Gilles Villeneuve

Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve , known as Gilles Villeneuve, was a Canadian racing driver. Villeneuve spent six years in Grand Prix racing with Ferrari, winning six races and widespread acclaim for his performances.

Villeneuve was born in Richelieu, a small town just outside Montreal, in the largely Frenchspeaking province of Quebec in Canada and grew up in Berthierville. In 1970, he married Joann Barthe, with whom he had two children, Jacques and Mlanie. During his early career Villeneuve took his family on the road with him in a motorhome during the racing season, a habit which he continued to some extent during his Formula One career. He often claimed to have been born in 1952. By the time he got his break in Formula One, he was alreadyyears old and took two years off his age to avoid being considered too old to make it at the highest level of motorsports.

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