DAMON HILL.

Age: 39
Date of Birth: 17/9/60
Family Status: Married to Georgie.
2 Sons (Oliver 9, Joshua 7).
2 Daughters (Tabitha 3, Rosie, 1).
Nationality: English.
Lives: Dublin, Ireland.

GRAND PRIX RECORD.

Starts: 105
Wins: 22
Poles: 20
Fastest laps: 16
Points: 353

Season Review 1999: Damon has had a fairly bad last year to his career and will be missed although this does't reflect on the 3rd place that Jordan secured, in the constructors championship. A very good result for Jordan, but I am sure that the majority of F1 fans will remember Damon for his Championship winning season in 1996 and his superb win in Belgium in 1998.
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A smooth, consistent driver, Damon Hill has gained a reputation for his testing
and development ability. Despite not being a natural racer, he is fast - a late
burst in qualifying ensuring he was on the front row for every race in 1996.
Hill moved to cars after early success on motorbikes. Several promising years in
British Formula 3 showed promise, but unreliable cars in Formula 3000 meant wins
were scarce. He caught the eye of Frank Williams, though, who offered him a Formula 1
testing contract.
Promotion to the race team in 1993 saw him paired with Alain Prost. Often a match for
"The Professor" in terms of raw speed, he won three races. For 1994 he was joined
by Ayrton Senna, ultimately taking the responsibility of team leader, after the
Brazilian's fatal accident.
Hill came within a whisker of the championship. He arrived at the season finale a
single point behind rival Michael Schumacher, but the German spun off and collided
with Hill's Williams. Both retired, and Schumacher won the championship.
1995 promised much, but a catalogue of mechanical failures and collisions with
Schumacher cost him crucial points and raised questions about his ability to deal
with traffic.
Hill finally silenced his critics with a crushing start to the 1996 season that
saw him take six wins from the first nine races. A solid second half guaranteed
him the title, but he was dropped by Williams in favour of Heinz-Harald Frentzen
and took a gamble with Tom Walkinshaw's Arrows team for 1997.
Despite some sterling drives - most notably a near-win in Hungary - a difficult
chassis and lack of reliability meant Hill struggled and ultimately left for fresh
pastures at Jordan.
The relationship, although motivated, didn't get off to a good start, with the car
struggling for pace in testing and at the first two rounds. Two pointless finishes
meant Hill was under serious pressure.
As, the season wore on though and he started to get used to the car and the team,
things slowly got better. Despite his Belgian Grand Prix win 1998 was a mixed year for
Damon, with the high of victory equally matched by some incredible lows. Arriving
at Silverstone without a point to his name was bad enough, but an unforced error
in the wet conditions saw him spin out while team mate Ralf Schumacher soared home
to score the team's first points. With the promise of an new chassis under him for
the next year, a rapidly improving Mugen Honda engine and tough competition in
Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Damon can put 1998 behind him and move ahead to what could
be (although hopefully not), his final year in the sport. His year ended on a high with Jordan in 4th place in the constructors championship.
No more updates will be made to this site unless as the rumours speculate that he takes over a team in 2002, and lets all hope for F1's sake that he does just that.