24 Years.

Date : May 8, 1982
Place : Zolder, Belgium

Giles Villeneuve, trying to get pole to beat his team-mate Didier Pironi and make up for the gross injustice at the previous race in Imola, was on his flying lap. He came up to the slow moving March of Jochen Mass, and in an unfortunate coincidence, Mass moved away from the racing line just as Giles prepared to overtake him. The Ferrari went flying, landing nose first. Giles was thrown into the barriers.

That was the end of one of the best drivers ever to have been in F1.

A true racer, he died doing what he loved best - always pushing to the maximum.

Cheers to the great man.