Gilles Villeneuve
DATE OF BIRTH 18 January 1950 Gilles gave his birth date as 18 January 1952 as he thought being 2 years younger than he actually was would aid his progress in motorsport
DIED 8 May 1982 (During qualifying for Belgian GP)
NATIONALITY Canadian
FIRST GP START British GP 1977
GRAND PRIX STARTS 67 [View Complete Results]
GRAND PRIX WINS 6 [Details]
POLE POSITIONS 2 [Details]
POINTS SCORED 107
RACES LED 18 [Details]
LAPS LED 533 [Details]
TEAMS 1977 McLaren (British GP Only)
1977 Ferrari (Canadian and Japanese GP Only) Did not score Championship points
1978 Ferrari Finished 9th in Championship
1979 Ferrari Finished 2nd in Championship
1980 Ferrari Finished 10th in Championship
1981 Ferrari Finished 7th in Championship
1982 Ferrari (Killed in practice for Belgian GP) Finished 15th in Championship
NOTES North American Formula Atlantic Champion, 1976
North American Formula Atlantic Champion, 1977
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