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 Damon Hill
London. Born on the 17th of September 1960, Damon was involved in the world of motorsport right from the start as his father, Graham, was a successful racer who in his time won two World Championships, the Indy 500 and Le Mans 24 hours. He has lived in Dublin, Ireland with his wife Georgie and their children for many years.
Yes. Graham Hill was a twice-World Champion. They were the first father / son duo to each become F1 champion. Graham was also born in London on February 15th 1929; he died in a light plane crash, near Elstree, England on November 29th 1975. He won his World Championships with BRM in 1962 and Lotus-Ford in 1968.
22. Although he took part in 122 Grand Prix, starting in 115, he only won 22 of them. His first victory was at Hungarian GP on 15th August 1993 and his last was with the Jordan Team in 1998 in Belgium.
| Which team was Damon Hill with when he drove his last race? | Damon Hill
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Jordan. Damon's last race in Formula One was at Suzuka in 1999. Damon started 12th on the grid, but did not finish the race pulling in to the pits on lap 21. His team mate Frentzen came home fourth to take Jordan's point score to 61. Damon scored only 7 championship points that year.
| At Hungary 1997 Damon drove for Arrows. Where did he finish? | Damon Hill
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Second. Damon drove well that weekend taking third on the grid. On lap eleven he passed Michael Schumacher's Ferrari to take the lead. Sadly, a wonky throttle demoted him to second place on the very last lap.
| Damon did a commercial with Murray Walker. What was it for? | Damon Hill
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Pizza Hut. Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya did the Play Station commercial.
| Which race did Damon win that his father didn't? | Damon Hill
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British. His father many have won two World Champion Titles, but he never won the British Grand Prix despite 17 attempts. Damon won at Silverstone in 1994, when he started from pole. (He had 20 poles in his F1 career.) During the warm-up lap Michael Schumacher over-took him, something, which is forbidden. Schumacher was later black-flagged during a tight battle between the two of them.
| At which track was Damon's final victory? | Damon Hill
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Spa. At Spa, Belgium in 1998 he scored the first ever Jordan Grand Prix win. His team-mate Ralf Schumacher came home in second.
| What year did Damon win his one and only Formula One championship title? | Damon Hill
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1996. Damon won eight of the sixteen Grand Prix that year, taking the title at the last race in Suzuka, Japan. He also had 5 fastest laps and 16 front-row starts (including 9 pole positions).
He scored 97 champion points, with his teammate Jacques Villeneuve coming second with 78 points. Together they won the Constructors Title for Williams with 175 points, Ferrari trailing behind second with only 70 points.
| With which constructor did Damon win his title? | Damon Hill
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Williams. Damon won the title but Frank Williams had secretly decided to fire him at the end of the year. He left and joined Arrows for 1997 season, he nearly won the Hungarian Grand Prix for them, but with 3 laps to go a hydraulic failure caused throttle problems and an inability to change gear. He was overtaken by Villeneuve on the final lap. It would have been Bridgestone and Arrows' first win. From there he moved to Jordan where he stayed until he retired in 1999.
Williams. Damon helped evolve the car that eventually gave Nigel Mansell his World Championship title in 1992.
Alain Prost. Nigel Mansell won the 1992 Championship, but Frank Williams signed Alain Prost for 1993, and having been his teammate at Ferrari Mansell, left and went to America for the Indy Car Series.
Second. Senna romped home in first place for his record sixth win at Monaco, beating Graham Hill's previous five wins. Monaco was Hill's third runner-up spot in the season.
69. Damon had three wins and two pole positions, finishing third in the Championship behind Prost and Senna.
| 1994 saw Damon start the season as the teammate of the great Ayrton Senna. Sadly, Senna lost his life at San Marino. Who became Damon's next teammate? | Damon Hill: 1991-1996
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David Coulthard. Damon was the only Williams' driver to take part in the next race at Monaco, but he was then joined by Coulthard (who was Williams' test driver) when he stepped into the second Williams at the Spanish Grand Prix. The French Grand Prix saw the return of Mansell, who then drove for four guest races for Williams that year.
Schumacher turned in on Damon and took them both out.. Schumacher, who was having problems with his car, turned in and collided with Damon, who was trying very hard to overtake Schumacher. Their cars were unable to carry on, and the race was over for both of them. If Damon had known that Schumacher's car was damaged before this, he may well have held back and won the race and the championship.
| How many points did Michael Schumacher beat Damon by in 1994, when he won the championship? | Damon Hill: 1991-1996
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1. Michael Schumacher scored 92 points and Damon 91. Damon had won six races and taken two pole positions, and had come so near to winning the World Championship.
| The opening race of 1995 was in Brazil. Damon claimed the pole position, but what happened to him in the race? | Damon Hill: 1991-1996
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His rear suspension gave way. Damon's day ended when his suspension gave way, sending him into to the grass. Schumacher won the race, with an unlucky Coulthard coming in second. Points were later stripped from Coulthard due to a fuel irregularity.
