Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve (French pronunciation: [ʒil vil.nœv]; 18 January 1950 – 8 May 1982) was a Canadian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1977 to 1982. Villeneuve was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1979 with Ferrari, and won six Grands Prix across six seasons.

On May 8th, 1982, the legendary Gilles Villeneuve died at the age of 32, in a spectacular crash on the Zolder racetrack in Belgium.

May 8, 2018 · At Long Beach, Gilles qualified 7th and Didier 9th: in the race Gilles would be disqualified after finishing third, dueling along the race with Keke Rosberg, due to the massive rear wing mounted on his 126 C2.

Feb 5, 2018 · When Villeneuve’s son, Jacques, won the F1 championship in 1997, it was a fitting tribute to his legacy. And every year, when the cars roar across the finish line at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, their wheels touch on a lasting message to …

Montreal celebrates long and loud during Formula One’s annual return, but this year sees the event reach a magic milestone, with 2023 marking 45 years since the first on Île Notre-Dame ...

It was 33 years ago today that the racing world lost one of its’ most charismatic, beloved and talented drivers, Gilles Villeneuve. His infamous feud with Pironi and subsequent crash at Zolder have left generations of fans to only wonder what he might have acheived had his life not been cut so tragically short.

May 8, 2022 · Born in 1950, Gilles Villeneuve was from a humble background and started racing snowmobiles from an early age, before progressing to local and national events. Gilles got his F1 opportunity in 1977 and lied about his age, so he wouldn’t be considered too old for the sport.

Jun 17, 2023 · It has been 41 years since Gilles Villeneuve was killed, but his memory is always alive on the track named after him for the Canadian Grand Prix.

Even before you get to the passport desk, at the end of the travellator, you find a sign on the ground that simply says ‘Salut Gilles 40' – which calls to mind one of the most epic periods in the history of Formula 1.

Jun 13, 2022 · Depuis 1983, l’inscription “Salut Gilles”, peinte en blanc, est reproduite chaque année à la ligne de départ/arrivée du circuit Gilles-Villeneuve à Montréal, scène du Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada.