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Andros Trophy: Jacques Villeneuve confirms his return

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Khatir Soltani
As we told you December 20th, Canadian race car driver Jacques Villeneuve has decided to make a return to ice racing by contesting the Andros Trophy held at various French ski resorts, plus Andorra.

The 1997 Formula 1 World Champion drove for Skoda France for the past two seasons. Just before Christmas, Villeneuve contested the Alpe d'Huez event behind the wheel of a private Citroen DS3.

Jacques Villeneuve, Citroen
Jacques Villeneuve, Citroen (Photo: Trophee Andros)

A former winner of the Indy 500, Villeneuve just announced that he will be contesting the remaining four rounds of the 2012-2013 season of the Andros Trophy. After one race, Villeneuve ranks 22nd in the drivers' standings with a total of 132 points.

This weekend, Jacques Villeneuve will be back behind the wheel of the Citroen DS3 sponsored by Tesco and entered by Christian Petit's Speedaventure.com team.

Remaning four races of the 2013 season:

January 11-12: Isola 2000
January 18-19: Lans en Vercors
January 26: Saint Dié des Vosges
February 2nd: Clermont Ferrand Super Besse
Khatir Soltani
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