| Date of birth: |
9th April 1971 |
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| Current age: |
31 years |
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| Place of birth: |
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada |
| Resident: |
Monte Carlo, Monaco |
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| Current Team: |
British American Racing |
| Official Website: |
http://www.jacques.villeneuve.com |
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| Height: |
1,69 m |
| Weight: |
71 kg |
| Marital status: |
Engaged (girlfriend Ellen Green) |
| Sports: |
skiing |
| Hobbies: |
music, reading, movies, computers, roller blading |
| Favourite music: |
Rock and Pop but likes many different kinds |
| Favourite singer: |
many but likes The Cranberries |
| Favourite drink: |
root beer, milk |
| Favourite food: |
pasta |
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| Start of racing career: |
1988 in the Alfa Italian Tourism Championship |
| First racing car: |
Formula Ford 1600 |
| First success: |
1992 at Nishi Sendai, Japan, in the All Japan F3 Championship |
| Most memorable experience: |
Winning the Formula One Championship and the Indy 500 win |
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| Career: |
1986 |
Jim Russell Racing Drivers School, CDN |
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1987 |
Spenard-David Racing School in a Ford 2000, CDN |
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1988 |
3 races in the Alfa Italian Touring Car Championship |
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1989 |
Italian F3
Championship in a Reynard |
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1990 |
Italian F3
Championship in a Reynard Alfa Romeo 903, 14th |
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1991 |
Italian F3
Championship in a Ralt-Alfa Romeo RT35, 6th with 20 pts |
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1992 |
Japanese F3, Team Tom's Toyota, 3 wins, 2nd; F3 race in Monaco in a Dallara-Alfa Romeo 392, 9th; GP Player's Ltee de Trois-Rivieres race, 3rd |
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1993 |
Atlantic Series with Forsythe-Green Racing, 3rd, 7 poles, 5 wins, "Rookie of the Year" |
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1994 |
IndyCar Series with Forsythe Green, 6th, 94 points, first win at Elkhart Lake, 2nd at Indy 500, "Rookie of the Year" in both Indy 500 and Championship |
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1995 |
IndyCar Champion with Team Green (youngest ever winner + 1st Canadian), 4 wins, 6 poles, 6 track records |
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1996 |
F1 Williams-Renault, 78 points, 2nd, 4 victories |
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1997 |
F1 Williams-Renault, 81 points, 7 victories, World Champion |
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1998 |
F1 Winfield Williams Mecachrome, 21 points, 5th |
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1999 |
F1 BAR-Supertec, 0 points, 21st |
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2000 |
F1 BAR-Honda, 17 points, 7th |
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2001 |
F1 BAR-Honda, 12 points, 7th |
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2002 |
F1 BAR-Honda |
