to materialise.[12] Amati had not been able to get the car through qualifying but Hill matched his team-mate, Eric van de Poele by qualifying for two mid-season Grands Prix: The British Grand Prix and the Hungarian Grand Prix. Hill continued to test for the championship-winning Williams team that year, and at the British Grand Prix saw the Williams car win the race, while he finished last in the Brabham.[13]
1993–1996: Williams
- See also WilliamsF1
When Nigel Mansell left Williams to drive in CART in 1993, Hill was promoted to the race team alongside Alain Prost ahead of more experienced candidates such as Martin Brundle and Mika Häkkinen.[14] In his first full season Hill benefited greatly from the vast experience of his veteran French team-mate.[15] At the Brazilian and European grands prix, he drove well enough in wet weather to finish second, while Prost fared poorly in the rain. Hill took pole at the French GP and closely followed Prost, team orders preventing him from seriously challenging for the win.[16] He suffered four retirements in the first half of the season, including an engine failure at Silverstone while leading, and a puncture near the end of the German Grand Prix while leading again. After that, the Englishman went on to win three successive races in Hungary, Belgium and Italy. In doing so he became the first son of a Formula One Grand Prix winner to take victory himself. Hill's third consecutive win clinched the constructors' championship for Williams and moved him temporarily to second in the driver's standings until McLaren's Ayrton Senna passed him by winning the last two races. Prost finished the season as champion.
Traditionally the reigning driver's world champion carries the number '1' on his car; his team-mate takes the number '2'. As Nigel Mansell, the 1992 champion, was not racing in Formula One in 1993, his Williams team were given numbers '0' and '2'. As the junior partner, Hill took '0', the second man in Formula One history to do so, after Jody Scheckter in 1973. As a result of the major difference in build between Hill and Prost, the Frenchman being a foot shorter, Williams eventually opted to build two slightly different FW15C tubs. This was also to accommodate Hill's size 12 feet, as he had repeatedly complained of cramp in the tight confines around the pedals.
In 1994 the triple world champion Ayrton Senna joined Hill at Williams. As the reigning champion - this time Prost - was again no longer racing, Hill retained his number '0'. The pre-season betting had been that Senna would coast to the title,[17] but with the banning of electronic driver aids, Benetton and Schumacher initially proved more competitive and took the first three races.
At Imola, Ayrton Senna died after his car went off the road at Tamburello, and with the team undergoing investigation from the Italian authorities on manslaughter charges, Hill found himself team leader with only one season’s experience in the top flight. It was widely reported at the time that the car's steering column had failed, though Hill told BBC Sport in 2004 that he believed Senna simply took the corner too fast for the conditions - referring to the fact that the car had just restarted the race with cold tyres after being held by a safety car.[18]
Monaco was the next race where Hill represented Williams alone, however luck was not with him and his race ended early. For the next race at Barcelona, test driver David Coulthard was promoted to the race team alongside Hill, who took an emotional win four weeks after Senna's death. Twenty-six years earlier his father had won in Spain similar circumstances for Lotus after the death of his team mate Jim Clark. Championship leader Schumacher finished second with a gearbox fault, having led the early laps.
