Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve,
OQThe National Order of Quebec, termed officially in French as l'Ordre national du Québec, and in English abbreviation as the Order of Quebec, is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Quebec...
(born April 9, 1971 in
Saint-Jean-sur-RichelieuSaint-Jean-sur-Richelieu is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada about southeast of Montreal. It is situated on the west bank of the Richelieu River at the northernmost navigable point of Lake Champlain. , the city's population was 87,492. -History:Historically, the city has been an important...
,
QuebecQuebec is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking identity and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
) is a Canadian automobile racing driver. He is the son of
Formula OneFormula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1, and currently officially referred to as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants...
driver
Gilles VilleneuveJoseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve, better known as Gilles Villeneuve, was a Canadian racing driver. An enthusiast of cars and fast driving from an early age, he started his professional career in snowmobile racing in his native province of Quebec...
, and is the namesake of his uncle (also a racer). Jacques Villeneuve won the
1995The 1995 IndyCar season, the seventeenth in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 17 races, beginning in Miami, Florida on March 5 and concluding in Monterey, California on September 10. The PPG Indy Car World Series Drivers' Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Jacques...
CARTChamp Car was the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades, primarily for use in the Indianapolis 500 auto race...
Championship, the
1995Results of the 1995 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 28, 1995.-Recap:For 1995, the rules loophole that allowed the pushrod Mercedes was closed. Neither Unser nor Fittipaldi qualified when their new Penske suffered from abnormal aerodynamic instability and refused to traverse the...
Indianapolis 500The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500 or sometimes known simply as The 500, is an American automobile race, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana...
and the
1997The 1997 Formula One season was the 48th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 9, 1997, and ended on October 26 after seventeen races.-Season summary:...
Formula One World Championship, making him only the third driver after
Mario AndrettiMario Gabriele Andretti is a retired American automobile racing driver, one of the most successful Americans in the history of the sport. He is one of only two drivers to win races in Formula One, IndyCar, World Sportscar Championship and NASCAR...
and
Emerson FittipaldiEmerson Fittipaldi is a highly successful Brazilian automobile racing driver, winning championships in both Formula One and CART, and the Indianapolis 500 twice.-Family:...
to achieve such a feat. To date, no other Canadian has won the Indianapolis 500 or the F1 Drivers' title.
Following two successful years in
CARTChamp Car was the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades, primarily for use in the Indianapolis 500 auto race...
, Villeneuve moved into
Formula OneFormula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1, and currently officially referred to as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants...
with the front running
WilliamsWilliamsF1, the trading name of Williams Grand Prix Engineering Ltd., is a Formula One motor racing team and constructor. It was founded and run by Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head. The team was formed in 1977 after two earlier and, compared with WilliamsF1's achievements, unsuccessful F1...
team, alongside
Damon HillDamon Graham Devereux Hill OBE is a retired British racing driver from England. In 1996 Hill won the Formula One World Championship; as the son of the late Graham Hill, he is the only son of a world champion to win the title...
. In his debut season, Villeneuve challenged Hill for the title, winning four races and taking the fight to the final round in
JapanThe 1996 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 13, 1996 at Suzuka. Jacques Villeneuve's retirement ended his small chance of the title, handing it to Damon Hill...
. But the Canadian retired and Hill won the title. Villeneuve, however, did win the following year's title, this time challenging
Michael SchumacherMichael Schumacher is a German former Formula One driver and seven-time Formula One world drivers' champion, and current advisor for Ferrari. According to the official Formula One website, he is "statistically the greatest driver the sport has ever seen"...
and once again taking it to the final round in
JerezThe 1997 European Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on October 26, 1997 at the Circuito Permanente de Jerez, Spain. It was the 17th and final race of the 1997 Formula One season. The race, contested over 69 laps, was won by Mika Häkkinen in a McLaren, his first Formula One race victory...
. In the race, the two collided, resulting in Schumacher's retirement and subsequent disqualification from the 1997 World Championship, with Villeneuve going on to take third place in the race, and the overall title.
1997 would be the last year in which Villeneuve would win a championship level race and finish the season in the top three, and his career declined afterwards. Renault had pulled out of Formula One for
1998The 1998 Formula One season was the 49th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 8, 1998, and ended on November 1 after sixteen races.-Season summary:...
and Villeneuve's Williams team had to fare with less competitive
MecachromeMecachrome SAS is a precision engineering company involved in aviation, the automotive industry, motor racing and industrial engineering, but is most famous for assembling the engines designed by Renault for the Renault Formula One team.-Formula One:...
engines. Villeneuve moved to the newly formed
British American RacingBritish American Racing was a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. BAR began by acquiring Tyrrell, and used Supertec engines for their first year...
team in
1999The 1999 Formula One season was the 50th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 7, 1999, and ended on October 31 after sixteen races. The season saw the introduction of a new event to the World Championship calendar, the Malaysian Grand Prix...
and stayed there for the next four seasons but, following poor results he was replaced by former
British Formula Three ChampionThe British Formula Three Championship is a national motor racing championship that takes place primarily in the United Kingdom with a small number of events in mainland Europe. It is a junior-level feeder formula that uses small single seater Formula Three chassis. Its current official title is...
Takuma Satois a Japanese former Formula One automobile racing driver.-Junior Years:Sato is unusual among Japanese drivers in having relatively little motor racing experience in his native country...
. After a short run with
RenaultRenault F1 is the Renault company's Formula One racing team. Renault has a long though intermittent history of involvement in motor racing, including Ferenc Szisz winning the first French Grand Prix, usually regarded as marking the birth of Grand Prix motor racing...
at the end of
2004The 2004 Formula One season was the 55th FIA Formula One World Championship season, running from March 7 to October 24 2004. The season was dominated by Michael Schumacher and Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro...
, Villeneuve moved to the
SauberSauber is a Swiss constructor of racing cars for sportscar racing and Formula One.Their best results in Formula One were six third place finishes and two front row starts. The team's most successful season was 2001 when they finished fourth in the constructors' championship...
team for the
2005 seasonThe 2005 Formula One season was the 56th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 6, 2005, and ended October 16, seeing fierce battles, as Fernando Alonso and the Renault F1 team brought home the World Drivers and Constructors Championships, ending five years of dominance by...
where he was outscored by his less experienced teammate
Felipe MassaFelipe Massa is a Brazilian Formula One racing driver. He finished a close second in the 2008 Drivers' World Championship, and is under contract to race for Scuderia Ferrari until the end of the season...
. The Sauber team were bought out by
BMW, is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company. Founded in 1916, it is known for its performance and luxury vehicles. It owns and produces the MINI brand, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.-Company history:...
for the following season and Villeneuve struggled to score points, taking seven points from eleven rounds before suffering an injury in
GermanyThe Großer Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland was the twelfth race of the 2006 Formula One season. It was held on 28 July–30 at the Hockenheimring. The Grand Prix weekend got off to a controversial start when the mass damper system fitted by Renault was deemed legal by the FIA appointed stewards...
. The Canadian was replaced by
Robert KubicaRobert Kubica is the first Polish racing driver to compete in Formula One. From 2006 he has driven for the BMW Sauber F1 team, promoted from test driver to race driver during 2006. In June 2008, Kubica took his maiden F1 victory in the chaotic Canadian Grand Prix, becoming the 99th driver to win a...
and soon BMW and Villeneuve parted company.
Outside of Formula One, Villeneuve has taken on several new careers: in sportscar racing, racing for
PeugeotPeugeot is a major French car brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citroën, the second largest European carmaker.Peugeot's roots go back to 19th-century coffee mill and bicycle manufacturing. The Peugeot company and family is originally from Sochaux, France. Peugeot retains a large manufacturing plant and...
in the
2007The 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 75th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France from 16–17 June 2007. Four classes of cars raced together, with each class having honors for its highest finishers...
and
2008The 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 76th Grand Prix of Endurance, taking place on 14–15 June 2008 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France, organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest . The test day was on June 1st. The race was attended by 258,000 spectators...
24 Hours of Le MansThe 24 Hours of Le Mans is the world's oldest sports car race in endurance racing, held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, France...
, jumping to NASCAR in August 2007 and racing as an invited driver in the Argentinian Top Race V6 series, and in music, so far releasing one album titled "Private Paradise".
Personal and early life
Jacques Villeneuve was born in the Canadian city of
Saint-Jean-sur-RichelieuSaint-Jean-sur-Richelieu is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada about southeast of Montreal. It is situated on the west bank of the Richelieu River at the northernmost navigable point of Lake Champlain. , the city's population was 87,492. -History:Historically, the city has been an important...
,
QuebecQuebec is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking identity and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
to then soon to be
Formula OneFormula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1, and currently officially referred to as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants...
driver
GillesJoseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve, better known as Gilles Villeneuve, was a Canadian racing driver. An enthusiast of cars and fast driving from an early age, he started his professional career in snowmobile racing in his native province of Quebec...
and his wife Joann Villeneuve on April 9, 1971. Although Villeneuve was born in Canada, he was in fact raised in
MonacoMonaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a small sovereign city-state located in South Western Europe on the northern central coast of the Mediterranean Sea, having a land border on three sides only with France, and being about away from Italy. Its size is just under 2 km² with an...
. Jacques also has two sisters: Melanie and Jessica Villeneuve, the latter being a half sister. Jacques' uncle,
Jacques Sr.Jacques Villeneuve Sr. also known as Jacquo or Uncle Jacques is a Canadian racer. He is the brother of Gilles Villeneuve, and uncle to Jacques Villeneuve . He was born in the small town of Berthierville, Quebec, Canada. He is now frequently known as Uncle Jacques because of the rise of his nephew...
, was also a racing driver and in 1985 at
Road AmericaRoad America is a road course located near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on Wisconsin Highway 67. It has hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the SCCA Speed World Challenge Series, American Le Mans, ASRA and AMA Superbike series....
became the first Canadian to win a
CARTChamp Car was the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades, primarily for use in the Indianapolis 500 auto race...
race. When Villeneuve was eleven years old, his father was killed during the qualifying session for the
1982 Belgian Grand PrixThe 1982 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zolder on May 9, 1982. It was the fifth round of the 1982 Formula One season.-Qualifying:...
at
ZolderThe Circuit Zolder, also known as Circuit Terlaemen, is an undulating 4.011 km motorsport race track in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.Built in 1963, Zolder hosted the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix on 10 separate occasions in the 1970s and 1980s...
following a collision with
Jochen MassJochen Richard Mass is a former racing driver from Germany.He participated in 114 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on July 14, 1973...
.
When not racing, Villeneuve lives between
Villars-sur-OllonVillars sur Ollon, commonly referred to as Villars, is a village in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud. It is part of the municipality of Ollon....
, Switzerland and
MontrealMontreal is the second-largest city in Canada and the largest city in the province of Quebec. Originally called Ville-Marie , the city takes its present name from Mont-Royal, the triple-peaked hill located in the heart of the city, whose name was also initially given to the island on which the...
, Canada. Villeneuve was among the first group inducted into
Canada's Walk of FameCanada's Walk of Fame, located in Toronto, Ontario, is a walk of fame that acknowledges the achievements and accomplishments of successful Canadians. It consists of a series of stars imbedded in 13 designated blocks worth of sidewalks in Toronto, located in front of Roy Thomson Hall, The Princess...
. He was also named Canada's
Athlete of the Year, receiving the
Lou Marsh TrophyThe Lou Marsh Trophy, also known as the Lou Marsh Memorial Trophy and Lou Marsh Award, is a trophy that is awarded annually to Canada's top athlete, professional or amateur. It is awarded by a panel of journalists, with the vote taking place in December. It was first awarded in 1936...
in 1995 and 1997. In 1998, he was made an Officer of the
National Order of QuebecThe National Order of Quebec, termed officially in French as l'Ordre national du Québec, and in English abbreviation as the Order of Quebec, is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Quebec...
.
Villeneuve was engaged to Australian singer
Dannii MinogueDanielle Jane "Dannii" Minogue is an Australian singer, occasional actress, and TV Personality. Minogue rose to prominence in the early 1980s for her roles in the Australian television talent show, Young Talent Time and the soap opera Home and Away, before commencing her career as a pop singer in...
in the late 1990s and was once engaged to American ballerina Ellen Green. He married his Parisienne girlfriend Johanna Martinez on May 29, 2006, at a civil ceremony in Switzerland. After the ceremony, it was announced the Villeneuves were expecting a baby in November. Johanna gave birth to a son, Jules, on November 14, 2006. Their second son Jonas was born on December 23, 2007. The couple divorced in July 2009.
In January 2007, Villeneuve purchased a $3 million home in
WestmountWestmount is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the Island of Montreal, an enclave of the city of Montreal; pop. 20,494; area 4.02 km²; its population density of 5,092.56 inhabitants/km² is the second-highest of any municipality in Canada .Westmount is mostly a wealthy residential area,...
in Montreal. His mother was the real estate agent responsible for the sale of the home. Jacques owns a trendy nightclub and restaurant in
MontrealMontreal is the second-largest city in Canada and the largest city in the province of Quebec. Originally called Ville-Marie , the city takes its present name from Mont-Royal, the triple-peaked hill located in the heart of the city, whose name was also initially given to the island on which the...
called Newtown, which is the English translation of his French last name ('Ville' means 'Town', and 'Neuve' means 'new'). It is located on
Crescent StreetCrescent Street is one of Montreal's party places, filled with clubs and bars. The Crescent Street zone extends over to other neighbouring north-south streets, and the blocks that connect them to Crescent .A small alleyway is named in honour of former Montreal Gazette columnist Nick Auf der Maur,...
, one of Montreal's hottest nightspots. It was sold out to Baton Rouge Restaurant beginning 2009 but it seems to be a rumour.
Early career
In 1984, two years after his father's death, Jacques asked his mother if he could follow his father's footsteps and go motor racing. His mother, Joann, promised she would allow him to drive a kart if he got good marks in one of his weakest subjects,
MathematicsMathematics is the science and study of quantity, structure, space, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns, formulate new conjectures, and establish truth by rigorous deduction from appropriately chosen axioms and definitions....
. Villeneuve applied himself at school and soon got the marks he required for his mother to fulfill her promise. A year later, Joann fulfilled her promise to her son and allowed him to drive a 100
ccA cubic centimetre or cubic centimeter is a commonly used unit of volume extending the derived SI-unit cubic metre and corresponds to the volume of a cube measuring 1×1×1 cm...
kart at a kart track in
ImolaImola is a town, comune in the province of Bologna, located on the Santerno river, in the Emilia-Romagna region of north-central Italy. The town is traditionally considered the western entrance to the historical region Romagna....
. The owners of the track, Luigi and Massimo Buratti, were impressed by the Canadian and after proving himself in a 100 cc machine, he moved up to the 135 cc version before, on the same day, being allowed onto the
Grand Prix circuitThe Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari is an auto racing circuit near the Italian town of Imola, east of Bologna and east of the Ferrari factory in Maranello.The circuit is named after Ferrari's late founder Enzo and his son Dino who had died in the 1950s...
with a Formula Four car.
