Jacques Villeneuve

Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve (born April 9th, 1971 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian former Formula One World Champion and team owner.

Jacques Villeneuve in 1998.

He is the son of fellow Grand Prix driver Gilles Villeneuve.

Formula One

1997-1998: Williams

In 1997, Jacques Villeneuve won his first Formula One world championship, driving for Rothmans Williams Renault.

The following year, Villeneuve and Williams would be outclassed by the superior quality of the Ferrari and McLaren teams, with Villeneuve only able to pick up podium finishes when the Ferrari and McLarens ran into trouble. Villeneuve's best result of the season would be a second place in the deluge at the Belgian Grand Prix, although this achievement was dwarfed by the maiden win of Jan Magnussen. Villeneuve would finish as "best of the rest" in fifth place in the championship.

1999-2001: BAR

For 1999, Villeneuve made the jump to F1 newcomers British American Racing, whom had just taken over the ailing Tyrrell outfit. Despite claims from team management that BAR would be able to win from the very first race onwards, neither Villeneuve or Sammy Jones were able to pick up a single point in 1999, leaving BAR joint bottom with Lola.

Villeneuve and Jones remained at BAR into the new millennium, and the team brokered a deal with Honda to become the exclusive works team for the Japanese manufacturer. The changes seemed to suit the pair, with Villeneuve and Jones both being able to score points in the early races. However Villeneuve was outclassed by Jones, who outraced the Canadian to score 10 points to Villeneuve's 6, including the team's maiden podium at the Malaysian Grand Prix.

Both drivers remained at the team heading into 2001, and it soon became clear who was the better driver in the team. Villeneuve outraced Jones twice only, and scored a measly 6 points compared to his teammate's 18, who scored the team's maiden win at the German Grand Prix. As a result of this (and a management coup which ousted Craig Pollock, Villeneuve's manager), the Canadian would not be retained by BAR into 2002, being replaced by the team's reserve driver Justin Wilson.

2004: Renault

After a serious accident at Indianapolis, Renault's Mark Webber was ruled out with injury - providing an opening for Villeneuve whom had been maneuvering for a F1 return for three years. Villeneuve took part in three races for the French team, his best result being a fourth place in the Brazilian Grand Prix.

2005-2007: Sauber

Villeneuve made his full-time return to the grid in 2005, racing for Sauber Petronas alongside Pedro de la Rosa. Villeneuve would easily have the edge over his Spanish teammate, scoring 9 points while De La Rosa scored none, before the Spaniard was sacked after the British Grand Prix, and replaced with Australian Dave Simpson. The Canadian would score a further 5 points on his way to 13th in the championship, with 14 points in total.

In 2006, Sauber would be bought by BMW, and Villeneuve would have a new teammate, Ferrari refugee Daniel Melrose. The pair were very evenly matched over the course of the season, with Villeneuve having a slight edge early on but Melrose pulling forward towards the end of the season. They would both finish the season with 30 points and one podium, although Melrose would be placed ahead in the championship courtesy of an extra 4th place from the Australian. Villeneuve would thus finish 9th in the championship.

The pair would remain at the team going into 2007 - but Villeneuve failed to make much of an impact on his third season, the Canadian failing to make the podium on any occasion while his Australian teammate took the Driver's Championship. Villeneuve's lacklustre results cost BMW Sauber the constructor's crown which in turn saw the Canadian be removed from the seat ahead of 2008.

2010-2011: Stefan & Red Bull

Villeneuve returned to the grid in 2010 as team leader for the newly-entered Stefan Grand Prix alongside Kazuki Nakajima. After a pair of retirements in the opening round, Villeneuve would hit back with a win and a second place at the United States Grand Prix as well as a win in the season ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Allegations of espionage marred proceedings, and Villeneuve left the team at the end of the year to retire.

However, after the disqualification of Jenson Button early in 2011, Villeneuve was called up to race for Red Bull at the Japanese Grand Prix.

2013-2015: Team Ownership

In the summer of 2012, it was announced that Villeneuve - with help of Italian GP2 team Durango - had obtained a license to enter a team in the 2013 season. Jacques Villeneuve would race for the team alongside Frenchman Alexandre-Laurent Voeckler. He'd race for the team until the 2014 German Grand Prix, where he'd injure himself in a high speed accident. He'd retire from active competition at the end of the season.

