Jacques Villeneuve, son of Gilles, was eleven at the time of his father's death. He had a successful career in IndyCar, winning the 1995 Indianapolis 500 and the 1995 PPG Indy Car World Series before moving to Formula One with Williams in 1996. He nearly won his first race, but an oil leak forced him to surrender the lead to his teammate and finished second. He went on to win four races that year and clinched second place in the drivers' championship. Seven wins in 1997 saw Villeneuve go one better, achieving the title that had eluded his father. However, he would never win another race in his Formula One career, doing no better than four third-place finishes between 1998 and his retirement in 2006.