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.

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-: BAR

For 1999, Villeneuve made the jump to F1 newcomers British American Racing, whom had just taken over the ailing Tyrell 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.

2010-2011: Stefan & Red Bull

By 2010, Villeneuve was the 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	Toyota 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