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Which corner is the best in the world?

	Chris Vlok:
– Turn 1, Mont Tremblant Circuit Quebec Canada

	Richie Stanaway:
– Surfers Paradise Chicane

	Philippe Layac:
– Craner's curves

	Raed Raffii:
– Turn one in Shanghai

	Mark Megens:
– Le Rouge - Spa

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Most buzz

1.			Michael Schumacher
2.			Samuele Buttarelli
3.			Dmitry Suranovich
4.			Kevin Mirocha
5.			Márk Királykúti
6.			Carlos Sainz Jr.
7.			Beitske Visser
8.			Davide Valsecchi
9.			Danica Patrick
10.			Nicolaj Møller Madsen
11.			Ronan McKenzie
12.			Jukka Honkavuori
13.			Alice Powell
14.			Mark Webber
15.			Mick Schumacher
16.			Lewis Hamilton
17.			Earl Bamber
18.			Duarte Ferreira
19.			James Peace
20.			Richie Stanaway
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Gilles Villeneuve

Date of birth:	January 18, 1950
Place of birth:	St. Jean-sur-Richelieu
Died:	May 8, 1982
Place of death:	Zolder
Races entered:	107
Wins:	19
Podiums:	31
Pole positions:	16
Fastest laps:	16
Race win percentage:	17.76%
(the above statistics are a summary of the data currently available on the Career details page.)

Driver relations:
Father of Jacques Villeneuve.

Died after a crash at Zolder during qualifying when he ran into the slower moving car of Jochen Mass.

Racing career highlights

Second in Formula 1 1979.
Winner of the Race of Champions 1979.
Canadian Formula Atlantic champion 1977.
Canadian Formula Atlantic champion 1976.
IMSA Formula Atlantic champion 1976.

Racing career summary

The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the Career details. Seasons spanning over two years (for example 2009-10 championships) have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends (2010 in the previous example).

1982	4 races.	0 wins.	1 podium.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1981	15 races.	2 wins.	3 podiums.	1 pole position.	1 fastest race lap.
1980	15 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1979	18 races.	4 wins.	8 podiums.	2 pole positions.	6 fastest race laps.
1978	16 races.	1 win.	2 podiums.	0 pole positions.	1 fastest race lap.
1977	17 races.	3 wins.	6 podiums.	4 pole positions.	1 fastest race lap.
1976	10 races.	8 wins.	8 podiums.	8 pole positions.	6 fastest race laps.
1975	6 races.	1 win.	2 podiums.	1 pole position.	1 fastest race lap.
1974	6 races.	0 wins.	1 podium.	0 pole positions.	? fastest race laps.

Gilles Villeneuve's profile page has been viewed 23209 times.

This profile page was last modified 2012-04-30 22:32:26 by Rasmus Vestergaard
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Who is your favourite 2012 NASCAR Truck Series driver?


	The current top five:
1.		Nelson Piquet Jr.	17
2.		Kevin Harvick	6
3.		Jennifer Jo Cobb	4
		Kasey Kahne	4
5.		Miguel Paludo	3

Top 2012 race winners

1.	Joe Ghanem	14
2.	Matthew Griffin	13
3.	Andre Heimgartner	11
4.	Andrew Waite	10
	Ashley Blewett	10
	Matthew Higham	10
	Jonathan Allard	10
	John English	10
9.	Spencer Pigot	9
	Warwick Mortimer	9
	Jan Magnussen	9
12.	James McFadden	8
	Anthony Te Rito	8
	Viktor Shaitar	8
	Tom Sharp	8
	James Winslow	8
	Michael Lyons	8
	Zac Kennedy	8
19.	Sammy Swindell	7
	Jason Johnson	7

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