Drivers/Canada
Jacques Villeneuve
- 1× World Champion
- 1996–2006
- VIL
- Born 9 April 1971 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
- Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve
Family in Formula 1: Gilles Villeneuve (parent), Jacques Villeneuve, Sr. (uncle or aunt)
- Starts163165 entries
- Wins117% of starts
- Podiums2314% of starts
- Pole positions1313× started from P1
- Fastest laps9
- Titles11997
Career numbers
- Avg grid position9
- Avg finish7
- Retirement rate34%
- Pole-to-win conversion38%
- Positions gained+186
- Points scored235
- Longest winning streak2
- Longest podium streak7
- Longest points-scoring streak7
- TeamsWilliams (1996–1998) · BAR (1999–2003) · Renault (2004) · Sauber (2005) · BMW Sauber (2006)
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
165 entries, 163 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryAustralian Grand Prix 1996P2 · Williams
- First winEuropean Grand Prix 1996P1 · Williams
- Last winLuxembourg Grand Prix 1997P1 · Williams
- Last startGerman Grand Prix 2006DNF · BMW Sauber
All 165 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1997–1998 | 10:7 | 23:10 | −0.38% | 102 : 59 | Compare |
| Olivier Panis | 2001–2002 | 8:4 | 21:13 | −0.17% | 16 : 8 | Compare |
| Ricardo Zonta | 1999–2000 | 7:2 | 26:3 | −0.85% | 17 : 3 | Compare |
| Felipe Massa | 2005 | 3:10 | 6:12 | +0.30% | 9 : 11 | Compare |
| Damon Hill | 1996 | 4:6 | 3:13 | +0.30% | 78 : 97 | Compare |
| Nick Heidfeld | 2006 | 2:5 | 7:5 | −0.05% | 7 : 13 | Compare |
| Jenson Button | 2003 | 1:3 | 6:7 | +0.22% | 6 : 10 | Compare |
| Fernando Alonso | 2004 | 0:3 | 1:2 | +0.49% | 0 : 14 | Compare |
| Mika Salo | 1999 | 0:0 | 3:0 | −1.17% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Jacques 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nürburgring | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7.8 |
| Silverstone | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Hungaroring | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5.2 |
| José Carlos Pace | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Catalunya | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5.3 |
| Red Bull Ring | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6.8 |
| Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Albert Park | 10 | 1 | 6.5 | |
| Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 10 | 7.2 | ||
| Monaco | 10 | 8.2 | ||
| Gilles Villeneuve | 10 | 1 | 9 | |
| Magny-Cours | 10 | 1 | 6 | |
| Hockenheimring | 10 | 3 | 6.8 | |
| Monza | 9 | 7.4 | ||
| Suzuka | 9 | 8.8 | ||
| Spa-Francorchamps | 8 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Sepang | 6 | 6.7 | ||
| Indianapolis | 5 | 5 | ||
| Shanghai | 2 | 10.5 | ||
| Bahrain | 2 | 11 |