Jacques Couture (racing driver)

Jacques Couture is a Canadian auto racer. He is known for opening North America's first racing school in Quebec. He was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2000. He has been credited as the "instructor who taught the young Gilles Villeneuve how to race." Jacques also created a mechanics training programme for aspiring race car mechanics in 1971.[1]

References

  1. "The Honourable Members of the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame; Jacques Couture". Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2009-08-02.


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