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Jacques Villeneuve
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Canadian racecar driver (born 1971)
Jacques Villeneuve is a Canadian racecar driver born in 1971 who competed at the highest levels of professional motorsport. He is notable for his achievements in international racing competitions during his career.
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St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve (born April 9, 1971) is a Canadian 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.
Known for
- The Engineer — Self2026
- Accélère, accélère ! 10 ans de F1 sur Canal+ — Self - Commentateur2023
- De la piste aux étoiles — Self - Racer2023
- Rétro F1 2023 : Un Max de records — Self2023
- Villeneuve Pironi — Self2022
- Beyond All Limits — self2022
- Road To Monza — Self2022
- Ocon - Flèche bleue — Commentator2021
- Williams — Self2017
- Le beau dimanche — Self2017
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Charles
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
- Father
- Gilles Villeneuve
- Educated at
- Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Native language
- French
- Participant in
- 24 Hours of Le Mans
- Sport
- auto racing
- Member of team
- BMW Sauber
- Country for sport
- Canada
- Mass
- 67
- Official website
- x.com/27villeneuve
- Image
- Jacques Villeneuve 2005 Canada.jpg
- Height
- 168
- Number of children
- 4
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- Commons category
- Jacques Villeneuve
- date of birth
- 1971-04-09
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- Jacques Villeneuve
- relative
- Gilles Villeneuve
- name in native language
- Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve
- nickname
- New Town
- number of wins
- 11
- points for
- 235
- unmarried partner
- Dannii Minogue
- pole positions
- 13
- podium finishes
- 23
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 165
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Encyclopedic overview
24 Hours of Le Mans career Years2007–2008 TeamsPeugeot Best finish2nd (2008) Class wins0
Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve ( French: [ʒɑk vilnœv]; born 9 April 1971) 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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