Soon, Villeneuve's uncle, Jacques Sr., enrolled him at the Jim Russell Racing Drivers School in
Mont TremblantMont Tremblant Ski Resort is a year-round resort in the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec, Canada, about 130 km northwest of Montreal. It is best known as a ski destination, but also features a lake suitable for swimming and two golf courses in the summer months. The name of the mountain, Mont...
,
QuebecQuebec is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking identity and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. Villeneuve's course lasted three days and in that time the Canadian demonstrated a great amount of concentration for a boy of his age. At the end of his course, the young Canadian received his diploma and chief instructor Gilbert Pednault declared Villeneuve as the best student he'd ever seen. During the summer of 1987, Villeneuve attended a racing school set up by former instructor Richard Spenard. In return for helping in the garage, the Canadian received guidance in terms of race craft as he attempted to hone his skills. At the age of seventeen, Villeneuve was too young to obtain a racing license in both his native Canada and Italy and so, with help from the Canadian Automotive Federation, got a license from
AndorraAndorra , officially the Principality of Andorra , also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra, is a small landlocked country in southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. It is the sixth smallest nation in Europe having an area of ...
.
In 1988, the seventeen year old entered the
AlfaAlfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italian automaker founded on June 24, 1910 in Milan. Alfa Romeo has been a part of the Fiat Group since 1986, and since February 2007 a part of Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A. The company was owned by Italian state holding company Istituto per la Ricostruzione...
Cup and, against former
Formula OneFormula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1, and currently officially referred to as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants...
drivers
Johnny CecottoAlberto "Johnny" Cecotto is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver. The son of Italian immigrants, he was one of the few people to have competed in both motorcycle and Formula One Grand Prix.-Motorcycle racing history:Cecotto had won the Venezuelan National Championship...
and
Mauro BaldiMauro Baldi is an Italian former Formula One driver who raced for the Arrows, Alfa Romeo and Spirit teams.He started his career in rallying in 1972 and turned to circuit racing in 1975 with the Italian Renault 5 Cup...
, finished the two legged race in tenth position. Two weeks later at
MonzaAutodromo Nazionale Monza is a motorsport race track near the town of Monza, Italy, north of Milan. It is one of the most historic motor racing circuits in the world.-Overview:...
, Villeneuve was up against the likes of
Riccardo PatreseRiccardo Gabriele Patrese is an Italian former racing driver, who raced in Formula One from to . He became the first Formula One driver to achieve 200 Grand Prix starts when he appeared at the 1990 British Grand Prix, and the first to achieve 250 starts at the 1993 German Grand Prix...
and
Nicola LariniNicola Larini is a racing driver from Italy. He participated in 75 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on September 6, 1987. He achieved 1 podium, and scored a total of 7 championship points.-Career History:...
.
Villeneuve competed in the Italian
Formula ThreeFormula Three, also called Formula 3 or F3, is a class of open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held in Europe, Australia, South America and Asia form an important step for many prospective Formula One drivers...
series from 1989 through 1991, but failed to make an impression. In 1992, he raced in the Japanese Formula Three series, winning three races and placing second in the championship. Villeneuve soon received an invitation from
Craig PollockCraig Pollock , is a businessman who was the manager of the Formula One driver Jacques Villeneuve....
to compete as a one–off in the
Trois RivièresThe Circuit Trois-Rivières is a street circuit located in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. The circuit has hosted American Le Mans Series, Grand-Am Rolex Series, Trans-Am series and Formula Atlantic races in the past...
Formula Atlantic race, Villeneuve finished the race third and Pollock was impressed by Villeneuve, leading him to arrange for the Canadian to race in the North American Toyota Atlantic series for the upcoming season.
During the 1993 season, Villeneuve took seven pole positions and five race victories from the 15 races. However, a few crucial driving errors cost the Canadian the series title and so finished his debut season third in the standings.
CART IndyCar World Series
His Forsythe-Green team took Villeneuve up a level into the
IndyCarA cart is a vehicle or device designed for transport, using two wheels and normally pulled by one or a pair of draught animals. A handcart is pulled or pushed by one or more people...
championship in 1994. In his first year, Villeneuve came second at
that year's Indianapolis 500Results of the 1994 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 29, 1994.-Recap:*Al Unser, Jr. took the pole position at 228.011 mph, a cumulative four-lap effort of 2 minutes and 37.887 seconds. Brazilians Raul Boesel and two-time winner Emerson Fittipaldi started second and third on the...
and won his first race at
Road AmericaRoad America is a road course located near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on Wisconsin Highway 67. It has hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the SCCA Speed World Challenge Series, American Le Mans, ASRA and AMA Superbike series....
, the circuit where his uncle had become the first Canadian to win a CART race nine years before. Villeneuve finished the season in sixth position; 131 points behind champion Al Unser Jr. and also taking the
Rookie of the YearChamp Car was the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades, primarily for use in the Indianapolis 500 auto race...
award.
Villeneuve started the '95 campaign strongly, winning the first race on the streets of Miami. Along with the win in Miami came three other victories, the most significant of which came at
IndianapolisThe Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race....
for the
Indy 500Results of the 1995 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 28, 1995.-Recap:For 1995, the rules loophole that allowed the pushrod Mercedes was closed. Neither Unser nor Fittipaldi qualified when their new Penske suffered from abnormal aerodynamic instability and refused to traverse the...
. Despite a mid–race two lap penalty, Villeneuve fought his way back up through the field to win the race by two seconds over
BrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the fifth largest country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the fifth most populous country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean...
ian
Christian FittipaldiChristian Fittipaldi is a Brazilian racing driver who has competed in various forms of motorsport including Formula One, Champ Car and NASCAR...
. His performances, as well as his family name, brought him to the attention of
Frank WilliamsSir Francis Owen Garbatt Williams CBE is founder and manager of the WilliamsF1 Formula One racing team.- Early life :Born in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, son of a serving RAF officer and a special education teacher , Williams was largely brought up by his maternal aunt and uncle in...
, Managerial Director of the
Williams Grand Prix teamWilliamsF1, the trading name of Williams Grand Prix Engineering Ltd., is a Formula One motor racing team and constructor. It was founded and run by Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head. The team was formed in 1977 after two earlier and, compared with WilliamsF1's achievements, unsuccessful F1...
. Williams signed him to his
Formula OneFormula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1, and currently officially referred to as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants...
team for
1996The 1996 Formula One season was the 47th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 10, 1996, and ended on October 13 after sixteen races....
and Villeneuve began testing the Williams F1 car in 1995 after the IndyCar season. Villeneuve was the last CART IndyCar World Series champion before the 1996 CART/IRL split created two rival series: The
Indy Racing LeagueThe Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is an American based open-wheel racing series sanctioning body.The League sanctions two series, the premier IndyCar Series , whose centerpiece is the Indianapolis 500, and Firestone Indy Lights, the official developmental series of the Indy...
(IRL) and the
Champ Car World SeriesChamp Car was the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades, primarily for use in the Indianapolis 500 auto race...
.
1996–1998: Williams
1996
Villeneuve signed a two year contract with Williams with an option year available to him as well. Villeneuve impressed during his debut race in
AustraliaThe 1996 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 10, 1996 at Melbourne. It was the first time this race was held in Melbourne since 1984, taking over from Adelaide as the host of the Australian Grand Prix...
, taking pole position and almost won the race. But due to an oil leak Villeneuve was forced to slow down and allow team mate
Damon HillDamon Graham Devereux Hill OBE is a retired British racing driver from England. In 1996 Hill won the Formula One World Championship; as the son of the late Graham Hill, he is the only son of a world champion to win the title...
to pass and take victory at the opening round of the Championship, the Canadian however did manage to hold onto second place. It would be another decade before another driver finished on the podium on his debut which was
Lewis HamiltonLewis Carl Davidson Hamilton MBE is a British Formula One racing driver from England, currently racing for the McLaren Mercedes team and is the youngest ever Formula One World Champion...
during the
2007 Australian Grand PrixThe 2007 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on March 18, 2007 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia. It was the first race of the 2007 Formula One season. The race, contested over 58 laps, was won by Kimi Räikkönen for the Ferrari team after...
.
Villeneuve won his first Formula One race at the fourth round at the
NürburgringThe 1996 European Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on April 28, 1996 at Nürburgring. Jacques Villeneuve scored his first Formula One victory in his fourth Formula One start.Both Benetton cars made extremely slow starts, due to the brakes locking on...
despite coming under pressure from the
FerrariScuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. The racing team has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929. Currently the team races in Formula One only, under the team name "Scuderia...
of
Michael SchumacherMichael Schumacher is a German former Formula One driver and seven-time Formula One world drivers' champion, and current advisor for Ferrari. According to the official Formula One website, he is "statistically the greatest driver the sport has ever seen"...
. Villeneuve won a further three races, his four race victories still stand as the most in a rookie season (matched by Lewis Hamilton in 2007), and managed to take the title to the final round in
JapanThe 1996 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 13, 1996 at Suzuka. Jacques Villeneuve's retirement ended his small chance of the title, handing it to Damon Hill...
. The Canadian and team mate Hill were the only drivers who could win the title, but with a gap of nine points between himself and Hill prior to the final race his chances of winning the title were slim. In the end, Hill won the race while Villeneuve retired on the 37th lap after his right–rear wheel came off.
1997
Hill was dropped by Williams for
1997The 1997 Formula One season was the 48th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 9, 1997, and ended on October 26 after seventeen races.-Season summary:...
, making Villeneuve the team's lead driver. German
Heinz-Harald FrentzenHeinz-Harald Frentzen is a German racing driver most famous for his career in Formula One. At various times driving for Williams, Jordan, Sauber, Prost, and Arrows, he achieved three race wins before his retirement from F1 in 2003.-Early career:Frentzen was born in the West German city of...
was brought into replace Hill. Villeneuve once again challenged for the title, but instead of Hill, the Canadian found himself battling with then double World Champion Michael Schumacher.
Coulthard took the opening race in Australia but Villeneuve took the next two wins in Brazil and Argentina. Five more victories came that season at the Spanish, British, Hungarian, Austrian and Luxembourg Grand Prix. Villeneuve also claimed ten pole positions. His main rival Schumacher had five wins of his own to set up a showdown at the final race of the season.
The title was decided at the final round in
JerezThe 1997 European Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on October 26, 1997 at the Circuito Permanente de Jerez, Spain. It was the 17th and final race of the 1997 Formula One season. The race, contested over 69 laps, was won by Mika Häkkinen in a McLaren, his first Formula One race victory...
. Villeneuve came out on top and won the World Championship in only his second season, but the race was remembered for a collision between himself and title rival Schumacher. As Villeneuve passed Schumacher at the
Dry–Sac corner during the 48th lap, the German turned into the Canadian's car; leaving Villeneuve with a damaged sidepod. Villeneuve recovered however and took third place and the title while Schumacher retired and was disqualified from the Championship.
1998
Villeneuve's career went into sharp decline following his World Championship title. Remaining with Williams in
1998The 1998 Formula One season was the 49th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 8, 1998, and ended on November 1 after sixteen races.-Season summary:...
, he struggled with an underpowered
MecachromeMecachrome SAS is a precision engineering company involved in aviation, the automotive industry, motor racing and industrial engineering, but is most famous for assembling the engines designed by Renault for the Renault Formula One team.-Formula One:...
engine, basically rebadged
RenaultRenault F1 is the Renault company's Formula One racing team. Renault has a long though intermittent history of involvement in motor racing, including Ferenc Szisz winning the first French Grand Prix, usually regarded as marking the birth of Grand Prix motor racing...
engines from the previous season, and failed to win a single race, although he did finish on the podium twice in
GermanyThe 1998 German Grand Prix was held at the Hockenheimring on August 2, 1998. Mika Häkkinen won the race.-Race Summary:Mika Häkkinen took pole position ahead of team-mate David Coulthard. However, the red car in third on the grid was not Schumacher's Ferrari but Jacques Villeneuve's Williams, now...
and
HungaryThe 1998 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Hungaroring on August 16, 1998.The race was won by Michael Schumacher, who started the race 16 points behind Mika Häkkinen, and was behind both McLarens for the first half of the race, which would have effectively ended his...
. Villeneuve finished fifth in the Drivers' Championship with 21 points, 79 points behind Champion
Mika HäkkinenMika Pauli Häkkinen is a Finnish racing driver and two-time Formula One World Champion...
.
1999–2003: BAR
1999
In
1999The 1999 Formula One season was the 50th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 7, 1999, and ended on October 31 after sixteen races. The season saw the introduction of a new event to the World Championship calendar, the Malaysian Grand Prix...
, Villeneuve joined the newly-founded
British American RacingBritish American Racing was a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. BAR began by acquiring Tyrrell, and used Supertec engines for their first year...
(BAR) team, co-founded and partly owned by Villeneuve's personal manager,
Craig PollockCraig Pollock , is a businessman who was the manager of the Formula One driver Jacques Villeneuve....
, and by
Adrian ReynardAdrian Reynard was the founder of Reynard Motorsport, which was a successful racing car manufacturer before it went bankrupt in 2002....
. Joining him as his team mate was
BrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the fifth largest country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the fifth most populous country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean...
ian
Ricardo ZontaRicardo Luiz Zonta is a Brazilian racing driver.-Early career:Born in Curitiba, Brazil, Zonta began karting in 1987, winning his first race shortly thereafter. The following year, he was runner-up for the Curitiba Karting Championship, and in 1991, he won the title...
. There was a lot of media hype about the new squad, but despite the high expectations, BAR had a poor season, retiring from the first eleven races of the season and not scoring a single Championship point. At times the car showed a promising pace, Villeneuve running in third place at Barcelona, but often, technical problems ruined his chances.
2000
Despite the lack of a competitive car in 1999, the Canadian remained loyal to Pollock's team as did Zonta. The
SupertecSupertec was a Formula One engine supplier in 1999 and 2000. Supertec supplied Renault-designed, Mecachrome-built 1998 season engines updated for 1999 and 2000....
engines of the previous season were replaced by Honda engines and the new BAR–Honda package proved to be more competitive with Villeneuve finishing in the points on seven different occasions and almost secured a podium finish at the
United States Grand PrixThe 2000 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 24, 2000 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. This was the largest crowd to ever attend a Formula 1 race, eclipsing the mark of 210,000 set at the Australian Grand Prix in 1995.__FORCETOC__-Summary:After...
.
2001
Zonta left BAR in
2001The 2001 Formula One season was the 52nd season of FIA Formula One racing. It featured the FIA Formula One World Championship which commenced on March 4, 2001 and ended on October 14 after seventeen races. Michael Schumacher won the Drivers title with a record margin of 58 points, after achieving...
to join
JordanJordan Grand Prix was a Formula One constructor that competed from 1991 to 2005. The team is named after Irish businessman and founder Eddie Jordan...
as a test driver. The Brazilian was replaced by experienced
FrenchmanFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
Olivier PanisOlivier Panis is a French racing driver.-Career:Panis, like most drivers, raced karts early in his career. After graduating from karts, Olivier raced several years in a number of "junior" series before racing in French Formula 3. He won a championship in that series in 1991...
