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{{short description|British racing driver (born 1960)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Damon Hill
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}}
| image = Minister for Sport Hugh Robertson at launch of GREAT campaign, Australia (6841281192) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Hill in 2012
| birth_name = Damon Graham Devereux Hill
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|09|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Hampstead]], London, England
| parents = [[Graham Hill]] (father)
| spouse = {{marriage|Susan George|1988}}
| children = 4, including [[Josh Hill (racing driver)|Josh]]
| module =
{{Infobox F1 driver|embed=yes
| nationality = {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Formula One drivers from the United Kingdom|British]]
| Years = {{F1|1992}}–{{F1|1999}}
| Team(s) = [[Brabham]], [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]], [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]], [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]]
| Races = 122 (115 starts)
| Championships = 1 ({{F1|1996}})
| Wins = 22
| Podiums = 42
| Points = 360
| Poles = 20
| Fastest laps = 19
| First race = [[1992 Spanish Grand Prix]]
| First win = [[1993 Hungarian Grand Prix]]
| Last win = [[1998 Belgian Grand Prix]]
| Last race = [[1999 Japanese Grand Prix]]
}}}}

'''Damon Graham Devereux Hill''' (born 17 September 1960) is a British former [[racing driver]] and [[sports broadcasting|broadcaster]], who competed in [[Formula One]] from {{F1|1992}} to {{F1|1999}}. Hill won the [[Formula One World Drivers' Championship]] in {{F1|1996}} with [[Williams Racing|Williams]], and won 22 [[Formula One Grands Prix|Grands Prix]] across eight seasons.

Born and raised in London, Hill is the son of two-time Formula One World Champion [[Graham Hill]], and, along with [[Nico Rosberg]], one of two sons of a [[Formula One]] World Champion to also win the title. He started racing on motorbikes in 1981, and after minor success moved on to single-seater racing cars. Hill became a test driver for the Formula One title-winning Williams team in 1992. He was promoted to the [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] race team the following year after [[Riccardo Patrese]]'s departure and took the first of his 22 victories at the [[1993 Hungarian Grand Prix]]. During the mid-1990s, Hill was [[Michael Schumacher]]'s [[Hill-Schumacher rivalry|main rival]] for the Formula One Drivers' Championship, which saw the two clash several times on and off the track. Their collision at the [[1994 Australian Grand Prix]] gave Schumacher his first title by a single point. Hill became champion in {{F1|1996}} with eight wins, but was dropped by Williams for the following season. He went on to drive for the less competitive [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]] and [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] teams, and in {{F1|1998}} gave Jordan their first win.

Hill retired from racing after being dropped by Jordan following the {{F1|1999}} season. In 2006, he became president of the [[British Racing Drivers' Club]], succeeding [[Jackie Stewart]]. Hill stepped down from the position in 2011 and was succeeded by [[Derek Warwick]]. He presided over the securing of a 17-year contract for [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]] to hold Formula One races, which enabled the circuit to see extensive renovation work. Hill formerly worked as part of the [[Sky Sports F1]] broadcasting support team providing [[color commentator|expert analysis]] during free practice sessions.

==Personal and early life==
Hill was born in [[Hampstead]], London, to Graham and Bette Hill. [[Graham Hill]] was a racing driver in the international [[Formula One]] series. He won the world Drivers' Championship in 1962 and 1968, and became a well-known personality in the United Kingdom. Graham Hill's career provided a comfortable living. Bette (née Shubrook) was a former rower and medalist at the [[European Rowing Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/bette-hill-dead-f1-graham-wife-damon-champion-drivers-mother-london-a8105686.html|title=Bette Hill: Driving force behind F1 champions Graham Hill and Damon Hill|date=12 December 2017|website=independent.co.uk|access-date=18 December 2017|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116090239/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/bette-hill-dead-f1-graham-wife-damon-champion-drivers-mother-london-a8105686.html|url-status=live}}</ref> By 1975 the family lived in a "25-room country mansion" in Hertfordshire and Damon attended the independent [[The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U20140 |title=HILL, Damon Graham Devereux |date=December 2007 |work=Who's Who 2008 |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=22 October 2008 |archive-date=16 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116090210/https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-20140;jsessionid=6015F48F3F8C65ABFA35E60B11949551 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Graham Hill plane crash|death of his father in an aeroplane crash in 1975]] left the 15-year-old Hill, his mother, and sisters Samantha and Brigitte in drastically reduced circumstances.{{sfnp|Henry|1994|pp=10–12, 16–17}} Hill worked as a labourer and a motorcycle courier to support his further education.<ref>{{cite video |people=Aspel, Michael (presenter) |date=11 January 1999 |title=This Is Your Life – Damon Hill OBE |medium=Television Production |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |time=00:56–01:03}}</ref>

Hill is married to Susan "Georgie" George and they have four children, including [[Josh Hill (racing driver)|Joshua]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Hill |first=Damon |author-link=Damon Hill |year=2016 |title=Watching the Wheels: My Autobiography |edition=1st |publisher=Macmillan |isbn=978-1509831906}}</ref> One son was born with [[Down syndrome]] and Hill and Georgie are both patrons of the Down's Syndrome Association.<ref>{{cite book |title=Down's Syndrome Association Annual Report 2006-2007 |page=20 |url=http://www.downs-syndrome.org.uk/images/stories/DSA-documents/annual_review_06-07.pdf |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110223155902/http://www.downs-syndrome.org.uk/images/stories/DSA%2Ddocuments/annual_review_06%2D07.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 February 2011 |access-date=13 October 2008 }}</ref> In 2009, Hill also became the first patron of St. Joseph's Specialist School and College, a school for children with severe learning disabilities and autism in Cranleigh, Surrey.<ref>{{Cite news|date=20 January 2009|title=School speeds ahead to sign up F1 champ|work=SurreyLive|url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/local-news/school-speeds-ahead-sign-up-4825659|access-date=11 April 2021}}</ref> Joshua started racing in 2008,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Weddige|first1=Britta|title=Hill: Die dritte Generation greift an|url=http://www.motorsport-total.com/mehr/news/2008/02/Hill_Die_dritte_Generation_greift_an_08021901.html|website=motorsport-total.com|access-date=26 January 2016|date=19 February 2008|language=de|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116090225/https://www.motorsport-total.com/news/hill-die-dritte-generation-greift-an-08021901|url-status=live}}</ref> competing in the [[British Formula Renault Championship]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Josh Hill Racing |url=http://www.joshhillracing.com/ |publisher=Josh Hill Racing |access-date=11 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712221109/http://www.joshhillracing.com/ |archive-date=12 July 2011}}</ref> Joshua retired from motor racing in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/motor-racing-hill/motor-racing-hills-son-gives-up-dream-of-following-father-idINL4N0FF37E20130709|title=Motor racing-Hill's son gives up dream of following father|last=Baldwin|first=Alan|date=9 July 2013|work=Reuters|access-date=10 July 2013}}</ref>

Hill is the Patron of the charity Disability Africa which runs inclusion projects for disabled children in African countries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.disability-africa.org/our-team1|title=Our Team|access-date=28 February 2022|archive-date=28 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228165438/https://www.disability-africa.org/our-team1|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Career==

===Motorcycling===
[[File:Damon Hill helmet.jpg|thumb|right|Hill's helmet]]
Hill started his motorsport career in [[motorcycle racing]] in 1981. He used the same simple, easily identifiable helmet design as his father: eight white oar blades arranged vertically around the upper surface of a dark blue helmet. The device and colours represent the [[London Rowing Club]] for which Graham Hill rowed in the early 1950s.{{sfnp|Henry|1994|p=8}} Although he won a 350&nbsp;cc clubman's championship at the [[Brands Hatch]] circuit,{{sfnp|Walker|Taylor|2005|p=126}} his racing budget came from working as a building labourer. He also worked as a dispatch rider for Apollo Despatch in London, then later Special Delivery, a London motorcycle dispatch company and was provided TZ350 racing bikes by them.{{sfnp|Henry|1994|p=32}}

===Single-seaters===

His mother, who was concerned about the dangers of racing motorcycles, persuaded him to take a racing car course at the Winfield Racing School in France in 1983.{{sfnp|Hamilton|Hill|1994|p=9}} Although he showed "above-average aptitude",{{sfnp|Henry|1994|p=32}} Hill had only sporadic single-seater races until the end of 1984. He graduated through British [[Formula Ford]], winning six races driving a [[Van Diemen]] for Manadient Racing in 1985, his first full season in cars, 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.{{sfnp|Henry|1994|pp=29–36}}

====British F3====

For 1986, Hill planned to move up to the [[BRDC British Formula 3 Championship|British Formula Three Championship]] with title-winning team [[West Surrey Racing]]. The loss of sponsorship from Ricoh, and then the death of his proposed teammate Bertrand Fabi in a testing accident, ended Hill's proposed drive. 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."{{sfnp|Henry|1994|pp=37–40}} Hill borrowed £100,000 to finance his racing thanks to a sponsorship deal with Cellnet, as he explained to the ''Fuelling Around'' podcast. The deal involved the sales expertise of David Hunt, brother of F1 driver [[James Hunt]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adrianflux.co.uk/blog/2023/01/fuelling-around-podcast-damon-hill|title=Fuelling Around podcast: Damon Hill on Formula 1, sponsorship and his musical past|publisher=Adrian Flux|date=25 January 2023|access-date=25 June 2024|archive-date=25 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625150618/https://www.adrianflux.co.uk/blog/2023/01/fuelling-around-podcast-damon-hill/|url-status=live}}</ref> He had a steady first season for Murray Taylor Racing in 1986 before taking a brace of wins in each of the following years for Intersport. He finished third in the 1988 British F3 championship.{{sfnp|Henry|1994|pp=41–46}}

====Formula 3000====

Hill made his F3000 debut with [[Gary Ayles|GA Motorsport]] in the final two rounds of the [[1988 International Formula 3000 Championship|1988 International F3000 Season]].

