Gilles Villeneuve
A historical profile with source-linked evidence. Further research is in progress.
Profile & context
Recorded nationality: Canada
- Name
- Gilles Villeneuve
Sources behind this page
v2026.17.0 · drivers/gilles-villeneuve
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Date of birth: 1950-01-18 · Date of death: 1982-05-08
Recorded race career
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| Participant entries | 68 |
|---|---|
| Known starts | 66 (1 unknown) |
| Position-one credits | 6 |
| Podium credits | 13 |
| Explicit pole awards | 2 |
| Explicit fastest-lap awards | 8 |
| Reported race points | 107 (47 unknown) |
| Race seasons | 6 |
| Source-awarded championships | 0 |
World Championship race participant rows only; sprint totals and retained championship points are separate. Shared rows count participation/position credits; unknown starts are excluded from known starts. Points are exact sums of source decimals, not recovered historical fractions.
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Race participation
Latest 60 of 68 source participant rows. Use the season directory and Statistics Lab for historical filters.