Gilles Villeneuve

Nationality: Canadian
Born: 18 January 1950
Died: 8 May 1982

Career summary

Races: 67
Wins: 6
Poles: 2
Fastest Laps: 8
Points: 107
GP debut: 1977 British GP

F1 career

1977: McLaren-Cosworth/Ferrari
1 race/2 races
11th in Britain/12th in Canada
No points scored
1978: Ferrari
16 races
Won in Canada
9th in championship (17 points)

1979: Ferrari
15 races
Won in South Africa, Long Beach, US
Pole position in Long Beach
6 fastest laps
2nd in championship (53 points)

1980: Ferrari
14 races
Best finish 5th in Monaco and Canada
14th in championship (6 points)

1981: Ferrari
15 races
Won in Monaco and Spain
Pole in San Marino
Fastest lap in San Marino
7th in championship (25 points)

1982: Ferrari
4 races (+1 DNS)
Best finish 2nd in San Marino
15th in championship (6 points)