Gilles Villeneuve's Final Victory | 1981 Spanish Grand Prix

The late, great Canadian's sixth and last F1 win was a heroic one - it came at the 1981 Spanish Grand Prix hosted by Jarama.
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[@anhcow6016]

"Gilles was the last great driver.The rest of us are just a bunch of good professionals." -Alain Prost

[@a2padvocaciaespecializada971]

I think he would have put Senna along with Gilles.

[@botigamer9011]

Yeah, what about Ayrton Senna? Mika Häkkinen? Michael Schumacher? Lewis Hamilton?

[@DiabloDiam77]

Hahaha it's cheeky to put Senna and Hamilton in the same sentence

[@adithyamahesh6961]

To all you giys asking about Schumacher and Senna, Alain said this in his beginning years. When he was with Renault. No Schumacher and senna there

[@jmt_ldn]

Alan Ali so does Alonso, Montoya and Vettel imo

[@jprallyfan4192]

“A fast, red Cadillac, wallowing all over the place”...Ouch, right in the American feels 🇺🇸😂😂

[@borna4625]

He is one of top 10 drivers in history of F1. Salut Gilles

[@cnon.]

Gilles and Senna are the best modern drivers hands down.

[@whisthegreat]

did gilles win a championship

[@ronghe79]

@@whisthegreat No

[@whisthegreat]

@@ronghe79 exactly

[@henryhallam5270]

@@whisthegreatHe probs would have won many if he did not crash.

[@amritasingh750]

Rip legend

[@henrywhatzal4724]

He was driving in a Ferrari which was a dog shit car back in 1981 and he still managed to win what a legend he really is and he deserves to win a world championship it’s a shame that his career only lasted for five years though

[@thethirdman225]

He had the wrong outlook to be a World Champion and didn't have that Lauda or Schumacher ability to make the team work for him. He couldn't cut through the politics of Ferrari like they did. It's been said that he would have done better at a British team. I didn't agree when I read it but I do now.

[@biancadeltarot]

Gilles Villenueve O A T

[@soupe2000]

:)

[@adithyamahesh6961]

soupe2000 google what GOAT stands for

[@darth_autie_117]

soupe2000 GOAT is an acronym for Greatest Of All Time. Do some research man

[@soupe2000]

Crazy Drifter 1 In France, GOAT means "chèvre", and it means that you're really slow, sorry for the misunderstood

[@mr.bearrr1417]

What, Gilles Villenueve, Olivier Beretta, Ayrton Senna and Timo Glock?

[@anhcow6016]

This race showed that Gilles can do serious magic with a shitty car and he showed that the driver was more important than the car

[@DucatiKozak]

Interesting use of the word 'was'...

[@christophermichael8010]

Now driver still plays some part tho. One proof is how great Alonso can be when given crap or midfield cars #Mclaren

[@soupe2000]

This is still true.. The driver plays an important role, look how Palmer performed last year with the same car than Hulkenberg.

[@AComan-ch5wt]

Soupe 2000 but if you putted palmer in a Mercedes, he would have been a lot faster than Hülkenberg in the Renault. Even tho Hülkenberg is a much better driver. So you can say that the car is more important.

[@soupe2000]

Alex Coman Of course and hopefully ! But when you drive a Mercedes, you have other aims than points, like winning some races, and I don't know that Palmer can win in F1 The car should stay the most important factor in F1, the developpement and engineers costs a lot, I'm 100% against the principle of "everybody have the same car"

[@luca7069]

Salut Gilles

[@jakeswan6717]

His career should of been much longer great driver

[@OscarLeeMX]

Should have. Why do so many people make this mistake? They don't even sound similar even when spoken at speed.

[@antoniodelpozo64]

Oscar Lee Because English probably isn't his mother language

[@RizeF1X]

antonio las lentejas Jake Swan is an english name so i would assume it is

[@jakeswan6717]

Sorry was tipping to quick

[@RizeF1X]

Jake Swan thats ok. Just a little typo

[@amritasingh750]

Legends never die..

[@erikheijden9828]

Akshat Singh He died in '82 bro

[@PG-20]

way to die down the mood man, not cool

[@SchumiJr.]

Erik Heijden you are not funny

[@akshayy_xd]

He's not trying to be funny, he did die actually

[@Minx5892]

Akshat Singh Well this is awkward...

[@UKDarkPredator]

My favourite F1 driver of them all! #SalutGilles 💘🇨🇦🏁

[@rr-r4797]

Just like Senna, his lost also a sad one

[@adithyamahesh6961]

Nack 5513 all f1 driver losses are sad ones.

