1997 Season F1 World Champion Driver Jacques Villeneuve Poster Rothmans Renault1997 Season F1 World Champion Driver Jacques Villeneuve Poster promoting Rothmans Williams Renault F1 Team Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve OQ (French: [k vilnv] born 9 April 1971) is a Canadian racing driver and amateur musician who has competed in various forms of motor racing. The son of racing driver Gilles Villeneuve, he is the winner of the 1995 Indianapolis 500 and the 1995 PPG Indy Car World Series as well as the 1997 Formula One World