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Jacques Villeneuve

The bloodlines are nothing if not incredibly impressive and it’s no wonder that Jacques Villeneuve would become a champion race driver.

The son of the great Gilles Villeneuve and the nephew of his namesake, known far and wide as Uncle Jacques, there wasn’t a race circuit that Jacques Villeneuve couldn’t conquer.

He burst on the scene for many a casual fan in 1995 when he drove to a win in the prestigious Indianapolis 500 in a season that would ultimately end in the 1995 CART driving championship.

Shifting to an entirely different level and driving discipline, the now 46-year-old native of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., moved to the dominant Williams team on the F1 circuit, challenging teammate Damon Hill for the championship before winning it in 1997.

He joined Mario Andretti and Emerson Fittipaldi as the only drivers to pull off the CART-F1 feat.

6/29/1710:00 PM

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