Jacques Villeneuve. Frank Williams selected IndyCar World Champion Jacques Villeneuve to partner Damon, another driver with a famous Formula One Dad (Gilles Villeneuve).
| The first race of the 1994 season was Brazil and was won by Michael Schumacher. Where did Damon finish? | Lady Luck and Damon Hill
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Second Place. Damon’s teammate for 1994 Ayrton Senna was on pole. Senna had the lead from the start but lost it to Schumacher after the first pit stop. Damon started the race in 4th place. By the 55th lap Senna and Schumacher were so far ahead they lapped Damon who was running in third place. However, Senna spun off that lap and Damon was too far behind to chase down the leader, and had to settle for second place. Schumacher was the only driver to finish on the lead lap that race. Only 12 out of 28 drivers finished that race. A first place was worth 10 points and a second place was worth 6 points.
| The second race of the 1994 season was the Pacific Grand Prix and was was won by Michael Schumacher. Where did Damon finish? | Lady Luck and Damon Hill
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Retired. Damon qualified in third place for the race with his teammate on pole and Schumacher in second. Lady luck was not on Damon's side this race and he had to retire from the race on the 49th lap with a transmission problem. His teammate did worse by colliding on the first lap and having to retire too. Schumacher received 10 points for the win while Damon got zero points for the retirement. After two races, Damon was already 14 points behind Schumacher in the title race.
| The third race of the 1994 season was San Marino. The race was won by Michael Schumacher in tragic circumstances. Where did Damon finish? | Lady Luck and Damon Hill
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Sixth place. Lady Luck was not around for this race. The 1994 Imola race will go down in history as the blackest day Grand Prix racing can remember. The tragic weekend started with a qualifying crash that claimed the life of Roland Ratzenberger, and the race itself will always be remembered for the death of Ayrton Senna. Damon started the race in 4th place. The race was run in two parts after Senna’s crash, and the results were determined by aggregate. Damon finished one lap down in 6th place and earned 1 point. Schumacher received 10 points for the win, giving him 30 points from 3 races. Damon had only 7 points from the first three races.
| The fourth race of the 1994 season was Monaco. Schumacher won yet again. Where did Damon finish? | Lady Luck and Damon Hill
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Retired. Lady Luck was once more not on Damon's side on this race day. This time he retired due to a first lap collision involving Mika Hakkinen, Gianni Morbidelli, and Pierluigi Martini. Schumacher left Monaco with 10 more points, taking his total to 40 while Damon scored another zero. By the end of race 4, Damon was now trailing by 33 points.
| After winning in Spain at the fifth race in 1994 and securing 10 points, Damon and the guys moved on to round six in Canada. Schumacher won giving him 5 wins from the first 6 races of the season. Where did Damon finish? | Lady Luck and Damon Hill
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Second place. Damon started the race fourth on the grid and secured second place and 6 points. But with Schumacher’s win and 10 points along with his second place in Spain, it gave him 56 points to Damon’s 23 and there were only 10 races left.
| 1994 race seven in France saw Damon on the pole position and needing a win to close the points gap. His teammate for the race was fellow Briton Nigel Mansell who secured second spot on the grid. Schumacher won yet again. Where did Damon finish? | Lady Luck and Damon Hill
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Second place. Lady Luck was king, but once more Damon was runner-up to a Schumacher win, only 12 seconds behind at the flag. The 6 points were good, but Schumacher had 10 points. Damon also achieved the fastest lap. Teammate Mansell retired with a gearbox problem on lap 45.
| With Damon’s luck having changed at the 8th race of the 1994 season in Britain, and securing a race win and 10 points after Schumacher’s disqualification, Damon went into round nine in Germany looking for another win to close the gap to Schumacher. The win in race nine went to Gerhard Berger. Schumacher retired with an engine problem. Where did Damon finish? | Lady Luck and Damon Hill
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Eight place. Once more Lady Luck left Damon at a time when he needed her. The race started with 11 cars going out on the first lap because they collided with each other. Damon’s 8th place finish gave him zero points. With Schumacher’s retirement, also giving him no points for that weekend, they headed into race 10 with Damon with 39 points. Schumacher had 66, while Damon needed some great luck to close the gap and win the title.
| Race 10 in 1994 was held in Hungary. Damon needed Lady Luck to help him out big time with only 6 races left in the season. Schumacher got the pole, the fastest lap, and the race-win earning 10 points. Where did Damon finish? | Lady Luck and Damon Hill
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Second place. The 6 points for a second place for Damon were good but still just not enough. Schumacher’s 10 points took him to 76 points with Damon leaving the track with 45 points, trailing Schumacher by 31 points.
| Round 14 in 1994 was held at the Jerez track in Spain and called the European Grand Prix. Schumacher took the pole position, race win, and fastest lap. Where did Damon finish? | Lady Luck and Damon Hill
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Second place. Lady Luck was back on Damon’s side by the 14th race, and she was making up for those earlier disappointments. Due to Schumacher’s disqualification in Britain for ignoring a black flag he was given a 2 race ban, he was also disqualified in Belgium for an illegal aerodynamic advantage. Damon capitalized on his main rival being unable to score points, and secured wins in Belgium, Italy, and Portugal. Damon headed to round 15 in Japan with 81 points to Schumacher’s 86. Round 15 saw Damon win again with Schumacher in second place.
| 1994 round 16 in Australia, the last race of the season saw Damon on 91 points with Schumacher a single point ahead of him on 92. Damon had to finish ahead of Schumacher to secure the title. The Australian Grand Prix win went to Damon’s teammate for the day, Nigel Mansell. Where did Damon finish? | Lady Luck and Damon Hill
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Retired. Lady Luck was on someone else's side for this race. Schumacher started on second spot on the grid next to pole sitter Nigel Mansell and with Damon in third place. Schumacher took the lead with Damon right behind him. On lap 36, Damon was catching up to Schumacher who went off the track, hit the wall with his right wheels then pulled back onto the track. Damon had just come round the corner when Schumacher pulled across the track in front of him. On the next corner Damon was close enough to make try and make a pass on Schumacher. Schumacher turned in and collided with Damon. Schumacher was out of the race, but Damon tried to continue hoping to make it to the pit to repair his car. The front left suspension wishbone was damaged beyond repair and Damon had to retire from the race. With neither driver scoring points, Schumacher won the title in controversial circumstances by just one single point. Damon Hill would have to wait until 1996 to win his one and only Formula One world title, becoming the only son of a former world champion to win the title as well.
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