Thursday, October 17, 2019

Gilles Villeneuve Marries Joann Barthe - October 17, 1970

October 17, 1970
(photo credit: alessio mazzocco via photopin cc)
Since 1967 he started going steady with Joann Barthe, whom he married on this day in 1970. Gilles and Joann had two children, Jacques (the future world champion in Formula 1 in 1997) and Mélanie. During his early career Villeneuve took his young family on the road with him in a transformed old yellow bus, the front half living quarters, and rear half a workshop during the racing season, a habit which he continued to some extent during his Formula One career.

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