Former Indy 500 winner and Formula 1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve will race for Skoda alongside Olivier Panis in this winter’s edition of the highly popular French Trophee Andros ice racing series.
Villeneuve and Panis will share the wheel of the No. 3 Skoda Fabia.
Jacques Villeneuve will contest his first ice racing event December 4 and 5 in Val Thorens, France.
The race program of the Canadian includes a minimum of 4 races: Val Thorens, Alpe d'Huez (December 17-18), Saint Die des Vosges (January 23, 2011) and Super Besse (January 29).
His participation in the Superfinal Stade de France (March 5, 2011) depends on the dates of his other motorsport commitments, including NASCAR.
Jacques Villeneuve: "I'm really excited about joining Team Škoda and Olivier Panis, my former BAR teammate in 2001 and 2002. I really look forward to this great challenge. I think I'll treat myself well, I find myself looking forward to driving this Skoda in a week in Val Thorens. Being a Canadian, I don’t thing that driving on ice should cause me a real problem!”
Villeneuve will be racing against drivers such as Alain Prost, Jean-Philippe Dayraut, Franck Lagorce and Bertrand Balas.
The Skoda Fabia is a Silhouette type of race car, powered by a 3-litre, V-6, 340-bhp engine fitted with a 6-speed sequential gearbox. The car has a four-wheel drive and steering system, a weight of 950kg and the tires are Continental Ice Racing Contact 3 with 232 studs.
Villeneuve and Panis will share the wheel of the No. 3 Skoda Fabia.
Jacques Villeneuve will contest his first ice racing event December 4 and 5 in Val Thorens, France.
The race program of the Canadian includes a minimum of 4 races: Val Thorens, Alpe d'Huez (December 17-18), Saint Die des Vosges (January 23, 2011) and Super Besse (January 29).
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His participation in the Superfinal Stade de France (March 5, 2011) depends on the dates of his other motorsport commitments, including NASCAR.
Jacques Villeneuve: "I'm really excited about joining Team Škoda and Olivier Panis, my former BAR teammate in 2001 and 2002. I really look forward to this great challenge. I think I'll treat myself well, I find myself looking forward to driving this Skoda in a week in Val Thorens. Being a Canadian, I don’t thing that driving on ice should cause me a real problem!”
Villeneuve will be racing against drivers such as Alain Prost, Jean-Philippe Dayraut, Franck Lagorce and Bertrand Balas.
The Skoda Fabia is a Silhouette type of race car, powered by a 3-litre, V-6, 340-bhp engine fitted with a 6-speed sequential gearbox. The car has a four-wheel drive and steering system, a weight of 950kg and the tires are Continental Ice Racing Contact 3 with 232 studs.