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  Gilles Villeneuve - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Villeneuve was born in Richelieu, a small town in the French-speaking province of Quebec in Canada and grew up in the nearby town of Berthierville.
Villeneuve moved the same way to pass Mass's car and was launched into the air before nose-diving into the soft earthen embankment just outside the armco and somersaulting along the side of the track.
Villeneuve was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame at their inaugaural induction ceremony at the Four Seasons Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, August 19, 1993.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gilles_Villeneuve   (2770 words)

  
 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gilles Villeneuve Circuit is the venue for the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix and, as of 2007, a NASCAR Busch Series race.
Lawrence River that is part of the city of Montreal, was named after the late Canadian driver Gilles Villeneuve, father of Jacques Villeneuve.
A particularly famous part of the circuit is the wall on the outside of the exit of the final chicane.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Circuit_Gilles_Villeneuve   (548 words)

  
 Grand Prix Hall of Fame - Gilles Villeneuve - Biography
The quality of the cars that Gilles had at his disposal was uneven, and much of his racing was against the last of the world-conquering Lotuses, the ground effects 79.
Villeneuve, however, asserted a definite au contraire in a sliding, wheel-banging, tire-boiling duel with Arnoux that no witness to it is likely to forget.
Villeneuve's insane insistence that his slower Ferrari could beat Arnoux's faster Renault was rewarded, and he finished just ahead of the Frenchman.
www.ddavid.com /formula1/vill_bio.htm   (987 words)

  
 Gilles Villeneuve - WOI Encyclopedia Italia
After Villeneuve impressed McLaren driver James Hunt by beating him, and several other Grand Prix stars, in a non-championship Formula Atlantic race at Trois Rivieres, McLaren offered Villeneuve a deal for five races in a third car during 1977 and the young Canadian made his debut at the 1977 British Grand Prix.
Villeneuve had been considered favourite for the drivers championship by UK bookmakers, but would only score six points in the whole campaign in the unwieldy 312T5 which had only partial ground effects.
Villeneuve's car was launched into the air before nose-diving into the soft earthen embankment just outside the armco and somersaulting along the side of the track.
www.wheelsofitaly.com /wiki/index.php/Gilles_Villeneuve   (2533 words)

  
 GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Drivers > Gilles Villeneuve
Gilles stripped the car down, learning as he did so and eventually the old car became roadworthy although he was still legally under-age.
The early races of the 1974 series were disappointing and in the midseason Villeneuve crashed heavily at Mosport Park and broke his leg in two places.
In the year that followed the Villeneuve legend grew and was not eclipsed until the death of Ayrton Senna 12 years later.
www.grandprix.com /gpe/drv-vilgil.html   (929 words)

  
 F1A&G - Gilles Villeneuve
Gilles had a talent for taking anything mechnical and "utterly destroying it," according to Ferrari, who compared Villeneuve's will to win to that of the legendary Tazio Nuvolari of the 1930s.
Yet Pironi passed Villeneuve before the Tosa hairpin with 1/2 lap remaining and took the win, causing Villeneuve — who said "I was cruising along so easily and believed that Pironi was being honest until he slid past me with all wheels locked" — to vow he would never speak to his team mate again.
The suicide-in-installments that was Villeneuve's life had reached its final phase, driving Enzo Ferrari to tears and leading Villeneuve's own son, 1997 World Champion Jacques, to adopt a calculating and far different approach to the "art and genius" of Grand Prix racing.
www.f1-grandprix.com /gvilleneuve.html   (640 words)

  
 Death of Gilles Villeneuve - "On This Day" - CBC Archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Few drivers were ever adored as much as Villeneuve, particularly in Quebec, where he was "the little guy from Berthierville." He won his first Formula One race in Montreal in 1978.
Gilles' son Jacques began racing at age 15, was the Indy-car rookie of the year in 1994, and made the move to Formula One two years later.
Gilles Villeneuve was known to be an aggressive driver who took a lot of chances, and he had a history of crashes and mishaps.
archives.cbc.ca /IDC-1-41-179-992-10/on_this_day/sports/gilles_villeneuve_death   (562 words)

