Editing Gilles Villeneuve (section)

==Legacy==

In total, Villeneuve competed in 67 Grands Prix, winning six of them and achieving thirteen podium finishes.<ref name=":0">{{cite encyclopedia|last1=Ferguson|last2=Gee|url-status=live|archive-date=April 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428044336/https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/gilles-villeneuve|date=December 18, 2006|access-date=May 14, 2020|first1=Bob|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/gilles-villeneuve|title=Gilles Villeneuve|encyclopedia=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]|first2=Michael}}</ref> At his funeral in Berthierville, former teammate Jody Scheckter delivered the eulogy: "For me, firstly, Gilles was the most genuine person I ever knew. Secondly, he was the fastest racing driver that history has ever known. He went doing something that he loved, but he hasn't left us, because the world will remember what he has given to motor racing."<ref>Jody Scheckter at Gilles Villeneuve's Funeral. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jww4exylILs</ref> In Villeneuve's entry in ''[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]'', Bob Ferguson and Michael Gee wrote that retrospective comments were complimentary of his driving, and said he was approachable and spoke informally to the media and fans.<ref name=":0" /> Niki Lauda said of him: "He was the craziest devil I ever came across in Formula 1... The fact that, for all this, he was a sensitive and lovable character rather than an out-and-out hell-raiser made him such a unique human being".<ref name="bbcsp1">{{cite news|date=February 19, 2001|title=Legends claimed by the track|work=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/1178492.stm|url-status=live|access-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530075102/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/1178492.stm|archive-date=May 30, 2020}}</ref>

Villeneuve is still remembered at Grand Prix races, especially those in Italy. At the [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari]], the venue of the [[San Marino Grand Prix]] and [[Emilia Romagna Grand Prix]], a corner was named after him and a Canadian flag is painted on the third slot on the starting grid, from which he started his last race. A bronze bust of Villeneuve stands at the entrance to the Ferrari test track at Fiorano.<ref name=GD2>Donaldson (2003) pp.305–306</ref> At Zolder the corner where Villeneuve died has been turned into a [[chicane]] and named after him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/cir-076.html|title=Zolder|publisher=Inside F1, inc|access-date=February 8, 2009|archive-date=February 3, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203214554/http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/cir-076.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Circuit Gilles Villeneuve MAM2.JPG|thumb|right|"Salut Gilles" sign at the [[Circuit Gilles Villeneuve]] start-finish line]]
The racetrack on [[Notre Dame Island]] in Montreal, host to the Formula One [[Canadian Grand Prix]], was named [[Circuit Gilles Villeneuve]] in his honour at the 1982 Canadian Grand Prix and a sign reading “Salut Gilles” was painted at the start/finish line. His home country has continued to honour him: in Berthierville a museum was opened in 1992 and a lifelike statue stands in a nearby park which was also named in his honour.<ref name=GD2 /> Villeneuve was inducted into the [[Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame]] at their inaugural induction ceremony at the [[Four Seasons Hotel]], Toronto, [[Ontario]] on August 19, 1993.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gilles Villeneuve|url=https://cmhf.ca/gilles-villeneuve/|publisher=Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-date=May 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508161834/https://cmhf.ca/gilles-villeneuve/|url-status=live}}</ref> He was also inducted into [[Canada's Sports Hall of Fame]] in 1983.<ref>{{cite web|last=Brazeau|first=Jonathan|title=Fan Fuel: Remembering Gilles Villeneuve|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/fanfuel/gilles-villeneuve-jacques-villeneuve/|publisher=Sportsnet|date=May 8, 2012|access-date=May 8, 2019|url-status=live|archive-date=May 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508161821/https://www.sportsnet.ca/fanfuel/gilles-villeneuve-jacques-villeneuve/}}</ref> In June 1997 Canada issued a [[List of people on stamps of Canada|postage stamp]] in his honour.<ref>{{cite news|title=Villeneuve won six Formula One races|url=https://canadianstampnews.com/villeneuve-won-six-formula-one-races/|work=Canadian Stamp News|date=October 8, 2014|access-date=May 8, 2019|url-status=live|archive-date=May 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508161826/https://canadianstampnews.com/villeneuve-won-six-formula-one-races/}}</ref>

There is still a huge demand for Villeneuve memorabilia at the race-track shops and several books have been written about him. The number 27, the number of his Ferrari in 1981 and 1982, is still closely associated with him by fans. Villeneuve's son, Jacques, drove the No. 27 during his [[1995 IndyCar season|IndyCar]] and [[1995 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]] winning season with [[Andretti Autosport#CART|Team Green]], and has also used the number for occasional drives in [[NASCAR]] and the [[Speedcar Series]].<ref>{{cite news|last=McDonald|first=Norris|author-link=Norris McDonald|title=Burlington racer to be Villeneuve's NASCAR engineer|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/2007/09/04/burlington_racer_to_be_villeneuves_nascar_engineer.html|work=Toronto Star|date=September 4, 2007|access-date=May 9, 2019|url-status=live|archive-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509050716/https://www.thestar.com/sports/2007/09/04/burlington_racer_to_be_villeneuves_nascar_engineer.html}}</ref> Canadian driver [[Andrew Ranger]] used number 27 in the 2005 and 2006 [[Champ Car World Series|Champ Car]] seasons, and continued using the number at [[NASCAR Canadian Tire Series]] since 2007.<ref>{{cite web|title=A few memories of Andrew Ranger in Champ Car|url=https://www.auto123.com/en/racing-news/a-few-memories-of-andrew-ranger-in-champ-car?artid=79856|publisher=Auto123.com|date=April 4, 2007|access-date=May 9, 2019|url-status=live|archive-date=November 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105075746/https://www.auto123.com/en/racing-news/a-few-memories-of-andrew-ranger-in-champ-car?artid=79856}}</ref> Canadian driver and 2011 IndyCar Rookie of the Year [[James Hinchcliffe]] adopted the number 27 for the [[2012 IndyCar Series season|2012 season]] when he joined [[Andretti Autosport]] (former Andretti Green Racing).<ref>{{cite news|last=Pappone|first=Jeff|date=January 13, 2012|title=Car No. 27 is special for Hinchcliffe|work=The Globe and Mail|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-drive/reviews/new-cars/car-no-27-is-special-for-hinchcliffe/article4178946/|url-status=live|access-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803161346/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-drive/reviews/new-cars/car-no-27-is-special-for-hinchcliffe/article4178946/|archive-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref>