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Jacques Villeneuve may have exceeded his father's achievements by winning the 1997 championship, but he is unlikely to be remembered anywhere near as fondly.
Young Jacques took little interest in F1 when his dad was alive but soon resolved to follow in his footsteps, brilliantly winning the ChampCar title and the Indy 500 on his way to F1.
He made heavy work of winning his title in 1997 before leaving Williams for manager Craig Pollock's BAR team in 1999. He parted company with the team in 2003 after five success-starved seasons - proof that in F1 you are only as good as your last season.
1970 Born in St Jean sur Richelieu, Canada.
1988 Made racing debut in Italian Group N saloon series.
1989 Moved up to Italian Formula 3 series.
1990 Continued in the Italian Formula 3 series, but showed he had a lot to learn. He claimed one second place and was first in another race but was penalised for jumping the start.
1991 Improved to sixth in Italian Formula 3 series thanks to greater consistency. No wins, but a second place.
1992 Runner-up in Japanese Formula 3 series and third in Macau Formula 3 Grand Prix. Also finished second in a Japanese sports car race and third in a North American Formula Atlantic race.
1993 Guided by manager Craig Pollock, he went "home", well, to the place of his birth, in the hope of attracting backing to go on to greater things. Raced in the North American Formula Atlantic series and became champion with five wins.
1994 Moved up to Indy Car series with the Forsythe-Green team and became Rookie of the Year by winning at Road America and coming second in the Indy 500.
1995 Built on his experience and became Indy Car Champion for Team Green with four wins, including the Indy 500.
1996 Made Formula 1 debut with Williams, coming close to winning his maiden race - the Australian GP - then ending outside hopes of beating team-mate Damon Hill to the title when he lost a wheel and crashed out of the Japanese GP. Won the European, British, Hungarian and Portuguese GPs along the way.
1997 World Champion at his second attempt, but only after surviving a collision with Michael Schumacher's Ferrari in the final race at Jerez. Won the Brazilian, Argentinian, Spanish, British, Hungarian, Austrian and Luxembourg Grands Prix.
1998 Had a tougher time at Williams and failed to win a single race as works Renault engines were replaced with customer Mecachrome units. Finished third in Germany and Hungary to rank fifth overall.
1999 Joined Pollock at British American Racing. Endless retirements meant his first finish was not until the 12th round. His best result was an eighth place.
2000 His second season for BAR is a massive improvement and he starts to score points consistently for the team. Ends up seventh in the world championship.
2001 Seventh overall in the championship with 12 points, including two podiums in Spain and Germany, the team's first. Manager Craig Pollock is ousted by the team.
2002 Slips to 12th overall with just four points.
2003 Endures a dismal season in which he is outpaced by team-mate Jenson Button and suffers retirement after retirement. Decides not to race in final grand prix of the year at Suzuka after being told he would be replaced by Takuma Sato in 2004.
Drivers: Rubens Barrichello | Gerhard Berger | David Coultard | Giancarlo Fisichella | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Mika Hakkinen | Eddie Irvine | Olivier Panis | Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | Jacques Villeneuve
Teams: Ferrari | Jordan | McLaren | Renault | Williams
