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Jacques Villeneuve’s place in the history of snowmobile oval racing is both legendary and profound. It began in 1969 at age 16 in Berthierville, Quebec, and concluded 47 years later when he retired following the 2016 Grand Prix de Valcourt.
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Villeneuve started out racing snowmobiles and he has continued to race in snowmobile events throughout his career. He moved into saloon racing in Canada, winning a Honda Civic series and many races from 1976 to 1978.
Jacques Villeneuve OQ (French: [ʒɑk vilnœv]; born 9 April 1971) is a Canadian former professional racing driver and amateur musician who won the 1997 Formula One World Championship with Williams.
Jacques Villeneuve, the brother of Gilles and uncle of Jacques, is being inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame for his excellence in snowmobile racing as well as automobile racing. He is best known as the first Canadian to win a CART Indycar race at Elkart Lake, Wisconsin, in 1986) and has been World Snowmobile Champion three times.
Aug 21, 2019 · The only man to top Villeneuve’s three championships is the fourth inductee in 2020: PJ Wanderscheid of Sauk Centre, Minnesota, earned his first Eagle River title in 2002 at the age of 18 on his No. 28 Arctic Cat. He repeated in 2003, won again in 2006 and then became the sport’s first four-time World Champion in 2011.
Beginning in 1987, Villeneuve scaled back his motor racing activities, however he regularly returned for occasional drives in CART, Formula Atlantic and IMSA. He also remained highly active and successful in snowmobiling, also branching out to powerboat racing.
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2020 Inductee – Jacques Villeneuve. 3-Time Eagle River World Champion (1980, 1982, 1986) • 3-Time Grand Prix de Valcourt Champion (1986, 2005, 2006) • 3-Time Canadian Power Toboggan Champion (1974, 1987, 2006) • Eastern Pro-Tour Champion (2005, 2006) • Snow Week Racer of the Year (1987)