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Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, also spelled Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve (French pronunciation: [siʁ.kɥi ʒil vilnœv]), is a 4.361 km (2.710 mi) motor racing circuit on Notre Dame Island in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the venue for the FIA Formula One Canadian Grand Prix. It has previously hosted the World ...
Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve (French pronunciation: [ʒil vil.nœv]) (January 18, 1950 – May 8, 1982) was a Canadian racing driver who spent six years in Formula One racing for Scuderia Ferrari, winning six Grands Prix and earning widespread acclaim for his performances. An enthusiast of cars and fast driving from an early age, Villeneuve ...
A few weeks after his death, the race course in Montreal was renamed Circuit Gilles Villeneuve after him. Gilles Villeneuve was one of the first people inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame, and is so far the only Canadian winner of the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix. The 1982 Canadian Grand Prix was a tragic event, in the shadow ...
Ferrari. Lap leaders. The 1978 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 8 October 1978 at Montreal. This was the 16th and final race of the 1978 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the International Cup for F1 Constructors. [ 2 ] It was Ferrari Driver Gilles Villeneuve's first victory in Formula One.
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve: Montreal Canada: Grand Prix 4.361 km (2.710 mi) North America Circuit of the Americas: Austin United States: Grand Prix 5.513 km (3.426 mi) North America Circuit Paul Ricard: Le Castellet France: Grand Prix (1C–V2) 5.842 km (3.630 mi) Europe 1A–V2 5.791 km (3.598 mi) 1D–V2 5.854 km (3.638 mi) 3A
The 1979 United States Grand Prix West, formally titled the Lubri Lon Long Beach Grand Prix, [ 2 ] was a Formula One motor race held on April 8, 1979, at Long Beach, California. Canadian Gilles Villeneuve captured pole, fastest lap and the win for Scuderia Ferrari, followed by his teammate Jody Scheckter, as the Prancing Horses took a big step ...
Ferrari. Lap leaders. The 2019 Canadian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Pirelli Grand Prix du Canada 2019) was a Formula One motor race held on 9 June 2019 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [ 1 ] It was the 7th round of the 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship. It was the 56th running of the Canadian ...
Ferrari. Lap leaders. The 1981 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Île Notre-Dame, Montreal on 27 September 1981. It was the fourteenth race of the 1981 Formula One World Championship. The race was run in wet conditions, and ended after 63 of the scheduled 70 laps due to the two-hour time limit. [2]