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Gilles Villeneuve was a Canadian former F1 driver who last drove for Ferrari in 1982.
He was born on January 18th 1950 in Richelieu and passed away on May 8th 1982 at the age of 32. His first race was the 1977 Grand Prix of Great Britain where he drove for McLaren-Ford. Villeneuve was active for 6 consecutive seasons between 1977 and 1982. In that period he scored 107 points in 67 races. During his career Villeneuve achieved 6 wins and 13 podiums. His last race was the the 1982 Grand Prix of Belgium.
He was born on January 18th 1950 in Richelieu and passed away on May 8th 1982 at the age of 32. His first race was the 1977 Grand Prix of Great Britain where he drove for McLaren-Ford. Villeneuve was active for 6 consecutive seasons between 1977 and 1982. In that period he scored 107 points in 67 races. During his career Villeneuve achieved 6 wins and 13 podiums. His last race was the the 1982 Grand Prix of Belgium.
| Name: | Gilles Villeneuve |
| Nationality: |  Canadian |
| 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 |
Gilles Villeneuve by year
| All years | 1982 | 1981 | 1980 | 1979 | 1978 |
| 1977 |
Overall stats: Gilles Villeneuve
| #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) |
Wins
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #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) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1980 | 2 | Interlagos | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 16 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| 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: |
Ranking: Gilles Villeneuve
| #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 |
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