Schumacher led 66 points to 29 by the mid-point of the season. At the French Grand Prix, Frank Williams brought back 1992 champion Nigel Mansell, who would share the second car with Coulthard for the remainder of the season. Mansell earned approximately £900,000 for each of his four races, while Hill was paid £300,000 for the entire season, though Hill's position as lead driver remained unquestioned.[19] Hill came back into contention for the title after winning the British Grand Prix, a race which his father had never won.[20] Schumacher was disqualified from that race and banned for two further races for overtaking during the formation lap and ignoring a black flag. Four more victories for Hill, three of which were in races where Schumacher was banned or disqualified, took the title battle to the final event at Adelaide. At Schumacher's first race since his ban, the European GP, he suggested that Hill (who was eight years Schumacher's senior) was not a world class driver. However, during the penultimate race at Suzuka, Hill took victory in a rain-soaked restart over Schumacher, putting Hill just one point behind the German.[21]
Neither he nor Schumacher finished the final race, in Adelaide, after a controversial collision which gave the title to Schumacher. Schumacher ran off the track while leading.[22] Hill had just come through the fifth corner of the track when he saw Schumacher returning to the racing line. Coming into the sixth corner Hill moved to the inside to pass the slower moving car and the two collided, breaking the Williams' front left suspension wishbone, and forcing Hill's retirement from the race. BBC Formula One commentator Murray Walker, a great fan and friend of Hill, has often maintained that Schumacher did not cause the crash intentionally. WilliamsF1 co-owner Patrick Head feels differently, as in an interview with F1 Racing magazine conducted twelve years later, he said that in 1994 "Williams were already 100% certain that Michael was guilty of foul play", but did not protest Schumacher's title because the team was still dealing with the death of Ayrton Senna.[23] Schumacher has been blamed by the UK public for the incident - in 2003, the BBC conducted a search for "The Most Unsporting Moment" in which the Adelaide incident was nominated.[24] Hill himself has recently explicitly accused Schumacher of causing the collision deliberately.[25]
Hill's 1994 season earned him the 1994 BBC Sports Personality of the Year.[26]
Coming into the 1995 season, Hill was one of the title favourites.[27] The Williams team were reigning constructors champions, having beaten Benetton in 1994, and with young David Coulthard, who was embarking on his second season in Formula One, as team-mate, Hill was the clear number one driver. The season started badly when he spun off in Brazil due to a mechanical problem, but two wins put him in the championship lead. However, Schumacher hit top form and successfully defended his title with two races to spare, while Benetton took the constructors' championship. Hill made several high profile errors in 1995, most notablly in Britain and Italy where he collided with Schumacher during attempted overtaking manoeuvres. Hill's season finished positively when he won the Australian Grand Prix by finishing two laps ahead of the runner-up.
As 1995 was a disappointing season for Hill, Frank Williams began to consider bringing in Heinz-Harald Frentzen for the future. At least some of the Williams team had been upset with Hill's performances. With Hill already under contract for 1996 his place at the team was secure for one more season, but it would prove to be his last at the Grove squad.[citation needed]||}}
In 1996 the Williams car was clearly the quickest in Formula One[28] and Hill went on to win the title ahead of rookie teammate Jacques Villeneuve, becoming the only son of a Formula One champion to win the championship himself.[29] Taking eight wins and never qualifying off the front row, Hill enjoyed by far his most successful season. At Monaco, where his father had won five times in the 1960s, he led until his engine failed, curtailing his race and allowing Ligier driver Olivier Panis to take his sole Formula One win. Near the end of the season, Villeneuve began to mount a title challenge and took pole in the final race at Suzuka; however Hill took the lead at the start and won both the race and the championship after the Canadian retired.
Despite winning the title, Hill learned before the season's close that he was to be dropped by Williams in favour of Frentzen for the following season, to the outrage of his fans.[29] Hill left Williams as the team's second most successful driver, in terms of race victories, with 21, second only to Mansell.
Hill's 1996 world championship earned him his second BBC Sports Personality Of The Year Award, making him one of only three people ever to receive the award twice – the others being boxer Henry Cooper and Nigel Mansell.[30] Hill was also awarded the Segrave Trophy by the Royal Automobile Club. The trophy is awarded to the British national who accomplishes the most outstanding demonstration of the possibilities of transport by land, sea, air, or water.
1997: Arrows
- See also Arrows
As world champion Hill was in high demand, and had offers to drive from both McLaren and Ferrari. However, in Hill's opinion neither fully valued his World Champion status.[25] Instead, he signed to Arrows, a team which had never won a race in its 20 year history and had scored only a single point the previous year. His title defence in 1997 proved unsuccessful, getting off to a poor start when he only narrowly managed to qualify for the Australian Grand Prix, and then retired on the parade lap. The Arrows car, using tyres from series debutant Bridgestone and engines from previously unsuccessful Yamaha, was generally uncompetitive, and Hill did not score his first point for the team until the British Grand Prix at Silverstone in July. The highlight of the year came at the Hungarian Grand Prix. On a day when the Bridgestone tyres had a competitive edge over their Goodyear rivals, Hill qualified third in a car which had not previously placed higher than 9th on the grid. During the race he passed championship contender Michael Schumacher on the track and was leading, well ahead of the eventual 1997 World Champion Villeneuve, late in the race when a hydraulic problem slowed the Arrows drastically.[31] This allowed Villeneuve to pass him and win. Hill finished second and achieved the team's first podium since the 1995 Australian Grand Prix.
1998–1999: Jordan
- See also Jordan Grand Prix
Despite the near-win in Hungary, it was clear that Arrows could not provide Hill with the kind of success that he was used to. For the 1998 season he switched to the Jordan team to partner Ralf Schumacher, the younger brother of Michael. In the fast half of the season the car was off the pace and unreliable.[32] At the Canadian Grand Prix however, things began to improve. Hill benefited from others' misfortunes to lead the race and enjoyed a high speed duel with arch rival Michael Schumacher. He did not finish the race, but had shown his speed once more.[33] Finally at Hockenheim he scored his first point of 1998. At Spa he took Jordan's first win, leading home his team-mate for a 1-2 in soaking conditions, in a race which only eight drivers finished. It was his first victory since being dropped by Williams, whose duo of Villeneuve and Frentzen won no races that season. He went on to finish the year with a last lap move on Frentzen at Suzuka which earned him 4th place in the race, and Jordan 4th in the constructors' championship.
Hopes were high for 1999, but Hill did not enjoy a good season. Struggling with the new four-grooved tyres introduced that year, he was outpaced by his new team-mate - none other than his replacement at Williams, Heinz-Harald Frentzen - and appeared to lose motivation. After a crash at Montreal he announced plans to retire at the end of the year, but after a miserable French Grand Prix, which Frentzen won, he considered quitting immediately.
Jordan persuaded Hill to stay on for the British Grand Prix. Going into the weekend, Hill was talking of stopping after the race, so Jordan had tested Jos Verstappen as a contingency for Hill retiring mid-season.[34] Following a strong fifth place at his home event, Hill opted to see out the year. Two more points were added that year with a sixth place at Spa, the scene of his last win, representing his final top-six finish in Formula One. Meanwhile, team-mate Frentzen was a title contender going into the final few races, and eventually finished third in the championship. Hill and Frentzen would help Jordan to its best-ever finish of third in the constructors' championship.
With three races of 1999 to go, there were rumours that Prost would release Jarno Trulli, who had signed for Jordan for 2000, early to replace Hill, but the Briton completed the season. At Suzuka his last race in Formula One ended when he spun off the track and pulled into the pits to retire a healthy car.[35]
Rivalry with Michael Schumacher
Following the death of Senna in 1994, Hill had to step up as Williams' lead driver, meaning he had to battle at the front with title challenger Michael Schumacher. The two drivers soon were involved in a number of Grands Prix in which they were both challenging for the lead such as the Belgian and Japanese Grands Prix in 1994. However, with the title to be decided between the two in the final round at Adelaide, the pair collided controversially midway through the race with many of the British press accusing Schumacher of turning into Hill deliberately to win the championship, this claim has yet to be proven with any solid evidence. The following season saw Hill make a number of mistakes whilst battling with Schumacher, most notably at Silverstone and Monza, where the Briton tried to pass the Benetton driver in moves that ended with both cars retiring from the race. Hill received a single race ban for his actions in Italy, but it was never put into effect. Further collisions between the two occurred at the Belgian and European Grands Prix where, in the former, Schumacher was punished for overly defensive driving; blocking and pushing Hill off the racetrack, the German was subsequently given a one race ban. A similar incident happened at the latter, although the German was not given a penalty. Following Schumacher's move from Benetton to Ferrari in 1996, Hill and Schumacher had little contact as the Briton went on his way to the title.
Hill was sacked by Williams at the end of 1996 and finished his career with midfield teams Arrows and Jordan where he and Schumacher were involved in one further incident that sparked some controversy: at the 1998 Canadian Grand Prix, Schumacher accused Hill of "dangerously weaving" while they were dicing for second.[36] Hill responded by saying that Schumacher's comments were "rich" coming from someone who forced Heinz-Harald Frentzen off the track in the very same race.[37]
Helmet
Hill uses the same helmet design as his father, a simple, easily identifiable design of eight white oar blades arranged vertically around the upper surface of the helmet, which is dark blue. The device and colours represent the London Rowing Club of which Graham and Bette Hill were both successful members and where they first met. Although Hill is not a rower himself, he has said that he is proud to wear his father's colours and the club are happy for him to keep up the tradition.[38]
The sponsors on Hill's helmet have been AGV (Helmet Manufacturer), Cellnet, Ricoh, Arai (Helmet Manufacturer), Camel, Olympus, Elf, Renault, Canon, Sega, Rothmans, Andersen Consulting, Danka, PlayStation, Remus, Delphi, Benson & Hedges and Hill Sport.
