Williams legte Protest bei der FIA ein und konnte deshalb trotzdem starten. He was named Canada's Athlete of the Year, receiving the Lou Marsh Trophy in 1995 and 1997. 1968  G. Hill Villeneuve soon received an invitation from Craig Pollock to compete as a one-off in the Trois Rivières Formula Atlantic race, Villeneuve finished the race third and Pollock was impressed by Villeneuve, leading him to arrange for him to race in the North American Toyota Atlantic series for the upcoming season. 1959, 1960: Jack Brabham | 1987: Nelson Piquet | Als Villeneuve den in Führung liegenden Schumacher überholen wollte, kam es zu einer Kollision zwischen beiden, die aus Sicht der FIA von Schumacher absichtlich herbeigeführt worden war. 1956  J. M. Fangio 1987  N. Piquet Richards verzögerte die Verhandlungen immer wieder, um dann vor dem letzten Rennen beim Großen Preis von Japan Takuma Satō als Nachfolger zu präsentieren. Did you know he never really thought he would ever become an F1 driver? Italics – Fastest lap. Villeneuve hatte am Anfang Probleme, mit seinem Teamkollegen Felipe Massa mitzuhalten, besonders die Bremsen sorgten für Schwierigkeiten. He spent much of his early childhood traveling on the racing circuit with his parents, first in North America and then in Europe. 1959  J. Brabham, 1960  J. Brabham 2000–2004: Michael Schumacher | In 1999, Villeneuve joined the newly founded British American Racing (BAR) team, co-founded and partly owned by Villeneuve's personal manager, Craig Pollock, and by Adrian Reynard. Zonta left BAR in 2001 to join Jordan as a test driver. Zu seinem gleichnamigen Onkel siehe, Versuch der Rückkehr in die Formel 1 mit einem eigenen Team, Statistik in der Formel-1-Weltmeisterschaft, Einzelergebnisse in der FIA-Formel-E-Meisterschaft, Kein weiteres Team für 2011: Nachricht auf, Offiziell: Jacques Villeneuve ersetzt Nick Heidfeld bei Venturi: Nachricht auf, Zuletzt bearbeitet am 10. 2005 ersetzte er bei Sauber den Italiener Giancarlo Fisichella, der zum Renault-Team wechselte. Alle Blicke waren auf die Person hinter dem Steuer gerichtet. In 2009 he was invited again to run in two out of the three major races in the season: one at Interlagos on July 19 (did not finish after contact with Leonel Pernía and spun) and the other being the second edition of La Carrera del Año at the Buenos Aires circuit on September 20, the last mentioned race being its better results in the series, finishing 13th. ... Jacques Villeneuve used Sparco BAR F1 race suit / Jacques villeneuve used sparco bar f1 race suit /. The couple divorced in July 2009. He is an actor, known for Driven (2001), Cars 2 (2011) and Formula 1 (1950). As of 2020[update], no other Canadian has won the Indianapolis 500 or the Formula One Drivers' title. [54], In 2012, Villeneuve participated in the Sucrogen Townsville 400, Coates Hire Ipswich 300 and Sydney Motorsport Park 360 rounds, driving the No. Er packte seinen Rucksack und sich selber aus, zog sich um und schlichtete anschließend Rennanzug, Karbon-Protektoren, Rückenschutz, ATOMIC-Helm und -Brille fein säuberlich ein. September 2010, für die Saison 2011 kein neues Team zuzulassen.[6]. 1998  M. Häkkinen Platz. 2014, 2015: Lewis Hamilton | Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. Sportler, Motorsport, Formel-1 CDN- Porträt im Rennanzug von Williams- Februar 1997 Getty Imagesでは、高品質、高解像度のニュース写真をご利用いただけます Villeneuve finished 5th but was disqualified from the race leaving Schumacher leading the Drivers' Championship by one point. Beide verfolgten im Sommer 2010 gemeinsam das Ziel, ein Formel-1-Team aufzubauen. Johanna gave birth to a son, Jules, on November 14, 2006. Der Ferrari-Pilot musste als Folge der Kollision seinen beschädigten Rennwagen abstellen, während Villeneuve weiterfahren konnte. 2006  F. Alonso 2009  J. Button, 2010  S. Vettel Durch die späte und für Villeneuve überraschende Trennung von BAR konnte er sich zunächst kein Cockpit für 2004 sichern. 2003  P. Tracy Das Rennen gewann Mika Häkkinen, Zweiter wurde David Coulthard. Man kann 2000 als sein bestes Jahr im Team bezeichnen, er schaffte zwar keine Podiumsplatzierung, doch der Wagen war deutlich konkurrenzfähiger als 1999. Villeneuve was the last CART IndyCar World Series champion before the 1996 CART/IRL split created two rival series: The Indy Racing League (IRL) and the Champ Car World Series.[19]. 