. Villeneuve was involved in a crash at the
Australian Grand PrixThe 2001 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on March 4, 2001 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit. It was the first race of the 2001 Formula One season.-Race:...
, the first race of the season, when he hit the back of
Ralf SchumacherRalf Schumacher is a German racing driver, and the younger brother of seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher...
's Williams. A track marshal was killed when a stray tyre hit him in the chest. Villeneuve scored five points less than the previous season, but finished on the podium twice in
SpainThe 2001 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on April 29, 2001 at the Circuit de Catalunya.__FORCETOC__-Report:Michael Schumacher won the race even though he was 40 seconds behind Mika Häkkinen on the penultimate lap. The Finn, who had lapped the third placed Juan-Pablo Montoya, suffered...
and
GermanyResults from the 2001 Formula One German Grand Prix held at Hockenheim on July 29, 2001.- Classification :- Notes :*Fastest Lap: Juan Pablo Montoya - 1m 41.808s*First pole position: Juan Pablo Montoya 1m 38.117s...
. The latter was the final podium finish of his Grand Prix career.
2002
Pollock was sacked from his post as team manager in 2002 and was replaced by
ProdriveProdrive Ltd. is a motorsport and automotive engineering group based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. It designs, constructs and races cars for companies and teams such as Subaru and Aston Martin...
boss
David RichardsDavid Pender Richards CBE is the chairman of Prodrive, and a former team principal of the BAR and Benetton Formula One motor racing teams. He lives with his wife, Karen, in Warwickshire and has 3 children.-Early career:...
. Along with Pollock, Richards sacked Technical Director
Malcolm OastlerMalcolm Oastler is the former technical director of Formula One team BAR, former chief engineer for Jaguar Racing, and designer of many race cars....
and fifty members of staff at BAR. The Englishman soon began to debate over Villeneuve's
£The pound sterling , often simply called the pound, is the currency of the United Kingdom, its Crown dependencies and the British Overseas Territories of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and British Antarctic Territory...
15 million annual salary. From this point on, Villeneuve felt less comfortable at the team. The BAR 004 proved to be a much less competitive car than the teams' previous two, with neither Villeneuve or Panis scoring points consistently with only seven points scored between them, Villeneuve scoring four points to Panis' three.
2003
With one year left to run on his contract Villeneuve turned down a lucrative offer to spend a season racing in CART before returning to BAR for 2004 and 2005, a deal which Villeneuve claimed was spoken about but never actually produced for him to sign. Instead, he decided that he would see out his present deal in the hope of landing a role at another Grand Prix team the following year. The Canadian was joined by
Jenson ButtonJenson Alexander Lyons Button is a British Formula One driver from England, currently driving for the Brawn GP team; he is the Formula One World Driver's Champion....
from
BenettonBenetton Formula Ltd., commonly referred to simply as Benetton, was a Formula One constructor that participated from 1986 to 2001. The team was owned by the Benetton family who run a worldwide chain of clothing stores of the same name. In 2000 the team was purchased by Renault, but competed as...
in
2003The 2003 Formula One season was the 54th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 2003 FIA Formula One World Championship, which commenced on March 9, 2003 and ended on October 12 after sixteen races...
as Panis was offered a drive at the
ToyotaPanasonic Toyota Racing is a Formula One team owned by Japanese car manufacturer Toyota and based in Cologne, Germany. Toyota announced their plans to participate in F1 in 1999, and after extensive testing with their TF101 initial car, the team made their debut in 2002...
which the Frenchman took. Button would prove to become the second of Villeneuve's teammates to outscore him in the Drivers' Championship as, unlike the Canadian, the Briton was able to score consistently with the BAR 005, finishing in the points every two races on average.
Villeneuve was criticized by the media for being outpaced by his inexperienced teammate and before the final round in
JapanThe 2003 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 12, 2003 at the Suzuka Circuit.At this race Michael Schumacher won his 6th World Championship, breaking Juan Manuel Fangio's record set in the 1950s...
, the Canadian was replaced by former
British Formula ThreeThe British Formula Three Championship is a national motor racing championship that takes place primarily in the United Kingdom with a small number of events in mainland Europe. It is a junior-level feeder formula that uses small single seater Formula Three chassis. Its current official title is...
Champion
Takuma Satois a Japanese former Formula One automobile racing driver.-Junior Years:Sato is unusual among Japanese drivers in having relatively little motor racing experience in his native country...
.
2004: Renault
With no contract for 2004, Villeneuve was forced to take a sabbatical, but maintained that he wanted to return to the sport. He continued training and made a special appearance at the
Goodwood Festival of SpeedThe Goodwood Festival of Speed, commonly abbreviated as FoS and referred within the United Kingdom as the Festival of Speed, is an annual hill climb featuring historic motor racing vehicles that is held in the grounds of Goodwood House, West Sussex, England...
driving his late father's Ferrari. In September, Villeneuve returned to Formula One, driving the final three Grands Prix of the season for the French
RenaultRenault F1 is the Renault company's Formula One racing team. Renault has a long though intermittent history of involvement in motor racing, including Ferenc Szisz winning the first French Grand Prix, usually regarded as marking the birth of Grand Prix motor racing...
team.
Jarno TrulliJarno Trulli is an Italian Formula One auto racing driver currently driving for the Toyota team.-Early days:...
had fallen out of favour and team boss
Flavio BriatoreFlavio Briatore is an Italian businessman. He was manager or principal of two Formula One racing teams, most recently with Renault F1 from 2000 to 2009. Since 2007, he has been part-owner and chairman of London's Queens Park Rangers F.C...
felt Villeneuve would be worth a gamble. Although vowing to help Renault achieve second place in the constructors championship, ahead of his former team BAR, Villeneuve failed to score a single point, unable to finish any of his races on the lead lap; Renault settled for third in the final standings. Jacques admitted that the enforced lay-off had cost him vital seat time. With the cars so much faster than in 2003, he found it difficult to adapt, and with an up and coming
Fernando AlonsoFernando Alonso Díaz is a Spanish Formula One racing driver and a two-time World Champion, racing for the Renault team....
as team-mate his task was made all the more difficult. The young
SpaniardSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
[The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...]
proved much faster. Just before his 3-race Renault comeback, Villeneuve signed a two-year contract to drive for
SauberSauber is a Swiss constructor of racing cars for sportscar racing and Formula One.Their best results in Formula One were six third place finishes and two front row starts. The team's most successful season was 2001 when they finished fourth in the constructors' championship...
, starting in
2005The 2005 Formula One season was the 56th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 6, 2005, and ended October 16, seeing fierce battles, as Fernando Alonso and the Renault F1 team brought home the World Drivers and Constructors Championships, ending five years of dominance by...
.
2005–2006: Sauber
2005
His Sauber debut at the
Australian Grand PrixThe 2005 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit on March 6, 2005.__FORCETOC__-Summary:The 2005 Australian Grand Prix was run under partly cloudly skies with temperatures around 20 °C . The starting grid strongly reflected the results of a summer...
saw him start the grid in fourth position, although the Canadian would finish the race nine places down the order in thirteenth and a lap down. For the opening three races he was the slowest driver on
MichelinMichelin based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne région of France, is primarily a tyre manufacturer, currently either the world's second-largest or the largest...
tyres and rumours began to spread that he would soon be replaced. The rumours proved unfounded and at
ImolaThe 2005 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One race held from April 22 to April 24 2005 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari.-Summary:Räikkönen led from pole, pulling out a gap of several seconds, before his McLaren retired on lap nine with driveshaft problems...
he scored his first points for the team with a fourth place. The pressure was soon back on him when he forced team-mate
Felipe MassaFelipe Massa is a Brazilian Formula One racing driver. He finished a close second in the 2008 Drivers' World Championship, and is under contract to race for Scuderia Ferrari until the end of the season...
off the track when attempting to overtake the Brazilian in
MonacoThe 2005 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 20 May 22, 2005 at the Circuit de Monaco.__FORCETOC__-Summary:Polesitter Kimi Räikkönen led the field from the start of the race, and though he was at first closely followed by Fernando Alonso, he was more than five seconds ahead by the...
, ruining both their races.
Towards the end of the season, his pace improved and he scored more points at Belgium, where he finished sixth, moving ahead of Massa in the championship tables, although Massa repassed him after finishing 6th in the season finale in China. In terms of speed, the two team-mates were fairly evenly matched by the end of the year. Massa was later drafted into
FerrariScuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. The racing team has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929. Currently the team races in Formula One only, under the team name "Scuderia...
to support Michael Schumacher's 2006 campaign.
After much uncertainty, in late 2005 BMW confirmed that Villeneuve would race for BMW Sauber in 2006. GP2 frontrunner
Heikki KovalainenHeikki Johannes Kovalainen is a Finnish Formula One racing driver currently racing for the McLaren Mercedes team....
and
IndycarThe Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is an American based open-wheel racing series sanctioning body.The League sanctions two series, the premier IndyCar Series , whose centerpiece is the Indianapolis 500, and Firestone Indy Lights, the official developmental series of the Indy...
champion
Dan WheldonDaniel Clive Wheldon is a English auto racing driver. The 2005 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series champion and Indy 500 winner, Wheldon is nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the IRL pit lane for his choleric temperament. He currently resides in St...
had both been linked with the seat, but BMW opted to honour Villeneuve's contract; to cut the contract would possibly have been an expensive exercise that would have cost them around
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2 million, and Villeneuve was popular with the sponsors and team personnel.
2006
Several changes were made at Sauber during the off season. First, the
SwissSwitzerland , officially the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 states named cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities...
team were bought by
BMW, is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company. Founded in 1916, it is known for its performance and luxury vehicles. It owns and produces the MINI brand, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.-Company history:...
and renamed BMW Sauber. The German manufacturer wished to start their own works team following a six year partnership with Villeneuve's former employers Williams. In addition, Massa left Sauber for the vacant role left by
Rubens BarrichelloRubens Gonçalves "Rubinho" Barrichello is a Brazilian Formula One racing driver. Following the management buy-out of the Honda racing team, with whom Barrichello competed during the 2008 season, he was confirmed for 2009 as Jenson Button's team mate in the new Brawn GP team.Barrichello has scored...
at
FerrariScuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. The racing team has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929. Currently the team races in Formula One only, under the team name "Scuderia...
and
Nick HeidfeldNick Lars Heidfeld is a German Formula One racing driver, who is currently driving for the BMW Sauber team....
was brought in to replace him. Villeneuve scored seven points during the first twelve rounds of the season. But at the
German Grand PrixThe Großer Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland was the twelfth race of the 2006 Formula One season. It was held on 28 July–30 at the Hockenheimring. The Grand Prix weekend got off to a controversial start when the mass damper system fitted by Renault was deemed legal by the FIA appointed stewards...
, Villeneuve had allegedly sustained an injury in a crash on lap 31.
After replacing Villeneuve in
HungaryThe 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on August 6, 2006 at the Hungaroring, Budapest. It was the 13th race of the 2006 Formula One season...
, test driver
Robert KubicaRobert Kubica is the first Polish racing driver to compete in Formula One. From 2006 he has driven for the BMW Sauber F1 team, promoted from test driver to race driver during 2006. In June 2008, Kubica took his maiden F1 victory in the chaotic Canadian Grand Prix, becoming the 99th driver to win a...
drove to a solid seventh place, despite the chaotic wet conditions, but was later disqualified because his car was too light. Within days, BMW and Villeneuve announced that they had parted company with immediate effect. The reason for his departure was later revealed that he simply didn't want to be a part of a potential "shoot-out" with Kubica, feeling that he had proven himself already.
Possible F1 return
At the Monaco Grand Prix in 2009, in an interview with Martin Brundle, Villeneuve revealed an interest in competing in Formula One again with the re-introduction of slick tyres. As of the 19th June 2009 Villeneuve confirmed that he was in talks with several teams about a return to F1 for the 2010 season.
Le Mans
On January 10, 2007, at the launch of the
908The Peugeot 908 HDi FAP is a sports prototype racing car built by the French automobile manufacturer Peugeot to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, starting in 2007 and eventually winning in 2009. This effort, in development since 2005, was publicly unveiled on 15 June 2006...
diesel-powered
Le Mans prototypeA Le Mans Prototype is a type of sports prototype race car most notably used in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, American Le Mans Series and Le Mans Series...
, Villeneuve was confirmed as one of
PeugeotPeugeot is a major French car brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citroën, the second largest European carmaker.Peugeot's roots go back to 19th-century coffee mill and bicycle manufacturing. The Peugeot company and family is originally from Sochaux, France. Peugeot retains a large manufacturing plant and...
Sport's nine drivers for the
2007 24 Hours of Le MansThe 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 75th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France from 16–17 June 2007. Four classes of cars raced together, with each class having honors for its highest finishers...
. This was his first drive in a
sportscarSports car racing is a form of circuit auto racing with automobiles that have two seats and enclosed wheels. They may be purpose-built or related to road-going sports cars....
since working with Toyota in 1992. For the race, Villeneuve shared the No.7 car with
Marc GenéMarc Gené i Guerrero is a motor racing driver, from Catalonia, Spain, best known as a tester for Williams and Ferrari in Formula One and a factory driver for Peugeot's Le Mans team...
and
Nicolas MinassianNicolas Minassian is a French race driver of Armenian descent. After finishing second in the 2000 Formula 3000 season, he drove in 2001 for Target Chip Ganassi Racing in CART and the Indianapolis 500 before being released by the team...
. Villeneuve set the fastest time of the three drivers in qualifying to put the car into fourth place on the starting grid. The car ran second for much of the race before pitting with engine problems at 12:39 pm. The car was officially retired at 1.42pm with only 100 minutes left of the race, after the team decided the problem could not be fixed.
In the 2008 race, Villeneuve and his Nº 7 Peugeot team finished 2nd. The team led for several hours but began to lose their lead when it rained. They did lose the lead in the 15th hour during a pitstop change. The Nº 2 Audi team won after leading for the final 10 hours.
Villeneuve has since pledged to keep competing in the event until he wins it, and has been supported by
Allan McNishAllan McNish is a racing driver, born on 29 December 1969 in Dumfries, Scotland. He is a two-time American Le Mans Series champion and two-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, most recently in 2008.- Early life :...
. If he wins the 24 Hours of Le Mans, he would become the first person since
Graham HillNorman Graham Hill was a British racing driver and two-time Formula One World Champion. He was born in Hampstead, London.Graham Hill is the only driver to win the so-called Triple Crown of Motorsport....
to win the
Triple Crown of MotorsportThe Triple Crown of Motorsport is an unofficial motorsport achievement, most often regarded as winning three of the most prestigious races in the world in one's career: the Indianapolis 500, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Monaco Grand Prix....
, having previously won both the
Indianapolis 500The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500 or sometimes known simply as The 500, is an American automobile race, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana...
and the
Formula OneFormula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1, and currently officially referred to as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants...
World Championship
.