Later life
In retirement Hill, together with Michael Breen, founded and set up the Prestige and Super Car Private Members Club P1 International, based in Leatherhead, Surrey, England. Breen bought Hill out in October 2006. Hill also became involved in a BMW dealership that bore his name plus an Audi dealership in Exeter.
Hill has raced both cars and motorcycles at the Goodwood Festival of Speed[39] and in 2005 he tested the new GP2 car, lapping impressively from the off. Hill was back behind the wheel of a single-seater race car in the summer of 2006, when he took a 600 bhp (450 kW) Grand Prix Masters machine for a test run around Silverstone. In an interview with ITV F1, Hill said that he enjoyed the experience and that he might consider racing in the GP Masters in the future.
In April 2006, Hill succeeded Jackie Stewart as President of the BRDC (British Racing Drivers' Club). The BRDC, owner of the Silverstone circuit, is at a crucial stage as it seeks to steer the future of the track and its facilities while facing increased competition from newer international facilities domestically and abroad.[40]
Hill has contributed many articles to the world's best-selling grand prix magazine, F1 Racing and has twice appeared in ITV F1's commentary box, covering for Martin Brundle at the 2007 and 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix. Hill also did a famous UK television advert with Murray Walker for Pizza Hut's stuffed-crust pizza, in which Walker commentated on Hill's meal as if it were a race. Parodying Hill's 1994 and 1995 seasons, the advert sees Walker jokingly report that "... Hill finishes second... again!” before being threatened by Hill and replying (in his famous commentary tones) "He's lost it! He's out of control!"[41]
Hill appeared in the 2005 series of the British automotive programme Top Gear in the UK in June, where he set a time of 1:46.3 around their test course.[42] This was the fastest time recorded at that point, although the record has since been broken by three other British Formula One drivers.[43] As well as his Top Gear appearance, Hill appeared in a number of other TV shows, appearing in an episode of This is Your Life and before taking part in the 1998 French Grand Prix, Hill appeared as a guest on TFI Friday. Hill later appeared on other shows, such as Shooting Stars; Late Show with David Letterman; Clive Anderson All Talk and appeared as a guest star on the first episode of Bang Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer.[44] When Jason Statham required stunt driving lessons for his role as Handsome Rob in the 2003 remake of The Italian Job, he asked Hill to help him out.
Music career
Hill formed the punk band "Sex, Hitler and the Hormones" with some friends while at school. Hill once joked in an interview that at that time they did not go on tour because they did not have mopeds. Hill continued to be interested in music and after achieving success in Formula One became friends with ex-Beatle George Harrison, with whom he played several times. Hill also recorded with rock band Def Leppard after meeting their lead singer Joe Elliott at a party. He played on the opening track of the album Euphoria, "Demolition Man", including a 10-second guitar solo. Elliott described Hill's style as "a cross between the way Slash plays and Andy McCoy from Hanoi Rocks".