2018  L. Hamilton 1990, 1991: Ayrton Senna | Doch wurde zu diesem Zeitpunkt bereits der Verdacht geäußert, dass Villeneuve nicht mehr ins Cockpit zurückkehren würde. In the early 1990s Villeneuve once dated Sandrine Gros D"Aillon. Villeneuve was born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, to aspiring Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve and his wife Joann and raised in Monaco. [7] Villeneuve bestritt jedoch nur die ersten drei Läufe der Saison und wurde, nachdem er beim Punta del Este ePrix 2015 in Punta del Este die Qualifikation zum Rennen infolge eines Unfalls deutlich verpasst hatte, durch den Briten Mike Conway ersetzt. Villeneuve, Jacques & Gerald Donaldson. At the third round of the season in Punta del Este, Villeneuve crashed in qualifying and withdrew from the race. 2005  S. Bourdais Mit Beginn der Saison 2008 stand Villeneuves NASCAR-Karriere bereits wieder vor dem Aus. On January 10, 2007, at the launch of the 908 HDi FAP diesel-powered Le Mans prototype, Villeneuve was confirmed as one of Peugeot Sport's nine drivers for the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans. Williams setzte auf Mecachrome-Motoren, die auf den Renault-Motoren von 1997 basierten. [26] Button would prove to become the second of Villeneuve's teammates to outscore him in the Drivers' Championship as, unlike Villeneuve, Button was able to score consistently with the BAR 005, finishing in the points every two races on average. Zu dem Zeitpunkt gab es Gerüchte, dass er noch während der Saison ersetzt werde, doch im Laufe der Saison fand er sich immer besser zurecht (unter anderem wurde er Vierter beim Großen Preis von San Marino). Februar 2014 gab Villeneuve bekannt, beim Indianapolis 500 für das Team Schmidt Peterson Motorsports an den Start zu gehen. [50] Despite being involved in a first corner incident on the first race in Zolder, he scored the fastest lap to secure pole position for the second race on Sunday, his second in his Euro Series career. Villeneuve also appeared briefly in the 2001 Sylvester Stallone action movie Driven as himself. [21] In the aftermath of the collision, Villeneuve became critical of Schumacher and his driving style, once remarking in a 2006 interview that he believed Schumacher "would be forgotten when he retires."[22]. Trotz des 19. In his debut season, Villeneuve challenged teammate 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. Die FIA entschied am 8. [3], Im Frühjahr 2010 bewarb sich Jacques Villeneuve darum, in der Formel-1-Weltmeisterschaft 2011 mit einem eigenen Team antreten zu dürfen. [39] At Road America, he qualified second and stayed in second place for much of the race including leading three laps. August 2006 gab das BMW-Sauber-F1-Team offiziell bekannt, den laufenden Vertrag mit Jacques Villeneuve mit sofortiger Wirkung aufzulösen und Robert Kubica künftig als zweiten Fahrer einzusetzen. My First Season in Formula 1. Damon Hill was dropped by Williams for the 1997 season, making Villeneuve the team's lead driver. [45] However, the 27 team did not show in Las Vegas and did not enter a race in 2016. Remaining with Williams in 1998 (and becoming the first Williams driver since Keke Rosberg in 1982 to stay with the team for his title defense), he struggled with an underpowered Mecachrome engine which were basically rebadged Renault V10 engines from the previous season that despite some development had been overtaken in power by both Ferrari and the Mercedes-Benz powered McLarens. Jacques Villeneuve bekam 2003 mit Jenson Button einen neuen Teamkollegen, der am Ende der Saison auch mehr Punkte holte. [17], Soon, Villeneuve's uncle, Jacques Sr., enrolled him at the Jim Russell Racing Driver School in Mont Tremblant, Quebec. This famous and outspoken Canadian ex-Formula driver certainly knows how to make headlines. In 2007 he moved to Quebec, buying a $3 million house in Westmount, Montreal, with his mother acting as real estate agent. Villeneuve erreichte nur den fünften Platz, während sein Titelrivale das Rennen gewinnen konnte. In 2009, Villeneuve had two starts in the Canadian Tire Series. [3] Villeneuve impressed during his debut race in Australia, taking pole position and almost won the race. Vor dem Großen Preis von Luxemburg führte Schumacher die WM mit einem Punkt Vorsprung an, doch er musste nach einer Startkollision mit seinem Bruder Ralf Schumacher und dessen Teamkollegen Giancarlo Fisichella das Rennen aufgeben. [63] Despite the lack of a competitive car in 