[@kurafutomine9874]

Hello random vocaloid fan

[@BlueSkyBS]

Yes, we should, also, remember that we lost Riccardo Paletti in the same year as Villeneuve, in much the same way we should remember that we lost Roland Ratzenberger at the same race meeting as Senna. The value of a driver's life should not be measured by what they achieved.

[@davepastern]

Don't forget Elio.

[@andrealbu23]

mappyhappychappy true but unfortunately people only remember the greats. The ones that made us fall in love w f1 who inspired us to be and do better. Who carved their names in the history books

[@sarinfserg4965]

Gilles is and always will be in the hearts of every Ferrari supporters forever

[@SaurabhGamareR3v0lT]

This is gold from liberty media! ♥

[@justinjd6585]

why is it the drivers who were natural born racers die. RIP Jim Clark RIP Gilles Villeneuve RIP Aryton Senna

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

those windscreens look way better than the Halo.

[@Aereto]

Run Ronaldo Run #THEBESTINTHEWORLD But doesn't save drivers like the Halo does unless they are rated to bullet resistant, then they can do what the Halo cannot: high speed small objects.

[@ihathtelekinesis]

Some brilliant camerawork at 0:43 focusing on Jones minding his own business in the lead. Who cares about Villeneuve passing Reutemann?

[@thethirdman225]

It's just so easy to be critical, isn't it? How do you know the director wasn't telling him to stay on the leader?

[@davepastern]

vale Gilles. Amazing driver that passed way too early.

[@TheCanadianBubba]

Rest easy Gilles... never forgotten

[@BlueSkyBS]

The 126CK was a tractor with the best turbo motor of that year installed. That anyone could drive it at all was a miracle. Just look at how Pironi struggled: that was what a "normal" good racer could do, so what Villeneuve achieved was close to godlike.

[@thethirdman225]

It's true that only Villeneuve could have won in that car. But remember too that Pironi had more than the lion's share of bad luck in 1981.

[@pleclerc1]

One of the greatest ever, too bad his life and career ended so early

[@Aereto]

Patrick Leclerc And people say they didn't want more safety regulations at this day and age. Fans nowadays are pure disappointment. They never thought about this legend and how he died.

[@phrtao]

He was my hero. The first driver I really followed in F1. I was 11 years old when he died in the most unnecessarily fatal accident you could imagine (still cannot understand how a car and circuit could have ever been designed so badly !).

[@equinoxproject2284]

I saw Gilles V. Racing snowmobiles on an ice track in my hometown way back in the day. The 1974 Kawartha Cup in Peterborough, Ontario.

[@iceangel9006]

LEGEND!!!!!!!

[@JL-gp6fc]

EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT GILLES BUT NO ONE TALKS ABOUT THE CIRCUIT. WHAT A SHAME THIS CIRCUIT IS NOT THE F1 SPANISH GRAND PRIX BECAUSE IT IS SUPER FUN TO DRIVE.

[@karpouzasftwakaforthewolve7045]

The greatest driver of all time

[@AntonioPadron]

Nice vid 💜

[@alvaro9830]

yes!

[@VehicleValhalla]

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[@DanielTheFreak]

Of all the greatest drivers F1 ever had Gilles Villeneuve is the one I know least about. I might watch this race once F1 TV goes live :)

[@AGXenikos78]

What a driver 😀

[@VelocidadeAlta]

Salut Gilles! Your legacy will be never forgoten!

[@moniquelee3623]

''Individuals like Gilles only come to earth once. He was truly unique and I would have liked to see what career he would have had without this accident. Gilles would have been crowned world champion, I am 100% convinced of that.'' Mario Andretti

[@crisman300]

Don't stop doing these.

[@mclarenguy22]

Imagine a race like this with DRS...

[@PG-20]

He must have had balls of steel making that pass on Reutemann

[@jraybay]

Excellent video ! 👍 Very talented driver

[@timzy4395]

Legends will always be remembered

[@TSNAnnotator]

My dad was lucky enough to see both Gilles and Jacques Sr race together at Mosport in the 1970’s. So jealous

[@siccodegroot8710]

So I asked my grandpa (who also is a huge f1 fan) if he ever saw Gilles Villeneuve drive. He said: "Nope, but I saw him flying. At the 1982 Belgian grand prix". ;)

[@sgtpingpong1590]

Sicco De Groot Okay, that one actually made me laugh. Too bad it had to be that weekend that your gramps saw

[@LamboWalker23]

I really hope you didn't make it up cuz that really was funny lmao

[@FranciscoFJM]

...Ok that was really fucking funny, i´ll give you that one

[@Undivided-X]

You're a Sicco

[@outhdare]

His best ever. This is where he sealed his legacy.

