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Biography of Gilles

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  • 1950: Birth of Gilles Villeneuve.

  • 1953: Birth of his brother Jacques in 1953.

  • 1971: Birth of his son Jacques.

  • 1972: Started on snowmobiles, Gilles joined the Moto-ski team.

  • 1973: Obtaining the title best rookie and obtaining the title champion of Quebec.

  • 1974: Wins the snowmobile world championship and debuts in Formula Atlantic.

  • 1975: Earns his first career victory in Gimli, Manitoba.

  • 1976: Wins nine victories in ten events in Formula Atlantic, obtaining the Canadian and American title.

  • 1977: First Formula 1 race at Silverstone, Great Britain. Second title obtained in Formula Atlantic and signing for the prestigious Ferrari team.

  • 1978: First victory in Formula 1, at the Canadian Grand Prix.

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  • 1979: The victories pile up: South Africa, Long Beach and Watkins Glen.

  • 1981: Other victories are added to the records of Gilles Villeneuve in Monaco and Jarama in Spain.

  • 1982: Fatal accident in qualifying at the Grand Prix of Zolder, Belgium, on May 8.

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