Gilles Villeneuve
Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.
Profile
Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026
Qualifying Pace
Highn=68 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying head-to-head rate
- teammate gap samples
- 0
- teammate h2h
- 40-28
- pole rate
- 2.9%
- front row rate
- 11.8%
Race Result vs Teammate
Highn=58 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)
share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)
- teammate race h2h
- 28-30
- avg finish delta when both classified
- 0.516
Positions Gained
Highn=39 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)
mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)
- mean positions gained
- 1.462
- expectation adjusted
- -0.274
Finishing
Highn=67 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)
classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts
- classification rate
- 58.2%
- teammate classification rate
- 72.1%
- retirements
- 28
Consistency
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)
spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher
- finish position std
- 3.927
Team Points Share
Highn=39 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)
share of the team's points in events where the team scored
- points
- 107
- team points
- 254
- points per start
- 1.597
Street Circuits
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
High-Speed Circuits
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
Low-Speed Circuits
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
Teammate record
| Teammate | Team | Seasons | Quali H2H | Race H2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Didier Pironi PIR | Ferrari | 1981–1982 | 14–5 | 5–8 | |
Jody Scheckter SCK | Ferrari | 1979–1980 | 20–8 | 14–11 | |
Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 1977–1978 | 4–14 | 8–9 | |
James Hunt HUN | McLaren | 1977 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
Jochen Mass MAJ | McLaren | 1977 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
Brett Lunger LUN | McLaren | 1977 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| McLaren | 1977 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Recent races
| Season | Event | Team | Quali | Grid | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Belgian Grand Prix | Ferrari | — | — | did_not_start | |
| 1982 | San Marino Grand Prix | Ferrari | — | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 1982 | United States Grand Prix West | Ferrari | — | 7 | disqualified | |
| 1982 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Ferrari | — | 2 | DNF | |
| 1982 | South African Grand Prix | Ferrari | — | 3 | DNF | |
| 1981 | Caesars Palace Grand Prix | Ferrari | — | 3 | disqualified | |
| 1981 | Canadian Grand Prix | Ferrari | — | 11 | 3 | 4 |
| 1981 | Italian Grand Prix | Ferrari | — | 9 | DNF | |
| 1981 | Dutch Grand Prix | Ferrari | — | 16 | DNF | |
| 1981 | Austrian Grand Prix | Ferrari | — | 3 | DNF | |
| 1981 | German Grand Prix | Ferrari | — | 8 | 10 | |
| 1981 | British Grand Prix | Ferrari | — | 8 | DNF |