[@SiVlog1989]

There's two ways of looking at this performance. One (rightly) that it was an astonishing performance, he dragged performance out of the 126ck that wasn't there, two (debatably) that it showed how aerodynamics were increasingly affecting the battles on track. The simple fact is that Villeneuve was quick enough where he needed to be, nothing like a powerful turbo engine to get the edge on the straights...

[@lukmanfirdaus8497]

One of last raw talent

[@sergiodavid5025]

Un campeon sin corona. Grande Gilles

[@Moudiremoo]

The Champaign scene looks like old Atari game graphics lol

[@ElChasco_official]

We need more Gilles nowadays!

[@iceangel9006]

Gilles didnt drive the car he OWNED the car!!!!!

[@thethirdman225]

Except that he drove it like he stole it.

[@iceangel9006]

@@thethirdman225 hahahaha yes indeed man, nice one!

[@terkmadugga]

One thing to note, was that he never moved to the inside to defend. He was daring but always fair

[@morgankendall6891]

0:40 A key moment of the race is occuring but the camera man decides the leader going through T1 alone is more important lol

[@thethirdman225]

You do realise, don't you, that the director was probably telling him to stay on the leader (Jones). But it's so easy to be critical...

[@aleixyuste178]

The greatest!

[@cdname47]

Imagine this race with the incidents caught on camera. All time classic :-p

[@alessiorossato5839]

Grande Gilles! Goodbye Legend.

[@canespastico]

villeneuve was bonkers, we need more drivers like him

[@flavoredsnacks9979]

Jarama! ❤️❤️❤️

[@jjnich4915]

One of the greatest Canadian sportsmen to ever grace this place. Definitely would have been world champion if it wasn't for that dreadful day in Zolder...

[@micheleb9018]

Just 2 words: Dijon 1979

[@RizeF1X]

Michele Benedetti thats 5

[@andreamoroni97]

RizeEffectZVEVO 1 That's actually 3 words and 2 numbers.

[@andreamoroni97]

Michele Benedetti Great Gilles, I put one of those big photos of him driving the 126 C2 on the wall facing the entrance so that if I have a bad day I see it and it gives me a joy...

[@andreamoroni97]

Alan Ali Calm down, you're reminding me of that Vettel fanboy (FanofSeb05 or something like that), which is not a good thing.

[@Abbaschand]

Michele Benedetti My two words: Zolder 1982.

[@lolkingrd440]

He was the best when it came to lightning fast starts

[@HemiMike]

My Childhood Hero!

[@venosted6950]

Il aurait été champion du monde avec le temps :( salut Gilles

[@NASCAR2K1]

RIP Legend

[@cubeddoubled1543]

Gilles’s death and Pironi’s injuries destroyed any chance of Ferrari getting a Constructors’ or Drivers’ title in the 80s.

[@cubeddoubled1543]

Vice Ćuška did they? 82 surprises me, considering both drivers were forcibly retired (Villenueve fatally, Pironi injured) by the end of the season

[@LukasArdyxVydra]

Daniel Otisi Pironi has been "only" injured, he died in 1986.

[@cubeddoubled1543]

Lukáš Vydra you’re right I had a brain fart

[@Yalka_Arc]

One of the best formula 1 driver all the time, even his son isn't powerfull yet btw Jaq is my 1st formula 1 hero...

[@rogerwhitee]

One of a kind

[@charlespcorrea]

The best non Champion driver in fórmula 1, and clearly best than many Champions...

[@612LimaDias]

Wow extremely powerful in the straights

[@Cellsius]

Wow, that cameraman at 0:40 really sucks. There is an overtaking attempt for the 2nd place and he's focusing on the leader, racing alone. Genius!

[@thethirdman225]

You do realise, don't you, that the director was probably telling him to stay on the leader (Jones). But it's so easy to be critical...

[@Cellsius]

@@thethirdman225 That "it's so easy to be critical..." it's pointless, we are just having opinions. No matter if it's the cameraman or the director, their duty must be focusing on the main point of interest for the audience, and ignoring an overtake when it's happening right in front of you and in camera, focusing in the leader just turning the corner, it's a fail.

[@thethirdman225]

@@Cellsius ...which will always be a matter of opinion. I agree: I would have preferred he'd stayed on the fight for 2nd. But I'm not the only one with an opinion.

