Jacques Villeneuve

Date of birth: 9th April 1971 View FORIX Stats
Current age: 31 years
Place of birth: St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada
Resident: Monte Carlo, Monaco
 
Current Team: British American Racing
Official Website: http://www.jacques.villeneuve.com
 
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
 
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
 
Career: 1986 Jim Russell Racing Drivers School, CDN
  1987 Spenard-David Racing School in a Ford 2000, CDN
  1988 3 races in the Alfa Italian Touring Car Championship
  1989 Italian F3 Championship in a Reynard
  1990 Italian F3 Championship in a Reynard Alfa Romeo 903, 14th
  1991 Italian F3 Championship in a Ralt-Alfa Romeo RT35, 6th with 20 pts
  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
  1993 Atlantic Series with Forsythe-Green Racing, 3rd, 7 poles, 5 wins, "Rookie of the Year"
  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
  1995 IndyCar Champion with Team Green (youngest ever winner + 1st Canadian), 4 wins, 6 poles, 6 track records
  1996 F1 Williams-Renault, 78 points, 2nd, 4 victories
  1997 F1 Williams-Renault, 81 points, 7 victories, World Champion
  1998 F1 Winfield Williams Mecachrome, 21 points, 5th
  1999 F1 BAR-Supertec, 0 points, 21st
  2000 F1 BAR-Honda, 17 points, 7th
  2001 F1 BAR-Honda, 12 points, 7th
  2002 F1 BAR-Honda

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