In Europe in the 1990s, a successful driver would usually progress from Formula Three either directly to Formula One, the pinnacle of the sport, or to the [[International Formula 3000]] championship. However, for 1989, Hill did not have enough sponsorship available to fund a drive in F3000. He says "I ended up having to reappraise my career a bit. The first thing was to realise how lucky I was to be driving anything. I made the decision that whatever I drove I would do it to the best of my ability and see where it led."<ref name=GPcom>{{cite web |last=Saward |first=Joe |url=http://www.grandprix.com/ft/ft00115.html |title=Interview: Damon Hill |work=GrandPrix.com |date=1 April 1992 |access-date=27 June 2006 |publisher=Inside F1, Inc. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060318021807/http://www.grandprix.com/ft/ft00115.html |archive-date=18 March 2006}}</ref> He had a couple of outings with Cobra International in the lower level [[British Formula 3000|British F3000 championship]], securing a podium 3rd place at [[Oulton Park]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/damon-hill/ | title=Damon Hill • F1 career, 1996 title win & more &#124; Motorsport Database }}</ref> Midway through the season, an opportunity arose at the uncompetitive Mooncraft F3000 team. The team tested Hill and [[Perry McCarthy]]. Their performances were comparable but according to the team manager, John Wickham, the team sponsors preferred the Hill name.{{sfnp|Henry|1994|p=58}} Although his best result was a 14th place, Hill's race performances for Mooncraft led to an offer to drive a [[Lola Cars|Lola]] chassis for Middlebridge Racing in 1990. He took three pole positions and led five races in 1990, but did not win a race during his Formula 3000 career.<ref name=GPcom />

===Tin-tops===

====One-make racing====
During the 1987 season, he made the odd appearance in various one-make tin-top racing events, including [[Austin Metro|MG Metro]] Turbos,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/formula-three-driver-damon-hill-acquaints-himself-with-the-news-photo/2184513220 | title=Formula Three driver Damon Hill acquaints himself with the MG Metro | date=13 November 2024 }}</ref> (a press release photo depicted him posing with the #18 car,<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 November 2024 |title=Formula Three driver Damon Hill (GBR) took time out to compete in the MG Metro Challenge. |url=https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/formula-three-driver-damon-hill-took-time-out-to-compete-in-news-photo/2184513266?adppopup=true |access-date=10 June 2025 |website=Getty Images}}</ref> that [[Barbara Cowell]] drove that year,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/trackside/49716362067/in/photostream/lightbox/ | title=Barbara Cowell – MG Metro Turbo }}</ref> but he actually substituted for [[Barry McGuigan]] in the #16 car,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bull |first=Matthew |date=25 February 2021 |title=Page from an old photo album of mine |url=https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10158119868197857&id=749997856&rdid=GlgMZaoujCbddL2g# |access-date=10 June 2025 |website=Facebook}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Baldwin |first=Gareth |date=6 November 2024 |title=That's a memory Barry, Dad always reflected so fondly on those days |url=https://x.com/GarethPJBaldwin/status/1853893623378489459 |access-date=10 June 2025 |website=X}}</ref> following the recent death of [[Pat McGuigan]].) [[Austin Maestro|MG Maestros]], [[Saab 900]] Turbos and a [[Ford Escort (Europe)|Ford Escort]] Celebrity race.

He finished 3rd at Silverstone in the Maestro series, after fighting for the lead with [[Gary Brabham]] early on. (Brabham won but neither were eligible for points as they were guest drivers.)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zJsa2RJnuE0 | title=MG Maestro Challenge 1987. Silverstone Race. Damon Hill in D129OOE | website=[[YouTube]] | date=21 July 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://flickr.com/photos/trackside/49734741467/ | title=Damon Hill – MG Maestro EFi – Silverstone 1987 | date=4 April 2020 }}</ref>

He won, and set fastest lap, at Brands Hatch in the Saab series as a substitute for [[Tiff Needell]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jFDiPLoWqtk | title=BARC: Saab Turbo Mobil Challenge | website=[[YouTube]] | date=10 January 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://motorsportwinners.com/defunct/saab-turbo-challenge/ | title=Saab Turbo Challenge (1986–1988) | date=30 October 2011 }}</ref>

He came 2nd in the Escort race at Brands Hatch that October, sharing with Peter Waller.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://forums.autosport.com/topic/227943-daley-thompson-ford-escort-1987/ | title=Daley Thompson Ford Escort 1987 – the Nostalgia Forum }}</ref>

====Le Mans====

In 1989, he shared a [[Porsche 962]] at [[1989 24 Hours of Le Mans|Le Mans]] for [[Richard Lloyd Racing]], where the engine failed after 228&nbsp;laps.{{sfnp|Henry|1994|p=54}}

====British Touring Car Championship====

In 1990, he competed in a one hour Endurance race in the [[British Touring Car Championship]] at [[Donington Park]], co-driving the [[Ford Sierra|Ford Sierra RS500]] usually driven by Sean Walker, the pair finished 4th.<ref name=BTCCProfile>{{cite web| url=http://www.btcc.net/html/history_driver_detail.php?id=31&PHPSESSID=7a022d867dfed7e131167400c7c5fae1| title=BTCC Drivers/Damon Hill| publisher=BTCC.net| access-date=22 October 2008| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210070135/http://www.btcc.net/html/history_driver_detail.php?id=31&PHPSESSID=7a022d867dfed7e131167400c7c5fae1| archive-date=10 February 2012}}</ref>

===Formula One===

====Brabham (1992)====
Hill started his Grand Prix career during the [[1991 Formula One World Championship|1991 season]] as a test driver with the championship-winning [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] team while still competing in the F3000 series.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://atlasf1.autosport.com/news/drivers/dhill.html |title=Damon Hill |year=1999 |publisher=Atlas F1 |access-date=22 October 2008 |archive-date=15 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315091110/http://atlasf1.autosport.com/news/drivers/dhill.html |url-status=live }}</ref> However, midway through {{F1|1992}} Hill broke into Grand Prix racing as a driver with the dying [[Brabham]] team. The formerly competitive team was in serious financial difficulties. Hill started the season only after three races, replacing [[Giovanna Amati]] after her sponsorship had failed to materialise.{{sfnp|Newman|2014|p=181}} Amati had been unable to get the car through qualifying but Hill matched his teammate, [[Eric van de Poele]], by qualifying for two races, the mid-season [[1992 British Grand Prix|British]] and [[1992 Hungarian Grand Prix|Hungarian]] Grands Prix. Hill continued to test for the Williams team that year and the British Grand Prix saw [[Nigel Mansell]] win the race for Williams, while he finished last in the Brabham.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/hall_of_fame/71/ |title=F1 Hall of Fame – Damon Hill |last=Donaldson |first=Gerald |publisher=Formula One Administration |work=Formula1.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071129212358/http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/hall_of_fame/71/ |archive-date=29 November 2007| access-date=22 October 2008}}</ref> The Brabham team collapsed after the Hungarian Grand Prix and did not complete the season.{{sfnp|Henry|1994|pp=96–97}}

====Williams (1993–96)====
[[File:Williams FW16B and FW15C Donington Grand Prix Collection.jpg|thumb|right|Hill's [[Williams FW16|FW16]] (1994) and [[Williams FW15C|FW15C]] (1993); he is one of only two drivers to have carried the number "0" in the history of the F1 World Championship, and the only one to have carried it twice.]]

When Mansell's teammate [[Riccardo Patrese]] left Williams to drive for [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] in {{F1|1993}}, Hill was unexpectedly promoted to the race team alongside triple World Champion [[Alain Prost]] ahead of more experienced candidates such as [[Martin Brundle]] and [[Mika Häkkinen]].{{sfnp|Walker|Taylor|2005|p=25}} Traditionally, the reigning driver's World Champion carried the number "1" on his car and his teammate took the number "2". Because Mansell, the 1992 champion, was not racing in Formula One in 1993, Williams as Constructors' Champion were given numbers "0" and "2". As the junior partner to Prost, Hill took "0", the second man in Formula One history to do so, after [[Jody Scheckter]] in [[1973 Formula One season|1973]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Car Number: Car 0 |url=http://www.chicanef1.com/indiv.pl?name=0&type=N |work=ChicaneF1.com |access-date=7 November 2008 |archive-date=16 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116062610/http://www.chicanef1.com/indiv.pl?name=0&type=N |url-status=live }}</ref><!--As a result of the major difference in build between Hill and Prost, the Frenchman being a foot shorter, Williams eventually opted to build [[Williams FW15C#The Chassis|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.{{Fact|date=November 2008}} I can't find a ref for this anywhere. 4u1e-->

;1993
The season did not start well when Hill spun out of second place shortly after the start of the {{F1GP|1993|South African}} and failed to finish the race after colliding with [[Alex Zanardi|Alessandro Zanardi]] on lap 17.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr533.html|title=Grand Prix Results: South African GP, 1993|publisher=GrandPrix.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021024160135/http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr533.html|archive-date=24 October 2002|url-status=live|access-date=1 May 2019}}</ref> At the {{F1GP|1993|Brazilian}}, Hill qualified and spent the early stages of the race running second behind Prost, and then took the lead when Prost crashed, but was relegated back to second by another three-time World Champion, [[Ayrton Senna]]. Nevertheless, the race still gave Hill his first podium finish.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A170933569/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=1e0562cc|title=Motor Racing: Hill climbs high but Senna peaks late|last=Henry|first=Alan|date=29 March 1993|work=The Guardian|access-date=1 May 2019|page=15|via=General OneFile|url-access=subscription|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116090215/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA170933569&v=2.1&it=r&sid=GPS&asid=1e0562cc|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the next round in [[1993 European Grand Prix|Europe]], Hill again finished second behind Senna and ahead of a lapped Prost. In his first full season, Hill benefited from the experience of his veteran French teammate.{{sfnp|Allsop|1994|p=188}} He continued to impress as the season went on, and in [[1993 San Marino Grand Prix|San Marino]] Hill took the lead at the start, though he was passed by Prost and Senna and ultimately retired with a spin due to a brake failure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr536.html|title=Grand Prix Results: San Marino GP, 1993|date=25 April 1993|publisher=GrandPrix.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021024160742/http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr536.html|archive-date=24 October 2002|url-status=live|access-date=1 May 2019}}</ref> Mechanical problems returned in [[1993 Spanish Grand Prix|Spain]] where he kept pace with Prost for most of the race only for his engine to fail.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=June 1993|title=Wheel of fortune|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/june-1993/18/wheel-fortune|journal=Motor Sport|volume=LXIIX|issue=6|bibcode=1993AmSci..81..114H|access-date=1 May 2019|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116090216/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/june-1993/18/wheel-of-fortune|url-status=live|last1=Hayes|first1=Brian P.|page=114}}</ref>