NASCAR
In a subsequent interview with
AutosportAutosport is a weekly magazine covering motorsport, published in the United Kingdom every Thursday by Haymarket Consumer Media. It was first published in 1950 by Gregor Grant, with the first issue published the week of the inaugural Formula 1 World Championship Grand Prix at Silverstone...
magazine, Villeneuve's manager
Craig PollockCraig Pollock , is a businessman who was the manager of the Formula One driver Jacques Villeneuve....
confirmed that Villeneuve's Formula One career was over It was announced on August 24, 2007 that Villeneuve would run the remaining seven races in the
Craftsman Truck SeriesThe NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing...
driving a Toyota Tundra for
Bill Davis RacingBill Davis Racing was a racing team that participated in all three of NASCAR's top divisions until 2009.The team had run Toyota-branded stock cars and trucks in both the Camping World Truck Series and Sprint Cup Series since 2007. Dodge, Ford, and Pontiac previously backed the team...
and undertake a full time Sprint Cup schedule in 2008. In Villeneuve's first
Craftsman Truck SeriesThe NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing...
race on September 22, 2007, in Las Vegas, he qualified in seventh position, and finished 21st. He made his NASCAR Nextel Cup race debut in the UAW-Ford 500 at
Talladega SuperspeedwayTalladega Superspeedway is a motorsports complex located in Eastaboga, Alabama, United States. It was constructed in the 1960s in place of the abandoned Anniston Army Airfield by International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by NASCAR's founding France family along with Daytona...
in Alabama over the weekend of 5–7 October 2007. He qualified sixth, however, due to his lack of experience in this type of car, he elected to start the race from the back of the field and ran there for most of the race. He finished 21st due to a large number of accidents and mechanical failure on the other cars. Villeneuve failed to qualify for the
2008 Daytona 500The 2008 Daytona 500 was the 50th annual running of "The Great American Race", the Daytona 500. The race took place on Sunday, February 17, 2008 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The race was the 50th to be run since the first in 1959, won by Lee Petty. To commemorate...
. He lost his ride in Bill Davis Racing's #27 car due to a loss of sponsorship, two days after he caused a pileup in his qualifying race, when his car oversteered, then slid back up the circuit, colliding with another car. He took part in the Nationwide race in Montreal for
Braun RacingBraun Racing is a NASCAR racing team based in Mooresville, North Carolina. Currently racing with Toyota Camry's in the Nationwide Series, they field three full-time entries.-Sprint Cup:...
. The race was held in the rain with rain tyres, for the first time in NASCAR. Qualifying 5th, Villeneuve finished 16th after crashing into a car during a caution caused by rain visibility. The race ended shortly after. In 2009 Villeneuve had two starts Canadian Tires Series. His best start was fifth and his best finish was fourth, both in the August, 2009 event at Circuit de Trois-Rivieres. Villeneuve also had two starts in the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series, both for Braun Racing, with his best performance starting 6th and finishing 4th at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, again under wet conditions and the second time rain tires were used in a NASCAR event.
Speedcar
With no sponsor for the NASCAR Sprint Cup series. Villeneuve joined the
Speedcar SeriesThe Speedcar Series Championship was a stock car racing series that was active from January 2008 to June 2009 across two championship seasons. Races were held across several countries, spanning the Middle East and Asia. It featured up to 24 drivers competing in identical V8 620 hp stock cars,...
for the remainder of the 2008 season. The series is composed of road courses and
stockcarsStock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Great Britain and Brazil. Traditionally, races are run on oval tracks measuring approximately ¼ mile to 2.66 miles in length, but are also raced on road courses...
similar to NASCAR and Villeneuve said "On a personal level, Speedcar will give me more road racing experience with this kind of cars which will be useful in future NASCAR road course events and it's also a great excuse to meet race fans." He raced four times with a best finish of sixth place.
Top Race V6
After racing both NASCAR Sprint Cup and Speedcar Series, Villeneuve was invited by the Top Race V6 chairman Alejandro Urtubey to join the series in its major event of the 2008 season, called
La Carrera del Año (
The Race of the Year), held at the Buenos Aires circuit. Villeneuve raced the #27 car (
Volkswagen PassatThe Volkswagen Passat is a family car built by Volkswagen Passenger Cars through six design generations since 1973. Slotting between the Volkswagen Golf / Volkswagen Jetta, and the Volkswagen Phaeton in the current Volkswagen line-up, the Passat has been badged variously as Dasher, Santana,...
silhouette) of the Oro Racing team and finishing the race in the 16th place. In 2009 he was invited again to run in two out of the three major races in the season: one at
InterlagosAutódromo José Carlos Pace or Interlagos is the venue of the Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix, located in the city of São Paulo, named after José Carlos Pace, a Brazilian Formula One driver, who had died prior to its naming...
in July 19 (did not finish after contact with Leonel Pernía and spun) and the other being the second edition of
La Carrera del Año at the Buenos Aires circuit in September 20, the last mentioned race being its better results in the series, finishing 13th. During a press conference held during the previous week before
La Carrera del Año, Villeneuve stated that he would race the whole 2010 season if he did not get anything in Formula One or NASCAR.
Music career
Though he started writing his lyrics during his lower league days in Japan, it was not until 2006 that he released his first commercial single "Accepterais-tu", a French song with lyrics that fit well with his present personal status—asking his loved one to marry him. The launch was held at his café. On February 19, 2007, Villeneuve released his first album entitled
Private Paradise. The launch was held at his café, where he performed two songs in front of a crowd largely composed of news reporters. When asked about his expectations on the album he released the following statement: "I hope the album makes a great success. I would never do something hoping to get criticized." His new record had very low sales; as of March 9, 2007, only 233 copies were sold in the entire province of
QuebecQuebec is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking identity and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
and about 30 outside of Quebec and Canada - excluding digital sales.
On December 31, 2007,
Infoman 2007, a satirical end-of-year review on
Radio-CanadaTélévision de Radio-Canada is a Canadian French language television network. It is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, known in french as Société Radio-Canada. Headquarters are at Maison Radio-Canada in Montreal, which is also home to the network's flagship station, CBFT...
, announced that he had sold only 836 CDs in North America.
- "Foolin' Around"
- "You Are"
- "Father"
- "Tout Dire"
- "The Ones"
- "Accepterais-tu?"
- "Why Did You Come?"
- "Vaguement"
- "Lullaby"
- "Private Paradise"
- "Étrangers"
- "Women Come Women Go"
- "Mother Earth"
TV advertisements
Jacques Villeneuve has appeared in various TV commercials for Honda when he was driving for the BAR team. In March 2006, when driving for BMW Sauber, he appeared in television campaign for Intel's
CentrinoCentrino is a platform-marketing initiative from Intel. It is not a mobile CPU - rather, the term covers a particular combination of mainboard chipset, mobile CPU and wireless network interface in the design of a laptop...
laptop campaign, in which he touts the benefits of using Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology.
Villeneuve also appeared in a Canadian commercial alongside Olympic gold medal-winning sprinter and countryman
Donovan BaileyDonovan Bailey is a retired Canadian sprinter who once held the world record for the 100 metre race following his gold medal performance in the 1996 Olympic Games...
shortly after winning his 1997 F1 World Driver's title. The ad proclaimed Canada to be the "fastest nation on earth."
In 1997, following his win of the Formula One World Championship, Villeneuve appeared in a
VolkswagenThe Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft , also known as Volkswagen Group or as VW, is an automobile manufacturer and mobility organisation based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany and is the pioneer brand within the Volkswagen Group, which contains the car brands Audi AG, Bentley Motors Ltd.,...
advert on
QuébécoisQuebec is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking identity and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
e television. Villeneuve was seen driving a VW before stopping and saying at the camera that he has nothing against German guys... much less for German girls—a reference to his rivalry with
Michael SchumacherMichael Schumacher is a German former Formula One driver and seven-time Formula One world drivers' champion, and current advisor for Ferrari. According to the official Formula One website, he is "statistically the greatest driver the sport has ever seen"...
and for the incident at the 1997 European Grand Prix.
Villeneuve also appeared briefly in the 2001
Sylvester StalloneSylvester Gardenzio Stallone , nicknamed Sly Stallone, is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. One of the biggest box office draws in the world from the 1970s to the 1990s, Stallone is an icon of machismo and Hollywood action heroism...
action movie
DrivenDriven is a 2001 movie directed by Renny Harlin and starring Sylvester Stallone, who also wrote and produced.- Plot :Rookie driver Jimmy Bly is tearing up this year's circuit, already winning 5 races...
as a race car driver.
Racing record
| Season |
Series |
Team Name |
No. |
Races |
Poles |
Wins |
Pts |
Final Placing |
| 1989 |
Italian Formula ThreeFormula Three, also called Formula 3 or F3, is a class of open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held in Europe, Australia, South America and Asia form an important step for many prospective Formula One drivers...
|
Prema Racing |
|
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
| 1990 |
Italian Formula ThreeFormula Three, also called Formula 3 or F3, is a class of open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held in Europe, Australia, South America and Asia form an important step for many prospective Formula One drivers...
|
Prema Racing |
|
12 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
13th |
| 1991 |
Italian Formula ThreeFormula Three, also called Formula 3 or F3, is a class of open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held in Europe, Australia, South America and Asia form an important step for many prospective Formula One drivers...
|
Prema Racing |
|
11 |
3 |
0 |
20 |
6th |
| 1992 |
Japanese Formula ThreeFormula Three, also called Formula 3 or F3, is a class of open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held in Europe, Australia, South America and Asia form an important step for many prospective Formula One drivers...
|
TOM'S is a factory supported racing team and tuner of Toyota and Lexus vehicles. The name stands for Tachi Oiwa Motor Sport. Their head office is located in Tokyo, Japan. They are currently heavily involved with Super GT racing and Formula 3 racing...
|
8 |
11 |
2 |
3 |
45 |
2nd |
All Japan Sports Prototype ChampionshipThe , abbreviated as JSPC, formed by the Japanese Automobile Federation, was a domestic championship which took place in Japan for Group C and IMSA GTP prototype cars and also featured cars that were eligible for touring car racing in its earlier years...
|
Toyota Team TOM'S is a factory supported racing team and tuner of Toyota and Lexus vehicles. The name stands for Tachi Oiwa Motor Sport. Their head office is located in Tokyo, Japan. They are currently heavily involved with Super GT racing and Formula 3 racing...
|
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
| Toyota Atlantic The Cooper Tires presents the Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda is a formula race car series with races throughout North America. It is often colloquially referred to as the Atlantic Championship, Champ Car Atlantics , Toyota Atlantics , or just Atlantics or Formula...
|
Comprep/Player's |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
28th |
| 1993 |
Toyota Atlantic The Cooper Tires presents the Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda is a formula race car series with races throughout North America. It is often colloquially referred to as the Atlantic Championship, Champ Car Atlantics , Toyota Atlantics , or just Atlantics or Formula...
|
Forsythe Forsythe/Pettit Racing is a racing team that competed in the Champ Car World Series owned by Gerald Forsythe and Dan Pettit. The Champ Car effort ceased operations after the 2008 unification of North American open wheel racing...
-GreenAndretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, American LeMans Series, and A1 Grand Prix.-CART:Founded in 1993 by Barry Green and Gerry Forsythe as Forsythe Green Racing, they fielded two Atlantic cars for Claude Bourbonnais and Jacques Villeneuve...
Racing |
|
15 |
7 |
5 |
185 |
3rd |
| 1994 |
Indycar World Series The 1994 IndyCar season, the sixteenth in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 16 races, beginning in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia on March 20 and concluding in Monterey, California on October 9. The PPG Indy Car World Series Drivers' Champion and Indianapolis 500...
|
Forsythe Forsythe/Pettit Racing is a racing team that competed in the Champ Car World Series owned by Gerald Forsythe and Dan Pettit. The Champ Car effort ceased operations after the 2008 unification of North American open wheel racing...
-GreenAndretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, American LeMans Series, and A1 Grand Prix.-CART:Founded in 1993 by Barry Green and Gerry Forsythe as Forsythe Green Racing, they fielded two Atlantic cars for Claude Bourbonnais and Jacques Villeneuve...
Racing |
12 |
15 |
0 |
1 |
94 |
6th |
| 1995 |
Indycar World Series The 1995 IndyCar season, the seventeenth in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 17 races, beginning in Miami, Florida on March 5 and concluding in Monterey, California on September 10. The PPG Indy Car World Series Drivers' Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Jacques...
|
Team Green Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, American LeMans Series, and A1 Grand Prix.-CART:Founded in 1993 by Barry Green and Gerry Forsythe as Forsythe Green Racing, they fielded two Atlantic cars for Claude Bourbonnais and Jacques Villeneuve...
|
27 |
17 |
6 |
4 |
172 |
1st |
| 1996 |
Formula One The 1996 Formula One season was the 47th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 10, 1996, and ended on October 13 after sixteen races....
|
Rothsmans Williams WilliamsF1, the trading name of Williams Grand Prix Engineering Ltd., is a Formula One motor racing team and constructor. It was founded and run by Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head. The team was formed in 1977 after two earlier and, compared with WilliamsF1's achievements, unsuccessful F1...
RenaultRenault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, buses, tractors, and trucks. Due to its alliance with Nissan, it is currently the world's fourth largest automaker. Headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, Renault owns the Romanian automaker Automobile Dacia and the Korean automaker Renault...
|
6 |
16 |
3 |
4 |
78 |
2nd |
| 1997 |
Formula One The 1997 Formula One season was the 48th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 9, 1997, and ended on October 26 after seventeen races.-Season summary:...
|
Rothsmans Williams WilliamsF1, the trading name of Williams Grand Prix Engineering Ltd., is a Formula One motor racing team and constructor. It was founded and run by Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head. The team was formed in 1977 after two earlier and, compared with WilliamsF1's achievements, unsuccessful F1...
RenaultRenault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, buses, tractors, and trucks. Due to its alliance with Nissan, it is currently the world's fourth largest automaker. Headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, Renault owns the Romanian automaker Automobile Dacia and the Korean automaker Renault...
|
3 |
17 |
10 |
7 |
81 |
1st |
| 1998 |
Formula One The 1998 Formula One season was the 49th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 8, 1998, and ended on November 1 after sixteen races.-Season summary:...
|
WinfieldWinfield is a brand of cigarette that is popular in Australia and New Zealand. They are also sold in other markets in Europe, Canada, South Africa and Asia...
WilliamsWilliamsF1, the trading name of Williams Grand Prix Engineering Ltd., is a Formula One motor racing team and constructor. It was founded and run by Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head. The team was formed in 1977 after two earlier and, compared with WilliamsF1's achievements, unsuccessful F1...
|
1 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
5th |
| 1999 |
Formula One The 1999 Formula One season was the 50th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 7, 1999, and ended on October 31 after sixteen races. The season saw the introduction of a new event to the World Championship calendar, the Malaysian Grand Prix...
|
British American RacingBritish American Racing was a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. BAR began by acquiring Tyrrell, and used Supertec engines for their first year...
|
22 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21st |
| 2000 |
Formula OneThe 2000 Formula One season was the 51st FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 12, 2000, and ended on October 22 after seventeen races. Michael Schumacher became Ferrari's first World Drivers Champion for 21 years. Schumacher clinched the drivers' title at the penultimate...
|
Lucky StrikeLucky Strike is a famous brand of American cigarettes, often referred to as "Luckies".- History :The brand was first introduced by R.A. Patterson of Richmond, Virginia, in 1871 as cut-plug chewing tobacco and later a cigarette. In 1905, the company was acquired by the American Tobacco Company , and...
BARBritish American Racing was a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. BAR began by acquiring Tyrrell, and used Supertec engines for their first year...
Hondais a Japanese multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. Honda is the world's largest manufacturer of motorcycles as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume. Honda surpassed Nissan in 2001 to become...
|
22 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
7th |
| 2001 |
Formula One The 2001 Formula One season was the 52nd season of FIA Formula One racing. It featured the FIA Formula One World Championship which commenced on March 4, 2001 and ended on October 14 after seventeen races. Michael Schumacher won the Drivers title with a record margin of 58 points, after achieving...
|
Lucky StrikeLucky Strike is a famous brand of American cigarettes, often referred to as "Luckies".- History :The brand was first introduced by R.A. Patterson of Richmond, Virginia, in 1871 as cut-plug chewing tobacco and later a cigarette. In 1905, the company was acquired by the American Tobacco Company , and...
BARBritish American Racing was a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. BAR began by acquiring Tyrrell, and used Supertec engines for their first year...
Hondais a Japanese multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. Honda is the world's largest manufacturer of motorcycles as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume. Honda surpassed Nissan in 2001 to become...
|
10 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
7th |
| 2002 |
Formula OneThe 2002 Formula One season was the 53rd FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 3, 2002, and ended on October 13 after seventeen races...
|
Lucky StrikeLucky Strike is a famous brand of American cigarettes, often referred to as "Luckies".- History :The brand was first introduced by R.A. Patterson of Richmond, Virginia, in 1871 as cut-plug chewing tobacco and later a cigarette. In 1905, the company was acquired by the American Tobacco Company , and...
BARBritish American Racing was a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. BAR began by acquiring Tyrrell, and used Supertec engines for their first year...
Hondais a Japanese multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. Honda is the world's largest manufacturer of motorcycles as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume. Honda surpassed Nissan in 2001 to become...
|
11 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
12th |
| 2003 |
Formula One The 2003 Formula One season was the 54th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 2003 FIA Formula One World Championship, which commenced on March 9, 2003 and ended on October 12 after sixteen races...
|
Lucky StrikeLucky Strike is a famous brand of American cigarettes, often referred to as "Luckies".- History :The brand was first introduced by R.A. Patterson of Richmond, Virginia, in 1871 as cut-plug chewing tobacco and later a cigarette. In 1905, the company was acquired by the American Tobacco Company , and...
BARBritish American Racing was a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. BAR began by acquiring Tyrrell, and used Supertec engines for their first year...
Hondais a Japanese multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. Honda is the world's largest manufacturer of motorcycles as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume. Honda surpassed Nissan in 2001 to become...
|
16 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
16th |
| 2004 |
Formula OneThe 2004 Formula One season was the 55th FIA Formula One World Championship season, running from March 7 to October 24 2004. The season was dominated by Michael Schumacher and Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro...
|
Mild SevenMild Seven is a brand of cigarettes produced by Japan Tobacco. Mild Seven cigarettes are the third widest smoked cigarette in the world, behind Marlboro and Camel. Manufactured originally in Tokyo, by Japanese Tobacco Inc. it has been a top seller since its creation in 1977...
Renault F1 teamRenault F1 is the Renault company's Formula One racing team. Renault has a long though intermittent history of involvement in motor racing, including Ferenc Szisz winning the first French Grand Prix, usually regarded as marking the birth of Grand Prix motor racing...
|
7 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21st |
| 2005 |
Formula One The 2005 Formula One season was the 56th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 6, 2005, and ended October 16, seeing fierce battles, as Fernando Alonso and the Renault F1 team brought home the World Drivers and Constructors Championships, ending five years of dominance by...
|
Credit SuisseThe Credit Suisse Group is a financial services company, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Credit Suisse was founded by Alfred Escher in 1856 under the name Schweizerische Kreditanstalt . The bank is organized into three divisions, Investment Banking, Private Banking, and Asset Management...
SauberSauber is a Swiss constructor of racing cars for sportscar racing and Formula One.Their best results in Formula One were six third place finishes and two front row starts. The team's most successful season was 2001 when they finished fourth in the constructors' championship...
PetronasPetronas, short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is a Malaysian-owned oil and gas company that was founded on August 17, 1974. Wholly owned by the Government, the corporation is vested with the entire oil and gas resources in Malaysia and is entrusted with the responsibility of developing and adding...
|
11 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
14th |
| 2006 |
Formula One The 2006 Formula One season was the 57th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It began on March 12, and ended on October 22, after eighteen rounds. The Drivers' Championship was won by Fernando Alonso of Renault F1 for the second year in a row, with Alonso becoming the youngest ever double...
|
BMW Sauber F1 team BMW Sauber F1 is a Formula One team with bases in Hinwil, Switzerland and Munich, Germany. The team was formed at the end of 2005 as a result of a takeover of the existing Sauber Formula One team by German car manufacturer BMW after their partnership with Williams. The team scored two podium...
|
17 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
15th |
| 2007 |
NASCAR Nextel Cup |
Bill Davis Racing Bill Davis Racing was a racing team that participated in all three of NASCAR's top divisions until 2009.The team had run Toyota-branded stock cars and trucks in both the Camping World Truck Series and Sprint Cup Series since 2007. Dodge, Ford, and Pontiac previously backed the team...
Toyota |
27 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
140 |
42nd |
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series |
Bill Davis Racing Bill Davis Racing was a racing team that participated in all three of NASCAR's top divisions until 2009.The team had run Toyota-branded stock cars and trucks in both the Camping World Truck Series and Sprint Cup Series since 2007. Dodge, Ford, and Pontiac previously backed the team...
Toyota |
27 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
615 |
59th |
| Le Mans 24 Hours The 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 75th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France from 16–17 June 2007. Four classes of cars raced together, with each class having honors for its highest finishers...
|
Team Peugeot Total |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
DNF |
| 2008 |
NASCAR Sprint CupThe 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series began on February 9, 2008 at Daytona International Speedway with the Budweiser Shootout, followed by pole qualifying on Sunday, February 10, 2008 for the 50th Daytona 500 on February 17...
|
TBA |
-- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-- |
NASCAR Nationwide SeriesThe 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series began on February 16, 2008, at Daytona International Speedway with the Camping World 300, and ended on November 15, 2008, at Homestead-Miami Speedway with the Ford 300. This was the first season in which NASCAR's second-tier series was known as the Nationwide...
|
Braun RacingBraun Racing is a NASCAR racing team based in Mooresville, North Carolina. Currently racing with Toyota Camry's in the Nationwide Series, they field three full-time entries.-Sprint Cup:...
Toyota |
32 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-- |
| Speedcar Series The 2008 Speedcar Series season was the inaugural Speedcar Series championship. It consisted of four points-scoring race meetings, with a further non-championship round beforehand. The Drivers' Championship was won by Johnny Herbert.-Driver line-up:...
|
Speedcar Team |
96 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
13th |
| Le Mans Series The 2008 Le Mans Series season was the fifth season of ACO's Le Mans Series. It was a series for Le Mans Prototype and Grand Touring style cars broken into 4 classes: LMP1, LMP2, GT1, and GT2...
|
Team Peugeot Total |
7 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
15th |
Le Mans 24 HoursThe 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 76th Grand Prix of Endurance, taking place on 14–15 June 2008 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France, organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest . The test day was on June 1st. The race was attended by 258,000 spectators...
|
Team Peugeot Total |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
2nd |
| TRV6 |
Oro Racing |
27 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
- |
| 2009 |
NASCAR Nationwide Series The 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series began on February 14, 2009 at Daytona International Speedway with the Camping World 300. The season will conclude on November 21 of this year at Homestead-Miami Speedway with the Ford 300.-Double-File Restarts:...
|
Braun Racing "Dollar General" Toyota |
32 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
165 |
- |
| NASCAR Canada Canadian Tire Series The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series is a NASCAR racing series in Canada that is based from the old CASCAR Super Series founded in 1981. For any news and results about the most resent season that Andrew Ranger won, please check out the 2009 In NASCAR Canadian Tire Series page.- History And...
|
Jacombs Racing Ford |
7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
257 |
- |
| TRV6 |
|
27 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
- |
- No. = Car Number
Complete Champ Car results
(key) (Races in
bold indicate pole position)
| Year |
Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
Team |
Rank |
Points |
| 1994 The 1994 IndyCar season, the sixteenth in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 16 races, beginning in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia on March 20 and concluding in Monterey, California on October 9. The PPG Indy Car World Series Drivers' Champion and Indianapolis 500...
|
Team Green |
AUS
SRF
17 |
USA
PHX
25 |
USA
LBH
15 |
USA
INDYResults of the 1994 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 29, 1994.-Recap:*Al Unser, Jr. took the pole position at 228.011 mph, a cumulative four-lap effort of 2 minutes and 37.887 seconds. Brazilians Raul Boesel and two-time winner Emerson Fittipaldi started second and third on the...
2 |
USA
MIL
9 |
USA
DET
7 |
USA
POR
6 |
USA
CLE
4 |
CAN
TOR
9 |
USA
MIS
20 |
USA
MDO
9 |
USA
NHM
24 |
CAN
VAN
24 |
USA
ROA
1 |
USA
NZR
7 |
USA
LS
3 |
|
Team Green |
6th |
94 |
| 1995 The 1995 IndyCar season, the seventeenth in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 17 races, beginning in Miami, Florida on March 5 and concluding in Monterey, California on September 10. The PPG Indy Car World Series Drivers' Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Jacques...
|
Team Green |
USA
MIA
1 |
AUS
SRF
20 |
USA
PHX
5 |
USA
LBH
25 |
USA
NZR
2 |
USA
INDYResults of the 1995 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 28, 1995.-Recap:For 1995, the rules loophole that allowed the pushrod Mercedes was closed. Neither Unser nor Fittipaldi qualified when their new Penske suffered from abnormal aerodynamic instability and refused to traverse the...
1 |
USA
MIL
6 |
USA
DET
9 |
USA
POR
20 |
USA
ROA
1 |
CAN
TOR
3 |
USA
CLE
1 |
USA
MIS
10 |
USA
MDO
3 |
USA
NHM
4 |
CAN
VAN
12 |
USA
LS
11 |
Team Green |
1st |
172 |
Complete Formula One results
(key)
| Year |
Team |
Chassis |
Engine |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
WDC |
Points |
| 1996 The 1996 Formula One season was the 47th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 10, 1996, and ended on October 13 after sixteen races....
|
RothmansRothmans International plc was a British tobacco manufacturer. Its brands included Rothmans and Dunhill. Its international headquarters were in Hill Street, London and its international operations were run from Denham Place, Denham Village in Buckinghamshire...
WilliamsWilliamsF1, the trading name of Williams Grand Prix Engineering Ltd., is a Formula One motor racing team and constructor. It was founded and run by Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head. The team was formed in 1977 after two earlier and, compared with WilliamsF1's achievements, unsuccessful F1...
RenaultRenault F1 is the Renault company's Formula One racing team. Renault has a long though intermittent history of involvement in motor racing, including Ferenc Szisz winning the first French Grand Prix, usually regarded as marking the birth of Grand Prix motor racing...
|
Williams WilliamsF1, the trading name of Williams Grand Prix Engineering Ltd., is a Formula One motor racing team and constructor. It was founded and run by Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head. The team was formed in 1977 after two earlier and, compared with WilliamsF1's achievements, unsuccessful F1...
FW18The Williams-Renault FW18 is a Formula One car designed by Patrick Head and Adrian Newey for the 1996 Formula One season. Powered by a 3.0 litre Renault V10 engine, the FW18 drew heavily on the 1995 Williams car, the FW17, but featured new driver protection as regulated by the FIA for the new season...
|
Renault Renault F1 is the Renault company's Formula One racing team. Renault has a long though intermittent history of involvement in motor racing, including Ferenc Szisz winning the first French Grand Prix, usually regarded as marking the birth of Grand Prix motor racing...
V10A V10 engine is a V engine with 10 cylinders in two banks of five with a distinct exhaust note.- Mechanicals :The V10 can be considered to be constructed by mating two even firing straight-5 engines together. The straight 5 engine shows first and second order rocking motion...
|
AUSThe 1996 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 10, 1996 at Melbourne. It was the first time this race was held in Melbourne since 1984, taking over from Adelaide as the host of the Australian Grand Prix...
2 |
BRAThe 1996 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 31 1996 at Interlagos, amidst heavy rain. Six different teams scored points, with Damon Hill following up his win at the first round of the season....
Ret |
ARGThe 1996 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on April 7, 1996 at Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Buenos Aires. Damon Hill made it three wins out of three, with Jacques Villeneuve helping Williams complete their second one-two of the season. Jos Verstappen scored his only point of the...
2 |
EURThe 1996 European Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on April 28, 1996 at Nürburgring. Jacques Villeneuve scored his first Formula One victory in his fourth Formula One start.Both Benetton cars made extremely slow starts, due to the brakes locking on...
1 |
SMRThe 1996 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 5, 1996 at Imola.- Qualifying :- Race :- Notes :* Fastest Lap: Damon Hill 1:28.931* Pole position: Michael Schumacher 1:26.890* 107% time: 1:32.972...
11 |
MONThe 1996 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monaco on May 19, 1996. The race was run in wet weather and was notable for having the fewest number of drivers to finish a Grand Prix.-Report:...
Ret |
ESPThe 1996 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on June 2, 1996 at the Circuit de Catalunya.This race, Michael Schumacher's first Ferrari victory, is generally regarded as one of his finest...
3 |
CAN The 1996 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 16, 1996. The race was won by Damon Hill ahead of home hero Jacques Villeneuve, Gilles' son....
2 |
FRA Results from the 1996 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race, held at Magny-Cours on June 30, 1996.-Qualifying:- Notes :*Fastest Lap: Jacques Villeneuve 1:18.610*The engine of polesitter Schumacher's Ferrari failed on the formation lap...
2 |
GBR The 1996 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on July 14, 1996 at Silverstone. Jacques Villeneuve was the winner. After making a slow start from pole position, Damon Hill retired after a wheelnut problem caused him to spin off the circuit while he was trying to pass Mika Häkkinen...
1 |
GER The 1996 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on July 28, 1996 at Hockenheimring. Damon Hill started the race on pole position, and won it after Gerhard Berger's engine failed with 4 laps to go.- Classification :- Notes :...
3 |
HUN The 1996 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on August 11, 1996 at Hungaroring.- Classification :- Notes :* Pole position: Michael Schumacher 1:17.129* Fastest lap: Damon Hill 1:20.093...
1 |
BEL The 1996 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on August 25, 1996 at Spa-Francorchamps.- Classification :- Notes :* Pole position: Jacques Villeneuve 1:50.574* Fastest lap: Gerhard Berger 1:53.067...