1999, Villeneuve remained loyal to Pollock's team, as did Zonta. Qualifying 5th, Villeneuve finished 16th after crashing into a car during a caution caused by poor visibility due to the rain. Im Rennen übernahm das Trio in Runde 48 erstmals die Führung. Villeneuve, Ferrari und die Nummer 27 sind für die Fans des Cavallino Rampante untrennbar miteinander verbunden. Villeneuve also appeared in a Canadian commercial alongside Olympic gold medal-winning sprinter and countryman Donovan Bailey shortly after winning his 1997 F1 World Driver's title. Jacques Villeneuve betätigt sich neben seiner motorsportlichen Laufbahn auch als Musiker. [24] Villeneuve scored five points less than the previous season, but finished on the podium twice in Spain and Germany. The rumors proved unfounded, and at Imola he scored his first points for the team with a fourth place. The race ended shortly after. 2017  L. Hamilton September 2007 auf dem Las Vegas Motor Speedway stattfand, qualifizierte er sich auf Position sieben und beendete es auf Platz 21. 1984: Niki Lauda | Jacques Villeneuve 1971-04-09 (age 49) Get Alerts. Beim Großen Preis von Kanada drehte Villeneuve sich am Ende der zweiten Runde und musste das Rennen vor seinen Fans frühzeitig beenden. As a musician, he has released an album titled Private Paradise. Main News Photos Videos. Es war die erste Niederlage gegen einen Teamkollegen seit seiner Debütsaison 1996 gegen Damon Hill. 1978  M. Andretti 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. 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. In March 2006, when driving for BMW Sauber, he appeared in television campaign for Intel's Centrino laptop campaign, in which he touts the benefits of using Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology. 1991  A. Senna [17] The owners of the track, Luigi and Massimo Buratti, were impressed by him and after proving himself in a 100 cc machine, he moved up to the 135 cc version before, on the same day, being allowed onto the Grand Prix circuit with a Formula Four car. April 1971 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu) ist ein kanadischer Automobilrennfahrer. (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap), (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap). Though he started writing his lyrics during his lower league days in Japan, it was not until 2006 that he released his first commercial single "Accepterais-tu", a French song with lyrics that fit well with his present personal status—asking his loved one to marry him. [4] [5] [6] After their relationship ended, Villeneuve was engaged to Australian singer Dannii Minogue in the late 1990s and was once engaged to American ballerina Ellen Green. 1980: Alan Jones | So schickte Williams beide Fahrer beim Großen Preis von Monaco trotz starken Regens mit Trockenreifen auf die Strecke. 2013 bestritt er das Toyota/Save Mart 350 auf dem Sonoma Raceway. Michael Schumacher wurden nach der Kollision mit Jacques Villeneuve alle WM-Punkte der Saison von der FIA aberkannt, wodurch Heinz-Harald Frentzen im Williams auf den zweiten WM-Rang vorrückte. Mai 2006 in der Schweiz und bekamen zwei Söhne. 1992: Nigel Mansell | Haynes, 1997. 2005  F. Alonso Sportlich war 2002 eine Enttäuschung. Having won 4 races in his debut season, Villeneuve took the record for most wins for a rookie. Formula 1 / Top List. Villeneuve's career went into sharp decline following his World Championship title. 1997: Jacques Villeneuve | On 9-4-1971 Jacques Villeneuve (nickname: Joseph) was born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada. 1967: Denis Hulme | In dieser Saison holte er siebzehn Punkte und erreichte den siebten Platz in der Weltmeisterschaft. 27 car due to a loss of sponsorship, two days after he caused a pileup in his qualifying race, when his car got loose, then slid back up the track, colliding with another car. Villeneuve finished fifth in the Drivers' Championship with 21 points, 79 points behind Champion Mika Häkkinen in the McLaren-Mercedes. On February 19, 2007, Villeneuve released his first album entitled Private Paradise. 