After strong podiums in Monaco and Canada, Hill took his first career pole in [[1993 French Grand Prix|France]], finishing second to Prost after team orders prevented him from seriously challenging for the win.<ref name="prost_slowing_down">{{cite web |last=Saward |first=Joe |url=http://www.grandprix.com/ft/ft00156.html |title=Is Alain Prost slowing down? |publisher=GrandPrix.com |date=1 August 1993 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080202183616/http://www.grandprix.com/ft/ft00156.html |archive-date=2 February 2008 |access-date=16 October 2008}}</ref> He looked set to win the {{F1GP|1993|British}} before another engine failure put him out and led the {{F1GP|1993|German}} comfortably only to suffer a puncture with two laps left, handing the win to Prost.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A115932775/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=b7fde9ac|title=Brundle believes Williams should keep Hill; Motor Racing|last=Holt|first=Oliver|date=27 July 1993|work=The Times|access-date=1 May 2019|page=37|via=Academic OneFile|url-access=subscription|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116090254/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA115932775&v=2.1&it=r&sid=GPS&asid=b7fde9ac|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the [[1993 Hungarian Grand Prix|Hungarian]] race, Hill did take his first career win after leading from start to finish. In doing so he became the first son of a Formula One Grand Prix winner to take victory himself,{{sfnp|Henry|1994|p=8}} and he followed it with two more wins, first at [[1993 Belgian Grand Prix|Spa]] where he took the lead following a pit stop problem for Prost,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A163881012/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=c74bda99|title=Hill wins second F1 race in row|date=30 August 1993|work=The Globe and Mail|access-date=1 May 2019|agency=Associated Press|page=D2|via=Biography in Context|url-access=subscription|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116090216/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA163881012&v=2.1&it=r&sid=GPS&asid=c74bda99|url-status=live}}</ref> and then at the {{F1GP|1993|Italian}} where Prost's engine failed towards the end. His third consecutive win clinched the Constructors' Championship for Williams and moved him temporarily to second in the Drivers' standings.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A170845733/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=3ca6bd18|title=Motor Racing: Third success for Hill as Prost's engine fails|last=Henry|first=Alan|date=13 September 1993|work=The Guardian|access-date=1 May 2019|page=15|via=General OneFile|url-access=subscription|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116090255/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA170845733&v=2.1&it=r&sid=GPS&asid=3ca6bd18|url-status=live}}</ref> At the {{F1GP|1993|Portuguese}} Hill came from the back of the grid to third, having stalled on the warm up lap from pole.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A170847896/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=0afdd8a6|title=Motor Racing: Champion Prost finishes second best – Alan Henry at Estoril sees the canny Frenchman rewarded with a fourth world title as Damon Hill comes through too late to make a difference|last=Henry|first=Alan|date=27 September 1993|work=The Observer|access-date=1 May 2019|page=19|via=General OneFile|url-access=subscription|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116090215/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA170847896&v=2.1&it=r&sid=GPS&asid=0afdd8a6|url-status=live}}</ref> He finished the season by finishing fourth in [[1993 Japanese Grand Prix|Japan]] and third in [[1993 Australian Grand Prix|Australia]], though he lost second in the Drivers' Championship to Ayrton Senna, who passed Hill by winning the last two races.<ref name=MStatsOverview/>

;1994
In {{F1|1994}}, 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 was that Senna would coast to the title,<ref>''Formula One History: After Tamburello'' [http://www.f1-grandprix.com/history7.html F1-GrandPrix.com/History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060617221156/http://f1-grandprix.com/history7.html |date=17 June 2006 }}. Retrieved 13 June 2006</ref> but the Benetton team and [[Michael Schumacher]] initially proved more competitive and won the first three races. At the {{F1 GP|1994|San Marino}} on 1 May, [[Death of Ayrton Senna|Senna died]] after his car crashed into a concrete barrier while he was leading. 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 Williams 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 slowed down by a safety car.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/3641633.stm |title=Hill: Senna was at fault |work=BBC Sport |date=20 April 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020155752/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/3641633.stm |archive-date=20 October 2007 |access-date=9 June 2006 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Damon Hill juillet 1995.jpg|thumb|right|Damon Hill at the 1995 French Grand Prix]]
Hill represented Williams alone at the next race, the {{F1GP|1994|Monaco}}. His race ended early in a collision involving several cars on the opening lap of the race. For the following race, the {{F1GP|1994|Spanish}}, Williams's test driver [[David Coulthard]] was promoted to the race team alongside Hill, who won the race just four weeks after Senna's death.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grandprix.com/ft/ft00366.html |title=The Spanish Grand Prix – a history |work=GrandPrix.com |publisher=Inside F1, Inc. |access-date=14 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121045827/http://www.grandprix.com/ft/ft00366.html |archive-date=21 November 2008}}</ref>

Schumacher led by 66 points to 29 by the midpoint of the season. At the {{F1GP|1994|French}}, [[Frank Williams (Formula One)|Frank Williams]] brought back Nigel Mansell, for the French, European, Japanese and Australian Grands Prix with Coulthard doing the majority of the 1994 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.{{sfnp|Hamilton|1998|p=244}} Hill came back into contention for the title after winning the {{F1GP|1994|British}}, a race his father had never won.{{sfnp|Walker|Taylor|2005|p=127}} Schumacher was disqualified from that race and banned for two further races for overtaking Hill during the formation lap and ignoring the subsequent black flag.{{sfnp|Rendall|1997|p=354}} Four more victories for Hill, three of which were in races where Schumacher was excluded or disqualified, took the title battle to the final event at Adelaide. At Schumacher's first race since his ban, the {{F1GP|1994|European}}, he suggested that Hill (who was eight years his senior) was not a world-class driver. However, during the penultimate race at the {{F1GP|1994|Japanese}}, Hill took victory ahead of Schumacher in a rain-soaked event. This put Hill just one point behind the German before the last race of the season.<ref name=racingrivalry>{{cite news |url=http://atlasf1.autosport.com/99/fra/preview/horton.html |title=Reflections on a Racing Rivalry |last=Horton |first=Roger |publisher=Haymarket Group |work=AtlasF1.com |access-date=11 October 2008 |archive-date=20 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720053701/http://atlasf1.autosport.com/99/fra/preview/horton.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Hill subsequently stated that his driving in Japan was "on a different level from how I'd ever driven before", noting that he never would achieve that level of performance again in his career.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McRae |first=Donald |date=30 June 2025 |title='I was angry at the world': Damon Hill on pain of his father's death and how it fuelled his rise |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jun/30/i-was-angry-at-the-world-damon-hill-on-pain-of-his-fathers-death-and-how-it-fuelled-his-rise |access-date=30 June 2025 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Keilloh |first=Graham |date=9 October 2019 |title='I was driving on a different level': Damon Hill's 1994 Japanese GP win |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/i-was-driving-different-level-damon-hill-s-1994-japanese-grand-prix/ |access-date=30 June 2025 |website=Motor Sport Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Neither Hill nor Schumacher finished the season-closing {{F1GP|1994|Australian}}, after a controversial collision which gave the title to Schumacher. Schumacher ran off the track hitting the wall with the right-hand side of his Benetton while leading.<ref>{{cite news |last=Benson |first=Andrew |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/5024532.stm |title=Schumacher's chequered history |work=BBC Sport Online |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=28 May 2006 |access-date=2 October 2006 |archive-date=31 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070831141514/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/motorsport/formula_one/5024532.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Coming into the sixth corner Hill moved to pass the Benetton and the two collided, breaking the Williams's front left [[Double wishbone suspension|suspension wishbone]], and forcing both drivers' retirement from the race.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://grandprix.com/gpe/rr564.html |title=Grand Prix results: Australian GP, 1994 |work=GrandPrix.com |publisher=Inside F1, Inc. |access-date=14 November 2008 |archive-date=4 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304083402/https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr564.html |url-status=live }}</ref> BBC Formula One commentator [[Murray Walker]], had often maintained that Schumacher did not cause the crash intentionally,{{sfnp|Walker|2002|p=136}} but Williams co-owner [[Patrick Head]] felt differently. In 2006 he said that at the time of the incident "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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://motoring.iafrica.com/formulaone/561093.htm |title='Ruthless' Schumi blasted |access-date=23 October 2008 |date=19 July 2006 |work=Motoring.iAfrica.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013164119/http://motoring.iafrica.com/formulaone/561093.htm |archive-date=13 October 2007 }}</ref> In 2007, Hill explicitly accused Schumacher of causing the collision deliberately.<ref name="motorsport07">{{cite journal |last=Taylor |first=S. |year=2007 |title=Lunch with... Damon Hill |journal=Motor Sport |volume=LXXXIII/1 |page=38}}</ref>

[[File:Damon Hill 1995-2.jpg|thumb|right|Damon Hill driving for the [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] Formula One team in [[Canadian Grand Prix|Montreal]] in 1995]]

