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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.
Pironi was born in Villecresnes, Val-de-Marne.He is the half-brother and first cousin of José Dolhem (they had the same father and their mothers were sisters). [1] He began studying as an engineer and earned a degree in science, but entering the family construction business fell by the wayside following his enrollment at the Winfield Racing School at Paul Ricard, graduating with a prestigious ...
The 60-lap race was won by Frenchman Didier Pironi, driving a Ferrari, with Canadian teammate Gilles Villeneuve second and Italian Michele Alboreto third in a Tyrrell-Ford. After the Renaults of René Arnoux and Alain Prost retired, Villeneuve led from Pironi before the Ferrari team ordered both drivers to slow down, with Alboreto far behind ...
Ferrari and Renault retained their race-winning line-ups of Gilles Villeneuve and Didier Pironi and Alain Prost and René Arnoux, respectively. [10] At Brabham, defending World Champion Nelson Piquet remained with the team, and was partnered by Riccardo Patrese, who moved from Arrows to replace Héctor Rebaque. [5]
The 59-lap race took place in wet conditions, and was won by Gilles Villeneuve, driving a Ferrari. René Arnoux finished second in a Renault, with Didier Pironi third in a Tyrrell-Ford. The win, Villeneuve's third of the season, enabled him to secure second place in the Drivers' Championship behind team-mate Jody Scheckter.
The Ferrari 126C was designed to replace the highly successful but obsolete 312T series in use since 1975.The basic chassis was almost identical to the previous car but the smaller and narrower V6 engine with forced induction, better suiting the ground effect aerodynamics now needed to be competitive (the previous car's wide 180° V12 engine obstructed the airflow necessary to generate ...
The 1982 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on 13 June 1982. It was the eighth race of the 1982 Formula One World Championship . This was the first Canadian Grand Prix to be held in June, the organisers having moved the race from the autumn to allow for warmer weather; [ 2 ] it has been held in ...
Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:22,08 6 7 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 1:22,09 7 8 Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford 1:22,40 8 9 James Hunt Wolf-Ford 1:22,55 9 10 Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Ford 1:22,56 10 11 Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford 1:22,68 11 12 Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford 1:22,85 12 13 Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:22,87 13 14 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo