Jacques Villeneuve
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Villeneuve in 2010
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| Nationality |
 Canadian |
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| Born | Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve April 9, 1971 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada |
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| Related to |
Gilles Villeneuve (father) Jacques Villeneuve Sr. (uncle) |
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| Championship titles | |||||||
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1997 Formula One World Champion 1995 PPG Indy Car World Series Champion 1995 Indianapolis 500 Winner |
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| Awards | |||||||
| 1994 PPG Indy Car World Series Rookie of the Year 1994 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year |
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| IndyCar Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| First race | 2014 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
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| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 33 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Years active | 1994–1995 | ||||||
| Best finish | 1st (1995) | ||||||
| First race | 1994 Australian FAI Indycar Grand Prix (Surfers Paradise) | ||||||
| Last race | 1995 Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey (Laguna Seca) | ||||||
| First win | 1994 Texaco/Havoline 200 (Road America) | ||||||
| Last win | 1995 Budweiser Grand Prix of Cleveland (Cleveland) | ||||||
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| Formula One World Championship career | |||||||
| Active years | 1996–2006 | ||||||
| Teams | Williams, BAR, Renault, Sauber, BMW Sauber | ||||||
| Entries | 165 (163 starts) | ||||||
| Championships | 1 (1997) | ||||||
| Wins | 11 | ||||||
| Podiums | 23 | ||||||
| Career points | 235 | ||||||
| Pole positions | 13 | ||||||
| Fastest laps | 9 | ||||||
| First entry | 1996 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||
| First win | 1996 European Grand Prix | ||||||
| Last win | 1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix | ||||||
| Last entry | 2006 German Grand Prix | ||||||
| Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 4 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| 2013 position | 51st | ||||||
| Best finish | 51st (2013) | ||||||
| First race | 2007 UAW-Ford 500 (Talladega) | ||||||
| Last race | 2013 Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 9 races run over 5 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 49th (2012) | ||||||
| First race | 2008 NAPA Auto Parts 200 (Montreal) | ||||||
| Last race | 2012 NAPA Auto Parts 200 (Montreal) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| 7 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 42nd (2007) | ||||||
| First race | 2007 Smith's Las Vegas 350 (Las Vegas) | ||||||
| Last race | 2007 Ford 200 (Homestead) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Pinty's Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 24 (Erb Racing) | ||||||
| 2013 position | 43rd | ||||||
| Best finish | 33rd (2009) | ||||||
| First race | 2009 Tide 250 (St. Eustache) | ||||||
| Last race | 2013 JuliaWine.com 100 (Trois-Rivieres) | ||||||
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| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |||||||
| Participating years | 2007–2008 | ||||||
| Teams | Peugeot | ||||||
| Best finish | 2nd (2008) | ||||||
| Class wins | 0 | ||||||
| Formula E career | |||||||
| Debut season | 2015–16 | ||||||
| Current team | Venturi Grand Prix | ||||||
| Car no. | 12 | ||||||
| Starts | 2 | ||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||
| Poles | 0 | ||||||
| Fastest laps | 0 | ||||||
| Best finish | 19th in 2015–16 | ||||||
| Finished last season | 19th | ||||||
Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve, OQ (French pronunciation: [ʒɑk vilnœv]; born April 9, 1971), is a Canadian professional auto racing driver and amateur musician. He is the son of Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve, and is the namesake of his uncle, who was also a racer. Villeneuve won the 1995 CART Championship, the 1995 Indianapolis 500 and the 1997 Formula One World Championship, making him only the third driver after Mario Andretti and Emerson Fittipaldi to achieve such a feat. As of 2016[update], no other Canadian has won the Indianapolis 500 or the Formula One Drivers' title.
Following two successful years in CART, Villeneuve moved into Formula One with the front running Williams team, alongside Damon Hill. In his debut season, Villeneuve challenged Hill for the title, winning four races and taking the fight to the final round in Japan, where Villeneuve retired and Hill won the race, and the title. Villeneuve, however, did win the following year's title, this time challenging Michael Schumacher and once again taking it to the final round in Jerez, where Schumacher retired after the two collided.
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