Hill's season earned him the 1994 [[BBC Sports Personality of the Year]].<ref>{{cite news |title=BBC Sports Personality past winners: 1993–1997 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_2003/3222666.stm |work=BBC Sport Online |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=27 November 2003 |access-date=15 October 2008 |archive-date=16 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116090215/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_2003/3222666.stm#2 |url-status=live }}</ref>

;1995
Coming into the [[1995 Formula One season|1995 season]], Hill was one of the title favourites.<ref name=HillGPcom>{{cite web |title=Drivers:Damon Hill |url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-hildam.html |work=GrandPrix.com |publisher=Inside F1, Inc. |access-date=14 June 2006 |archive-date=16 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216103541/https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-hildam.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The Williams team were reigning Constructors' Champions, having beaten Benetton in 1994, and with young David Coulthard, who was embarking on his first full season in Formula One, as teammate, Hill was the clear number one driver. The year seemed to start well with pole position in Brazil, although a spin while in the lead due to a mechanical problem handed the lead to Schumacher.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://grandprix.com/gpe/rr565.html |title=Grand Prix results: Brazilian GP, 1995 |work=GrandPrix.com |publisher=Inside F1, Inc. |access-date=1 November 2008 |archive-date=22 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422225923/https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr565.html |url-status=live }}</ref> But wins in the next two races put him in the championship lead. However, Schumacher won seven of the next twelve races, and took his second title with two races to spare, while Benetton took the Constructors' Championship. Schumacher and Hill had several on-track incidents during the season, two of which led to suspended one-race bans for both. Schumacher's penalty was for blocking and forcing Hill off the road at the {{F1GP|1995|Belgian}};<ref>{{cite web |url=http://grandprix.com/gpe/rr575.html |title=Grand Prix Results: Belgian Grand Prix, 1995 |work=GrandPrix.com |publisher=Inside F1, Inc. |access-date=1 November 2008 |archive-date=26 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526041903/https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr575.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Hill's was for colliding with Schumacher under braking at the {{F1GP|1995|Italian}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://grandprix.com/gpe/rr576.html |work=GrandPrix.com |title=Grand Prix results: Italian GP, 1995 |publisher=Inside F1, Inc. |access-date=1 November 2008 |archive-date=27 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627023943/https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr576.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Hill's season finished positively when he won the {{F1GP|1995|Australian}} by finishing two laps ahead of the runner-up, [[Olivier Panis]] in a [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]].<ref name=HillGPcom />

[[File:Damon Hill Williams FW18 2010 Bahrain.jpg|thumb|right|Hill demonstrating his championship-winning [[Williams FW18]] car in 2010]]

;1996
In {{F1|1996}} the Williams car was clearly the quickest in Formula One and Hill went on to win the title ahead of his teammate, reigning Indycar champion [[Jacques Villeneuve]], becoming the first son of a Formula One champion to win the championship himself.{{sfnp|Walker|Taylor|2005|p=128}} 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 Olivier Panis to take his only Formula One win.<ref>{{cite web |title=Review of Year 1996 |url=http://www.grandprix.com/ft/ft00244.html |work=GrandPrix.com |first=Joe |last=Saward |date=2 December 2006 |publisher=Inside F1, Inc. |access-date=14 June 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409175501/http://www.grandprix.com/ft/ft00244.html |archive-date=9 April 2016}}</ref> Near the end of the season, Villeneuve began to mount a title challenge and took pole in the [[1996 Japanese Grand Prix|Japanese Grand Prix]], the final race of the year. However, Hill took the lead at the start and won both the race and the championship while the Canadian retired.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://grandprix.com/gpe/rr597.html |title=Grand Prix results: Japanese GP, 1996 |work=GrandPrix.com |publisher=Inside F1 |access-date=14 November 2008 |archive-date=30 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930231038/https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr597.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Hill equalled the record for starting all 16 races of the season from the front row, matching Ayrton Senna in {{F1|1989}} and Alain Prost in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lynch|first=Steven|title=Front row regulars|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/53088.html|publisher=ESPN|date=1 July 2011|access-date=1 May 2019|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116090244/http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/53088.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Despite winning the title, Hill learned before the season's close that he was to be dropped by Williams in favour of [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]] for the following season.{{sfnp|Walker|Taylor|2005|p=128}} Hill left Williams as the team's second most successful driver in terms of race victories, with 21, second only to Mansell.<ref name="Autocourse Grand Prix Archive">{{cite web |url=http://www.autocoursegpa.com/team_entries.asp?teamsroot_id=8174&type=win |title=F1 statistics – Williams – wins |publisher=Crash Media Group |access-date=14 November 2008 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707192047/http://www.autocoursegpa.com/team_entries.asp?teamsroot_id=8174&type=win |archive-date=7 July 2011}}</ref> Hill's 1996 World Championship earned him his second [[BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award]], making him one of only five people to receive the award twice – the others being boxer [[Henry Cooper (boxer)|Henry Cooper]], [[Nigel Mansell]], [[Andy Murray]] and [[Lewis Hamilton]]. 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.royalautomobileclub.co.uk/Motoring/Trophies-and-Medals |title=Segrave Trophy |publisher=Royal Automobile Club |access-date=6 November 2008 |archive-date=13 September 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913145447/http://www.royalautomobileclub.co.uk/Motoring/Trophies-and-Medals |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Arrows (1997)====
[[File:Damon Hill 1997 Arrows.jpg|thumb|right|At the [[1997 British Grand Prix|British Grand Prix]], Hill scored his first point for the [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]] team.]]
[[File:Damon Hill 1997 Arrows Yamaha Hungary.jpg|thumb|left|Damon Hill's [[Arrows A18]] leading the [[1997 Hungarian Grand Prix|Hungarian Grand Prix]].]]
Hill became the fourth driver in nine years to win the World Drivers' Championship for Williams and not drive for the team the following season, as occurred with [[Nelson Piquet]] ({{f1|1987}} champion – {{f1|1988}} driver for [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]), Nigel Mansell (1992 champion – 1993 driver in the US-based [[Champ Car|Indy Car World Series]] instead of F1) and Alain Prost (1993 champion – retired in 1994). As World Champion, Hill was in high demand and had offers for a race seat from [[McLaren]], Benetton and [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] but not adequately financially valued despite his status.<ref name=motorsport07 /> As a consequence, he opted to sign for [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]], a team which had never won a race in its 20-year history and had scored only a single point the previous year. Hill's title defence in {{F1|1997}} proved unsuccessful, getting off to a poor start when he only narrowly qualified for the {{F1GP|1997|Australian}} and then retired on the parade lap. The Arrows car, which used tyres from series debutant [[Bridgestone]] and previously unproven Yamaha engines, was generally uncompetitive, and Hill did not score his first point for the team until the {{F1GP|1997|British}} at [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]] in July. His best result for the year then came at the {{F1GP|1997|Hungarian}}. On a day when the Bridgestone tyres had a competitive edge over their [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company|Goodyear]] rivals, Hill qualified third in a car that had not previously placed higher than 9th on the grid. During the race, he passed his rival and new championship contender, Michael Schumacher, on the track and was leading late in the race, 35 seconds ahead of the eventual 1997 World Champion, Villeneuve, until a hydraulic problem drastically slowed the Arrows. Villeneuve thus passed Hill, who finished second.<ref>{{cite news |title=Race Summaries: 1997 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/formula_1/62492.stm |work=BBC News |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=5 March 1998 |access-date=12 June 2006 |archive-date=25 May 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060525190945/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/formula_1/62492.stm#hungary |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Jordan (1998–99)====
Only after one year with Arrows, Hill came close to signing a deal with Alain Prost's team, before deciding to instead sign up with the [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan team]] for the [[1998 Formula One season|1998 season]].{{sfnp|Nicholson|Hamilton|1999|pp=115–116}} His new teammate was [[Ralf Schumacher]], younger brother of Michael. In the first half of the season, the [[Jordan 198]] car was off the pace and unreliable{{sfnp|Nicholson|Hamilton|1999|p=51}} until improvements in performance from the {{F1GP|1998|Canadian}}. During that race, Hill progressed to second place as others retired or made pit stops for fuel. On lap 38, Michael Schumacher, who was delayed by a stop-and-go penalty after forcing Frentzen's Williams off the track, caught Hill on the home straight; Hill moved across the track three times to block Schumacher, who took the place by running over the kerbs at the last chicane. Hill then ran fourth after his only pit stop before retiring due to an electrical failure. After the race, Schumacher accused Hill of dangerous driving. Hill responded by stating that Schumacher "cannot claim anyone drives badly when you look at the things he's been up to in his career. He took Frentzen out completely."{{sfnp|Nicholson |Hamilton|1999|pp=115–116}} At the {{F1GP|1998|German}}, Hill scored his first point of the year and at the {{F1GP|1998|Belgian}}, in very wet conditions, he took the Jordan team's maiden win. At that race, Hill was leading late in the race, with teammate Schumacher closing rapidly, when he asked the team whether they would be allowed to race each other. Team principal [[Eddie Jordan]] ordered Ralf Schumacher to hold position instead of risking losing a 1–2 finish.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/44971582|title=Belgian GP: Why Spa 1998 remains one of the most remarkable F1 races ever|last=Emons|first=Michael|date=10 August 2018|work=BBC Sport|url-status=live|access-date=1 May 2019|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116090246/https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/44971582}}</ref> The victory was his first since being dropped by the Williams team. Hill finished the season with a last lap pass on Frentzen at the {{F1GP|1998|Japanese}}, which earned him fourth place in the race and Jordan fourth position in that year's Constructors' Championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://grandprix.com/gpe/rr630.html |title=Grand Prix results: Japanese GP, 1998 |work=Grandprix.com |publisher=Inside F1, Inc |access-date=6 November 2008 |archive-date=6 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206211810/https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr630.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Damon Hill 1999 Britain.jpg|thumb|right|Hill driving for Jordan at the [[1999 British Grand Prix]]]]

