Phillip van Osten
13/10/2026 at 13:2213/10/2026 at 13:43 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Thirty years ago today, Damon Hill conquered the 1996 F1 World Championship after winning the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. The triumph was the... More »
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They belong to an absolutely exclusive club that they actually founded themselves. Exactly 30 years ago, Damon Hill confirmed his first and only Formula 1 world champion title with his eighth victory of the season at the Suzuka circuit in Japan. He followed up on his father Graham's two triumphs from the 1960s. An unprecedented family success that was later repeated only by Nico and Keke Rosberg.