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Jacques Villeneuve
Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve is a Canadian former racing driver who competed in IndyCar from 1994 to 1995, and Formula One from 1996 to 2006. He won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1997 with Williams, and won 11 Grands Prix across 11 seasons. In American open-wheel racing, Villeneuve won the IndyCar World Series and the Indianapolis 500 in 1995 with Team Green.
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sports · Canadian racing driver (born 1971) · racing automobile driver · sports commentator · Formula One driver · also Jacques Villeneuve, Villeneuve
Born 9 April 1971 · Q172843
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2026· 16 entries
“Before then I would tell people that I was doing what I loved, but not because of my father. That pissed them off. They thought I hated my father. But I just didn”
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“His death has deprived us of a great champion - one that I loved very much. My past is scarred with grief; parents, brother, son. My life is full of sad memories. I look back and see the faces of my loved ones, and among them I see him.”
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“I think Gilles was the perfect racing driver … He had the best talent of all of us.”
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“His car control was extraordinary, even compared with the many talented drivers I have had the opportunity to drive against over the years. … [He drove a] Grand Prix car to the absolute limit of its ability.”
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“In a situation like that I know I would have been scared stiff. But I am sure that when Gilles felt his Ferrari take off, his last thought was anger, plain and simple, because he knew that he had spoiled that one perfect lap.”
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“His death signified the passing of a certain approach. He was the last person who had the totally un-inhibited joy of driving a racing car.”
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“Quite seriously, I've never felt anything like the same about racing ever since. I nearly packed it up.”
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“The kids were just 8 and 10 years old and seemed to be doing much better than I expected. That first night they both went upstairs to bed, and later I went up to check on them. They were asleep. When I saw Melanie I started crying. She had a picture of her dad with her. She was holding it in her arms.”
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“[Gilles] was the fastest driver in the history of motor racing. .. But more important for me is that he was the most genuine person I have ever known.”
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Team-BHP: Villeneuve: Rise of a Legend official trailer out! - Team-BHP
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TVGuide.co.uk: Villeneuve Pironi: Racing's Untold Tragedy on Sky Documentaries HD: full details and when it's on
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F1 Oversteer: Jacques Villeneuve answers if Michael Schumacher ‘planned’ to take him out in 1997 title decider
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Public attention spiked: 7,296 Wikipedia readers in one day, 7.4× the usual 987, with 1 article edits. Editors noted: CART (1994–1995) better photo
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2025· 2 entries
Sports Illustrated: F1 Fans Divided over Jacques Villeneuve's Commentary at the Japan GP
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BFM Business: Formule 1: Il traite Hadjar de "caïd", Jacques Villeneuve prend un beau bad buzz
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2024· 5 entries
Newsweek: Jacques Villeneuve Hails Piastri’s ‘Perfect’ Drive in Baku
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Yahoo! Sports: Jacques Villeneuve brutally tears apart Daniel Ricciardo’s career: ‘Why is he still in F1?’
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Forbes: Jacques Villeneuve Was Harsh, But Right - Daniel Ricciardo Is Toiling
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autoweek: Jacques Villeneuve Lowers the Boom on Daniel Ricciardo: 'Why is he still in F1? Why?'
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Forbes: Jacques Villeneuve: Williams Racing Headed In ‘Right Direction’
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2014· 1 entry
Villeneuve signed to drive an Albatec Racing-prepared Peugeot 208 Supercar part-time in the FIA World Rallycross Championship's inaugural season
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2010· 1 entry
Villeneuve ran the Nationwide Series road courses at Road America, Watkins Glen and Montreal in Braun Racing's No
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2007· 1 entry
On the condition of a sponsorship agreement
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2006· 1 entry
Played for BMW Sauber (2006–2006).
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2005· 1 entry
Played for Sauber Motorsport (2005–2005).
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2004· 1 entry
Played for Renault F1 Team (2004–2004).
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2001· 1 entry
Outscoring his teammates Ricardo Zonta and Olivier Panis
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1999· 1 entry
Played for British American Racing (1999–2003).
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1998· 2 entries
Awarded Canada's Walk of Fame (1998).
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Awarded Officer of the National Order of Quebec (1998).
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1997· 3 entries
Won the FIA Formula 1 World Championship with _Retired Motorsport (1997).
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Won the FIA Formula 1 Constructor Championship with Williams Racing (1997).
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With Williams, and won 11 Grands Prix across 11 seasons
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1996· 3 entries
Won the FIA Formula 1 Constructor Championship with Williams Racing (1996).
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Played for Williams Racing (1996–1998).
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And both the Lou Marsh Trophy and the Lionel Conacher Award in 1995 and 1997
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1994· 1 entry
After his spectacles vibrated slightly on minor bumps in Indianapolis
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1991· 1 entry
Villeneuve asked former Beausoleil sports administrator and motor racing promoter Craig Pollock to take over his management three times
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1984· 1 entry
Asked his mother if he could do motor racing like his father
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1982· 2 entries
“Behind the wheel of a racing car he was fearfully quick, never stopped trying, and could extricate himself from the most precarious situations with deft brilliance.”
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“Gilles was a totally uncomplicated non-political guy with no hangups whatsoever. He was totally and completely honest. If we were testing .. and the car was rubbish, he'd come in and say 'Look, the car's rubbish … I don't mind driving the car, don't get me wrong, I'll drive it all day .. and I love every minute of it, but I thought that you ought to know the car's rubbish.' … The Old Man (Enzo Ferrari) loved him for this.”
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1981· 1 entry
“He also never drove anywhere at anything less than an absolutely flat-out pace, be it on the road or the track...”
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1979· 2 entries
“I was at home in Monaco that Sunday. A friend of mine called from Zolder and said 'Gilles has had a big accident, and it doesn't look good at all.' So I phoned Joann, and shot up to her place very quickly. From then on it was chaos and disaster. You don't want to think about it.”
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“It was terrible when Gilles died. I cried that day and the next one too, even though I had to race... ...and I remember the feeling that we were all starting equal, from now. Villeneuve was gone. We all knew he had talent beyond our reach.”
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1978· 1 entry
Villeneuve and his family relocated from Berthierville, Quebec, to the small principality of Monaco on the French Riviera in France's south-east coast close to the border with Italy to be nearer to Ferrari's headquarters
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1971· 1 entry
Born 1971-04-09.
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1950· 1 entry
“I will drive flat out all the time … I love racing.”
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