Jacques Villeneuve is a professional racing driver and amateur musician who won the 1997 Formula One World Championship.
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Jacques Villeneuve is a Canadian professional racing driver and amateur musician who won the 1997 Formula One World Championship with Williams. He was born on 9 April 1971 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, a small town outside of Montreal in the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec. He is the son of former Ferrari racing driver Gilles Villeneuve. In addition to Formula One (F1) he has competed in various other forms of motor racing, winning the 1995 Indianapolis 500 and the 1995 PPG Indy Car World Series.
In early 1995, the Williams F1 team and engine supplier Renault became interested in Villeneuve replacing the outgoing David Coulthard. Bernie Ecclestone. Negotiations between Villeneuve’s representatives in mid-1995 led to Villeneuve signing a contract for 1996 and 1997 with the option for the 1998 season. illeneuve’s debut at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix saw him become the second driver ever to claim pole position on his first start, and despite an oil leak, he finished second. He beat Ferrari’s Michael Schumacher in the European Grand Prix three races later for his maiden F1 victory.
According to the sources, Jacques Villeneuve net worth is estimated to be around $35 million. Although his racing career earnings have been the major contributor to his wealth, he also had a humble career in music. He released his first song in 2006, called “Accepterais-tu”, a French song, and followed it by releasing his first album in 2007, unfortunately he had sold only 836 CDs in North America until December 31, 2007.
Jacques Villeneuve’s salary then is not clearly known, it is believed that he was paid handsomely by his F1 teams and other racing ventures as well. According to the sources, Jacques Villeneuve net worth is estimated to be around $35 million. He also appeared in several TV commercials for Honda. He appeared in television campaigns for Intel’s Centrino laptop campaign. In 1997, he also appeared in a Volkswagen advert on Quebec television. In 2001, he also briefly appeared in ‘Driven’, a Sylvester Stallone movie, as himself. The Canadian is a musician as well and released his first song in 2006 All of these contribute to his wealth today.
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Jacques’ house in Westmount was a five-bedroom, seven-bathroom mansion (with two powder rooms) and was listed for $7.2 million. The other property, a three-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom log house, was listed for $3.9 million. The house came with 244 hectares of land, including a lake, Lac Sèmillon and 1.7 kilometers of the shoreline of the Rivière Rouge. It also included a gatehouse and a sugar shack.
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