Hopes were high for {{F1|1999}}, but Hill did not enjoy a good season. Struggling with the newly introduced four-grooved tyres, he was outpaced by his new teammate, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who was Hill's replacement at Williams two years prior.{{sfnp|Walker|2002|p=303}} After a crash at the {{F1GP|1999|Canadian}}, Hill announced plans to retire from the sport at the end of the year, but after failing to finish the {{F1GP|1999|French}} that Frentzen won, he considered quitting the sport immediately.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/5390|title=Final fling for Damon at Silverstone|date=30 June 1999|website=Autosport|url-status=dead|access-date=1 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501071631/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/5390|archive-date=1 May 2019}}</ref>

Jordan persuaded Hill to at least stay for the {{F1GP|1999|British}}. Going into that race weekend, Hill announced he would retire after the Grand Prix, leading Jordan to test [[Jos Verstappen]] in case Hill had to be quickly replaced.<ref>{{cite news |title=Verstappen tries Hill's car for size |first=Alan |last=Henry |work=The Guardian |page=28 |date=30 June 1999 |publisher=Guardian News and Media}}</ref> Following a strong fifth place at his home event, however, Hill changed his mind and decided to see out the year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns02082.html |title=Hill to go on racing |date=19 July 1999 |work=GrandPrix.com |publisher=Inside F1, Inc. |access-date=7 November 2008 |archive-date=16 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116090301/https://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns02082.html |url-status=live }}</ref> His best result for the remainder of the season was sixth place, which he achieved in both Hungary and Belgium. With three races of 1999 to go, there were rumours that the [[Prost Grand Prix]] team would release [[Jarno Trulli]] early after he signed for Jordan's {{F1|2000}} campaign as Hill's replacement.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns02056.html |title=Verstappen to replace Hill? |date=28 June 1999 |work=GrandPrix.com |publisher=Inside F1, Inc. |access-date=7 November 2008 |archive-date=16 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116090301/https://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns02056.html |url-status=live }}</ref> At the same time, his teammate, Frentzen, became a title contender going into the final few races of the season and, eventually, finished third in the championship. In so doing, both Hill and Frentzen helped Jordan to achieve its best-ever finish with a third position in the Constructors' Championship. Hill's last race was the {{F1GP|1999|Japanese}} where he spun off the track and pulled into the pit lane citing mental fatigue.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gordon|first=Ian|date=1 November 1999|title=Final summit proves too steep for Hill to climb Damon Hill's career ended tamely yesterday as he pulled out of theJapanese Grand Prix admitting he was only thinking about his family, writes Ian Gordon|page=28|work=[[Birmingham Post]]|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/326564287|url-access=subscription|access-date=23 November 2020|id={{ProQuest|326564287}}|archive-date=27 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127042552/https://www.proquest.com/docview/326564287|url-status=live}}</ref>

==After racing==
[[File:Damon Hill crop.jpg|thumb|Hill in 2008]]
In retirement Hill has continued to be involved with cars and motorsport. He founded the Prestige and Super Car Private Members Club P1 International with Michael Breen in 2000;<ref>{{cite news |title=Damon Hill: Formula for success |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/damon-hill-formula-for-success-516275.html |work=The Independent |publisher=Independent News and Media Limited |date=21 November 2005 |access-date=8 October 2008 |first=Ian |last=Burrell |archive-date=12 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912232203/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/damon-hill-formula-for-success-516275.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Breen bought Hill out in October 2006. Hill also became involved in a [[BMW]] dealership, just outside Royal Leamington Spa, that bore his name and an Audi dealership in Exeter. Although his salary as a driver was low for all of his teams other than Arrows, he has amassed a fortune estimated at $30 million USD.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/formula-one/news/top-5-british-f1-drivers-with-the-highest-net-worthwho-tops-the-list/articleshow/119128285.cms | title=Top 5 British F1 drivers with the highest net worth—who tops the list? | work=The Times of India | date=18 March 2025 }}</ref>

In April 2006, Hill succeeded [[Jackie Stewart]] as President of the [[British Racing Drivers' Club]] (BRDC).<ref>{{cite news |title=Stewart set to hand over to Hill |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4872104.stm |work=BBC News |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=3 April 2006 |access-date=7 June 2006 |archive-date=16 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116090318/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4872104.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> He presided over the securing of a 17-year contract for [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]] to hold Formula One races, which enabled the circuit to see extensive renovation work.<ref>{{cite news |title=Derek Warwick is new president of BRDC |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motorsport/8725055/Derek-Warwick-is-new-president-of-BRDC.html |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=26 August 2011 |access-date=4 April 2018 |archive-date=16 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116090238/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motorsport/8725055/Derek-Warwick-is-new-president-of-BRDC.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

He has managed the career of [[Steven Kane]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.autosport.com/fia-f3/news/kane-signs-for-promatecme-5331032/5331032/ | title=Kane Signs for Promatecme }}</ref> who has since gone on to become a race winner in the [[2010 British Touring Car Championship|British Touring Car Championship]] and the [[Kumho BMW Championship]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bmwccgbforum.co.uk/bmw-kumho-oulton-park-sep-2009_topic4830.html | title=BMW Kumho – Oulton Park Sep 2009 – BMW Car Club Forum }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=27 September 2009 |title=BARC 26th Oulton- Beamers, Close ups and new tricks |url=https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/barc-26th-oulton-beamers-close-ups-and-new-tricks.168010/ |access-date=10 June 2025 |website=talkphotography}}</ref> and a successful Endurance racer with [[Bentley]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/steven-kane | title=Driver: Steven Kane &#124; Driver Database }}</ref>

In 2009 he received an [[Honorary title (academic)|Honorary Fellowship]] from the [[University of Northampton]] recognising his successful career and his connection with Northampton through Silverstone and the BRDC.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.northampton.ac.uk/news/release/?id=UON9397 |title=Damon Hill and Rupert Goold receive Honorary awards |date=10 February 2009 |publisher=The University of Northampton |access-date=11 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214154523/http://northampton.ac.uk/news/release/?id=UON9397 |archive-date=14 February 2009}}</ref>

Hill also made a UK television advert with F1 commentator Murray Walker for [[Pizza Hut]], in which Walker commentated on Hill's meal as if it were a race.<ref>{{cite video |people=Aspel, Michael (presenter) |year=1997 |title=This Is Your Life – Murray Walker |medium=Television Production |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref> Hill has also appeared on many British television programmes, including ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'', ''[[This Is Your Life (UK TV series)|This is Your Life]]'', ''[[TFI Friday]]'', ''[[Shooting Stars (British TV series)|Shooting Stars]]'' and ''[[Bang Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer]]''.<ref>''Damon Hill – Credits'' [http://www.tv.com/people/damon-hill/ TV.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116090254/http://www.tv.com/people/damon-hill/ |date=16 November 2020 }}. Retrieved 6 October 2006</ref>

In 2019, Hill supported a team in the Brands Hatch Indy KA 500 round of the inaugural EuduroKA Season, that included [[Éric Boullier|Eric Boullier]] as one of the drivers.<ref>https://www.enduroka.co.uk/news/2019/le-mans-winner-tandy-wins-brands-hatch-indy-ka-500</ref>

===Other racing===

Hill has raced both cars and motorcycles at the [[Goodwood Festival of Speed]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://specials.ft.com/goodwood2001/FT3A05Z1LPC.html |work=Financial Times |publisher=The Financial Times Ltd |title=The Goodwood Revival Meeting |last=Court |first=Ian |date=25 July 2001 |access-date=16 May 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050119182843/http://specials.ft.com/goodwood2001/FT3A05Z1LPC.html |archive-date=19 January 2005 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2002, he took part in a Minardi 2-seater F1 car race at Donington Park with [[Bev Turner]] as his passenger, he finished 3rd.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8ONFSljOI4E | title=2002 August 11 – Minardi F1x2 Thunder in the Park 2 @ Donington | website=[[YouTube]] | date=14 August 2022 }}</ref>

In 2005, he tested the new [[GP2 Series]] car.<ref>{{Cite web|date=29 June 2005|title=Hill: GP2 just what young drivers need|url=https://www.crash.net/gp2/news/66602/1/hill-gp2-just-what-young-drivers-need|access-date=9 March 2021|publisher=Crash|archive-date=22 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122100006/https://www.crash.net/gp2/news/66602/1/hill-gp2-just-what-young-drivers-need|url-status=live}}</ref> He drove the {{convert|600|bhp|abbr=on}} [[Grand Prix Masters]] single seater racing vehicle for a test run around the Silverstone Circuit in mid-2006. He had discussions to join the series limited to retired Formula One drivers who were aged 45 or over but these talks did not materialise in a drive.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gorman|first=Edward|date=26 July 2006|title=Motor racing: Past master Hill on track for return to the cockpit|work=The Times|url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/europe-travel/france/paris/motor-racing-past-master-hill-on-track-for-return-to-the-cockpit-fftgksjr0kc|url-access=subscription|access-date=9 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Redmayne|first=Tim|date=8 August 2006|title=Exclusive: Hill to test on Thursday|url=https://www.autosport.com/general/news/exclusive-hill-to-test-on-thursday-4404294/4404294/|access-date=9 March 2021|website=Autosport|archive-date=10 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610151920/https://www.autosport.com/general/news/exclusive-hill-to-test-on-thursday-4404294/4404294/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Hill served as the driver representative on the stewards' panel at the [[2010 Monaco Grand Prix]] which decided to penalize Hill's former rival Michael Schumacher for overtaking under yellow flag conditions. The decision led to Hill receiving hate mail.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/formula-one/article/damon-hill-rejects-accusations-of-bias-after-ruling-on-michael-schumacher-rgtqqpsnrnf|title=Damon Hill rejects accusations of bias after ruling on Michael Schumacher|last=Eason|first=Kevin|date=18 May 2010|website=The Times|url-access=subscription|access-date=1 May 2019|archive-date=1 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501071634/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/damon-hill-rejects-accusations-of-bias-after-ruling-on-michael-schumacher-rgtqqpsnrnf|url-status=live}}</ref>

