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Gilles Villeneuve, Canada

* 18.1.1950    † 8.5.1982

Note: These statistics are based only on the results available in the RSC archive database.
They cannot be modified or updated on their own and do not cover entire driver's racing history.

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General figures:
Data covers years:1976-1982
Number of events:78 (including 2 races where did not start)
Total entries:105 (contains 41 finishes and 36 retirements, finishing ratio: 53%)
Photos in Gallery:49 (46% of all entries)
Achievements:
Wins:7Additional class wins1
Second place finishes:6Top 3 finishesnot applicable
Third place finishes:3Races finished on podium16
Best result (count):1st (7x)Pole positions3
Notes of interest:
Most frequent co-drivers:Jody Scheckter (3), Didier Pironi (3), Walter Röhrl (1), Eddie Cheever (1), Maurice Carter (1), Christian Geistdorfer (1)
Most frequent makes:Ferrari (97), Wolf (4), McLaren (1), Lancia (1), Chevrolet (1), BMW (1)
Most frequent types:126 (31), 312 T5 (22), 312 T3 (21), 312 T4 (19), 312 T2 (4), Dallara WD1 (4), M23 (1), Camaro (1), Beta Montecarlo Turbo (1), 320 (1)
Most frequent chassis:034 [312] (13), 045 [312] (11), 041 [312] (7), 051 [126] (7), 126-052 (6), 050 [126] (5), 038 [312] (5), 037 [312] (4), 044 [312] (4), 054 [126] (3), 126C2/058 (3), 126C2/057 (3), 043 [312] (3), 048 [312] (3), 035 [312] (3), 039 [312] (3), 036 [312] (2)
Most frequent tracks:Imola (7), Hockenheim (7), Long Beach (7), Montreal (7), Zolder (6), Zeltweg (6), Monaco (6), Buenos Aires (5), Kyalami (5), Monza (5), Silverstone (5), Watkins Glen (5), Zandvoort (4)
Most frequent countries:USA (15), I (13), CDN (11), GB (8), D (7), BR (7), B (6), A (6), F (6), MC (6), ZA (5)
27T - Ferrari 126 CX Turbo #049 - Ferrari