Damon Hill vs Jacques Villeneuve

1996·

Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve finished level 8–8 on race day at Williams in 1996. Damon Hill took qualifying 13–3. Damon Hill scored 97 points to 78.

Damon HillJacques Villeneuve

13Qualifying3

16 shared races

8Race day8

16 shared races

97Points78

in shared races, as awarded at the time

258Points (today’s rules)226

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 8/4
Podiums: 10/11
Poles: 9/3
Retirements: 4/3
Best finish: P1/P1
Avg. grid: 1.4/3.1

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Damon Hill	Jacques Villeneuve	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	2/1	P1	P2	10 / 6
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	1/3	P1	Spun off	10 / 0
3	3Argentine Grand Prix	1/3	P1	P2	10 / 6
4	4European Grand Prix	1/2	P4	P1	3 / 10
5	5San Marino Grand Prix	2/3	P1	P11▼	10 / 0
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	2/10	Engine	Collision	0 / 0
7	7Spanish Grand Prix	1/2	Spun off	P3	0 / 4
8	8Canadian Grand Prix	1/2	P1	P2	10 / 6
9	9French Grand Prix	2/6	P1	P2	10 / 6
10	10British Grand Prix	1/2	Wheel	P1	0 / 10
11	11German Grand Prix	1/6	P1	P3	10 / 4
12	12Hungarian Grand Prix	2/3	P2	P1	6 / 10
13	13Belgian Grand Prix	2/1	P5	P2	2 / 6
14	14Italian Grand Prix	1/2	Spun off	P7▼	0 / 0
15	15Portuguese Grand Prix	1/2	P2	P1	6 / 10
16	16Japanese Grand Prix	2/1	P1	Wheel	10 / 0
	Average finish		P1.8	P2.9

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Damon Hill / Jacques Villeneuve.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

Damon Hill’s career Jacques Villeneuve’s career Williams 1996 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Until the mid-1960s drivers could share a car during a race. Each driver is compared from the car they started (which sets their grid position), with the best result of any car they drove and the points from all of them, as officially credited.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored in the races both drivers started, not their season totals: races either missed, or contested alongside a different teammate, are left out. Up to 1990 even full-season totals differ from the championship standings, because only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.