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Formula 1 · Driver · United Kingdom

Damon Hill

1992–1999 · 1996 world champion, following his father Graham into the record books.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
66.3
Cultural & brand footprint 54/100 · total legacy 64.1
World titles
1
Grand Prix wins
22
Pole positions
20
Podiums
42
Race starts
115
Fastest laps
19

Category profile

Dominance
72
Peak
84
Longevity
66
Honours
74
Statistics
76

Career timeline · Race wins per season

SeasonRace wins per seasonShare of career
19933
19946
19954
19968
19970
19981
19990

Data sources

  • FIA
  • Formula1.com
  • Motorsport Stats

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Damon Hill ranks #53 in Formula 1

Damon Hill ranks 53rd among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 1006th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 74.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 84, Longevity 66, Honours 74, Statistics 76. Those categories are normalised against the full Formula 1 reference universe of 146 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1992–1999 with 7 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1996, which sets the Peak component at 84. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 84 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world titles 1, grand prix wins 22, pole positions 20, podiums 42.

Immediately ahead sits Eddie Irvine on 73.1, a gap of -1.1 points. Directly behind is Charles Leclerc on 72.8. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.

Damon Hill GOAT Score explained

Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far D. Hill stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
Peak84/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1996. Scored 84/100.
Longevity66/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 7 years of competition and 7 recorded seasons. Scored 66/100.
Honours74/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 74/100.
Statistics76/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 76/100.

Damon Hill — frequently asked

Is Damon Hill the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Damon Hill ranks 53rd in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 74.2, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
What is Damon Hill's GOAT Score?
74.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 66 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 76 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Damon Hill rank all time?
1006th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 53rd within Formula 1.
Damon Hill vs Eddie Irvine: who ranks higher?
Damon Hill, on 74.2 against Eddie Irvine's 73.1 — a margin of 1.1 points.
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