Between 18 and 19 May 2012, Hill, along with former British F3 [[Mark Blundell]], Perry McCarthy, [[Martin Donnelly (racing driver)|Martin Donnelly]] and [[Julian Bailey (racing driver)|Julian Bailey]] (collectively nicknamed "The Rat Pack" back in the day) participated in the first round of the VW Scirocco R-Cup at Brands Hatch to raise funds for the Halow Charity.<ref>{{cite web |title=Damon Hill to return to racing for first time since 1999 in Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup at Brands Hatch |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/99443 |publisher=Autosport ([[Haymarket Media Group|Haymarket Publications]]) |date=8 May 2012 |access-date=31 August 2012 |archive-date=16 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116090250/https://www.autosport.com/other/news/99443/damon-hill-to-make-racing-return |url-status=live }}</ref> Hill completed seven laps of the circuit before retiring.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aussie Brabham takes Scirocco honours|url=https://www.msvracing.com/cars/news/2012/may/dtm-day-2/|publisher=MotorSport Vision|date=19 May 2012|access-date=1 May 2019|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501082200/https://www.msvracing.com/cars/news/2012/may/dtm-day-2/}}</ref> On 7 October 2012, Hill drove his father's [[BRM]] in celebration of the 50th anniversary of having won the 1962 F1 World Championship.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=September 2012|title=Bourne to host BRM festival|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-2012/16/bourne-host-brm-festival|journal=Motor Sport|volume=88|issue=9|pages=16|access-date=1 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501071630/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-2012/16/bourne-host-brm-festival|archive-date=1 May 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> In June 2018, Hill became the President of the [[Brooklands Trust Members]] who are the support group for [[Brooklands Museum]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/btm/about/latest-btm-news/new-btm-president-damon-hill|title=New BTM President Damon Hill|date=27 June 2018|publisher=Brooklands Museum|url-status=dead|access-date=1 May 2019|archive-date=1 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501071632/https://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/btm/about/latest-btm-news/new-btm-president-damon-hill}}</ref>

Hill published his autobiography, ''Watching the Wheels'', in 2016, in which he revealed he had suffered with [[Depression (mood)|depression]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Damon Hill explores his depression amid reflection on family tragedy |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2016/sep/02/damon-hill-depression-graham-autobiography-formula-one |website=[[The Guardian]] |date=2 September 2016 |access-date=3 August 2022|last1=Williams |first1=Richard }}</ref>

===Broadcaster===
[[File:2012 Italian GP - Damon Hill.jpg|thumb|Hill (left) working as a presenter for [[Sky Sports F1]]]]
Hill has frequently appeared in the British media. In June 1975, he appeared alongside his father on the television programme ''[[Jim'll Fix It]]''.<ref name="RT1">{{cite news|title=Jim'll Fix It|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a013217dbbe848da9dad410654ee35c9|access-date=29 September 2017|work=[[Radio Times]]|date=12 June 1975|pages=15|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116090248/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a013217dbbe848da9dad410654ee35c9|url-status=dead}}</ref> He again appeared on the programme in January 1995, marking the twentieth anniversary of the show.<ref name="RT2">{{cite news|title=20 Years of Jim'll Fix It|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e2793fd0d271410d8343b970cdcac901|access-date=29 September 2017|work=Radio Times|date=29 December 1994|pages=106|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116090248/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e2793fd0d271410d8343b970cdcac901|url-status=dead}}</ref> He has contributed many articles to ''[[F1 Racing]]'' magazine and has twice appeared in [[ITV F1]]'s commentary box, covering for Martin Brundle at the [[Hungarian Grand Prix]] in [[2007 Hungarian Grand Prix|2007]] and [[2008 Hungarian Grand Prix|2008]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crash.net/f1/news/59464/1/damon-hill-to-commentate-at-hungarian-gp|title=Damon Hill to commentate at Hungarian GP|date=1 August 2007|publisher=Crash|url-status=live|access-date=1 May 2019|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116090334/https://www.crash.net/f1/news/59464/1/damon-hill-to-commentate-at-hungarian-gp}}</ref> [[British Sky Broadcasting]] signed Hill to join their Formula One presentation team on [[Sky Sports F1]] as a [[color commentator|pundit]] starting from the [[2012 Formula One World Championship]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=17 January 2012|title=Damon Hill completes Sky's F1 line up|work=[[The Times]]|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/damon-hill-completes-skys-f1-line-up-08wzq50jltm|url-access=subscription|access-date=17 November 2021|archive-date=17 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117071352/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/damon-hill-completes-skys-f1-line-up-08wzq50jltm|url-status=live}}</ref> Hill resigned after the [[2024 São Paulo Grand Prix]], having worked as an analyst across 13 seasons.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/f1/damon-hill-sky-sports-f1-b2647734.html|title=Much-loved F1 pundit announces surprise Sky Sports departure|date=15 November 2024|access-date=15 November 2024|first=Kieran|last=Jackson|work=[[The Independent]]}}</ref> In March 2025, it was announced that Hill would be a pundit for BBC's radio coverage of the [[2025 Formula One World Championship|2025]] Formula One season.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formula-1/damon-hill-f1-sky-sports-34853201 | title=Damon Hill lands new F1 job after speaking out angrily on Sky Sports axe | website=[[Daily Mirror]] | date=13 March 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://racingnews365.com/major-broadcaster-announces-f1-world-champion-signing | title=Major broadcaster announces F1 world champion signing | date=13 March 2025 }}</ref>

===Music career===
Hill was interested in music from an early age and formed the [[punk rock|punk]] band the "Hormones" with some friends while at school. After achieving success in Formula One, he was able to play guitar with several famous musicians, including his friend [[George Harrison]], and appeared on "Demolition Man", the opening track of [[Def Leppard]]'s 1999 album ''[[Euphoria (Def Leppard album)|Euphoria]]''. "I'm quite proud of that one to be honest", Hill told the ''Fuelling Around'' podcast. "You can actually hear my guitar as they fade it out towards the end of the song. I think it fits well with the track and it went platinum!"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca2iTNdeIWg&ab_channel=FuellingAround/|title=Pole Position with Damon Hill|publisher=YouTube|date=25 January 2023|access-date=25 June 2024|archive-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628084610/https://accounts.google.com/v3/signin/identifier?continue=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fsignin%3Faction_handle_signin%3Dtrue%26app%3Ddesktop%26hl%3Den%26next%3D%252Fsignin_passive%26feature%3Dpassive&hl=en&ifkv=AS5LTAQj4NJIDimLJlZzdCJQm3WIkdHz4HYH5n6hjKEkty1-gJpPW-i8OrLLzPrJZEkaWA0EoY3ugw&passive=true&service=youtube&uilel=3&flowName=GlifWebSignIn&flowEntry=ServiceLogin&dsh=S-502283938%3A1719564370331828&ddm=0|url-status=live}}</ref>

Hill also made a regular appearance at the British Grand Prix alongside other Formula One musicians such as Eddie Jordan. After his retirement at the end of the 1999 season, Hill devoted more time to music and played with celebrity bands including [[Spike Edney]]'s SAS band,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sasband.com/pages/pagedisplay.php?part=2&page=4|work=sasband.com|title=Artists|access-date=26 October 2008|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116090320/http://www.sasband.com/SAS_Band.php|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Pat Cash]]'s Wild Colonial Boys.<ref>{{cite news |title=Notes of surprise |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/jan/14/popandrock |work=The Guardian |publisher=Guardian News and Media |first=John |last=Robinson |date=14 January 2006 |page=8 |access-date=24 October 2008 |archive-date=16 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116090319/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/jan/14/popandrock |url-status=live }}</ref> Hill also formed his own band, The Conrods, which was active between 1999 and 2003 and played cover versions of well-known songs from [[The Rolling Stones]], [[The Beatles]] and [[The Kinks]]. Since becoming president of the BRDC in 2006, Hill says he has stopped playing the guitar, being "too busy doing school runs and looking after pets."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/pandora/1066-all-over-again-as-snow-fights-to-save-battlefield-409063.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408161730/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/pandora/1066-all-over-again-as-snow-fights-to-save-battlefield-409063.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 April 2009 |title=Damon's guitar is put out to rust |first=Henry |last=Deedes  |work=The Independent |publisher=Independent News and Media Limited |date=24 July 2006 |page=14 |access-date=24 October 2008}}</ref>

