Jacques Villeneuve signs up with Speedcar Series
Formula 1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve will race with
Speedcar in the last two rounds of the Series' inaugural season.
He will take to the grid for the upcoming race at the Bahrain
Grand Prix on April 4-6 followed by the final round in Dubai
a week later on April 11-12.
Jacques is the most recent addition to the long line up of
former Formula One drivers participating in Speedcar Series
that include Jean Alesi, Johnny Herbert, Stefan Johansson,
Ukyo Katayama, JJ Lehto and Gianni Morbidelli.
The 37 year old Canadian driver won the 1997 World Championship
in only his second Formula 1 season. Jacques sports a F1 track
record of 165 races, 11 wins and 23 podium finishes over a
decade long career from 1996-2006. He is also notable for
being only one of 5 drivers, including Jim Clark, Graham Hill,
Mario Andretti and Emerson Fittipaldi to have won both the
F1 World Championship and Indianapolis 500. Jacques has since
moved on to the 24 Hours of Le Mans and more recently the
NASCAR Series.
Jacques Villeneuve said: "Speedcar Series looks like
a great event and I have heard that it is a lot of fun. It's
a series still in its infancy and will build up but I think
it's a great idea. On a personal level, Speedcar will give
me more road racing experience with this kind of cars which
will be useful in future NASCAR road courses events, and it's
also a great excuse to meet race fans."
Benoit Lamonerie, General Manager of Speedcar Series added:
"We're proud to have Jacques join the Speedcar family.
He will be the first Formula One World Champion and NASCAR
driver to sign with us. And we're also excited that Speedcar
Series is growing to a multinational level at the moment with
drivers from 12 countries across 3 continents."
The last round of Speedcar Series' inaugural season will be
held in Dubai, the weekend after the Bahrain Grand Prix on
Friday April 11 and Saturday 12, 2008.
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