  
 8W - Who? - Gilles Villeneuve
Driving the Ensign behind Villeneuve is his good friend Patrick Tambay, who finished a spectacular 5th in the race and was to replace him at Ferrari after that horrible Saturday afternoon at Zolder.
Gilles Villeneuve was one of the most well known and liked Ferrari drivers ever.
Gilles never spoke to Pironi again, and two weeks later, at Zolder for the Belgian GP, Pironi and Villeneuve were locked in a battle for pole.
8w.forix.com /gvilleneuve.html   (1110 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Gilles Villeneuve   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Gilles Villeneuve (January 18, 1950 - May 8, 1982) was born in the small town of Berthierville, Quebec, Canada.
Perhaps his greatest achievements came in 1981, where he wrestled an unwieldy turbo Ferrari to victory in the Monaco Grand Prix, followed by a classic of defensive driving at the Spanish Grand Prix, keeping 5 quicker cars behind him using his tactical acumen and the superior straightline speed of his car.
After glimpses of promise in the opening races, Villeneuve was back at the front for the San Marino Grand Prix, only for his team-mate Didier Pironi to disobey team orders and beat him to the line.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Gilles_Villeneuve   (452 words)

  
 Gilles Villeneuve Obituary, by Nigel Roebuck
Last Saturday afternoon Gilles Villeneuve died violently at the wheel of a Ferrari.
Wherever the circuit, the response of the public, as he drove round on the warm-up lap, was instinctive.
Gilles was a good friend of mine, and I find this task extremely distressing.
www.globalserve.net /~trauttf/Gilles/Obituary.htm   (665 words)

  
 GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Circuits > Montreal (Circuit Gilles Villeneuve)
In 1977 the French-Canadians, inspired by the success of rising star Gilles Villeneuve (who had been signed to drive for Ferrari in 1978) decided that they needed a new circuit in Quebec.
Villeneuve as usual kept the crowds amused as he took an uncompetitive Ferrari to third place after a series of incidents.
In 1996 there was much excitement as Gilles Villeneuve's son Jacques became a Williams driver but he was beaten by his team mate Damon Hill that day.
www.grandprix.com /gpe/cir-049.html   (958 words)

  
 Gilles Villeneuve: Racing at the speed of light - Sports - CBC Archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Legendary racing car driver Gilles Villeneuve rose from humble origins in a small Quebec town to win hearts around the world in the second most popular sport on earth.
Gilles Villeneuve becomes a champion snowmobile racer at age 20.
Gilles Villeneuve dies in a car crash at the Belgian Grand Prix.
archives.cbc.ca /300c.asp?id=1-41-339   (311 words)

  
 gilles villeneuve
Gilles sat motionless for several agonising moments before he raised his arms and began waving them.
Eleven seconds behind...The tape is of course Gilles, and it revived memories of a day when we forgot the wintry rain until he came in, the Ferrari breathless and steaming.
Gilles was the hardest bastard I ever raced against, but completely fair.
www.f1cartvideos.com /gillesvilleneuvereports.html   (1794 words)

  
 Ayrton Senna and Gilles Villeneuve
Both were the best of their eras, both were more dedicated, faster, more determined and more aggressive than any other driver on the grid when they were racing, and both were loved around the world.
Gilles was one of the fastest and definately the most specatacular driver F1 has ever seen.
Gilles Villeneuve has a museum near his home town of Berthierville, which has it's own website (see links) which is well worth going to have a look at.
bodieofci5.tripod.com /asgv   (457 words)

  
 Villeneuve
It shows the duel between Gilles Villeneuve and Alan Jones at the 1981 Monaco Grand Prix.
Born Legend is by Gavin McLeoed and shows Gilles Villeneuve at the Canadian Grand Prix in the number 12 Ferrari.
Gilles Villeneuve making a pit stop during practice for the 1981 Monaco Grand Prix.
www.sportart.com.au /en-us/dept_13.html   (274 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Gilles Villenueve: The Life of a Legend: Books: Gerald Donaldson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Gilles Villeneuve became a legend in his own lifetime: a driver whose skill and daring personified the ideals of Grand Prix racing.
Gilles Villeneuve is now very often considered to be one of the greatest / fastest / most heroic F1 drivers of all times.
He was up their with Senna in terms of passion and as Donaldson states at one point Gilles said that he only felt truly alive behind the wheel.
www.amazon.co.uk /Gilles-Villenueve-Legend-Gerald-Donaldson/dp/0753507471   (914 words)

  
 Epic battle at the French Grand Prix - Gilles Villeneuve: Racing at the speed of light - CBC Archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
It is an amazing victory for the Frenchman, as Villeneuve leads the first 45 laps of the race in his Ferrari.
Villeneuve quickly gets back into the race but Jabouille's Renault teammate René Arnoux enters the dogfight for first, driving right on Villeneuve's tail.
For the remainder of the race, the French crowd remains spellbound as Villeneuve and Jabouille battle wheel-to-wheel.
archives.cbc.ca /IDC-1-41-339-1852/sports/gilles_villeneuve/clip3   (414 words)

