96
1996 — 1998
Williams
World champion in 1997 with 11 career wins.
- 1997 title
Jacques VilleneuveF1 career history
Arrived as an Indy 500 winner, took the 1997 title for Williams, then staked his career on the BAR project.
- Titles
- 1
- Wins
- 11
- Poles
- 13
- Podiums
- 23
- Starts
- 165
- Teams
- 3
Career Chronology
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3 of 3 team stints shown · 1996 — 2006
1 championship season in this range:1997
Full career totals
1996 — 2006 · 11 seasons- Races
- 165
- Wins
- 11
- Podiums
- 23
- Poles
- 13
- Championships
- 1
Win rate 6.7%Podium rate 13.9%Points 235Best season 1997 (7 wins, 8 podiums)Titles 1997
Exports the 1996 — 2006 selection only
99
1999 — 2003
BAR
Founding driver of the Brackley team that became Mercedes.
04
2004 — 2006
Renault / Sauber / BMW Sauber
Final seasons in the midfield.
The Long Version
He led his first Formula One race in Melbourne in 1996 and finished runner-up in his rookie season.
The 1997 title was settled at Jerez when Schumacher turned into him.
He left with manager Craig Pollock to found BAR, which failed to score a point in its first season.
Later spells at Renault, Sauber and BMW Sauber ended his career in 2006.