JACQUES VILLENEUVE termine 2ème des 500 miles d’Indianapolis lors de sa première participation en 1994. L’année d’après est la bonne puisqu’il termine premier de cette course très prestigieuse lors de sa seconde tentative seulement. En 1996, il réitère cet exploit en Formule 1. En effet, il termine second de la coupe du monde de F1 lors de sa première tentative avant de devenir champion du monde en 1997 lors de sa 2ème participation. Jacques Villeneuve termine sa carrière en Formule 1 en 2006, avec au total 11 grand prix remportés durant ses 10 ans de carrière au plus haut niveau.

Il est le fils de Gilles Villeneuve un ancien pilote de Formule 1 décédé tragiquement en 1982 lors du grand-prix de Belgique. Grâce à ses performances Jacques a inscrit le nom Villeneuve dans l’histoire des sports automobile.

Jacques Villeneuve est aujourd’hui commentateur de Formule 1 pour la télévision française et italienne. Il réalise aussi des conférences, avec son confrère Mark Gallagher, sur les thèmes de l’esprit d’équipe, la gestion des risques et Sécurité, la conduite du changement et les performances via des données scientifiques, Digital / Innovation, Management & Succès.

Formula One has been a data-driven sport for over 25 years, and anyone who has won the world championship during that time understands that success, safety and survival are due to the way information has been managed. JACQUES VILLENEUVE and Mark Gallagher know more than most about how closely performance and risk management are related in this connected environment of speed, high technology and data management.

Canadian JACQUES VILLENEUVE won the 1997 Formula One World Championship for the Williams-Renault team, a remarkable feat given that he achieved it in only his second full season of Formula One motor racing. Winning the ultimate prize in motor racing came after winning the Indy Car series in the United States in 1995, during which he also won the world-famous Indianapolis 500. He is one of only three drivers ever to achieve this ‘triple’, and his Formula One career continued until 2006, since when he has competed in a wide range of motor sports series. He is further renowned as the son of Gilles Villeneuve, often regarded as one of the most exciting drivers ever to drive for Ferrari’s Formula One team, and whose career was ended by a tragic accident during the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix

Formula One World Champion, Indy 500 Winner & IndyCar Series Champion Canadian JACQUES VILLENEUVE won the 1997 Formula One World Championship for the Williams-Renault team, a remarkable feat given that he achieved it in only his second full season of Formula One motor racing, and against arch rival Michael Schumacher.  In his first season in Formula One, 1996, he finished 2nd in the World Championship, an astonishing achievement in only first season at the pinnacle of world motor sport.

Winning the ultimate prize in Formula One came after winning the Indy Car series in the United States in 1995, during which he also won the world-famous Indianapolis 500. He is one of only three drivers ever to achieve this ‘triple’, alongside former World Champions Mario Andretti and Emerson Fittipaldi

His Formula One career continued until 2006, including 6 years driving for BAR-Honda which was a team he co-founded and was part-owner.  Since when he has competed in a wide range of motor sports series, and remains fully active in Formula One as a commentator for both Italian and French television.He is further renowned as the son of Gilles Villeneuve, often regarded as one of the most exciting drivers ever to drive for Ferrari’s Formula One team, and whose career was ended by a tragic accident during the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix.  Jacques’ achievements were all the more remarkable given this tragedy, and his career further enhanced the fame of the Villeneuve name across Formula One

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