RACING DRIVER

Jacques Villeneuve

1971 - Today

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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. Villeneuve 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. Born in Quebec and raised in Monaco, Villeneuve is the son of former Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve and the nephew of racing driver Jacques-Joseph. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Villeneuve is the 75th most popular racing driver (up from 86th in 2019), the 95th most popular biography from Canada (up from 103rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Canadian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Jacques Villeneuve ranks 75 out of 1,080. Before him are Jean Alesi, Hannu Mikkola, Rudolf Caracciola, Elio de Angelis, Patrick Tambay, and Jacques Laffite. After him are Maurice Trintignant, Ángel Nieto, Arturo Merzario, Pierre Levegh, Helmuth Koinigg, and Piero Taruffi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Jacques Villeneuve ranks 34. Before him are Fabien Barthez, Unai Emery, Sacha Baron Cohen, Kim Jong-nam, Ewan McGregor, and Pete Sampras. After him are Charlotte Gainsbourg, Lance Armstrong, MF Doom, Ghil'ad Zuckermann, Hakan Şükür, and Henrik Larsson.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Jacques Villeneuve ranks 95 out of 1,622. Before him are Conrad Bain (1923), Marie-Louise Meilleur (1880), Pat Patterson (1941), Donald O. Hebb (1904), Grimes (1988), and Victor Garber (1949). After him are Maurice Richard (1921), Gordie Howe (1928), Shannon Tweed (1957), Lois Maxwell (1927), James Craig Watson (1838), and Mike Myers (1963).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Canada

Among racing drivers born in Canada, Jacques Villeneuve ranks 2. Before him are Gilles Villeneuve (1950). After him are Jacques Villeneuve (1953), George Eaton (1945), Lance Stroll (1998), Bill Brack (1935), Allen Berg (1961), Nicholas Latifi (1995), Alex Tagliani (1973), Greg Moore (1975), Robert Wickens (1989), and James Hinchcliffe (1986).

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