During his racing career Hill often played in front of a crowd of Formula One fans at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. In 1999 Hill's team boss at the time, Eddie Jordan, starred on drums while he played for his fans for the very last time at Silverstone. Hill has also played with the S.A.S. band, which has many guest performances, and with Pat Cash's Wild Colonial Boys.[45]
Hill's most recent band was The Conrods which was active up to 2003. The band was formed after his retirement from racing at the end of the 1999 season and played cover versions of well known songs from The Rolling Stones, The Beatles and The Kinks. Band members were Hill (guitar), Josh Phillips (keyboards; Midge Ure & Whitesnake), Mark Brzezicki (drums; Big Country), Steve Brzezicki (bass; Scatman John), Robert Hart (vocals; Bad Company) and Steve Roux (guitar/vocals). The band performed at Grands Prix, Formula One social events and in various smaller venues as well as on several TV programmes.[46] Since becoming president of the BRDC Hill claims to have abandoned the guitar - being "too busy doing school runs and looking after pets."[47]
Complete Formula One results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Preceded by: Michael Schumacher | Formula One World Champion{{#if:| Representative for {{{district}}}|}}{{#if:1996| 1996|}}{{#if:| with {{{regent1}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years1}}})|}}{{#if:| {{{regent2}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years2}}})|}}{{#if:| {{{regent3}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years3}}})|}}{{#if:| Served alongside: {{{alongside}}}|}} | Succeeded by: Jacques Villeneuve |
| Preceded by: Jackie Stewart | BRDC President{{#if:| Representative for {{{district}}}|}}{{#if:2006 — present| 2006 — present|}}{{#if:| with {{{regent1}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years1}}})|}}{{#if:| {{{regent2}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years2}}})|}}{{#if:| {{{regent3}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years3}}})|}}{{#if:| Served alongside: {{{alongside}}}|}} | |
| Preceded by: Nigel Mansell | Hawthorn Memorial Trophy{{#if:| Representative for {{{district}}}|}}{{#if:1993–1996| 1993–1996|}}{{#if:| with {{{regent1}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years1}}})|}}{{#if:| {{{regent2}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years2}}})|}}{{#if:| {{{regent3}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years3}}})|}}{{#if:| Served alongside: {{{alongside}}}|}} | Succeeded by: Jacques Villeneuve |
| Preceded by: Linford Christie | ||
| Preceded by: Derek Warwick | Autosport British Competition Driver{{#if:| Representative for {{{district}}}|}}{{#if:1993| 1993|}}{{#if:| with {{{regent1}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years1}}})|}}{{#if:| {{{regent2}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years2}}})|}}{{#if:| {{{regent3}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years3}}})|}}{{#if:| Served alongside: {{{alongside}}}|}} | Succeeded by: David Coulthard |
| Preceded by: Nigel Mansell | Autosport International Racing Driver Award{{#if:| Representative for {{{district}}}|}}{{#if:1994| 1994|}}{{#if:| with {{{regent1}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years1}}})|}}{{#if:| {{{regent2}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years2}}})|}}{{#if:| {{{regent3}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years3}}})|}}{{#if:| Served alongside: {{{alongside}}}|}} | Succeeded by: Michael Schumacher |
| Preceded by: David Coulthard | Autosport British Competition Driver{{#if:| Representative for {{{district}}}|}}{{#if:1995-1996| 1995-1996|}}{{#if:| with {{{regent1}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years1}}})|}}{{#if:| {{{regent2}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years2}}})|}}{{#if:| {{{regent3}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years3}}})|}}{{#if:| Served alongside: {{{alongside}}}|}} | Succeeded by: Mark Blundell |
| Preceded by: Michael Schumacher | Autosport International Racing Driver Award{{#if:| Representative for {{{district}}}|}}{{#if:1996| 1996|}}{{#if:| with {{{regent1}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years1}}})|}}{{#if:| {{{regent2}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years2}}})|}}{{#if:| {{{regent3}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years3}}})|}}{{#if:| Served alongside: {{{alongside}}}|}} | Succeeded by: Jacques Villeneuve |
References
- Hall of Fame - Damon Hill www.formula1.com Retrieved 9 June 2006
- Klaus-Achim Peitzmeier Formula One: The 1999 Season Michael O'Mara Books ISBN 1-85479-463-9
- "Notable Battles Between Hill and Schumacher" taken from: Specials > Damon Hill Specials > The Battles Between Damon Hill and Michael Schumacher TheHillsForever. Retrieved 14 June 2006
All Formula One race and championship results are taken from:
- Official Formula 1 Website. Archive: Results for 1992 – 1999 seasons Retrieved 11 September 2008
All Pre-Formula One race and championship results are taken from:
- The Formula One Database - Damon Hill F1db.com. Retrieved 12 June 2006
Further reading
- Damon Hill, Damon Hill: Through the eyes of Damon Hill ISBN 0-316-85392-5
- David Tremayne, Damon Hill: World Champion ISBN 0-297-82262-4
- Alan Henry, Damon Hill: From Zero to Hero ISBN 1-85260-517-0
External links
- P1 International - Damon Hill's Private Members Car Club
- The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School - Damon Hill used to attend
Profiles
- BRDC President's Profile - from British Racing Drivers' Club official website
- A tribute to Damon Hill
- The Hills 4ever: a tribute to Graham and Damon Hill
- Damon Hill statistics
- DamonHill.de
- Unofficial Joshua Hill site
- Damon Hill's career in pictures
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