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GILLES VILLENEUVE - BEAUTIFUL FRAMED POSTER - Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve (Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, 18 January 1950 – Leuven, 8 May 1982) was a Canadian racing driver. Nicknamed the Aviator, he began his sporting career by participating in snowmobile races in his native province of Quebec. He subsequently moved to single-seater driving, and in 1976, won both the Canadian and US Formula Atlantic championships. A year later, McLaren made Villeneuve's Formula 1 debut at the 1977 British Grand Prix; During the same year, Scuderia Ferrari hired him for the last two races of the season to replace Niki Lauda. Linked to the Maranello team for the rest of his career, he recorded six victories in Grand Prix and a victory in the 1979 Race of Champions at Brands Hatch (a race not valid for the title), as well as a second place in the 1979 World Championship standings behind him. of teammate Jody Scheckter as best result. He died following an accident caused by a contact with Jochen Mass's March during qualifying for the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix on the Zolder circuit, aboard the Ferrari 126 C2. Villeneuve was very popular for his combative and spectacular driving style, and has since become a symbol of the sport. His victories and various other performances are considered absolute masterpieces in the history of Formula 1, also because they were often achieved at the wheel of single-seaters that were not up to the standard of those of the competition. By virtue of this, he is counted among the greatest drivers of all time, despite never having won a world title. Beautiful large poster.