Formula 1 driver · 1996–2006

Jacques Villeneuve

NationalityCanada CanadaBorn9 Apr 1971CodeVIUNumber17Last teamBMW Sauber
Starts163
Wins11
Podiums23
Poles13
Points235
Titles11997

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.

Driver DNA

Profile

Methodology
QualiRaceGainsFinishPoints

Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026

starts: not sourceddefense: not sourcedtyre management: not sourcedwet weather: not sourcedlate race: not sourcedrace pace: not sourced

Qualifying Pace

High
n=164 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
98-66
pole rate
7.8%
front row rate
13.9%

Race Result vs Teammate

High
n=140 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)

teammate race h2h
68-72
avg finish delta when both classified
-0.16

Positions Gained

High
n=108 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)

mean positions gained
1.796
expectation adjusted
-0.684

Finishing

High
n=163 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts

classification rate
66.3%
teammate classification rate
67.1%
retirements
55

Consistency

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)

spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher

finish position std
3.88

Team Points Share

High
n=84 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

share of the team's points in events where the team scored

points
235
team points
460
points per start
1.442

Street Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=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 sample
n=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 sample
n=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

TeammateTeamSeasonsQuali H2HRace H2H
BMW Sauber20067–53–7Battle
Sauber20057–125–13Battle
Renault (2002–10)20041–20–3Battle
BAR20037–84–7Battle
BAR20030–00–0Battle
BAR2001–200221–1317–10Battle
BAR1999–200026–315–8Battle
BAR19993–00–2
Williams1997–199823–1017–14
Williams19963–137–8

Recent races

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
2006BMW Sauber12000715th
2005Sauber18000914th
2004Renault (2002–10)3000021st
2003BAR14000616th
2002BAR17000412th
2001BAR17020127th
2000BAR17000177th
1999BAR16000021st
1998Williams16020215th
1997Williams177810811st
1996Williams164113782nd