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Jacques Villeneuve is a 41 year old Canadian former Formula One driver who last drove for Sauber-BMW in 2006.
He was born on April 9th 1971 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. His first race was the 1996 Grand Prix of Australia where he drove for Williams-Renault. Villeneuve was active for 11 consecutive seasons between 1996 and 2006. In that period he scored 235 points in 165 races. During his career Villeneuve achieved 11 wins and 23 podiums. His last race was the the 2006 Grand Prix of Germany.
He was born on April 9th 1971 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. His first race was the 1996 Grand Prix of Australia where he drove for Williams-Renault. Villeneuve was active for 11 consecutive seasons between 1996 and 2006. In that period he scored 235 points in 165 races. During his career Villeneuve achieved 11 wins and 23 podiums. His last race was the the 2006 Grand Prix of Germany.
| Name: | Jacques Villeneuve |
| Nationality: |  Canadian |
| Birthday: | April 9th 1971 (41) |
| Birthplace: | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | Races: | 165 races |
| Total points: | 235 points |
| Wins: | 11 wins |
| Podiums: | 23 podiums | Pole positions: | 13 poles |
| Retirements: | 56 retirements |
| First race: |  1996 Australia |
| Last race: |  2006 Germany |
| First win: | 1996 Europe |
| Age first win: | 25 years, 19 days |
Jacques Villeneuve by year
| All years | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
| 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 |
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Overall stats: Jacques Villeneuve
| #1 | Best Finish | Jacques Villeneuve |  | 1 (11x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Jacques Villeneuve | | 1 (13x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Jacques Villeneuve | | 3 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Jacques Villeneuve | | 7 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Jacques Villeneuve | | 1 (3x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Jacques Villeneuve | | 3 (2x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Jacques Villeneuve | | 1 (16x) |
Wins
Pole positions
Best practice 1
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 2006 | 3 | Melbourne | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber-BMW | 3 |
Best practice 2
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 2005 | 17 | Interlagos | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber-Petronas | 7 |
Best practice 3
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 2006 | 11 | Magny-Cours | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber-BMW | 1 |
| 2004 | 17 | Suzuka | Jacques Villeneuve | Renault | 1 |
| 2004 | 17 | Suzuka | Jacques Villeneuve | Renault | 1 |
Best friday
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Session | Finish |
| 2006 | 3 | Melbourne | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber-BMW | Friday practice 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | Melbourne | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Honda | Friday qualifying | 3 |
Best saturday
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Session | Finish |
| 2006 | 11 | Magny-Cours | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber-BMW | Saturday practice | 1 |
| 2004 | 17 | Suzuka | Jacques Villeneuve | Renault | Saturday practice 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 17 | Suzuka | Jacques Villeneuve | Renault | Saturday practice 2 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | Melbourne | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | Qualifying | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 | Interlagos | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | Qualifying | 1 |
| 1997 | 3 | Buenos Aires | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | Qualifying | 1 |
| 1997 | 4 | Imola | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | Qualifying | 1 |
| 1997 | 6 | Catalunya | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | Qualifying | 1 |
| 1997 | 9 | Silverstone | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | Qualifying | 1 |
| 1997 | 12 | Spa-Francorchamps | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | Qualifying | 1 |
| 1997 | 14 | A1-Ring | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | Qualifying | 1 |
| 1997 | 16 | Suzuka | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | Qualifying | 1 |
| 1997 | 17 | Jerez | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | Qualifying | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | Melbourne | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | Qualifying | 1 |
| 1996 | 13 | Spa-Francorchamps | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | Qualifying | 1 |
| 1996 | 16 | Suzuka | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | Qualifying | 1 |
| #1 | Worst Finish | Jacques Villeneuve | | 16 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Jacques Villeneuve | | 21 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Jacques Villeneuve | | 28 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Jacques Villeneuve | | 26 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Jacques Villeneuve | | 20 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Jacques Villeneuve | | 28 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Jacques Villeneuve | | 21 (1x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 2000 | 4 | Silverstone | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Honda | 16 |
Worst qualifying
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Qualified |
| 1999 | 2 | Interlagos | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Supertec | 21 |
Worst practice 1
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 2006 | 5 | Nurburgring | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber-BMW | 28 |
Worst practice 2
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 2006 | 11 | Magny-Cours | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber-BMW | 26 |
Worst practice 3
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 2004 | 18 | Interlagos | Jacques Villeneuve | Renault | 20 |
Worst friday
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Session | Finish |
| 2006 | 5 | Nurburgring | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber-BMW | Friday practice 1 | 28 |
Worst saturday
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Session | Finish |
| 1999 | 2 | Interlagos | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Supertec | Qualifying | 21 |
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 2006 BMW Sauber F1 Team 2005 Sauber Petronas 2004 Mild Seven Renault F1 Team 2003 Lucky Strike BAR Honda 2002 Lucky Strike BAR Honda 2001 Lucky Strike BAR Honda 2000 Lucky Strike British American Racing Honda 1999 British American Racing 1998 Winfield Williams 1997 Rothmans Williams Renault 1996 Rothmans Williams Renault | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2:11 Didn't Q2:1 | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3:4 Didn't Q3:8 |
Ranking: Jacques Villeneuve
| #37 | Average practice result | Jacques Villeneuve |  | 14.11 place | |
| #104 | Average race points | Jacques Villeneuve | | 2.18 points | |
| #22 | Average qualifying result | Jacques Villeneuve | | 9.27 place | |
| #442 | Average race result | Jacques Villeneuve | | 7.05 place | |
| #30 | Most points finishes | Jacques Villeneuve | | 53 finishes | |
| #130 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Jacques Villeneuve | | 0.3 retirements | |
| #17 | Most race laps | Jacques Villeneuve | | 8316 laps | |
| #37 | Most avoidable retirements | Jacques Villeneuve | | 17 retirements | |
| #20 | Most races | Jacques Villeneuve | | 165 races | |
| #279 | Oldest driver | Jacques Villeneuve | | 35 years, 3 months, 21 days | |
| #160 | Youngest driver | Jacques Villeneuve | | 24 years, 11 months, 1 day | |
| #20 | Start from P1 | Jacques Villeneuve | | 13 starts | |
| #227 | Biggest gain in race | Jacques Villeneuve | | 13 places gained | |
| #36 | Most points | Jacques Villeneuve | | 235 points | |
| #34 | Most retirements | Jacques Villeneuve | | 56 retirements | |
| #38 | Most podiums | Jacques Villeneuve | | 23 podiums | |
| #27 | Most wins | Jacques Villeneuve | | 11 wins |
| Driver | Place | |
| 35 | Ryan Briscoe | 13.67 |
| 36 | Takuma Sato | 14.07 |
| 37 | Jacques Villeneuve | 14.11 |
| 38 | Sebastien Bourdais | 14.2 |
| 39 | Sebastien Buemi | 14.47 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 102 | Gunnar Nilsson | 2.21 |
| 103 | Rene Arnoux | 2.21 |
| 104 | Jacques Villeneuve | 2.18 |
| 105 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | 2.1 |
| 106 | Alessandro Nannini | 2.1 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 20 | Jean Alesi | 8.84 |
| 21 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 9.26 |
| 22 | Jacques Villeneuve | 9.27 |
| 23 | Eddie Irvine | 9.27 |
| 24 | Mark Webber | 9.41 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 440 | Jim Rathmann | 7.13 |
| 441 | Gunnar Nilsson | 7.07 |
| 442 | Jacques Villeneuve | 7.05 |
| 443 | Chris Amon | 7.04 |
| 444 | Robert Kubica | 7.03 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 27 | Damon Hill | 56 |
| 29 | Lewis Hamilton | 55 |
| 30 | Jacques Villeneuve | 53 |
| 30 | Jody Scheckter | 53 |
| 32 | Clay Regazzoni | 52 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 128 | Alessandro Zanardi | 0.3 |
| 128 | Alan Jones | 0.3 |
| 130 | Jacques Villeneuve | 0.3 |
| 131 | Gianni Morbidelli | 0.3 |
| 132 | Johnny Cecotto | 0.3 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 15 | Michele Alboreto | 8766 |
| 16 | Nigel Mansell | 8749 |
| 17 | Jacques Villeneuve | 8316 |
| 18 | Ayrton Senna | 8219 |
| 19 | Niki Lauda | 8217 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 30 | James Hunt | 18 |
| 36 | Mark Webber | 17 |
| 36 | Jacques Villeneuve | 17 |
| 36 | Ivan Capelli | 17 |
| 36 | Bruno Giacomelli | 17 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 17 | Jacques Laffite | 177 |
| 19 | Niki Lauda | 172 |
| 20 | Jacques Villeneuve | 165 |
| 21 | Mika Hakkinen | 163 |
| 22 | Fernando Alonso | 162 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 277 | Slim Borgudd | 35 years, 4 months, 10 days |
| 278 | Hubert Hahne | 35 years, 4 months, 5 days |
| 279 | Jacques Villeneuve | 35 years, 3 months, 21 days |
| 280 | Antonio Creus | 35 years, 3 months, 10 days |
| 281 | Marshall Teague | 35 years, 3 months, 8 days |
| Driver | Age | |
| 158 | Allen Berg | 24 years, 10 months, 21 days |
| 159 | Tom Pryce | 24 years, 11 months, 1 day |
| 160 | Jacques Villeneuve | 24 years, 11 months, 1 day |
| 160 | Mark Blundell | 24 years, 11 months, 2 days |
| 162 | Alessandro Zanardi | 24 years, 11 months, 6 days |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 16 | Ronnie Peterson | 14 |
| 19 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 13 |
| 19 | Jacques Villeneuve | 13 |
| 19 | Jacky Ickx | 13 |
| 22 | David Coulthard | 12 |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 222 | Pedro de la Rosa | 13 |
| 222 | Christijan Albers | 13 |
| 222 | Jacques Villeneuve | 13 |
| 222 | Olivier Panis | 13 |
| 222 | Luciano Burti | 13 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 34 | Jean Alesi | 241 |
| 35 | Nick Heidfeld | 240 |
| 36 | Jacques Villeneuve | 235 |
| 37 | Jacques Laffite | 228 |
| 38 | Nico Rosberg | 227.5 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 30 | Pedro Diniz | 57 |
| 30 | Patrick Tambay | 57 |
| 34 | Jacques Villeneuve | 56 |
| 34 | Olivier Panis | 56 |
| 34 | John Watson | 56 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 36 | Alan Jones | 24 |
| 36 | John Surtees | 24 |
| 38 | Jacques Villeneuve | 23 |
| 38 | Michele Alboreto | 23 |
| 38 | James Hunt | 23 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 25 | Felipe Massa | 11 |
| 25 | Rubens Barrichello | 11 |
| 25 | Jacques Villeneuve | 11 |
| 28 | Gerhard Berger | 10 |
| 28 | Jody Scheckter | 10 |
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