Jacques Villeneuve drove his father Gilles' 1979 Formula 1 Ferrari at Fiorano on Tuesday to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the elder Villeneuve's death in a crash during qualifying for the 1982 ...

Formula 1 and Indy Series champion Jacques Villeneuve will drive his father Gilles’s 1979 Ferrari 312 T4 Formula 1 car at the Fiorano test track on May 8 in tribute to the 30th anniversary of his ...

Nelson Ireson May 8, 2012 Comment Now! Today, Ferrari and Jacques Villeneuve took the wheel of the famed 312 T4 at the Fiorano Circuit in honor of Gilles Villeneuve, who died in qualifying for the ...

On May 8, 1982, Gilles Villeneuve lost his life in a dreadful crash during qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix. He was 32. Villeneuve's death shocked the F1 world. Widely considered one of the most ...

Formula 1 great Gilles Villeneuve was killed in a qualifying accident that preceded the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix. At the time of his death, the Canadian driver had racked up a total of six Grand Prix ...

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Formula One will never see another driver like Gilles Villeneuve. The French Canadian made his debut in the 1977 British Grand Prix for McLaren. Despite an excellent display, McLaren overlooked him ...

For as low as $6.5 million, you could be the proud owner of three Ferrari Formula One cars that all competed in official Grand Prix races. Firstly is a 1978 Ferrari 312 T3 that was raced by drivers ...

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Watch the BBC's "Grand Prix" programme from the 1979 South African Grand Prix as Ferrari's Gilles Villeneuve puts in a stunning performance to beat team-mate Jody Scheckter at Kyalami.