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Gilles Villeneuve - a tribute

  • Gilles Villeneuve (CDN) made a most impressive GP debut in the third works entered McLaren M23, qualifying ninth and finishing eleventh, albeit he would have finished in the points were it not for a faulty temperature gauge. It was his only race for the McLaren team. British Grand Prix, Rd 9, Silverstone, England, 3 July 1977.
  • Gilles Villeneuve (CDN) Ferrari poses for a photograph with some young fans. Canadian Grand Prix, Rd 16, Montreal, Canada, 8 October 1978. World © Phipps/Sutton
  • Gilles Villeneuve (CDN) Ferrari 312T3 took his maiden GP victory in his home GP. Canadian Grand Prix, Rd 16, Montreal, Canada, 8 October 1978. World © Phipps/Sutton
  • Gilles Villeneuve (CDN) Ferrari (Right) with his wife Joanne. Formula One World Championship, c. 1978. World © Phipps/Sutton
  • Gilles Villeneuve (CDN) Ferrari suffers a puncture on lap 49 of the race. Formula One World Championship, Rd12, Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort, Holland. 26 August 1979. World © Phipps/Sutton
  • (L-R) Alan Jones (AUS) Williams Cosworth, and Gilles Villeneuve (CDN) Ferrari, battle for the lead. Austrian Grand Prix, Rd 11, Osterreichring, Austria, 12 August 1979. World © Phipps/Sutton
  • Gilles Villeneuve (CDN) Ferrari finished in eighth position. German Grand Prix, Rd 10, Hockenheim, Germany, 29 July 1979. World © Phipps/Sutton
  • Second placed Gilles Villeneuve (CDN) Ferrari 312T4 leads third placed Rene Arnoux (FRA) Renault RS12. In the closing laps of the race the pair would become embroiled in one of the most exciting race battles of all time. French Grand Prix, Rd 8, Dijon-Prenois, France, 1 July 1979. World © Phipps/Sutton
  • (L to R): Race winner Jody Scheckter (RSA) Ferrari talks with Mauro Forghieri (ITA) Ferrari Designer and seventh placed team mate Gilles Villeneuve (CDN) on the grid before the start of the race. Belgian Grand Prix, Rd 6, Zolder, Belgium, 13 May 1979. World © Phipps/Sutton
  • Pole sitter and race winner Gilles Villeneuve (CDN) Ferrari 312T4. United States Grand Prix West, Rd 4, Long Beach, California, USA, 8 April 1979. World © Phipps/Sutton.
  • Race winner Gilles Villeneuve (CDN) celebrates on the podium. South African Grand Prix, Rd 3, Kyalami, South Africa, 3 March 1979. World © Phipps/Sutton
  • Gilles Villeneuve (CDN) Ferrari 126C2 on the fatal day. Belgian GP, Zolder, 8 May 1982. World © Phipps/Sutton
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