1997 Formula One World Champion
Canadian
29 years old (9-4-71)
born in St. Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada
resides in Monaco
1.68m
67kg
single
enjoys skiing, playing guitar, writing and listening to music, computer technology
GP debut Australia '96 (qualified pole)
82 GP starts
197 GP points
11 GP victories
13 F1 poles
9 fastest laps
1997 Formula One World Champion
1995 Champ Car (CART) Champion
1995 youngest-ever Indy 500 winner
one of only four drivers to win both Formula One & Indy Car World Championships
www.jv-f1.com
Career History
2001 Formula One; Lucky Strike BAR Honda # 10
2000 Formula One; British American Racing Honda - 7th overall in only the team's second year
1999 Formula One; British American Racing Supertech. Team's debut year
1998 Formula One; Winfield Williams Mecachrome - 5th overall (two third-place finishes - Germany, Hungary)
1997 Formula One; Rothmans Williams Renault World Champion (81 points) - 7 wins (Brazil, Argentina, Spain, Britain, Hungary, Austria, Luxembourg) - 10 poles
1996 Formula One; Rothmans Williams Renault - 2nd overall (78 points) to team-mate Damon Hill - 4 wins (European, Britain, Hungary, Portugal) - 3 poles (Australia, Belgium, Japan) - achieved pole in his first ever F1 race on a track he had never seen before. Rookie of the Year
1995 PPG Indy Car (CART); Team Player's Forsythe-Green Champion (172 points) - 4 wins - 1 second - 2 thirds - 6 poles First Canadian and youngest driver (24) to win the Indy 500 Test for Williams F1 team and signs a two-year contract with an option year
1994 PPG Indy Car (CART); Team Player's Forsythe-Green 6th overall - 1 win (first race at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin) - 1 second - 1 third. 2nd in the Indy 500, scant metres behind winner Al Unser Jr. Rookie of the Year
1993 Formula Atlantic; Team Player's Forsythe Green - 3rd overall (186 points) - 5 wins - 3 seconds -- 1 third. 7 poles. Rookie of the Year
1992 Japanese Formula 3 Championship; 2nd - 3 wins Formula Atlantic; 3rd in Player's Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres (one-off race)
1991 Italian Formula 3
1990 Italian Formula 3
1989 Italian Formula 3