1981  R. Mears Their second son Joakim[7] was born on December 23, 2007. Michael Schumacher / Ferrari Replika Rennanzug For . He is now frequently known as Uncle Jacques because of the rise of his nephew. Überdies wurde Villeneuve für seine öffentlichen Meinungsäußerungen ohne Rücksichtnahme auf politische Korrektheit bekannt und gilt allgemein als „Querkopf“. Mit beiden fuhr Villeneuve zudem beim Meisterschaftslauf der Le Mans Series in Spa-Francorchamps, welches das Trio gewann. Edmund Stoiber, Jacques Chirac, Charles Aznavour, Lionel Jospin, Jacques Villeneuve, Céline Dion, Robert Charlebois, Maureen Forrester, Michel Rocard, Laurent Fabius, Vaira Vike-Freiberga, Alain Juppé, Raymond Barre, Henry Mintzberg When asked about his expectations on the album he released the following statement: "I hope the album makes a great success. A track marshal was killed when a stray tyre hit him in the chest. Villeneuve recovered however and took third place while Schumacher retired. Williams signed him to his Formula One team for 1996 and Villeneuve began testing the Williams F1 car in 1995 after the IndyCar season. The car was officially retired at 1.42pm with only 100 minutes left of the race, after the team decided the problem could not be fixed. Der schwarze Wagen wirkte wie ein Magnet auf die Menschen. 1990  A. Unser Jr. Jetzt tauchen zwei interessante Namen auf: Jacques Villeneuve und Nico Hülkenberg. Im Laufe der Saison wurde deutlich, dass Williams gegen Ferrari und den wieder erstarkten McLaren keine Chance hatte. [47] Later at Venray, Villeneuve scored his first pole position in the series and would led the majority of the race before finishing in third for his third podium of the season. 2011  S. Vettel [17] During the summer of 1987, Villeneuve attended a racing school set up by former instructor Richard Spenard. 1985  A. Prost The pressure was soon back on him when he forced teammate Felipe Massa off the track when attempting to overtake the Brazilian in Monaco, ruining both their races. Villeneuve was one of several celebrity Canadians who carried the Olympic flag into Vancouver Olympic Stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the 21st Winter Olympic Games. The Nº 2 Audi team won after leading for the final 10 hours. 1973  J. Stewart 1983: Nelson Piquet | Vor dem ersten Rennen redete man im Team von GP-Siegen, doch bis zum Ende der Saison holte man keinen Punkt. Die Erfolge und sein berühmter Familienname zogen die Aufmerksamkeit von Frank Williams auf sich, der ihn für 1996 als Ersatz von David Coulthard verpflichtete. They did lose the lead in the 15th hour during a pitstop change. [17] A year later, Joann allowed him to drive a 100 cc kart at a kart track in Imola. His performances, as well as his family name, brought him to the attention of Frank Williams, Managerial Director of the Williams Grand Prix team. Motorbooks International, 1997. 1995 hatte er den Indy-Car-Titel errungen, bevor er zwischen 1996 und 2006 in der höchsten Motorsportklasse Formel 1 startete, wo er 1997 Weltmeister wurde. 1979: Jody Scheckter | 2007  S. Bourdais, 1950  G. Farina Villeneuve was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 1998. 1966: Jack Brabham | In seinem Debüt-Jahr holte er einen Sieg und wurde Sechster in der Fahrerwertung. Dadurch konnte Villeneuve nur sechs Punkte holen. The car ran second for much of the race before pitting with engine problems at 12:39 pm. 1967  D. Hulme 2002  C. da Matta 2010–2013: Sebastian Vettel | 1966  J. Brabham 1958: Mike Hawthorn | If you have interesting ones, feel free to post those or express your own opionion. 1972  E. Fittipaldi This was his first drive in a sportscar since working with Toyota in 1992. 1957  J. M. Fangio Jacques Villeneuve. 1994 fuhr er für das Team Green, das Reynard Chassis und Ford-Cosworth Motoren einsetzte. David Coulthard took the opening race win in Australia but Villeneuve took the next two wins in Brazil and Argentina. Bereits beim vierten Formel-1-Rennen der Saison 1996, dem Großen Preis von Europa auf dem Nürburgring, gelang ihm sein erster Sieg. [40][41] For 2011 Villeneuve agreed to take over for Brad Keselowski in the number 22 car for Penske Racing in the Nationwide Series for two races which Keselowski could not attend. The German manufacturer wished to start their own works team following a six-year partnership with Villeneuve's former employers Williams. The Canadian, however, did manage to hold onto second place. 2016: Nico Rosberg | 1951: Juan Manuel Fangio | The launch was held at his café[61] where he performed two songs in front of a crowd largely composed of news reporters. [18], Villeneuve competed in the Italian Formula Three series from 1989 through 1991, but failed to make an impression.