2 |
ITA The 1996 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 8, 1996 at Monza.-Pre-race:To stop cars kerb-hopping at chicanes due to ongoing track modifications at the time of the race, tyre barriers were erected at each chicane.-Race:...
7 |
POR The 1996 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 22, 1996 at Autódromo do Estoril in Estoril, Portugal. Jacques Villeneuve won the race by overtaking Michael Schumacher on the outside while the latter was distracted by the slow moving back-marking Minardi of Giovanni Lavaggi,...
1 |
JPNThe 1996 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 13, 1996 at Suzuka. Jacques Villeneuve's retirement ended his small chance of the title, handing it to Damon Hill...
Ret |
|
|
|
2nd |
78 |
| 1997 The 1997 Formula One season was the 48th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 9, 1997, and ended on October 26 after seventeen races.-Season summary:...
|
RothmansRothmans International plc was a British tobacco manufacturer. Its brands included Rothmans and Dunhill. Its international headquarters were in Hill Street, London and its international operations were run from Denham Place, Denham Village in Buckinghamshire...
WilliamsWilliamsF1, the trading name of Williams Grand Prix Engineering Ltd., is a Formula One motor racing team and constructor. It was founded and run by Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head. The team was formed in 1977 after two earlier and, compared with WilliamsF1's achievements, unsuccessful F1...
RenaultRenault F1 is the Renault company's Formula One racing team. Renault has a long though intermittent history of involvement in motor racing, including Ferenc Szisz winning the first French Grand Prix, usually regarded as marking the birth of Grand Prix motor racing...
|
Williams WilliamsF1, the trading name of Williams Grand Prix Engineering Ltd., is a Formula One motor racing team and constructor. It was founded and run by Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head. The team was formed in 1977 after two earlier and, compared with WilliamsF1's achievements, unsuccessful F1...
FW19The Williams FW19 was the car with which the Williams Formula One team used to compete in the 1997 Formula One season. It was driven by Jacques Villeneuve, who was in his second year with the team, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who moved from Sauber to replace the dropped champion, Damon Hill.The...
|
Renault Renault F1 is the Renault company's Formula One racing team. Renault has a long though intermittent history of involvement in motor racing, including Ferenc Szisz winning the first French Grand Prix, usually regarded as marking the birth of Grand Prix motor racing...
V10A V10 engine is a V engine with 10 cylinders in two banks of five with a distinct exhaust note.- Mechanicals :The V10 can be considered to be constructed by mating two even firing straight-5 engines together. The straight 5 engine shows first and second order rocking motion...
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AUSThe 1997 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 9, 1997 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Albert Park, Melbourne. It was the first race of the 1997 Formula One season. It was the second Grand Prix to be hosted in Melbourne.-Pre-Race:...
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BRAThe 1997 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Autódromo José Carlos Pace near Interlagos, Brazil on March 30, 1997. It was the second race of the 1997 Formula One Season.-Pre-Race:...
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ARGThe 1997 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez in Buenos Aires, Argentina on April 13, 1997. It was the third race of the 1997 Formula One Season.-Pre-Race:...
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SMRThe 1997 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari near Imola, Italy on April 27, 1997. It was the fourth race of the 1997 Formula One Season.-Pre-race:...
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MONThe 1997 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 11, 1997 at the Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco.- Summary :Qualifying saw Heinz-Harald Frentzen in his Williams-Renault in front of Michael Schumacher in the Ferrari; third was Jacques Villeneuve in the other Williams...
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ESPThe 1997 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 25, 1997 at the Circuit de Catalunya.This classic Spanish Grand Prix is memorable for the great performance of Olivier Panis, starting from 12th on the grid, and finishing 2nd closing on the leader Jacques Villeneuve by 1.5 to 2 seconds...
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CANThe 1997 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 15, 1997.The race was marred by a big crash Olivier Panis, who broke his legs in an accident and would be unable to start the next seven grands prix. It has been argued that this crash affected Panis'...
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FRAResults from the 1997 Formula One French Grand Prix held at Magny-Cours on June 29, 1997.Race SummaryAt the start Michael Schumacher led away from pole with Frentzen in the Williams behind him all the way...
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GBRThe 1997 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 13 July 1997. It was the ninth round of the 1997 Formula One season. Jacques Villeneuve won the race despite being stuck in the pitlane for half a minute during his first pitstop, after a wheelnut problem.Two previous...
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GERThe 1997 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hockenheimring on July 27, 1997. It was won by Austrian driver Gerhard Berger in a Benetton. This race proved to be his final victory and final pole position, while he retired at the end of the season. Berger had missed the previous 3...
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HUNResults from the 1997 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix held at Hungaroring on August 10, 1997. Hill, as defending world champion, had experienced a miserable year in the uncompetitive Arrows-Yamaha, but the team experienced a spike in performance levels at Hungary, mainly due to their Bridgestone...
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BELThe 1997 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on August 24, 1997. The wet weather associated with the circuit came heavily, causing the race to be started behind the safety car for the first time in Formula One history....
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ITAThe 1997 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on September 7, 1997. Jean Alesi, starting from pole position, led the race until the halfway stage; however, David Coulthard, who had jumped from sixth on the grid into third place coming out of the first corner, got ahead of...
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AUTResults from the 1997 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix held at A1-Ring on September 21, 1997. Qualifying threw up a few surprises, as the Bridgestone tyres used by several smaller teams proved strong, but it was ultimately Jacques Villeneuve who won. Mika Häkkinen had been leading Villeneuve after...
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LUXThe 1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring on September 28, 1997. Jacques Villeneuve took what proved to be his final Formula One victory, after the race-leading McLaren-Mercedes cars had identical engine failures within moments of each other...
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JPNThe 1997 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on October 12, 1997 at the Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka. It was the 16th and penultimate race of the 1997 Formula One season. The race, contested over 53 laps, was won by Michael Schumacher for the Ferrari team after starting from...
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EURThe 1997 European Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on October 26, 1997 at the Circuito Permanente de Jerez, Spain. It was the 17th and final race of the 1997 Formula One season. The race, contested over 69 laps, was won by Mika Häkkinen in a McLaren, his first Formula One race victory...
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| 1998 The 1998 Formula One season was the 49th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 8, 1998, and ended on November 1 after sixteen races.-Season summary:...
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WilliamsWilliamsF1, the trading name of Williams Grand Prix Engineering Ltd., is a Formula One motor racing team and constructor. It was founded and run by Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head. The team was formed in 1977 after two earlier and, compared with WilliamsF1's achievements, unsuccessful F1...
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Williams WilliamsF1, the trading name of Williams Grand Prix Engineering Ltd., is a Formula One motor racing team and constructor. It was founded and run by Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head. The team was formed in 1977 after two earlier and, compared with WilliamsF1's achievements, unsuccessful F1...
FW20The Williams FW20 was the car with which the Williams Formula One team used to compete in the 1998 Formula One season. It was driven by Jacques Villeneuve, the reigning champion, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who was in his second year with the team....
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Mecachrome Mecachrome SAS is a precision engineering company involved in aviation, the automotive industry, motor racing and industrial engineering, but is most famous for assembling the engines designed by Renault for the Renault Formula One team.-Formula One:...
V10A V10 engine is a V engine with 10 cylinders in two banks of five with a distinct exhaust note.- Mechanicals :The V10 can be considered to be constructed by mating two even firing straight-5 engines together. The straight 5 engine shows first and second order rocking motion...
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AUSThe 1998 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Melbourne on March 8. The race was dominated by the McLaren-Mercedes team and won by Mika Häkkinen in controversial circumstances. The race also represented the first win for Bridgestone in Formula One.-Race Summary:The two McLarens made...
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BRAThe 1998 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Interlagos on March 29, 1998. Mika Häkkinen, won his third straight race, with McLaren, also securing their third straight one two finish.-Race Summary:...
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ARGThe 1998 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Buenos Aires on April 12, 1998. The race was won by Michael Schumacher, and represented his first win of the season...
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SMRThe 1998 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Imola on April 26, 1998. The race was won by David Coulthard and represented his first win since the 1997 Italian Grand Prix.-Race Summary:...
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ESPThe 1998 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 10, 1998 at the Circuit de Catalunya.-Race Summary:Mika Häkkinen qualified for pole. He was faster than team-mate David Coulthard by 0.7 seconds with Michael Schumacher a further 0.8 seconds back...
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MONThe 1998 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One held at Monaco on May 24, 1998. The race was won by Mika Häkkinen, his fourth win of the season.-Qualifying Summary:...
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CANThe 1998 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 7, 1998. The race was won by Michael Schumacher, however the race is probably best remembered for the crash on the first lap involving Alexander Wurz and Jean Alesi, which resulted in the race being red...
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FRAThe 1998 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Magny-Cours on June 28, 1998. The race was won by Michael Schumacher.-Qualifying Summary:...
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GBRThe 1998 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 12 July 1998. The race was won by Michael Schumacher in controversial circumstances.-Qualification:...
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AUTThe 1998 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the A1-Ring on July 26, 1998. A mixed-up grid resulted from a wet/dry qualifying session, with Giancarlo Fisichella taking his first pole position...
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GERThe 1998 German Grand Prix was held at the Hockenheimring on August 2, 1998. Mika Häkkinen won the race.-Race Summary:Mika Häkkinen took pole position ahead of team-mate David Coulthard. However, the red car in third on the grid was not Schumacher's Ferrari but Jacques Villeneuve's Williams, now...
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HUN The 1998 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Hungaroring on August 16, 1998.The race was won by Michael Schumacher, who started the race 16 points behind Mika Häkkinen, and was behind both McLarens for the first half of the race, which would have effectively ended his...
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BELThe 1998 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 30 August 1998. It ran in extremely wet weather and was notable for a multi car collision on the first lap involving at least 13 cars. It also featured a controversial collision between race leader Michael Schumacher...
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ITAThe 1998 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monza on September 13, 1998. The race was won by Michael Schumacher. This was also the last win for tyre manufacturer Goodyear in Formula One....
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LUXResults from the 1998 Formula One Luxembourg Grand Prix held at the Nürburgring on September 27, 1998.- Classification :-Standings after Grand Prix:Drivers * 1 Mika Häkkinen - McLaren-Mercedes - 90 * 2 Michael Schumacher - Ferrari - 86...
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JPNThe 1998 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Suzuka on November 1, 1998.- Classification :-Drivers:-Constructors :- Notes :*Mika Häkkinen won his first driver's world championship with this victory....
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British American RacingBritish American Racing was a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. BAR began by acquiring Tyrrell, and used Supertec engines for their first year...
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BARBritish American Racing was a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. BAR began by acquiring Tyrrell, and used Supertec engines for their first year...
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Supertec Supertec was a Formula One engine supplier in 1999 and 2000. Supertec supplied Renault-designed, Mecachrome-built 1998 season engines updated for 1999 and 2000....
V10A V10 engine is a V engine with 10 cylinders in two banks of five with a distinct exhaust note.- Mechanicals :The V10 can be considered to be constructed by mating two even firing straight-5 engines together. The straight 5 engine shows first and second order rocking motion...
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AUSThe 1999 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 7, 1999 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia. It was the first race of the 1999 Formula One season - the 50th World Championship season in the history of Formula One. Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard...
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BRAThe 1999 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on April 11, 1999 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil. It was the second race of the 1999 Formula One season....
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SMRThe 1999 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 2, 1999 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari near Imola, Italy. It was the third race of the 1999 Formula One season.__FORCETOC__- Qualifying :- Race :-Lap Chart:...
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MONThe 1999 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 16, 1999 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. It was the fourth race of the 1999 Formula One season.__FORCETOC__- Classification :...
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ESPThe 1999 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 30, 1999 at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona, Spain. It was the fifth race of the 1999 Formula One season.__FORCETOC__- Classification :- Notes :...
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CANThe 1999 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on June 13, 1999 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada. It was the sixth race of the 1999 Formula One season....
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FRAThe 1999 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on June 27, 1999 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours near Magny-Cours, France. It was the seventh race of the 1999 Formula One season....
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GBRThe 1999 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on July 11, 1999 at the Silverstone Circuit near Silverstone, England. It was the eighth race of the 1999 Formula One season....
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AUTThe 1999 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on July 25, 1999 at the A1-Ring in Spielberg, Austria. It was the ninth race of the 1999 Formula One season....
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GERThe 1999 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on August 1, 1999 at the Hockenheimring near Hockenheim, Germany. It was the tenth race of the 1999 Formula One season....
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HUNThe 1999 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 15 August 1999 at the Hungaroring near Budapest, Hungary. It was the eleventh race of the 1999 Formula One season.__FORCETOC__- Classification :- Notes :*Statistics:...
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BELThe 1999 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on August 29, 1999 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium. It was the twelfth race of the 1999 Formula One season.__FORCETOC__- Classification :- Notes :*Statistics:...
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ITAThe 1999 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 12, 1999 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza near Monza, Italy. It was the thirteenth race of the 1999 Formula One season....
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EURThe 1999 European Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 26, 1999 at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany. It was the fourteenth race of the 1999 Formula One season....
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MALThe 1999 Malaysian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 17, 1999 at the Sepang International Circuit near Sepang, Malaysia. It was the fifteenth race of the 1999 Formula One season....
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JPNThe 1999 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 31, 1999 at the Suzuka International Racing Course in Suzuka, Japan. It was the sixteenth and final race of the 1999 Formula One season, and the final race of former World Champion Damon Hill....
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2000The 2000 Formula One season was the 51st FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 12, 2000, and ended on October 22 after seventeen races. Michael Schumacher became Ferrari's first World Drivers Champion for 21 years. Schumacher clinched the drivers' title at the penultimate...
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Lucky StrikeLucky Strike is a famous brand of American cigarettes, often referred to as "Luckies".- History :The brand was first introduced by R.A. Patterson of Richmond, Virginia, in 1871 as cut-plug chewing tobacco and later a cigarette. In 1905, the company was acquired by the American Tobacco Company , and...
ReynardReynard Motorsport was at one time the world's largest racing car manufacturer. Initially based at Bicester and latterly at Reynard Park, Brackley, England the company built successful cars in Formula Ford 1600, Formula Ford 2000, Formula Vauxhall Lotus, Formula Three, Formula 3000 and Indy...
BARBritish American Racing was a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. BAR began by acquiring Tyrrell, and used Supertec engines for their first year...
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BARBritish American Racing was a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. BAR began by acquiring Tyrrell, and used Supertec engines for their first year...
002The BAR 002 was the car with which the British American Racing Formula One team competed in the 2000 Formula One season. It was driven by the 1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve, and Brazilian Ricardo Zonta, both drivers in their second year with the team....
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Honda V10 A V10 engine is a V engine with 10 cylinders in two banks of five with a distinct exhaust note.- Mechanicals :The V10 can be considered to be constructed by mating two even firing straight-5 engines together. The straight 5 engine shows first and second order rocking motion...
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AUSThe 2000 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on March 12, 2000 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne. It was the first race of the 2000 Formula One season. The race, contested over 58 laps, was won by Michael Schumacher for the Ferrari team after starting from...