Villeneuve Racing would remain in F1 for one more year before closing its doors in late 2015.

Formula 1 Results

Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		12		13		14		15		16		17		18		19		WDC	Pts
1998	Winfield Williams	Williams FW20	Mecachrome GC37-01	AUS Ret		BRA 4		ARG 3		SMR 6		ESP Ret		MON 3		CAN Ret		FRA Ret		GBR 7		AUT Ret		GER 7		HUN 3		BEL 2		ITA Ret		JPN 4		POR 10								5th	25
1999	British American Racing	BAR 001	Supertec FB01	AUS Ret		BRA Ret		SMR 10		ESP Ret		MON Ret		CAN 13		FRA 16†		GBR Ret		AUT Ret		GER 14		HUN Ret		BEL Ret		ITA Ret		JPN 16		USA 13		POR Ret								20th	0
2000	British American Racing	BAR 002	Honda RA000E	AUS Ret		BRA 5		SMR 6		FRA Ret		ESP 13†		EUR 7		MON 7		CAN Ret		GBR 11		AUT Ret		GER 8		HUN 4		BEL Ret		ITA Ret		JPN 11		MAL Ret		USA 10		POR Ret				12th	6
2001	Lucky Strike BAR Honda	BAR 003	Honda RA001E	AUS 6		MAL 7		BRA 10		SMR Ret		ESP 7		AUT 7		MON 6		CAN 8		EUR 9		FRA 13†		GBR Ret		GER 3		HUN Ret		BEL Ret		ITA 12		USA 10		JPN Ret						14th	6
2010	Stefan Grand Prix	Stefan S-01	Stefan RG-01	BAH1 Ret	BAH2 Ret	USA1 1	USA2 2	JPN1 11	JPN2 5	AUS1 Ret	AUS2 Ret	TUR1 6	TUR2 7	EUR1 8	EUR2 7	MON1 4	MON2 6	GBR1 2	GBR2 3	IRE1 6	IRE2 2	GER1 8	GER2 7	ESP1 13	ESP2 Ret	ITA1 8	ITA2 Ret	HUN1 8	HUN2 9	SIN1 15	SIN2 15	KOR1 11	KOR2 15	BRA1 5	BRA2 6	URU1 5	URU2 5	ABU1 1	ABU2 10			7th	240
2011	Red Bull Racing	Red Bull RB7	Honda RA005E	BAH1	BAH2	USA1	USA2 Ret	JPN1 17	JPN2	KOR1	KOR2	TUR1	TUR2	ESP1	ESP2	MON1	MON2	GBR1	GBR2	IRE1	IRE2	EUR1	EUR2	GER1	GER2	HUN1	HUN2	ITA1	ITA2	URU1	URU2	BRA1	BRA2	SIN1	SIN2	IND1	IND2	ABU1	ABU2			35th	0
2013	Villeneuve Racing	Villeneuve DF1A	Hyundai i002	BAH1 15	BAH2 7	MAL1 Ret	MAL2 13	JPN1 Ret	JPN2 13	TUR1 Ret	TUR2 15	AUT1 13	AUT2 15	IRE1 15	IRE2 16	MON1 Ret	MON2 3	ESP1 18	ESP2 11	USA1 7	USA2 16	CAN1 3	CAN2 9	GBR1 5	GBR2 12	ITA1 9	ITA2 13	POR1 Ret	POR2 7	GER1	GER2	KOR1	KOR2	IND1	IND2	ABU1	ABU2	SIN1	SIN2			20th	62
2014	Repsol Villeneuve Racing	Villeneuve DF1B	Peugeot T12	BAH1 Ret	BAH2 18	MAL1 Ret	MAL2 Ret	BRA1 Ret	BRA2 Ret	MEX1 10	MEX2 15	USA1 Ret	USA2 Ret	CAN1 9	CAN2 Ret	GBR1 13	GBR2 17	ESP1 Ret	ESP2 Ret	AUT1	AUT2	TUR1 20	TUR2 17	GER1 Ret	GER2 Ret	POR1 INJ	POR2 INJ	ITA1 INJ	ITA2 INJ	ABU1 INJ	ABU2 INJ	IND1 INJ	IND2 INJ	CHI1 INJ	CHI2 INJ	KOR1 INJ	KOR2 INJ	JPN1 INJ	JPN2 INJ	SIN1 INJ	SIN2 INJ	28th	3