==Racing record==

===Career summary===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"
!Season
!Series
!Team
!Races
!Wins
!Poles
!F/Laps
!Podiums
!Points
!Position
|-
!1985
|align=left|[[Formula Ford Festival]]
|align=left|
|1
|0
|0
|?
|1
|N/A
|style="background:#FFDF9F"|'''3rd'''
|-
!rowspan=2|1986
|align=left|[[British Formula 3 International Series|British Formula Three]]
|align=left|Murray Taylor Racing
|18
|0
|0
|0
|1
|15
|9th
|-
|align=left|[[1986 Macau Grand Prix|Macau Grand Prix]]
|align=left|[[Flying Tiger Line|Flying Tigers]] Murray Taylor Racing
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|N/A
|DNF
|-
!rowspan=2|1987
|align=left|[[1987 British Formula Three Championship|British Formula Three]]
|align=left|Intersport Racing
|18
|2
|2
|2
|6
|49
|5th
|-
|align=left|[[1987 Macau Grand Prix|Macau Grand Prix]]
|align=left nowrap|Intersport Engineering w/ [[Flying Tiger Line|Flying Tigers]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|N/A
|20th
|-
!rowspan=3|1988
|align=left|[[1988 British Formula Three Championship|British Formula Three]]
|align=left|Cellnet Ricoh Racing/Intersport Team
|18
|2
|2
|1
|8
|57
|style="background:#FFDF9F"|'''3rd'''
|-
|align=left|[[1988 International Formula 3000 Championship|Formula 3000]]
|align=left|[[Gary Ayles|GA Motorsport]]
|2
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|NC
|-
|align=left|[[1988 Macau Grand Prix|Macau Grand Prix]]
|align=left|Intersport Engineering w/ [[Flying Tiger Line|Flying Tigers]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|1
|N/A
|style="background:#DFDFDF"|'''2nd'''
|-
!rowspan=4|1989
|align=left|[[1989 International Formula 3000 Championship|Formula 3000]]
|align=left|[[Footwork Arrows|Footwork Formula]]
|5
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|NC
|-
|align=left|[[1989 British Formula Three Championship|British Formula Three]]
|align=left|Intersport Racing
|4
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|NC
|-
|align=left nowrap|[[1989 British Touring Car Championship|British Touring Car Championship]]
|align=left|[[Graham Goode (racing driver)|FAI Auto Parts]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|3
|18th
|-
|align=left|[[1989 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]]
|align=left|[[Richard Lloyd Racing]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|DNF
|-
!1990
|align=left|[[1990 International Formula 3000 Championship|Formula 3000]]
|align=left|Middlebridge Racing
|10
|0
|3
|2
|1
|6
|13th
|-
!rowspan=2|1991
|align=left|[[1991 International Formula 3000 Championship|Formula 3000]]
|align=left|[[Jordan Grand Prix|Barclay Team EJR]]
|10
|0
|0
|0
|1
|11
|7th
|-
|align=left|[[1991 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left|[[Canon Inc.|Canon]] [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
|colspan=7|Test driver
|-
!rowspan=2|1992
|align=left rowspan=2|[[1992 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left|[[Brabham]]
|2
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|NC
|-
|align=left|[[Canon Inc.|Canon]] [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
|colspan=7|Reserve driver
|-
!1993
|align=left|[[1993 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left|[[Canon Inc.|Canon]] [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
|16
|3
|2
|4
|10
|69
|style="background:#FFDF9F"|'''3rd'''
|-
!1994
|align=left|[[1994 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left|[[Rothmans, Benson & Hedges|Rothmans]] [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
|16
|6
|2
|6
|11
|91
|style="background:#DFDFDF"|'''2nd'''
|-
!1995
|align=left|[[1995 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left|[[Rothmans, Benson & Hedges|Rothmans]] [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
|17
|4
|7
|4
|9
|69
|style="background:#DFDFDF"|'''2nd'''
|-
!1996
|align=left|[[1996 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left|[[Rothmans, Benson & Hedges|Rothmans]] [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
|16
|8
|9
|5
|10
|97
|style="background:#FFFFBF"|'''1st'''
|-
!1997
|align=left|[[1997 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left| Danka [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]] [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
|17
|0
|0
|0
|1
|7
|12th
|-
!1998
|align=left|[[1998 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left|[[Benson & Hedges]] [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]]
|16
|1
|0
|0
|1
|20
|6th
|-
!1999
|align=left|[[1999 Formula One World Championship|Formula One]]
|align=left|[[Benson & Hedges]] [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]]
|16
|0
|0
|0
|0
|7
|12th
|-
|}

===Complete British Formula Three Championship results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! DC
! Pts
|-
| [[1986 British Formula Three Championship|1986]]
! nowrap| Murray Taylor Racing
! nowrap| [[Volkswagen|VW]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]<br />{{small|13}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br />{{small|13}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | [[Donington Park|DON]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | [[Oulton Park|OUL]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | [[Circuit Zandvoort|ZAN]]<br />{{small|5}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [[Donington Park|DON]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | [[Snetterton Circuit|SNE]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [[Circuit Zolder|ZOL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|
! 9th
! 15
|-
| [[1987 British Formula Three Championship|1987]]
! nowrap| Intersport Team
! nowrap| [[Toyota]]
|style="background:#FFFFFF;" | [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|C}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | '''[[Brands Hatch|BRH]]'''<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | ''[[Circuit Zandvoort|ZAN]]''<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [[Donington Park|DON]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | [[Snetterton Circuit|SNE]]<br />{{small|13}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | '''[[Donington Park|DON]]'''<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | [[Oulton Park|OUL]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | ''[[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]''<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | '''[[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]'''<br />{{small|Ret}}
! 5th
! 49
|-
| [[1988 British Formula Three Championship|1988]]
! nowrap| Cellnet Ricoh Racing/Intersport Team
! nowrap| [[Toyota]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | ''[[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]''<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | [[Donington Park|DON]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | '''[[Brands Hatch|BRH]]'''<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | '''[[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]'''<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | [[Donington Park|DON]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [[Snetterton Circuit|SNE]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | [[Oulton Park|OUL]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|24}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF" | [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|10}}
|
!style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3rd
!style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 57
|}

===Complete International Formula 3000 results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}
! {{Abbr|Pts|Points}}
|-
| [[1988 International Formula 3000 season|1988]]
! nowrap| [[GA Motorsport]]
! nowrap| [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola T88/50]]
! nowrap| [[Cosworth]]
| [[Circuito Permanente de Jerez|JER]]
| [[ACI Vallelunga Circuit|VAL]]
| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]
| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|MNZ]]
| [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]]
| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
| [[Birmingham Superprix|BIR]]
| [[Bugatti Circuit|BUG]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Zolder|ZOL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Dijon-Prenois|DIJ]]<br />{{small|8}}
! NC
! 0
|-
| [[1989 International Formula 3000 season|1989]]
! nowrap| [[Footwork Arrows|Footwork Formula]]
! nowrap| [[Footwork Arrows|Footwork MC041]]
! nowrap| [[Mugen Motorsports|Mugen]]
| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
| [[ACI Vallelunga Circuit|VAL]]
| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]
| [[Circuito de Jerez|JER]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[Birmingham Superprix|BIR]]<br />{{small|DNS}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]<br />{{small|14}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Bugatti Circuit|BUG]]<br />{{small|16}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Dijon-Prenois|DIJ]]<br />{{small|15}}
|
! NC
! 0
|-
| [[1990 International Formula 3000 season|1990]]
! nowrap| Middlebridge Racing
! nowrap| [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola T90/50]]
! nowrap| [[Cosworth]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Donington Park|DON]]<br />{{small|DNQ}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Circuito de Jerez|JER]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''''[[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|MNZ]]'''''<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''''[[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]]'''''<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[Hockenheimring|HOC]]'''<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Birmingham Superprix|BIR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Bugatti Circuit|BUG]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Circuit Paul Armagnac|NOG]]<br />{{small|10}}
! 13th
! 6
|-
|rowspan=2| [[1991 International Formula 3000 season|1991]]
!rowspan=2 nowrap| [[Jordan Grand Prix|Barclay Team EJR]]
! nowrap| [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola T91/50]]
!rowspan=2| [[Cosworth]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[ACI Vallelunga Circuit|VAL]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Circuito de Jerez|JER]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Mugello Circuit|MUG]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Hockenheimring|HOC]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Bugatti Circuit|BUG]]<br />{{small|4}}
|colspan=2|
!rowspan=2| 7th
!rowspan=2| 11
|-
! nowrap| [[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard 91D]]
|colspan=9|
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Circuit Paul Armagnac|NOG]]<br />{{small|3}}
|
|-
!colspan="17"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=Damon Hill F3000 International Championship|url=https://results.motorsportstats.com/drivers/damon-hill/series/f3000-international-championship|publisher=Motorsport Stats|access-date=16 November 2020|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116090338/https://results.motorsportstats.com/drivers/damon-hill/series/f3000-international-championship|url-status=live}}</ref>}}}}
|}

===Complete British Touring Car Championship results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Team
! Car
! Class
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}
! {{Abbr|Pts|Points}}
! Class
|-
| [[1989 British Touring Car Championship season|1989]]
! nowrap| [[Graham Goode (racing driver)|FAI Auto Parts]]
! nowrap| [[Ford Sierra RS Cosworth|Ford Sierra RS500]]
! <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:red;">{{Tooltip|A|Class A}}</span>
| [[Oulton Park|OUL]]
| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Donington Park|DON]]<br /><small>ovr:4‡<br />cls:4‡</small>
| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]
| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
| [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]]
| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
| [[Birmingham Superprix|BIR]]
| [[Donington Park|DON]]
| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
! 47th
! 3
! 18th
|-
!colspan="20"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web |last1=de Jong |first1=Frank |title=British Saloon Car Championship |url=http://www.touringcarracing.net/Pages/BSCC.html |website=History of Touring Car Racing 1952–1993 |access-date=1 April 2025}}</ref>}}}}
|}
‡ Endurance driver

=== Complete British Formula 3000 results ===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Entrant
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! DC
! Pts
|-
| [[1989 British Formula 3000 Championship|1989]]
! nowrap| CoBRa Motorsports
| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
| [[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Oulton Park|OUL]]<br />{{small|3}}
| [[Donington Park|DON]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br />{{small|6}}
| [[Snetterton Circuit|SNE]]
| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
| [[Oulton Park|OUL]]
| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
! 11th
! 5
|}

===24 Hours of Le Mans results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Team
! Co-Drivers
! Car
! Class
! Laps
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}
! {{Tooltip|Class<br />Pos.|Class Position}}
|-
! {{24hLM|1989}}
|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Richard Lloyd Racing]]
|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Steven Andskär]]<br />{{flagicon|GBR}} [[David Hobbs (racing driver)|David Hobbs]]
|align="left" nowrap| [[Porsche 962]]C GTi
| C1
| 228
| DNF
| DNF
|-
!colspan="8"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/results/Damon-Hill-GB.html|title=All Results of Damon Hill|work=racingsportscars.com|access-date=20 February 2018|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116090338/https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/results/Damon-Hill-GB.html|url-status=live}}</ref>}}}}
|}