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BRAThe 2000 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Interlagos on March 26, 2000.- Report :Qualifying had Mika Häkkinen on pole position with David Coulthard second...
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SMRThe 2000 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Imola on April 9, 2000. It was the third round of the 2000 Formula One season.- Report :...
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GBRResults from the 2000 Formula One British Grand Prix held at Silverstone on April 23, 2000.- Report :Qualifying was a surprise with Rubens Barrichello on pole position, with Heinz-Harald Frentzen second, Mika Häkkinen third, David Coulthard fourth, Michael Schumacher down in fifth and Jenson Button...
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ESPThe 2000 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 7, 2000 at the Circuit de Catalunya.__FORCETOC__- Report :Qualifying had Michael Schumacher on pole position, with Mika Häkkinen second, Rubens Barrichello third, David Coulthard fourth, Ralf Schumacher in fifth and Jacques Villeneuve...
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EURThe 2000 European Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring on May 21, 2000.- Report :Qualifying had David Coulthard on pole position, with Michael Schumacher second, Mika Häkkinen third, Rubens Barrichello fourth, Ralf Schumacher fifth and Jarno Trulli sixth.At the start,...
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MONThe 2000 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on June 4, 2000 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. It was the seventh race of the 2000 Formula One season.__FORCETOC__- Report :...
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CAN - Report :Michael Schumacher took pole position with David Coulthard beside him, Rubens Barrichello in third, Mika Häkkinen in fourth, Heinz-Harald Frentzen in fifth and Jacques Villeneuve in sixth....
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FRA Results from the 2000 Formula One French Grand Prix held at Magny-Cours on 2 July 2000.- Report :Qualifying had Michael Schumacher on pole position for the third consecutive race with David Coulthard second, Rubens Barrichello third, Mika Häkkinen fourth, Ralf Schumacher fifth and Eddie Irvine...
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AUT The 2000 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the A1-Ring on July 16, 2000.-Race report:Going into this race, Michael Schumacher was 12 points ahead of David Coulthard, another 6 ahead of Mika Häkkinen and 24 ahead of Rubens Barrichello. Ferrari led the Constructors...
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GER The 2000 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on July 30, 2000 at the Hockenheimring near Hockenheim, Germany. It was the eleventh race of the 2000 Formula One season...
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HUNResults from the 2000 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix held at Hungaroring on August 13, 2000.- Report :Qualifying had Michael Schumacher on pole position with David Coulthard second, Mika Häkkinen third, Ralf Schumacher fourth, Rubens Barrichello fifth and Heinz-Harald Frentzen sixth.At the start,...
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BELThe 2000 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on August 27, 2000 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium. It was the thirteenth race of the 2000 Formula One season...
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ITA The 2000 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 10, 2000 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza near Monza, Italy. It was the fourteenth race of the 2000 Formula One season...
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USAThe 2000 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 24, 2000 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. This was the largest crowd to ever attend a Formula 1 race, eclipsing the mark of 210,000 set at the Australian Grand Prix in 1995.__FORCETOC__-Summary:After...
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JPN It was joy for Michael Schumacher who claimed his third world title and the first drivers title for Ferrari since Jody Scheckter back in 1979, in a very tense race....
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MAL The 2000 Malaysian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Sepang on October 22, 2000. It was the final race of the 2000 Formula One season.-Race report:...
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Lucky StrikeLucky Strike is a famous brand of American cigarettes, often referred to as "Luckies".- History :The brand was first introduced by R.A. Patterson of Richmond, Virginia, in 1871 as cut-plug chewing tobacco and later a cigarette. In 1905, the company was acquired by the American Tobacco Company , and...
BARBritish American Racing was a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. BAR began by acquiring Tyrrell, and used Supertec engines for their first year...
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BARBritish American Racing was a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. BAR began by acquiring Tyrrell, and used Supertec engines for their first year...
003The BAR 003 was the car with which the British American Racing team competed in the Formula One season. It was driven by Jacques Villeneuve, who was in his third year with the team, and Olivier Panis, who joined from a year out of racing as McLaren's test driver.- Overview :After the team's...
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Honda V10 A V10 engine is a V engine with 10 cylinders in two banks of five with a distinct exhaust note.- Mechanicals :The V10 can be considered to be constructed by mating two even firing straight-5 engines together. The straight 5 engine shows first and second order rocking motion...
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AUSThe 2001 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on March 4, 2001 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit. It was the first race of the 2001 Formula One season.-Race:...
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MAL Results from the 2001 Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix held at Sepang on March 18, 2001.- Classification :- Standings after the race :Drivers' Championship standingsConstructors' Championship standings...
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BRAThe 2001 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Interlagos Circuit on April 1, 2001.This exciting Grand Prix had three notable incidents, two of them being overtaking moves, both on Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher, and both taking place at the "Senna S" corner of the track.The...
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SMRResults from the 2001 Formula One San Marino Grand Prix held at Imola on April 15, 2001.- Classification :- Notes :*First win: Ralf Schumacher*This was the first win for the Williams team this season and its first since 1997....
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ESPThe 2001 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on April 29, 2001 at the Circuit de Catalunya.__FORCETOC__-Report:Michael Schumacher won the race even though he was 40 seconds behind Mika Häkkinen on the penultimate lap. The Finn, who had lapped the third placed Juan-Pablo Montoya, suffered...
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AUTThe 2001 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at A1-Ring on May 13, 2001.-Race summary:The big issue at the start was launch control. Four cars were left stranded on the grid as the race got underway. Amazingly, the rest of the cars managed to swerve and avoid the stalled cars...
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MONResults from the 2001 Monaco Grand Prix held at Monaco on May 27, 2001.- Classification :- Notes :*David Coulthard started this race at the back of the grid, having stalled on pole...
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CANThe 2001 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 10, 2001. It was the 8th round of the 2001 Formula One season.-Race:...
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EUR The 2001 European Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring on June 24, 2001.After an exciting qualifying session, it was Michael Schumacher in the Ferrari who grabbed pole position from brother Ralf Schumacher and Juan-Pablo Montoya in the Williams-BMW's. This proved to be an...
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FRA Results from the 2001 Formula One French Grand Prix held at Magny-Cours on July 1, 2001.- Classification :- Notes :*Fastest Lap: David Coulthard 1m 16.088s*Pole Position: Ralf Schumacher 1m 12.989s...
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GBRThe 2001 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on July 15, 2001 at Silverstone in Northamptonshire, England. It was the eleventh race of the 2001 Formula One season...
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GER Results from the 2001 Formula One German Grand Prix held at Hockenheim on July 29, 2001.- Classification :- Notes :*Fastest Lap: Juan Pablo Montoya - 1m 41.808s*First pole position: Juan Pablo Montoya 1m 38.117s...
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HUN Results from the 2001 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix held at Hungaroring on August 19, 2001. This race saw Michael Schumacher win his 4th World Championship and equal Alain Prost's record of 51 Grand Prix victories.- Classification :- Notes :...
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BELThe 2001 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on September 2, 2001 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. The race was the 14th race of the 2001 Formula One season, and the penultimate European round of the season...
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ITA Results from the 2001 Formula One Italian Grand Prix held at Monza on September 16, 2001.- Classification :- Notes :*First win: Juan Pablo Montoya*First race: Alex Yoong , Tomáš Enge ....
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USAThe 2001 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 30, 2001 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. This was the first international sport/race event held in USA after the September 11, 2001 attacks.__FORCETOC__...
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JPNThe 2001 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on on October 14, 2001 at the Suzuka Circuit. The race was won by Michael Schumacher who started from pole position....
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2002The 2002 Formula One season was the 53rd FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 3, 2002, and ended on October 13 after seventeen races...
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Lucky StrikeLucky Strike is a famous brand of American cigarettes, often referred to as "Luckies".- History :The brand was first introduced by R.A. Patterson of Richmond, Virginia, in 1871 as cut-plug chewing tobacco and later a cigarette. In 1905, the company was acquired by the American Tobacco Company , and...
BARBritish American Racing was a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. BAR began by acquiring Tyrrell, and used Supertec engines for their first year...
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BARBritish American Racing was a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. BAR began by acquiring Tyrrell, and used Supertec engines for their first year...
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Honda V10 A V10 engine is a V engine with 10 cylinders in two banks of five with a distinct exhaust note.- Mechanicals :The V10 can be considered to be constructed by mating two even firing straight-5 engines together. The straight 5 engine shows first and second order rocking motion...
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AUSThe 2002 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 3, 2002 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit. It was the first race of the 2002 Formula One season.- Classification :- Notes :...
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MALThe 2002 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 17, 2002 at the Sepang International Circuit and was the second race of the 2002 Formula One season. The Grand Prix is notable for the first lap collision between Williams driver Juan Pablo Montoya and Ferrari's Michael...
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BRAThe 2002 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 31, 2002 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace.__FORCETOC__- Classification :- Notes :*Fastest Lap: Juan Pablo Montoya 1m 16.079s*Soccer legend Pelé was supposed to wave the checkered flag...
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SMRThe 2002 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on April 14, 2002 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari.__FORCETOC__- Classification :-External links:*Official 2002 San Marino Grand Prix results from and ....
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ESPThe 2002 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on April 28, 2002 at the Circuit de Catalunya.__FORCETOC__- Classification :- Notes :*Michael Schumacher achieved his third Grand Chelem at this race, and his first since 1994....
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AUTThe 2002 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 12, 2002 at the A1-Ring. It was infamous for the "staged finish", where race leader Rubens Barrichello, who was running first, was ordered to allow Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher to overtake him under "team orders" and win the...
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MONThe 2002 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 26, 2002 at the Circuit de Monaco.__FORCETOC__- Classification :- Notes :*This was the first of four races to be broadcast in the U.S...
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CANThe 2002 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on June 9, 2002 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.RaceMichael Schumacher took yet another win in the 2002 season, although he didn't have it all his own way with Montoya reeling him in, but unfortunately for the Colombian his engine expired...
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EURResults from the 2002 Formula One European Grand Prix held at Nürburgring on June 23, 2002.- Classification :-External links:*Official 2002 European Grand Prix results from and ....
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GBRResults from the 2002 Formula One British Grand Prix held at Silverstone on July 7, 2002.- Classification :|}-Notes:*The podium ceremony was delayed due to serial prankster Karl Power appearing on the top step of the podium before Michael Schumacher arrived to take the top step.-External...
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FRAResults from the 2002 Formula One French Grand Prix held at Magny-Cours on July 21, 2002. This was also the race in which Schumacher secured his 5th driver's title in record time, equaling Juan Manuel Fangio's record set over 40 years ago....
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GERResults from the 2002 Formula One German Grand Prix held at Hockenheimring on July 28, 2002.- Classification :- Notes :*Alex Yoong did not qualify for this race due to the 107% rule...
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HUNResults from the 2002 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix held at Hungaroring on August 18, 2002.- Classification :-External links:*Official 2002 Hungarian Grand Prix results from and ....
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BELResults from the 2002 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix held at Spa-Francorchamps on September 1, 2002.- Classification :- Notes :*Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher 1m 47.176...
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ITA Results from the 2002 Formula One Italian Grand Prix held at Monza on September 15, 2002.- Classification :- Notes :*Pole position: Juan Pablo Montoya 1:20.264*Fastest Lap: Rubens Barrichello 1:23.657...
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USAThe 2002 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 29, 2002 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana.-Summary:...
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JPNThe 2002 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Suzuka on October 13, 2002. It was the seventeenth and final round of the 2002 Formula One season.- Qualifying :-Classification:-Notes:...
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| 2003 The 2003 Formula One season was the 54th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 2003 FIA Formula One World Championship, which commenced on March 9, 2003 and ended on October 12 after sixteen races...
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BARBritish American Racing was a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. BAR began by acquiring Tyrrell, and used Supertec engines for their first year...
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BARBritish American Racing was a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. BAR began by acquiring Tyrrell, and used Supertec engines for their first year...
005The BAR 005 was a Formula One car which the British American Racing team used to compete in the 2003 Formula One season. The car was driven by Jacques Villeneuve and Jenson Button, the former being replaced by test driver Takuma Sato for the last race of the season...
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Honda V10 A V10 engine is a V engine with 10 cylinders in two banks of five with a distinct exhaust note.- Mechanicals :The V10 can be considered to be constructed by mating two even firing straight-5 engines together. The straight 5 engine shows first and second order rocking motion...
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AUSThe 2003 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 9, 2003 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit.There was a lot of speculation about how the new set of rules that debuted in this race would affect Ferrari, which were the ones to cause the changes after their dominant 2002 season....
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MALThe 2003 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 23, 2003 at the Sepang International Circuit. It was the second race of the 2003 Formula One season, and it was won by Kimi Räikkönen driving the MP4-17 for McLaren-Mercedes. This was Räikkönen's first Formula One Grand...
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BRAThe 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on April 6, 2003 at Autódromo José Carlos Pace . This was the 700th World Championship event....
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SMRThe 2003 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on April 20, 2003 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari.__FORCETOC__- Classification :- Notes :...
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ESPThe 2003 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 4 May 2003 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain.__FORCETOC__- Classification :- Notes :*Fastest Lap: Rubens Barrichello 1:20.143...
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AUTThe 2003 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 18, 2003 at the A1-Ring. It was the last F1 Grand Prix to be held in this track.__FORCETOC__- Classification :- Notes :*Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher 1:08.337...
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MONThe 2003 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on June 1, 2003 at the Circuit de Monaco. Juan Pablo Montoya won the race ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and Michael Schumacher who were less than two seconds behind Montoya at the finish...
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CANThe 2003 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on June 15, 2003 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.__FORCETOC__- Classification :- Notes :*Fastest Lap: Fernando Alonso 1:16.040...
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EURThe 2003 European Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on June 29, 2003 at the Nürburgring.__FORCETOC__- Classification :- Notes :*Kimi Räikkönen was heading to his second win until his Mercedes engine blew up in lap 25, which later cost him the driver's championship, won by Michael Schumacher by...
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FRAThe 2003 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on July 6, 2003 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.__FORCETOC__- Classification :- Notes :*Fastest Lap: Juan Pablo Montoya 1:15.512...
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GBRThe 2003 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 20 July at the Silverstone Circuit.It was won by polesitter Rubens Barrichello but is probably most well-known for a track invasion by the defrocked priest Neil Horan, who ran along Hangar straight, running opposite to the 280 km/h train of...
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GERThe 2003 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on August 3, 2003 at the Hockenheimring.- Classification :- Notes :*A number of cars were eliminated in a first corner pile up due to a collision with Kimi Räikkönen, Ralf Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello.* First Hat Trick : Juan Pablo...
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HUNThe 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on August 24, 2003 at the Hungaroring. It was won by Renault's Fernando Alonso from pole, becoming at the time the youngest ever driver to win a Grand Prix, beating the previous record of Bruce McLaren...
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ITA The 2003 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 14, 2003 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.- Classification :- Notes :*Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher 1.21.832...
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USAThe 2003 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 28, 2003 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.__FORCETOC__-Summary:...
