Long Beach 1981
On this day in 1981, an Arrows started an F1 race on pole, and Gilles Villeneuve made a lively start in his Ferrari 126 from 5th on the grid at the U.S. Grand Prix West at Long Beach. Read More …
Tag: Villeneuve
Canadian GP—In the Name of Gilles
No other name sums up the relationship between Ferrari and Canada better than that of Gilles Villeneuve. Read More …
Salut Gilles 31 Ans
It’s odd to realize that 31 years have passed since Gilles Villeneuve was killed at Zolder. Really. Salut Gilles! Read More …
1981 German Grand Prix
The 1981 German Grand Prix at the almost-original Hockenheimring, won by Nelson Piquet. Read More …
1979 French GP
Jean-Pierre Jabouille’s victory at Dijon in 1979 was overshadowed, in the most dramatic way possible, by a tremendous duel between Gilles Villeneuve and René Arnoux for 2nd place. Read More …
Gilles At Long Beach (1979)
Gilles Villeneuve navigates the streets of Long Beach, California in practice for the 1979 U.S. Grand Prix West, which he won in the iconic Ferrari 312T. Read More …
Gilles 1981
Gilles Villeneuve driving his Ferrari 126CK at the 1981 Grand Prix of Argentina in Buenos Aires, where he retired after 40 laps with transmission failure. Read More …
Canadian Grand Prix History
Jack Brabham was the winner of Canada’s first world championship Formula One race back in 1967, steering one of his own team cars to victory around the dramatic Mosport Park track near Toronto. Read More …
Canadian Grand Prix 1978
The 1978 Formula One season was all about the dominating Lotus 79 ground effects “wing car,” but at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, Gilles Villeneuve came home to take his first Grand Prix victory in the Ferrari 312T3. Read More …
Villeneuve vs Schumacher 1997
Take a trip down memory lane this holiday season and re-live the finale of the 1997 Formula One season, featuring Jacques Villeneuve and the Williams-Rothman team against Michael Schumacher, Jean Todt and Scuderia Ferrari. Read More …