  
 Tribute to Gilles Villeneuve
Mr Tim Vickridge sent me a copy of the Gilles Villeneuve Obituary written by Nigel Roebuck as it appeared in the May 13, 1982 issue of Autosport Magazine.
And we were sitting at the hairpin, in the rain, the year that the front wing of Villeneuve's Ferrari was damaged blocking his view.
May 8, 1982, when Gilles Villeneuve died, was a fl day for racing fans all around the world.
www.globalserve.net /~trauttf/Gilles/index.html   (724 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Route of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is the venue for the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix.
Lawrence River that is part of the city of Montréal, was named after the Canadian driver Gilles Villeneuve.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Circuit_Gilles_Villeneuve   (270 words)

  
 Gilles Villeneuve - Zandvoort '79
On the 47th lap, Villeneuve finally lost it in a huge spin at the chicane from which he immediately recovered with the customary screaming high rpm wheel spin and huge clouds of tire smoke!
Gilles sawed away at the steering wheel, the useless rear tire unable to provide adequate purchase for full-scale panic braking.
Gilles was soon nearly up to a speed worthy of an able-bodied machine, but even Enzo Ferrari's stoutest fabrication was unable to withstand such punishment.
www.iprimus.ca /~trauttf/Gilles/Zandvoort.htm   (672 words)

  
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Jacques Villeneuve, brother of the legendary F1 driver, Gilles Villeneuve, will be at the Karting Thetford on July 15 at noon, for the third edition of the Karting Day which the benefits go to the organism Le Havre.
Jacques Villeneuve, brother of the legendary Gilles, was among the golfers, along with Bertrand Godin and Didier Schraenen, co-presidents of our 2006 financing campaign at the museum.
For the dinner, the guests also met Georgette Villeneuve, mother of Jacques and Gilles, and Joan Villeneuve that had just arrive from Europe to assist at the wedding of her son Jacques...
www.gilles.villeneuve.com /english/nouvelles_e.htm   (6159 words)

  
 The Legend of Gilles Villeneuve Part 4
The Championship was thought to be fought between the Ferrari of ; Gilles Villeneuve, and the Williams of Alan Jones.  However, the Ferrari was not up to the challenge eventhough Gilles was. 
Gilles leads Jacques Laffite, John Watson, Carlos Reutemann, and Elio de Angelis across the finish line at the Jarama circuit in Spain!  The five drivers had been battling for the last quarter of the race for the win at the Grand Prix of Spain!
Gilles tried his best to drive his truck like handling Ferrari to victory!  It sometimes lead to him over driving.  But it was fun to watch!
www.dcp27.homestead.com /gilles4.html   (496 words)

  
 Remembering Gilles
Sure there are the Schumachers and the Montoyas, and of course his son, Jacques, but they lack that certain magic; the wildness and emotion that Gilles brought to the track.
I don't hesitate in stating that Gilles was certainly the last of his kind.
Living and driving with the simple philosophy that values such as honesty, trust and sportsmanship, were just as important as winning - living for the sheer thrill of driving quickly.
www.one18racing.com /remembering_gilles.htm   (565 words)

  
 F1Total.com-Forum: Todestag Gilles Villeneuve
Jepp, Gilles hatte noch das, was heute vielen Fahrern fehlt.
Zu einen an Gilles Villeneuves Sieg in Jarama 1981 in einem roten Boliden mit Laffite, Watson, Reutemann und De Angelis im Nacken, die weniger als zwei Sekunden voneinander getrennt waren.
Villeneuve had the power to get away from his rivals on the straight but in the corners they were all over him.
www.f1total.com /ubb/ultimatebb.php/ubb/get_topic/f/6/t/000640/p/1.html   (1484 words)

  
 Gilles Villeneuve signed magazine clipping
This is a mounted (NOT professionally done!) magazine clipping of the late Gilles Villeneuve (1950 - 1982) that was signed by Gilles.
Gilles Villeneuve signed items are very, VERY rare and we are happy to be able to offer this definitely out-of-the-ordinary piece.
The clipping itself is not dated but appears to be an advertisment for Autosport magazine and the silhouet of Gilles was cut out of a large color photo of Gilles sitting in his Ferrari at the 1978 Long Beach Grand Prix which was consequently mounted over the clipping.
www.schumacher-fanclub.com /en-us/p_1634.html   (176 words)

  
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