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JPNThe 2003 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 12, 2003 at the Suzuka Circuit.At this race Michael Schumacher won his 6th World Championship, breaking Juan Manuel Fangio's record set in the 1950s...
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2004The 2004 Formula One season was the 55th FIA Formula One World Championship season, running from March 7 to October 24 2004. The season was dominated by Michael Schumacher and Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro...
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Renault F1 TeamRenault F1 is the Renault company's Formula One racing team. Renault has a long though intermittent history of involvement in motor racing, including Ferenc Szisz winning the first French Grand Prix, usually regarded as marking the birth of Grand Prix motor racing...
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Renault Renault F1 is the Renault company's Formula One racing team. Renault has a long though intermittent history of involvement in motor racing, including Ferenc Szisz winning the first French Grand Prix, usually regarded as marking the birth of Grand Prix motor racing...
R24The Renault R24 is a Formula One car that competed in the 2004 Formula One season. It was clearly one of the most-reliable and fastest cars of the season, managing to outpace both the Williams and McLaren, as well as proving to be a consistent challenger to the equally-fast BAR Hondas of Jenson...
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Renault Renault F1 is the Renault company's Formula One racing team. Renault has a long though intermittent history of involvement in motor racing, including Ferenc Szisz winning the first French Grand Prix, usually regarded as marking the birth of Grand Prix motor racing...
V10A V10 engine is a V engine with 10 cylinders in two banks of five with a distinct exhaust note.- Mechanicals :The V10 can be considered to be constructed by mating two even firing straight-5 engines together. The straight 5 engine shows first and second order rocking motion...
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AUS The 2004 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 7, 2004 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit. Michael Schumacher won the race for Ferrari from pole position in a very dominant fashion, with his team-mate Rubens Barrichello finishing behind him in second. This one-two finish gave...
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MAL The 2004 Malaysian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 21, 2004 at the Sepang International Circuit.__FORCETOC__- Classification :- Notes :...
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BHRThe 2004 Bahrain Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on April 4, 2004 at the Bahrain International Circuit. It was the first Formula One race to be held in the Kingdom of Bahrain.__FORCETOC__- Classification :- Notes :...
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SMRThe 2004 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on April 25, 2004 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola.__FORCETOC__-Report:...
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ESPThe 2004 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 9, 2004 at the Circuit de Catalunya.__FORCETOC__- Incident :During the warm-up lap of the race, a man calling himself Jimmy Jump ran through the starting grid, only to be apprehended soon by the security...
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MONThe 2004 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 23, 2004 at the Circuit de Monaco.__FORCETOC__-Summary:One of the most eventful races of the 2004 season, the Monaco Grand Prix saw Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher qualify in fourth place...
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EURThe 2004 European Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 30, 2004 at the Nürburgring.__FORCETOC__- Qualifying :-Race:- Notes :...
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CANThe 2004 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on June 13, 2004 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.It was won by Michael Schumacher and his teammate Rubens Barrichello came second, making for a 1-2 finish for the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro as part of a season where Ferrari took the most wins...
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USAThe 2004 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on June 20, 2004 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana.There was a pile-up at the start of the race in turn 1, which caused Christian Klien, Felipe Massa, Giorgio Pantano, and Gianmaria Bruni to crash out and retire...
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FRAThe 2004 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on July 4, 2004 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours. This race is famous for Michael Schumacher's four-stop strategy.__FORCETOC__- Qualifying :-Race:- Notes :...
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GBRThe 2004 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 11 July 2004 at the Silverstone Circuit.__FORCETOC__- Qualifying :-Race:- Notes :* Lap Leaders: Kimi Räikkönen 11 and Michael Schumacher 49...
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GERThe 2004 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on July 25, 2004 at the Hockenheimring. Jenson Button overcame a 10-place penalty to finish 2nd...
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HUN The 2004 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on August 15, 2004 at the Hungaroring.__FORCETOC__- Qualifying :-Race:- Notes :* Lap Leaders: Michael Schumacher 70 *Pole position: Michael Schumacher 1:19.146...
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BELThe 2004 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on August 29, 2004 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. It was at this race that Michael Schumacher won his seventh world championship despite Kimi Räikkönen taking his and McLaren's first race win of the season, from tenth place on the...
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ITAThe 2004 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 12, 2004 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. Ferrari took a 1-2 in front of the delighted Tifosi, with Rubens Barrichello ahead. Both cars had to make their way through the field from the back, Rubens having made an early pitstop...
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CHN The 2004 Chinese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 26, 2004 at the Shanghai International Circuit. This was the first Formula One race to be held in China.__FORCETOC__-Friday Drivers:- Qualifying :-Race:-Notes:...
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JPNThe 2004 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 10, 2004 at the Suzuka Circuit. All the running on Saturday was cancelled due to Typhoon Ma-on, meaning that both the qualifying sessions were run on Sunday morning...
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BRA The 2004 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 24, 2004 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace. It was the final race of the 2004 season, and local fans were delighted when Brazil's Rubens Barrichello took pole for his home race...
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| 2005 The 2005 Formula One season was the 56th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 6, 2005, and ended October 16, seeing fierce battles, as Fernando Alonso and the Renault F1 team brought home the World Drivers and Constructors Championships, ending five years of dominance by...
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Sauber Sauber is a Swiss constructor of racing cars for sportscar racing and Formula One.Their best results in Formula One were six third place finishes and two front row starts. The team's most successful season was 2001 when they finished fourth in the constructors' championship...
PetronasPetronas, short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is a Malaysian-owned oil and gas company that was founded on August 17, 1974. Wholly owned by the Government, the corporation is vested with the entire oil and gas resources in Malaysia and is entrusted with the responsibility of developing and adding...
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Sauber Sauber is a Swiss constructor of racing cars for sportscar racing and Formula One.Their best results in Formula One were six third place finishes and two front row starts. The team's most successful season was 2001 when they finished fourth in the constructors' championship...
C24The Sauber C24 was a Formula One car for the 2005 season. The number 11 seat was taken by Jacques Villeneuve, with Felipe Massa in the number 12 seat. This car was the first completely designed with the team's new wind tunnel at Hinwil. The team didn't have a test driver. The engine was a Petronas...
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PetronasPetronas, short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is a Malaysian-owned oil and gas company that was founded on August 17, 1974. Wholly owned by the Government, the corporation is vested with the entire oil and gas resources in Malaysia and is entrusted with the responsibility of developing and adding...
V10A V10 engine is a V engine with 10 cylinders in two banks of five with a distinct exhaust note.- Mechanicals :The V10 can be considered to be constructed by mating two even firing straight-5 engines together. The straight 5 engine shows first and second order rocking motion...
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AUSThe 2005 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit on March 6, 2005.__FORCETOC__-Summary:The 2005 Australian Grand Prix was run under partly cloudly skies with temperatures around 20 °C . The starting grid strongly reflected the results of a summer...
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MALResults from the 2005 Malaysian Grand Prix held at Sepang on March 20, 2005.- Summary :This was another dominant win from Renault, as their number 1 driver Fernando Alonso secured his first win of the season from pole position...
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BHRThe 2005 Bahrain Grand Prix was a Formula One race held from April 1 to April 3 2005 at Bahrain International Circuit.__FORCETOC__- Summary :...
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SMRThe 2005 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One race held from April 22 to April 24 2005 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari.-Summary:Räikkönen led from pole, pulling out a gap of several seconds, before his McLaren retired on lap nine with driveshaft problems...
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ESPThe 2005 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race, held from May 6 to May 8 2005, at Circuit de Catalunya.Kimi Räikkönen started on pole position ahead of Mark Webber, who set a blistering lap during the second qualifying session to claim the front row, leaving championship leader Fernando Alonso...
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MONThe 2005 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 20 May 22, 2005 at the Circuit de Monaco.__FORCETOC__-Summary:Polesitter Kimi Räikkönen led the field from the start of the race, and though he was at first closely followed by Fernando Alonso, he was more than five seconds ahead by the...
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EURThe 2005 European Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 29, 2005 at the Nürburgring. It took place just 4 days after the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final.__FORCETOC__-Summary:...
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CANThe 2005 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on June 12, 2005 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.__FORCETOC__-Report:The 2005 Canadian Grand Prix was the eighth race of the 2005 Formula One season, and the first of two consecutive North American rounds...
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USAThe 2005 United States Grand Prix was one of the most controversial Formula One motor races in modern history. It was held on June 19, 2005 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It was the ninth race of the 2005 Formula One Season. Out of 20 cars entered for the race, only the six cars from the teams...
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FRAThe 2005 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race, held on July 1 July 3, 2005, at Magny-Cours.-Report:The 2005 French Grand Prix was the tenth race of the 2005 Formula One Season and after the debacle of the 2005 United States Grand Prix, Formula One moved back to Europe for the busiest month in...
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GBRThe 2005 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race, held on 8 July 10 July 2005, at Silverstone. Before the race there was one minute of silence in respect for those affected by the 7 July 2005 London bombings.-Report:...
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GERThe 2005 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race, held on July 22 July 24 2005, at Hockenheimring.- Report :The 2005 German Grand Prix was the twelfth race of the 2005 Formula One Season. Kimi Räikkönen qualified first and maintained this position after the start and first pitstops...
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HUNThe 2005 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One race, held on July 31, 2005 at the Hungaroring circuit.__FORCETOC__-Report:The 2005 Hungarian Grand Prix was the thirteenth race of the 2005 Formula One season, and saw the beginning of the end of tobacco advertising in F1 due to the Europe-wide ban...
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TURThe 2005 Turkish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on August 21 at Istanbul Park in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first Formula One race to take place in Turkey.-Friday Drivers:-Qualifying:...
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ITA The 2005 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race, held on September 4, 2005 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza circuit. It was the fifteenth race of the 2005 Formula One season.-Report:...
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BELThe 2005 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race, held on September 11, 2005 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium.-Qualifying:-Race:- Notes :* Pole position: Juan Pablo Montoya, 1:46.391...
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BRAThe 2005 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 25 at Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil.- Summary :Juan Pablo Montoya won the race ahead of teammate Kimi Räikkönen...
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JPNThe 2005 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 9, 2005 at the Suzuka Circuit. McLaren's Kimi Räikkönen won the race after starting from 17th place and overtaking race leader Giancarlo Fisichella on the final lap.-Report:...
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CHNThe 2005 Chinese Grand Prix was a Formula One event lasting from October 14–16, 2005 at the Shanghai International Circuit.-Qualifying:Qualifying took place on October 15.-Race:-Notes:*Pole position: Fernando Alonso 1:34.080...
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BMW Sauber F1 Team BMW Sauber F1 is a Formula One team with bases in Hinwil, Switzerland and Munich, Germany. The team was formed at the end of 2005 as a result of a takeover of the existing Sauber Formula One team by German car manufacturer BMW after their partnership with Williams. The team scored two podium...
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BMW Sauber BMW Sauber F1 is a Formula One team with bases in Hinwil, Switzerland and Munich, Germany. The team was formed at the end of 2005 as a result of a takeover of the existing Sauber Formula One team by German car manufacturer BMW after their partnership with Williams. The team scored two podium...
F1.06The BMW Sauber F1.06 was the car with which the BMW Sauber team competed in the Formula One season. It was driven by Nick Heidfeld, who joined from Williams, and Jacques Villeneuve, who had spent one season with the team before it was bought by BMW. However, the Canadian was replaced by third...
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BMW, is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company. Founded in 1916, it is known for its performance and luxury vehicles. It owns and produces the MINI brand, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.-Company history:...
V8A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of four cylinders, in most cases set at a right angle to each other but sometimes at a narrower angle, with all eight pistons driving a common crankshaft....
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BHRThe 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix was the first round of the 2006 Formula One World Championship, held on March 12, 2006 at the Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain.-Qualifying:...
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MALThe 2006 Malaysian Grand Prix was the second Formula One Grand Prix of the 2006 season. The race took place on 19 March 2006.Qualifying on Saturday saw the new rules being put to the test, as David Coulthard, Felipe Massa, Michael Schumacher, Rubens Barrichello and Ralf Schumacher were all forced...
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AUSThe 2006 Australian Grand Prix was the third race of the 2006 Formula One World Championship. It was held on the weekend of March 31–April 2 2006 at Albert Park, Melbourne...
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SMRThe 2006 San Marino Grand Prix was the fourth race of the 2006 Formula One World Championship. It was held on the weekend of April 21st–April 23rd 2006 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola in Italy....
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EURThe 2006 European Grand Prix was the fifth race of the 2006 Formula One World Championship. It was held on the weekend of May 5th–7th 2006 at the Nürburgring. Franck Montagny made his Formula One debut, becoming the first French F1 driver in 18 months....
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ESPThe 2006 Spanish Grand Prix was the sixth race of the 2006 Formula One World Championship. It was held between May 12th–14th 2006 at the Circuit de Catalunya.-Friday Drivers:-Qualifying results:From :Notes...
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MONThe 2006 Monaco Grand Prix was the seventh race of the 2006 Formula One World Championship. It took place on the weekend of May 25th–28th 2006 at the Circuit de Monaco. Prior to the race, Renault's Fernando Alonso had finished on the podium in all of the previous six Grands Prix, winning three of...
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GBRThe 2006 British Grand Prix was the eighth race of the 2006 Formula One World Championship. It took place on the weekend of 9–11 June 2006 at the Silverstone Circuit....
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CANThe 2006 Canadian Grand Prix was the ninth race of the 2006 Formula One World Championship. It took place on the weekend of June 23rd–25th 2006 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada....
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USAThe 2006 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on July 2, 2006 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.-Summary:The race started with two big accidents at the first corner, which took out 7 cars. At Turn 1, Mark Webber collided with Christian Klien, who then spun around and was taken out...
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FRAThe 2006 French Grand Prix was the eleventh race of the 2006 Formula One season. It was held on July 14 July 16, 2006 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours....
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GERThe Großer Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland was the twelfth race of the 2006 Formula One season. It was held on 28 July–30 at the Hockenheimring. The Grand Prix weekend got off to a controversial start when the mass damper system fitted by Renault was deemed legal by the FIA appointed stewards...
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HUNThe 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on August 6, 2006 at the Hungaroring, Budapest. It was the 13th race of the 2006 Formula One season...
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TURThe 2006 Turkish Grand Prix was the fourteenth race of the 2006 Formula One season. It was held on 25 August–27 August at Istanbul Park, Istanbul.The race marked the first pole position for Ferrari driver Felipe Massa....
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ITAThe 2006 Italian Grand Prix was the fifteenth race of the 2006 Formula One season. It was held on 8 September–10 at Autodromo Nazionale Monza....
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CHNThe 2006 Chinese Grand Prix was the sixteenth race of the 2006 Formula One season. It was held on 29 September–1 October at Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai...
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JPNThe 2006 Japanese Grand Prix was the seventeenth race of the 2006 Formula One season. It was held between 6–8 October at Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka. It was won by Fernando Alonso, his last win for the Renault team before he moved to McLaren the following season...
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BRAThe 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on October 22, 2006 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo. It was the 18th and final race of the 2006 Formula One season. The race determined the drivers' and constructors' championships for the season, with Fernando Alonso and...
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