Editing Jacques Villeneuve (section)

==CART (1994–1995)==

[[File:Indy500winningcar1995.JPG|thumb|left|Villeneuve's [[1995 Indianapolis 500]] winning car]]
Villeneuve began participating in CART in the [[1994 PPG Indy Car World Series|1994 season]] for Forsythe-Green Racing, driving the No. 12 [[Reynard 94I]]-[[Cosworth|Ford XB]] vehicle after Green obtained sponsorship.{{efn|Green wanted to select the number six but was unable to do so since Villeneuve placed sixth in the 1994 drivers' standings.{{sfn|Lecours|1998|p=239}}}}<ref name=IndyResults>{{Cite web|title=Jacques Villeneuve – CART/IndyCar Series Stats|url=http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/VilleneuveJacques1994.htm|url-status=live|access-date=2 June 2021|publisher=Champ Car Stats|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602220137/http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/VilleneuveJacques1994.htm}}</ref>{{sfn|Sparling|1999|pp=28–32}} He debuted at the season-opening [[1994 Australian FAI Indycar Grand Prix|Australian FAI Indycar Grand Prix]] at [[Surfers Paradise Street Circuit]], starting eighth and finishing 17th after colliding with [[Stefan Johansson]]. In the season's next round, the [[1994 Valvoline 200|Valvoline 200]] at [[Phoenix Raceway|Phoenix International Raceway]], he was involved in a five-car accident which saw him sustain a [[side collision]] with [[Hiro Matsushita]] before being struck by [[Dominic Dobson]]. Qualifying fourth for his first [[1994 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]], Villeneuve finished second, earning [[Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year]] honors as the highest-finishing rookie.<ref name="FPJun1995">{{cite journal|last=Anderson|first=Mark|title=Jacques Villeneuve: superstar|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/223870508|journal=[[Financial Post]]|date=1 June 1995|access-date=2 June 2021|pages=47–52|id={{ProQuest|223870508}}url-access=subscription|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625054017/https://www.proquest.com/docview/223870508|url-status=live}}</ref>{{sfn|Collings|1997|pp=154–163, 167–189}} Villeneuve finished ninth or higher in six of the next nine rounds,{{sfn|Collings|1997|pp=154–163, 167–189}} before beating [[Al Unser Jr.]] and [[Emerson Fittipaldi]] in the close finish to the [[1994 Texaco/Havoline 200|Texaco/Havoline 200]] at [[Road America]] road course in his first CART victory.{{sfn|Sparling|1999|pp=28–32}} He placed seventh and third in the final two rounds ending the year with [[List of American Championship Car Rookie of the Year Winners|Rookie of the Year]] honors and was sixth in the [[List of American open-wheel racing national champions|Drivers' Championship]] with 94 points.<ref name=IndyResults/>{{sfn|Collings|1997|pp=154–163, 167–189}}

[[File:Jacques-villeneuve CART-mid-ohio-1995 689.jpg|thumb|Villeneuve racing in the 1995 PPG IndyCar World Series at [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course]]]]
Before the [[1995 PPG Indy Car World Series|1995 season]], Villeneuve rejected offers from fellow CART teams and some [[Formula One]] (F1) squads and remained at the renamed Team Green driving the renumbered No. 27 [[Reynard 95I]]-Ford XB.<ref name=IndyResults/>{{sfn|Sparling|1999|pp=28–32}} Before the season, Villeneuve and his team were concerned, as their car had been unreliable and under-performed in pre-season testing.<ref name="FPJun1995" />{{sfn|Sparling|1999|pp=28–32}} He won the season-opening [[1995 Grand Prix of Miami|Grand Prix of Miami]] after starting eighth, but he only finished two of the next four races. His season highlight was the [[1995 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]]. Though Villeneuve was penalised two laps for overtaking the [[Safety car|pace car]], he re-took the lead after fellow Canadian [[Scott Goodyear]] failed to serve a ten-second stop-and-go penalty for also passing the pace car.  Winning just his second Indianapolis 500 start, Villeneuve took the Drivers' Championship lead. Villeneuve went on to win both the [[1995 Texaco/Havoline 200|Texaco/Havoline 200]] at Road America and the Grand Prix of Cleveland, also scoring points in all but one of the remaining rounds to clinch the title at the final race in [[WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca|Laguna Seca]].{{sfn|Sparling|1999|pp=28–32}}{{sfn|Collings|1997|pp=154–163, 167–189}} He won the championship with 172 points, four victories and six [[pole position]]s.{{efn|Villeneuve was the youngest driver as well as the first Canadian to win both the Indianapolis 500 and the series title.<ref name="CEBio"/>}}<ref name=IndyResults/>