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Hill, Damon (1960– )

English racing driver. He won his first Grand Prix in Hungary in 1993. In both 1994 and 1995 he finished as runner-up to Michael Schumacher in the Drivers' Championship. He won the 1996 Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship, leading the competition from start to finish, winning eight races and finishing 19 points ahead of his nearest rival. In June 1999, he announced his retirement from Formula 1.

Career highlights

World Drivers' champion

1996

Total Grand Prix raced

115

Grand Prix wins

22

Total Grand Prix points

360

The son of Graham Hill, he began his Formula 1 racing career with Brabham in 1992 before replacing Nigel Mansell at Williams, who had used him as a test driver. He joined the TWR Arrows team for the 1997 season after Williams did not renew his contract, and moved to the Jordan team in 1998.
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Byline: IAN PARKES DAMON HILL has warned of the real threat of there being no British Grand Prix next year.
Hill fear for BritishGP; We may lose race - Damon by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
6 of the first seven Grands Prix were won by Button this season 89 points have been won by the Frome Flyer 15 points separate Vettel from Button 9 places: the ground Button had to make up at Interlagos on Sunday to lift the title 21 years after his dad Graham (right) won the world championship, Damon Hill (far right) lifted the Formula One title 3 years after winning the last of his two titles, in 1965, Jim Clark (right, in his Lotus) died in a Formula Two accident
FORMULA ONE BY NUMBERS by The Mirror (London, England)
At 23 years old, Hamilton is now the youngest man to lift the drivers' title in Formula One history and is the first British winner since Damon Hill 12 years ago.
Brit success inspires new drivers; FOCUS ON HAMILTON'S GRAND PRIX ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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