[@genaddi1234]

you can't argue with the fact that in the past this guys where simply much better drivers than the current

[@thethirdman225]

Of course you can. I can't see why any of the modern day drivers wouldn't be quick in cars like that. Talent is talent.

[@ace2790]

F1 Legend ❤️❤️

[@alephii]

And people complain that today is harder to pass!

[@2_Side]

yeah, the old era F1 are more boring

[@zen-osama1565]

Aries Pradana beware of nostalgiatard😂😂😂😊

[@willianguimaraes1151]

Gilles Villeneuve Foi Um Piloto Fenomenal Se Não Tivesse Morrido Naquele Trágico GP Bélgica 1982 Poderia Ter Conquistado Muitas Vitórias E Sido Campeão Do Mundo

[@lorbet2419]

Don't trust in a legend without happy ending

[@germanbikbaev3406]

Легенда! Представляю, какое было бы мега сражение Вильнёв-Сенна

[@angeloscozzafava3560]

Gilles un mito

[@aliciaunzueta4187]

The sadness thing is that he never win a championship

[@thethirdman225]

Wrong temperament for a World Champion, especially as long as he stayed at Ferrari.

[@vettelerc1655]

R.I.P🙏

[@ebalona]

If F1 still owns some mysticism, it is mainly because of him. Per sempre Gilles.

[@nickolastiguan]

Is Max taking note on how to defend without playing bumper car?

[@FranciscoFJM]

Original

[@s1003232]

It's totally different, the fear of dying while crashing was driving with you. Now about nothing can happen so drivers are less careful.

[@DAS_k1ishEe]

Reminds me of Vettel winning Monaco 2011. "Well my Tires are nonexistent but this is Monaco so fuck everyone behind me"

[@theicelandicguyandri650]

Best north american driver

[@bendtfender2894]

Um... Mario Andretti?

[@FunkyMonkey-ip4xy]

The Icelandic Guy Andri Why do you say North American rather than Canadian? You don't refer to Vettel as European do you? Or Alonso as European? So use his country.

[@aodan2883]

Ben Dover and Mexico

[@bendtfender2894]

You're saying overall best driver. Not just F1. Remember Mario is the only driver in the world to have won the F1 Championship, Indy 500, and Daytona 500. So no Gilles is not the best North American driver.

[@bendtfender2894]

Alan Ali Than Mario?! Montoya was a joke in NASCAR.

[@milesyuen3926]

"He was the craziest devil I ever came across!" - Niki Lauda

[@lovetrilogy]

Ayrton & Gilles forever

[@albertobeggiato1322]

Simply gilles

[@nemanjaantonic1458]

Fastest driver that has ever lived!

[@vectro4284]

5 different cars of 5 different teams in a shot for the win This is F1

[@Speeder76]

Salut, Gilles!

[@2manygamestoplay]

mind blowing how little the safety precautions were back then

[@Aereto]

Florian H. How do you think we lost him? And that was before the other safeties like the Halo.

[@SmashGhost]

"Nobody can overtake in these modern cars..."

[@andreamoroni97]

SmashGhost In slow corners where it was like Monaco, the straight could accomodate 3/4 cars at the same time.

[@iceangel9006]

Best defencive drive ever! Better than Senna s monaco defencive win 1992 against Nigel

[@sergiocovelli]

Salut Gilles!

[@noeminidiaservian1814]

Me encanto este video de la formula 1

[@JH-pj8ld]

Back then drivers really drove the cars, today it's 90% (car+engineers+mission control) and 10% driver.

[@marcb.3896]

Salut Gilles.

[@apollogtp108]

he with ayrton are the most speed driver ever

[@pavann3019]

I guess FIA would award a penalty today for the start as 2 tyres were out of track limit

[@ELSTERLING]

If this race were repeated today the comments would be so much, "Oh, god, this race sucked, nobody could overtake! F1 was so much better in the past!"

[@driss_v_lahlou]

No DRS that's why

[@kylep7503]

Cool vid but would be a lot better without music

[@vectro4284]

Impossible under nowadays regulations

[@bizzartino]

Agresividad sin mala leche, nada a comparar con Max Verstappen. Gilles Villeneuve, leyenda por siempre.

[@dennisrydell6883]

Huh, guess Giles invented the Trulli train! lol

[@majikku-chan]

Interesting Podium...

[@LamboWalker23]

'Top 5 separated by 1.2 sec' When will this ever happen again, without the safety car on the 2nd last lap of course.

[@FranciscoFJM]

You dont know that