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Jacques Villeneuve

Canadian racecar driver (born 1971)

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  • Momentum4.6
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  • Age
    55
    Born 1971
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    Driven
    2001
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Updated 2026-08-24

Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve is a Canadian former racing driver who competed in IndyCar from 1994 to 1995, and Formula One from 1996 to 2006. He won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1997 with Williams, and won 11 Grands Prix across 11 seasons. In American open-wheel racing, Villeneuve won the IndyCar World Series and the Indianapolis 500 in 1995 with Team Green.

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  • BMW Sauber
    2006–2006
  • Sauber Motorsport
    2005–2005
  • Renault F1 Team
    2004–2004
  • British American Racing
    1999–2003
  • Williams Racing
    1996–1998
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  • Officer of the National Order of Quebec
  • Canada's Walk of Fame
  • Quebec Sports Hall of Fame
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61.3
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Momentum4.6
Historical26.1
Now attention25.8
Source confidence75.0
Completeness85.0
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