Driver · 1977–1982

Gilles Villeneuve

Canadian · 1950-01-18 (age 76) · Wikipedia ↗
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Starts
68
Grands Prix entered
Wins
6
Wins
Podiums
13
Podiums
Poles
2
Pole Position
Fastest Laps
0
Fastest Lap
Points
107
Career points
Titles
0
World Championship
Win Rate
8.8%
Win rate
Career Trajectory · championship position by season
1 5 10 15 1978 · 17pt · share of the leader 27% 1979 · 53pt · share of the leader 100% 1980 · 6pt · share of the leader 9% 1981 · 25pt · share of the leader 50% 1982 · 6pt · share of the leader 14% 1978 · Ferrari · P9 · 1 win · 17pt 1979 · Ferrari · P2 · 3 wins · 53pt 1980 · Ferrari · P14 · 6pt 1981 · Ferrari · P7 · 2 wins · 25pt 1982 · Ferrari · P15 · 6pt 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
title season line = championship position (1 at the top), colour = team · bar = points as a share of that season leader
SeasonTeamStartsWinsPodiumsPointsFinal position
1982 Ferrari 5 0 1 6 15
1981 Ferrari 15 2 3 25 7
1980 Ferrari 14 0 0 6 14
1979 Ferrari 15 3 7 53 2
1978 Ferrari 16 1 2 17 9
1977 Ferrari · McLaren 3 0 0 0 -
TeamPeriodStartsWinsPodiumsPoints
McLaren 1977 1 0 0 0
Ferrari 1977–1982 67 6 13 107
Grand PrixStartsWinsPodiumsBestPoints
United States Grand Prix West 5 1 1 P1 9
Canadian Grand Prix 5 1 3 P1 21
Monaco Grand Prix 4 1 1 P1 11
South African Grand Prix 4 1 1 P1 9
Spanish Grand Prix 3 1 1 P1 9
United States Grand Prix 3 1 1 P1 9
British Grand Prix 5 0 0 P11 0
Brazilian Grand Prix 5 0 0 P5 2
Belgian Grand Prix 5 0 0 P4 7
Argentine Grand Prix 4 0 0 P8 0
Austrian Grand Prix 4 0 2 P2 10
Dutch Grand Prix 4 0 0 P6 1
French Grand Prix 4 0 1 P2 6
Italian Grand Prix 4 0 1 P2 6
German Grand Prix 4 0 0 P6 1
San Marino Grand Prix 2 0 1 P2 6
Swedish Grand Prix 1 0 0 P9 0
Japanese Grand Prix 1 0 0 P19 0
Caesars Palace Grand Prix 1 0 0 P17 0
First / Last
Debut1977 British Grand Prix
First win1978 Canadian Grand Prix
Last win1981 Spanish Grand Prix
First pole1979 United States Grand Prix West
Most wins in a season3 (1979)
Streaks · Longest streaks
Win streak2
Podium streak3
Points streak3
Pole streak1
Age Records
Debut age27y 179d
Age at first win28y 263d
youngest winner everP56
All-Time Rankings · All-time rank
Wins
P46
6 Wins
Podiums
P68
13 Podiums
Pole Position
P70
2 Pole Position
Points
P85
107 Points
Starts
P118
68 Starts
Titles
—
0 Titles
Pit Stops & Laps · Data range: pit stops 2012+, lap times 1996+
Pit Stops
0
Recorded pit stops
Best Stop
—
Best pit-lane transit (not stationary)
Laps Recorded
0
Laps on record
Penalties
No penalties in the collected range (2023+ race control).
FIA Documents
No documents for this driver in the collected range (2019+).
Tyres
OpenF1 No race stints in the collected range (2023+).
TeammatePeriodRaces togetheraheadbehindH2H rate
Jody Scheckter 1979–1980 28 16 12 57% compare →
Didier Pironi 1981–1982 20 8 12 40% compare →
Carlos Reutemann 1977–1978 18 9 9 50% compare →
James Hunt 1977 1 0 1 0% compare →
Jochen Mass 1977 1 0 1 0% compare →
Brett Lunger 1977 1 1 0 100% compare →
Head-to-head by final classification (position order incl. DNFs).
CircuitStartsWinsPodiumsBestPoints
Long Beach · USA 5 1 1 P1 9
Circuit de Monaco · Monaco 4 1 1 P1 11
Kyalami · South Africa 4 1 1 P1 9
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve · Canada 4 1 3 P1 21
Jarama · Spain 3 1 1 P1 9
Watkins Glen · USA 3 1 1 P1 9
Zolder · Belgium 5 0 0 P4 7
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez · Argentina 4 0 0 P8 0
Hockenheimring · Germany 4 0 0 P6 1
Red Bull Ring · Austria 4 0 2 P2 10
Circuit Park Zandvoort · Netherlands 4 0 0 P6 1
Silverstone Circuit · UK 3 0 0 P11 0
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza · Italy 3 0 1 P2 6
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet · Brazil 3 0 0 P13 0
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari · Italy 3 0 1 P2 6
Autódromo José Carlos Pace · Brazil 2 0 0 P5 2
Dijon-Prenois · France 2 0 1 P2 6
Circuit Paul Ricard · France 2 0 0 P8 0
Brands Hatch · UK 2 0 0 P19 0
Las Vegas Street Circuit · USA 1 0 0 P17 0
Scandinavian Raceway · Sweden 1 0 0 P9 0
Mosport International Raceway · Canada 1 0 0 P12 0
Fuji Speedway · Japan 1 0 0 P19 0
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Scope: World Championship races(1950–, Indianapolis 500 1950–1960 included) · Pole Position = based on grid P1 (qualifying session data 2003+) · fastest-lap counts 2004+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · ongoing season excluded from title counts · shared drives follow source data(Jolpica) notation
Source: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast-compatible API) · last fetch: 2026-09-05 14:15