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Canadian race car driver, Jacques Villeneuve -- the winner of the 1995 Indy 500 and 1997 Formula 1 World Champion -- has claimed his maiden victory in professional ice racing, finishing first in the St. Die des Vosges round of the French Andros Trophy.
Driving a Citroen DS3 prepared by team speedaventure.com, Villeneuve managed to keep at bay championship leader, Jean-Philippe Dayraut (MINI Clubman) all race long to claim his first victory.
Villeneuve crossed the line two seconds ahead of Dayraut, then came Benjamin Riviere (Citroen DS3) and Jean-Baptiste Dubourg (Renault Clio 3).
In the provisional standings, Villeneuve now appears in 20th place with 417 points, despite the fact that he has missed three races, or six heats since the staret of the season.
Driving a Citroen DS3 prepared by team speedaventure.com, Villeneuve managed to keep at bay championship leader, Jean-Philippe Dayraut (MINI Clubman) all race long to claim his first victory.
Villeneuve crossed the line two seconds ahead of Dayraut, then came Benjamin Riviere (Citroen DS3) and Jean-Baptiste Dubourg (Renault Clio 3).
In the provisional standings, Villeneuve now appears in 20th place with 417 points, despite the fact that he has missed three races, or six heats since the staret of the season.