===Complete Formula One results===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
|-
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! {{Tooltip|WDC|World Drivers' Championship}}
! [[List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems|Pts]]
|-
| {{F1|1992}}
! nowrap| [[Brabham]]
! nowrap| [[Brabham]] [[Brabham BT60|BT60B]]
! nowrap| [[Judd (engine)#GV|Judd GV]] 3.5 [[V10 engine|V10]]
| [[1992 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
| [[1992 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]
| [[1992 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| [[1992 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|DNQ}}
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| [[1992 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br />{{small|DNQ}}
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| [[1992 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|DNQ}}
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| [[1992 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|DNQ}}
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| [[1992 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|DNQ}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1992 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|16}}
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| [[1992 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|DNQ}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1992 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br />{{small|11}}
| [[1992 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>DNA</small>
| [[1992 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1992 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]
| [[1992 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]
| [[1992 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
|
! NC
! 0
|-
| {{F1|1993}}
! nowrap| [[Canon (company)|Canon]] [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
! nowrap| [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] [[Williams FW15C|FW15C]]
! nowrap| [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] RS5 3.5 [[V10 engine|V10]]
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1993 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[1993 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[1993 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1993 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1993 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[1993 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[1993 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| '''[[1993 French Grand Prix|FRA]]'''<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| ''[[1993 British Grand Prix|GBR]]''<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1993 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>15<sup>†</sup></small>
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[1993 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[1993 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| ''[[1993 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]''<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| '''''[[1993 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]'''''<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1993 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| ''[[1993 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]''<br />{{small|3}}
|
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| '''3rd'''
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| '''69'''
|-
|rowspan=2| {{F1|1994}}
!rowspan=2 nowrap| [[Rothmans International plc|Rothmans]] [[Williams F1|Williams]] [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
! nowrap| [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] [[Williams FW16|FW16]]
!rowspan=2 nowrap| [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] RS6 3.5 [[V10 engine|V10]]
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[1994 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1994 Pacific Grand Prix|PAC]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ''[[1994 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]''<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1994 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[1994 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[1994 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| '''''[[1994 French Grand Prix|FRA]]'''''<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''''[[1994 British Grand Prix|GBR]]'''''<br />{{small|1}}
|colspan=9|
|rowspan=2 style="background:#dfdfdf;"| '''2nd'''
|rowspan=2 style="background:#dfdfdf;"| '''91'''
|-
! nowrap| [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] [[Williams FW16|FW16B]]
|colspan=8|
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1994 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[1994 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| ''[[1994 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]''<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| ''[[1994 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]''<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[1994 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[1994 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| ''[[1994 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]''<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1994 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|-
|rowspan=2| {{F1|1995}}
!rowspan=2 nowrap| [[Rothmans International|Rothmans]] [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
! nowrap| [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] [[Williams FW17|FW17]]
!rowspan=2 nowrap| [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] RS7 3.0 [[V10 engine|V10]]
|style="background:#efcfff;"| '''[[1995 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]'''<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[1995 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[1995 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ''[[1995 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]''<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| '''[[1995 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]'''<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1995 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| '''[[1995 French Grand Prix|FRA]]'''<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| '''''[[1995 British Grand Prix|GBR]]'''''<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| '''[[1995 German Grand Prix|GER]]'''<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''''[[1995 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]'''''<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[1995 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1995 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[1995 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br />{{small|3}}
|colspan=4|
|rowspan=2 style="background:#dfdfdf;"| '''2nd'''
|rowspan=2 style="background:#dfdfdf;"| '''69'''
|-
! nowrap| [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] [[Williams FW17|FW17B]]
|colspan=13|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1995 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[1995 Pacific Grand Prix|PAC]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1995 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''''[[1995 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]'''''<br />{{small|1}}
|-
| {{F1|1996}}
! nowrap| [[Rothmans International|Rothmans]] [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
! nowrap| [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] [[Williams FW18|FW18]]
! nowrap| [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] RS8 3.0 [[V10 engine|V10]]
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[1996 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''''[[1996 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]'''''<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''[[1996 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]'''<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| '''''[[1996 European Grand Prix|EUR]]'''''<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| ''[[1996 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]''<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1996 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| '''[[1996 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]'''<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''[[1996 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]'''<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[1996 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| '''[[1996 British Grand Prix|GBR]]'''<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''''[[1996 German Grand Prix|GER]]'''''<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| ''[[1996 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]''<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1996 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| '''[[1996 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]'''<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| '''[[1996 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]'''<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[1996 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br />{{small|1}}
|
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''1st'''
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''97'''
|-
| {{F1|1997}}
! nowrap| Danka [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]] [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
! nowrap| [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]] [[Arrows A18|A18]]
! nowrap| [[Yamaha Motor Corporation|Yamaha]] OX11C/D 3.0 [[V10 engine|V10]]
|style="background:#ffffff;"| [[1997 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br />{{small|DNS}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1997 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br /><small>17<sup>†</sup></small>
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1997 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1997 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1997 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1997 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1997 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1997 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|12}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1997 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1997 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[1997 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1997 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>13<sup>†</sup></small>
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1997 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1997 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix|LUX]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1997 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1997 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
! 12th
! 7
|-
| {{F1|1998}}
! nowrap| [[Benson & Hedges]] [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]]
! nowrap| [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] [[Jordan 198|198]]
! nowrap| [[Mugen Motorsports|Mugen-Honda]] MF-301 HC 3.0 [[V10 engine|V10]]
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1998 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#000000;"| [[1998 Brazilian Grand Prix|{{white|BRA}}]]<br /><small>{{white|DSQ}}</small>
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1998 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1998 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br /><small>10<sup>†</sup></small>
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1998 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1998 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1998 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1998 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1998 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1998 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1998 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1998 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[1998 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1998 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix|LUX]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1998 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br />{{small|4}}
|
! 6th
! 20
|-
| {{F1|1999}}
! nowrap| [[Benson & Hedges]] [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]]
! nowrap| [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] [[Jordan 199|199]]
! nowrap| [[Mugen-Honda]] MF-301 HD 3.0 [[V10 engine|V10]]
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1999 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1999 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1999 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1999 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1999 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1999 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1999 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1999 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1999 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br />{{small|8}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1999 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1999 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[1999 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1999 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1999 European Grand Prix|EUR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1999 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1999 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|
! 12th
! 7
|-
!colspan="23"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref name=MStatsOverview>{{cite web|title=Damon Hill Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/driver/damon-hill/results|publisher=Motorsport Stats|access-date=17 November 2021|archive-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628084656/https://motorsportstats.com/driver/damon-hill/results|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Sfn|Small|2000|pp=276–277}}}}}}
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<sup>†</sup> Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

==See also==
* [[Hill–Schumacher rivalry]]

==References==
'''Citations'''
{{reflist}}

'''Bibliography'''
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite book |last=Allsop |first=Derick |title=Designs on Victory: On the Grand Prix Trail With Benetton |url=https://archive.org/details/designsonvictory0000alls/|publisher=Hutchinson |isbn=978-0-09-178311-2 |year=1994|url-access=registration }}
* {{cite book |last=Hamilton |first=Maurice |title=Frank Williams |url=https://archive.org/details/frankwilliams0000hami/|publisher=Macmillan |year=1998 |isbn=978-0-333-71716-5|url-access=registration }}
* {{cite book |last=Henry |first=Alan |title=Damon Hill: From Zero to Hero |publisher=Patrick Stephens |year=1994 |isbn=978-1-85260-484-4 }}
* {{cite book |last1=Hamilton|first1=Maurice|last2=Hill|first2=Damon|title=Grand Prix Year: The Inside Story of a Formula One season|url=https://archive.org/details/grandprixyearins0000hill_v6d4|publisher=Macmillan |year=1994 |isbn=0-333-62308-8|url-access=registration}}
* {{cite book |last1=Nicholson |first1=Jon |last2=Hamilton |first2=Maurice |title=Against the Odds: Jordan's Drive to Win |url=https://archive.org/details/againstoddsjorda0000nich/|publisher=Macmillan |year=1999 |isbn=978-0-333-73655-5|url-access=registration}}
* {{cite book |last=Rendall |first=Ivan |title=The Chequered Flag: 100 Years of Motor Racing |url=https://archive.org/details/chequeredflag1000000rend_t3a3/|publisher=Weidenfeld and Nicolson |year=1997|orig-year=1993 |isbn=978-0-297-83550-9 |url-access=registration }}
* {{cite book|last=Small|first=Steve|title=Grand Prix Who's Who|url=https://archive.org/details/grandprixwhoswho0000smal|year=2000|edition=Third|publisher=Travel Publishing|isbn=978-1-902007-46-5|url-access=registration}}
* {{cite book |last1=Walker |first1=Murray |last2=Taylor |first2=Simon |title=Murray Walker's Formula One Heroes |url=https://archive.org/details/murraywalkersfor0000walk_d4v3/|publisher=Virgin Books |year=2005|orig-year=2001 |isbn=978-1-85227-918-9|url-access=registration }}
* {{cite book |last=Walker |first=Murray |title=My Autobiography: Unless I'm Very Much Mistaken |publisher=HarperCollins |year=2002 |isbn=978-0-00-712696-5 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/myautobiographyu00walk }}
* {{cite book |last=Newman |first=Robert |title=Motor Racing Heroes: The Stories of 100 Greats |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BQD3AwAAQBAJ&q=Giovanna+Amati+1992+sponsorship&pg=PA181 |publisher=[[Veloce Publishing]] |year=2014 |isbn=978-1-84584-748-7 |access-date=10 November 2020 |archive-date=16 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116090326/https://books.google.com/books?id=BQD3AwAAQBAJ&q=Giovanna+Amati+1992+sponsorship&pg=PA181 |url-status=live }}
{{refend}}

==Further reading==
{{Commons}}
* {{cite book |last=Hill |first=Damon |title=Damon Hill: Through the Eyes of Damon Hill |year=1999 |publisher=Little, Brown |isbn=978-0-316-85392-7|ref=none}}
* {{cite book |last=Tremayne |first=David |author-link=David Tremayne |title=Damon Hill: World Champion |year=1996 |publisher=Weidenfeld Nicolson |isbn=978-0-297-82262-2|ref=none}}

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