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  • Canadian Grand Prix
  • Local hero Villeneuve secures debut victory

  • October 8, 1978: Gilles Villeneuve, the 28-year-old Canadian who had been creating a storm since his F1 debut 15 months earlier, won his home grand prix and did so in style

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