Drivers/Canada
Gilles Villeneuve
- 1977–1982
- VIL
- Born 18 January 1950 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
- Died 8 May 1982
- Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve
Family in Formula 1: Jacques Villeneuve (child), Jacques Villeneuve, Sr. (sibling)
- Starts6768 entries
- Wins69% of starts
- Podiums1319% of starts
- Pole positions22× started from P1
- Fastest laps8
- Grand Slams1pole, win, fastest lap, every lap led
- Titles0best finish P2
Career numbers
- Avg grid position7.8
- Avg finish6.1
- Retirement rate40%
- Pole-to-win conversion50%
- Positions gained+55
- Points scored107
- Longest winning streak2
- Longest podium streak3
- Longest points-scoring streak3
- TeamsMcLaren (1977) · Ferrari (1977–1982)
Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.
The career at a glance
Season by season
Every race
68 entries, 67 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryBritish Grand Prix 1977P11 · McLaren
- First winCanadian Grand Prix 1978P1 · Ferrari
- Last winSpanish Grand Prix 1981P1 · Ferrari
- Last startSan Marino Grand Prix 1982P2 · Ferrari
All 68 races, season by season
Against team-mates
Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.
| Team-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jody Scheckter | 1979–1980 | 11:5 | 20:8 | −0.38% | 57 : 62 | Compare |
| Carlos Reutemann | 1977–1978 | 4:3 | 4:14 | +0.25% | 17 : 54 | Compare |
| Didier Pironi | 1981–1982 | 3:2 | 14:5 | −0.82% | 31 : 19 | Compare |
| James Hunt | 1977 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 9 | Compare |
| Jochen Mass | 1977 | 0:1 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 3 | Compare |
| Brett Lunger | 1977 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Gilles Villeneuve came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.
Strongest circuits
Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kyalami | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Monaco | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Gilles Villeneuve | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2.8 |
| Jarama | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Watkins Glen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 4 | 10 | ||
| Zolder | 4 | 5.3 | ||
| Hockenheimring | 4 | 8 | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 4 | 2 | 4.3 | |
| Zandvoort | 4 | 6.5 | ||
| Silverstone | 3 | 12.5 | ||
| Nelson Piquet | 3 | – | ||
| Monza | 3 | 1 | 4.5 | |
| Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 3 | 1 | 4.5 | |
| Paul Ricard | 2 | 10 | ||
| Brands Hatch | 2 | – | ||
| José Carlos Pace | 2 | 10.5 | ||
| Dijon-Prenois | 2 | 1 | 2 |