[3]. He is the younger brother of the late Gilles Villeneuve, and uncle to Jacques Villeneuve. 1976  J. 1962  G. Hill A Life of Jacques Villeneuve. Villeneuve was replaced by Robert Kubica and soon BMW and Villeneuve parted company. For his uncle, see, Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results. Abgesehen von Stadtkursen und Rundstrecken wird hier aber auch auf Hochgeschwindigkeits-Ovalen gefahren, zum Beispiel auf dem Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 1981  N. Piquet Andretti 1964  J. Surtees "[62] His new record had very low sales; as of March 9, 2007, only 233 copies were sold in the entire province of Quebec and about 30 outside of Quebec and Canada – excluding digital sales. Hitzerennen wie in Malaysia fordern auch gute Rennanzüge. 1996: Damon Hill | [4] Jacques Villeneuve sollte im Rahmen dieses Projekts auch wieder als Fahrer in die Formel 1 zurückkehren. say that the colors of the helmet were based on the shirt of his mother Joann.[60]. Villeneuve war enttäuscht von Richards Teampolitik und verzichtete auf das letzte Rennen. Die Familie lebte in Villars-sur-Ollon und ab 2007 überwiegend in Montréal. 2004  M. Schumacher 1980  J. Rutherford 1955  J. M. Fangio After racing both NASCAR Sprint Cup and Speedcar Series, Villeneuve was invited by the Top Race V6 chairman Alejandro Urtubey to join the series in its major event of the 2008 season, called La Carrera del Año (The Race of the Year), held at the Buenos Aires circuit. With one year left to run on his contract Villeneuve turned down a lucrative offer to spend a season racing in CART before returning to BAR for 2004 and 2005, a deal which Villeneuve claimed was spoken about but never actually produced for him to sign. Joining him as his teammate was Brazilian Ricardo Zonta. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt war der Wagen auf Platz zwei hinter dem späteren Sieger Audi R10 TDI. Im Februar 2007 erschien sein Debüt-Album „Private Paradise“. 2003  M. Schumacher The series is composed of road courses and stockcars similar to NASCAR and Villeneuve said "On a personal level, Speedcar will give me more road racing experience with this kind of cars which will be useful in future NASCAR road course events and it's also a great excuse to meet race fans. Sportler, Motorsport, Formel-1 CDN- Porträt im Rennanzug von Williams- Februar 1997 Erstklassige Nachrichtenbilder in hoher Auflösung bei Getty Images He was born in the small town of Berthierville, Quebec, Canada. Mar.24 - The time may be coming for Mercedes to say goodbye to Lewis Hamilton. 27 car (Volkswagen Passat silhouette) of the Oro Racing team and finishing the race in the 16th place. Villeneuve set the fastest time of the three drivers in qualifying to put the car into fourth place on the starting grid. [25] Richards soon began to debate over Villeneuve's £15 million annual salary. Running second with less than 10 laps to go, Villeneuve claimed the lead from fellow Canadian Scott Goodyear after Goodyear was penalized for having passed the pace-car before the restart. The latter was the final podium finish of his Grand Prix career. FEED Racing would later change its name to FEED Vict Racing on 30 January 2020 following a merger with Italian team Racers Motorsport.[1][2]. 2014  L. Hamilton Villeneuve currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving the #5 car for FEED Vict Racing in the EuroNASCAR PRO class. Outside Formula One, Villeneuve has taken on several new careers: in sportscar racing, racing for Peugeot in the 2007 and 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans, jumping to NASCAR in August 2007 and racing as an invited driver in the Argentinian Top Race V6 series and the Australian-based International V8 Supercars Championship. Five more victories came that season at the Spanish, British, Hungarian, Austrian and Luxembourg Grand Prix, as well as ten pole positions. [17] His mother, Joann, promised she would allow him to drive a kart if he got good marks in one of his weakest subjects, mathematics. Zwischen dem neuen Boss und Villeneuve herrschte keine gute Stimmung, Richards wollte Villeneuve loswerden, da dieser seiner Meinung nach zu viel verdienen würde, doch Villeneuve pochte auf seinen bis Ende 2003 laufenden Vertrag. Doch das sind nur Details. With no sponsor for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Villeneuve joined the Speedcar Series for the remainder of the 2008 season.