Gilles Villeneuve, rated amongst the greatest drivers of all time, died while qualifying for his 68th race.

He began his Formula One career with Williams and scored a podium at the 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix with a third-place finish.

Gilles Villeneuve started his Formula One career with a one-off drive for McLaren at the 1977 British Grand Prix.

He was quickly signed up by Ferrari to replace the outgoing Niki Lauda and he would remain with the team for all his time in Formula One.

[4] He was killed during qualifying in an accident at the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix – a collision with Jochen Mass pitched his Ferrari into the air and it was destroyed by the impact when it landed.

"[6] Jacques Villeneuve, son of Gilles, was eleven at the time of his father's death.

He had a successful career in IndyCar, winning the 1995 Indianapolis 500 and the 1995 PPG Indy Car World Series before moving to Formula One with Williams in 1996.

He nearly won his first race, but an oil leak forced him to surrender the lead to his teammate and finished second.

He attended ten events in 1970, starting eight of them, and left the sport after a single race the following year, the 1971 Canadian Grand Prix.

[12][13] Bill Brack also competed in three home races, starting with Lotus in 1968 then, in 1969 and 1972, driving a BRM.

[23][24] At the 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Stroll became the youngest rookie to achieve a podium finish in Formula One.