PlanetF1.com - #OnThisDay in #F1 history 📅 1⃣9⃣9⃣6⃣ - Damon Hill won the World Drivers' Championship 🏆 He won the Japanese GP to secure the crown, becoming the eighth Briton to win
![Formula One motor racing champion Damon Hill perches on the side of Williams F1 car, surrounded by trophies, at Marble Arch in London today (Weds), following his return from Tokyo after clinching Formula One motor racing champion Damon Hill perches on the side of Williams F1 car, surrounded by trophies, at Marble Arch in London today (Weds), following his return from Tokyo after clinching](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D2XBDP/formula-one-motor-racing-champion-damon-hill-perches-on-the-side-of-williams-f1-car-surrounded-by-trophies-at-marble-arch-in-london-today-weds-following-his-return-from-tokyo-after-clinching-the-title-last-sunday-photo-by-michael-stephens-2D2XBDP.jpg)
Formula One motor racing champion Damon Hill perches on the side of Williams F1 car, surrounded by trophies, at Marble Arch in London today (Weds), following his return from Tokyo after clinching
Formula 1 on Twitter: "ON THIS DAY: Damon Hill won in Brazil in 1996, a key early season victory in his charge to the world title that year http://t.co/OOTaPqRbt4" / Twitter
![Damon Hill posing beside his World Championship Winning Williams FW18 Formula One Car, after performing several high speed demonstration laps of the circuit, at the 2021 Silverstone Classic Stock Photo - Alamy Damon Hill posing beside his World Championship Winning Williams FW18 Formula One Car, after performing several high speed demonstration laps of the circuit, at the 2021 Silverstone Classic Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GB3K0M/damon-hill-posing-beside-his-world-championship-winning-williams-fw18-formula-one-car-after-performing-several-high-speed-demonstration-laps-of-the-circuit-at-the-2021-silverstone-classic-2GB3K0M.jpg)
Damon Hill posing beside his World Championship Winning Williams FW18 Formula One Car, after performing several high speed demonstration laps of the circuit, at the 2021 Silverstone Classic Stock Photo - Alamy
![Damon Hill in the cockpit of the World Championship winning FW18 Formula One Car, surrounded by members of the Williams Racing Heritage team, at the Silverstone Classic 2021 Stock Photo - Alamy Damon Hill in the cockpit of the World Championship winning FW18 Formula One Car, surrounded by members of the Williams Racing Heritage team, at the Silverstone Classic 2021 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GB3JYK/damon-hill-in-the-cockpit-of-the-world-championship-winning-fw18-formula-one-car-surrounded-by-members-of-the-williams-racing-heritage-team-at-the-silverstone-classic-2021-2GB3JYK.jpg)
Damon Hill in the cockpit of the World Championship winning FW18 Formula One Car, surrounded by members of the Williams Racing Heritage team, at the Silverstone Classic 2021 Stock Photo - Alamy
![It was sweet to cross the line with Michael Schumacher behind me" - 22 GP winner Damon Hill recalls his long standing rivalry with 7-time world champion - The SportsRush It was sweet to cross the line with Michael Schumacher behind me" - 22 GP winner Damon Hill recalls his long standing rivalry with 7-time world champion - The SportsRush](https://cdn-wp.thesportsrush.com/2022/08/f159dd4e-untitled-design-2022-08-21t145429.431.jpg?w=3840&q=60)