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Birth date : 9 April 1971
Birthplace : Quebec
Marital status : Single
Height : 168 cm
Weight : 67 kg

(After Interlagos)
Wins : 11
Points scored : 219
Number of GP : 134
Pole Position : 13
Podiums : 23
First GP : 1996 (Melbourne)



Best result : 1
2004 championship position : --
Current championship position (2005) : --
Team : SAUBER





Jacques raced in the Italian Formula Three series from 1989 until 1991. He
ranked sixth overall, despite not winning a single race. Villeneuve then
moved to the Japanese Formula Three in 1992, finishing runner-up after
winning three times.

Moving to the North American Toyota Atlantic series, he won five times on
tracks that he had never seen before.

He moved swiftly to Indy Car racing, and was Rookie of the Year in 1994. This
same year saw him take second place in the Indianapolis 500 and the win at
Road America, for the Forsythe team, ranking sixth overall for the season.
1995 saw him take the Indy title, as well as winning the Indianapolis 500.

Jacques made his Formula One debut with Williams in 1996, almost winning his
first race, after qualifying in pole, but teammate Damon Hill took the
victory. His first victory came at the European Grand Prix, followed by wins
in Britain, Hungary, and Portugal. He chased his teammate all the way to the
final round of the season, but an accident saw Jacques out of the race, and
Damon Hill drive on to take the title.

In 1997, he won three out of the first six races, then a further four wins,
saw him one point behind Michael Schumacher at the final race in Jerez.
Controversy surrounded this race, but Schumacher retired, and Jacques drove
the ailing Williams over the line in third, but it was enough to clinch the
title.

Losing the Renault engine for 1998, Williams never seemed to be able to match
the speed of their competitors, and the highest place Jacques finished was
third, for both Germany and Hungary. He finished fifth overall with 21
points.

1999 saw him as the number one driver for the revamped Tyrrell team, British
American Racing, where he hoped to reaffirm his status as World Champion for
a second year, but things didn't go as he had hoped, with the majority of the
season seeing him retiring from race after race. A few good qualifying
sessions didn't follow through to fruition and he finished the season
pointless.

The year 2000 saw him remain with BAR and together with the added power of
the Honda engines in the new season, he had hoped to see victory once again.
However, the domination of Ferrari and McLaren proved to be too strong and
podium finishes for the Canadian still failed to eventuate. Despite the lack
of wins, the team moved up to fifth in the constructor's championship and was
regarded as the most improved outfit on the grid.

Partnered with old time friend, Olivier Panis for the 2001 championship,
Jacques finally made it to the podium however, wins were still far from
coming. Toward the end of the year there were complaints that the car just
wasn't up to scratch and the Canadian finished out the year hoping for better
performances in 2002. However, on the eve of launching the new BAR004, long
time friend and mentor, Craig Pollock stepped down from the outfit, leaving
Jacques questioning his future with the Brackley based squad. Only four
points were forthcoming in 2002 and although there were many rumours he was
to follow Pollock's path and leave the Brackley based squad, Jacques remained
for 2003 alongside Jenson Button.

2003 would prove to be a particularly unhappy final year with BAR. Two sixth
positions gave the Canadian six points but team-mate Button had twice the
number of points. The US Grand Prix would prove to be Villeneuve's final race
with the team, with the driver travelling to Japan for the season finale, but
not participating as Takuma Sato took his seat. It was never clear who made
the decision not finish the season, but the Villeneuve-BAR relationship was
over once and for all.

Jacques Villeneuve started the 2004 season without a drive but the call from
Renault came for the final three races of the season as the squad had become
frustrated with Jarno Trulli and deemed a change was needed. After a season
of waiting for the phone to ring, an offer to drive with Sauber Petronas
followed and the 1997 Champion was confirmed alongside Felipe Massa for 2005.

Villeneuve's final three races of the 2004 season with Renault proved little
as he was unable to get particularly close to the pace of Fernando Alonso -
particularly in race trim and was unable to score any points as the team
finished third in the constructors' championship. With Sauber Petronas, this
could be the last chance for Villeneuve to show the pace once so abundant at
the peak of his career. Peter Sauber has taken something of a chance and now
its time for Villeneuve to deliver.


87/89   F3 Italy
1992   F3 Japan
1993   Formula Atlantic, 3°, 186 points
1994   IndyCar, rookie of the year
1995   IndyCar, 1°, 93 points, Indy 500 miles, 1°
1996   F1 (Williams), 2°, 78 points
1997   F1 (Williams), 1°, 81 points
1998   F1 (Williams), 5°, 21 points
1999   F1 (BAR), 0 point
2000   F1 (BAR), 7°, 17 points
2001   F1 (BAR), 7°, 12 points
2002   F1 (BAR), 12°, 4 points
2003   F1 (BAR), 16°, 6 points
2004   F1 (Renault), 3 races, 0 point