Damon Graham Devereux Hill, OBE (born 17 September 1960), is a British former racing driver from England and the son of Graham Hill. Damon was the 1996 Formula 1 World Champion, becoming—alongside his father Graham, champion in 1962 and 1968—the first son of a world champion to win the title. Damon started racing on motorbikes in 1981, and after minor success moved on to single-seater racing cars. He did not begin competing on four wheels until he was 23 years old, making a full-time switch from motorcycles to cars in 1985 when he entered Formula Ford 1600.