The crash came just three months after Gilles Villeneuve had died, in strikingly similar circumstances, as the French-Canadian was thrown from his car after making contact with Jochen Maas ...

Quebec-born Gilles Villeneuve participated in 67 Formula One races from 1977 to 1982, winning six. He died at age 32 in a crash during qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix in 1982.

Gilles Villeneuve became a Formula 1 legend for his exploits with Ferrari, for whom he drove from the late part of the 1977 season until his death in a crash at the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix.

Quebec-born Gilles Villeneuve participated in 67 Formula One races from 1977 to 1982, winning six. He died at age 32 in a crash during qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix in 1982. The family is ...