Basic Information About Jacques Villeneuve
| Category | Athletes › Race Car Drivers |
|---|---|
| Professions | Race car driver, Voice Actor, Actor |
| Net worth | $50,000,000 |
| Date of birth | 1971-04-09 (53 years old) |
| Place of birth | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu |
| Nationality | Canada |
| Spouse | 29 May - Johanna Martinez ( 2006 - 2009) (divorced) (2 children) |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did Jacques Villeneuve win?
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Interesting Facts about Jacques Villeneuve
- Former Formula One driver who drove for Williams (1996-1998), BAR (1999-2003), Renault (2004, 3 GPs) and Sauber/BMW (2005-2006). He took 13 pole positions, 11 Grand Prix victories and 9 fastest laps. He won the F1 World Championship in 1997.
- 1997 Formula 1 World Drivers Champion
- 1995 CART World Champion
- 1995 Indianapolis 500 Winner
- Is friends with David Coulthard and Mika Salo.
- In 1999, Villeneuve was engaged to Australian actress/singer Dannii Minogue with a $60,000 ring. However, the engagement was broken off in 2001.
- Married Johanna Martinez in May 2006, in Switzerland. They have two sons, Jules (b. November 2006) and Jonas (b. December 2007).
- Son of Formula One legend Gilles Villeneuve.
- Inducted to Canada's Walk of Fame in 1998 (charter member).
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1989 Reynard 893 Alfa Romeo - Author: Hugh Llewelyn from Keynsham, UK
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- Date taken: 28 May 2011
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- Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jacques-villeneuve_CART-mid-ohio-1995_689.jpg
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- Date taken: 12 August 1995
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- Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jacques_Villeneuve_1996.jpg
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- Date taken: 1996
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- Date taken: 11 November 2012, 19:34:19
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- Date taken: 3 May 2001, 06:22:20
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- Date taken: 25 January 2009
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