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| Name: | Gilles Villeneuve |
| Nationality: | |
| Birthday: | January 18th 1950 |
| Passed away: | May 8th 1982 (32) |
| Birthplace: | Richelieu | Races: | 67 races |
| Total points: | 107 points |
| Wins: | 6 wins |
| Podiums: | 13 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 26 retirements |
| First race: | 1977 Great Britain |
| Last race: | 1982 Belgium |
| First win: | 1978 Canada |
| Age first win: | 28 years, 8 months, 20 days |
| All years | 1982 | 1981 | 1980 | 1979 | 1978 |
| 1977 |


| #1 | Best Finish | Gilles Villeneuve | ![]() | 1 (6x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Gilles Villeneuve | ![]() | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Gilles Villeneuve | ![]() | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Gilles Villeneuve | ![]() | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Gilles Villeneuve | ![]() | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Gilles Villeneuve | ![]() | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Gilles Villeneuve | ![]() | (0x) |
| #1 | Worst Finish | Gilles Villeneuve | ![]() | 16 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Gilles Villeneuve | ![]() | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Gilles Villeneuve | ![]() | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Gilles Villeneuve | ![]() | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Gilles Villeneuve | ![]() | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Gilles Villeneuve | ![]() | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Gilles Villeneuve | ![]() | (0x) |
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1980 | 2 | Interlagos | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 16 |
| Driven for | 1982 Ferrari 1981 Ferrari 1980 Ferrari 1979 Ferrari 1978 Ferrari 1977 McLaren-Ford 1977 Ferrari | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton | ![]() | 5.13 place | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | ![]() | 2.49 place | |
| #511 | Average race result | Gilles Villeneuve | ![]() | 5.95 place | |
| #75 | Average race points | Gilles Villeneuve | ![]() | 2.74 points | |
| #68 | Most points finishes | Gilles Villeneuve | ![]() | 21 finishes | |
| #79 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Gilles Villeneuve | ![]() | 0.38 retirements | |
| #70 | Most avoidable retirements | Gilles Villeneuve | ![]() | 10 retirements | |
| #95 | Most races | Gilles Villeneuve | ![]() | 67 races | |
| #82 | Most race laps | Gilles Villeneuve | ![]() | 3282 laps | |
| #416 | Oldest driver | Gilles Villeneuve | ![]() | 32 years, 3 months, 21 days | |
| #314 | Youngest driver | Gilles Villeneuve | ![]() | 27 years, 5 months, 28 days | |
| #55 | Start from P1 | Gilles Villeneuve | ![]() | 2 starts | |
| #89 | Biggest gain in race | Gilles Villeneuve | ![]() | 17 places gained | |
| #105 | Most retirements | Gilles Villeneuve | ![]() | 26 retirements | |
| #60 | Most podiums | Gilles Villeneuve | ![]() | 13 podiums | |
| #62 | Most points | Gilles Villeneuve | ![]() | 107 points | |
| #41 | Most wins | Gilles Villeneuve | ![]() | 6 wins |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 2.49 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 3.13 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 3.36 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 4.22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.84 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 503 | Charles Pozzi | 6 |
| 510 | Eddie Irvine | 5.99 |
| 511 | Gilles Villeneuve | 5.95 |
| 512 | Jacques Laffite | 5.9 |
| 513 | Jacky Ickx | 5.89 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 73 | Kamui Kobayashi | 2.8 |
| 74 | Paul Frere | 2.75 |
| 75 | Gilles Villeneuve | 2.74 |
| 75 | Richie Ginther | 2.74 |
| 77 | Jacky Ickx | 2.74 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 66 | Andrea de Cesaris | 22 |
| 66 | Pedro Rodriguez | 22 |
| 68 | Gilles Villeneuve | 21 |
| 68 | Jochen Rindt | 21 |
| 70 | Jo Siffert | 20 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 77 | Ricardo Zonta | 0.39 |
| 78 | Marc Gene | 0.38 |
| 78 | Gilles Villeneuve | 0.38 |
| 80 | Christian Klien | 0.38 |
| 80 | Olivier Panis | 0.38 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 65 | Eddie Cheever | 10 |
| 65 | Jacques Laffite | 10 |
| 65 | Gilles Villeneuve | 10 |
| 65 | Carlos Pace | 10 |
| 72 | Nelsinho Piquet | 9 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 92 | Bruno Giacomelli | 69 |
| 94 | Gianni Morbidelli | 68 |
| 95 | Gilles Villeneuve | 67 |
| 95 | Stirling Moss | 67 |
| 97 | Aguri Suzuki | 66 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 80 | Adrian Sutil | 3341 |
| 81 | Sebastian Vettel | 3288 |
| 82 | Gilles Villeneuve | 3282 |
| 83 | Carlos Pace | 3242 |
| 84 | Satoru Nakajima | 3078 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 414 | Peter Westbury | 32 years, 4 months, 8 days |
| 415 | Ralf Schumacher | 32 years, 3 months, 21 days |
| 416 | Gilles Villeneuve | 32 years, 3 months, 21 days |
| 417 | Oscar Gonzalez | 32 years, 2 months, 12 days |
| 418 | Taki Inoue | 32 years, 2 months, 7 days |
| Driver | Age | |
| 312 | Jim Hurtubise | 27 years, 5 months, 25 days |
| 313 | Emanuele Pirro | 27 years, 5 months, 27 days |
| 314 | Gilles Villeneuve | 27 years, 5 months, 28 days |
| 315 | Onofre Marimon | 27 years, 6 months, 12 days |
| 316 | Miguel Angel Guerra | 27 years, 6 months, 14 days |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 51 | Michele Alboreto | 2 |
| 51 | John Watson | 2 |
| 51 | Gilles Villeneuve | 2 |
| 51 | Jo Siffert | 2 |
| 51 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | 2 |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 73 | Chico Serra | 17 |
| 73 | Didier Pironi | 17 |
| 73 | Gilles Villeneuve | 17 |
| 73 | Hector Rebaque | 17 |
| 73 | Bob Veith | 17 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 101 | Olivier Grouillard | 26 |
| 101 | Gabriele Tarquini | 26 |
| 101 | Gilles Villeneuve | 26 |
| 101 | Hector Rebaque | 26 |
| 101 | Roy Salvadori | 26 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 58 | Nick Heidfeld | 13 |
| 58 | Didier Pironi | 13 |
| 58 | Gilles Villeneuve | 13 |
| 58 | Francois Cevert | 13 |
| 58 | Jochen Rindt | 13 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 60 | Mike Hawthorn | 118 |
| 61 | Jochen Rindt | 109 |
| 62 | Gilles Villeneuve | 107 |
| 62 | Richie Ginther | 107 |
| 64 | Heikki Kovalainen | 105 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 37 | Riccardo Patrese | 6 |
| 37 | Jacques Laffite | 6 |
| 37 | Gilles Villeneuve | 6 |
| 37 | John Surtees | 6 |
| 37 | Jochen Rindt | 6 |