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Gilles Villeneuve

Full name
Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve
Date of birth
Jan 18, 1950 (32)
Date of death
May 8, 1982
Nationality
Canadian
Place of birth
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Family
Jacques Villeneuve
son
Jacques Villeneuve, Sr.
brother

Career stats

6
Seasons active
0/6
Championships
68
Races
6/68
Wins
2/68
Pole positions
13/68
Podiums
Ferrari
Last team
1977 British GP
First race
1982 Belgian GP
Last race
1978 Canadian GP
First win
1981 Spanish GP
Last win
1978 Austrian GP
First podium
1982 San Marino GP
Last podium
1979 United States GP West
First pole
1981 San Marino GP
Last pole
6
Wins
0
Sprint wins
8.82%
Win percentage
1
Wins from pole
3
Most wins in a season
2
Longest win streak
2
Pole positions
13
Podiums
19.12%
Podium percentage
7
Most podiums in a season
3
Longest podium streak
25
DNF
1
DNS
8
Fastest laps
3283
Race laps
0
Races led
0
Laps led
107
Points

Seasons

All races
Year Pos. Points Races Wins Podiums Pole positions Team(s)
1982 16th 6 5 0 1 0 Ferrari
1981 7th 25 15 2 3 1 Ferrari
1980 14th 6 14 0 0 0 Ferrari
1979 2nd 47 15 3 7 1 Ferrari
1978 9th 17 16 1 2 0 Ferrari
1977 - - 3 0 0 0 Ferrari & McLaren

Finish positions

1
6
2
5
3
2
4
2
5
3
6
3
7
5
8
5
9
1
10
2
11
1
12
3
13
14
1
15
16
1
17
18
19
20

Starting positions

1
2
2
6
3
10
4
2
5
6
6
4
7
8
8
6
9
4
10
3
11
3
12
1
13
2
14
15
2
16
2
17
2
18
1
19
1
20
1
21
22
1

Wins

Race Grid
6 1981 Spanish Grand Prix 7th
5 1981 Monaco Grand Prix 2nd
4 1979 United States Grand Prix 3rd
3 1979 United States Grand Prix West 1st
2 1979 South African Grand Prix 3rd
1 1978 Canadian Grand Prix 3rd

Pole positions

Race Result
2 1981 San Marino Grand Prix 7th
1 1979 United States Grand Prix West 1st

Gilles Villeneuve: Career overview and Formula 1 statistics

Gilles Villeneuve is a Canadian Formula 1 driver born on January 18, 1950. He made his Formula 1 debut at the 1977 British Grand Prix, driving for McLaren. Over the course of his career, Villeneuve has participated in 68 Grands Prix.

Career highlights

Throughout Gilles Villeneuve's career, his has achieved noteworthy milestones, including:

  • Seasons active: 6
  • Races entered: 68
  • Race wins: 6
  • Podium finishes: 13
  • Pole positions: 2
  • Fastest laps: 8
  • Total career points: 107

Gilles Villeneuve's last race in Formula 1 was the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix. Explore more about Villeneuve's seasons and results on his races overview page.

Teams Gilles Villeneuve has raced for

Over his Formula 1 career, Gilles Villeneuve has raced for several teams:

  • McLaren (1977)
  • Ferrari (1977-1982)

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