Jacques is to race at this year 's Indy 500 . The 42-year - old Canadian will race for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports . Villeneueve will partner the ambitious team 's full-time IndyCar drivers Simon Pagenaud of France and Mikhail Aleshin of Russia for the 500-mile ( 800 km ) race on the 2.5 mile ( 4km ) circuit in Indianapolis . Villeneuve won the famous race the last time he competed in Indy . Went on to race in Formula One and took 1997 world championship .
Jacques is to race at this year 's Indy 500 . The 42-year - old Canadian will race for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports . Villeneuve won the famous race the last time he competed in Indy . Went on to race in Formula One and took 1997 world championship .