Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver (died 1982)

Gilles Villeneuve

Canadian racing driver (1950–1982)

Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve 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.