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From Italian Formula 3, to his championship year in Indy Cars... check out Jacques` route to F1.

1990 - Italian Formula 3 Championship
Date	Circuit	Team	Finished
1 Apr 1990	Vallelunga	Reynard-Alfa Romeo	DNF
15 Apr 1990	Pergusa	Reynard-Alfa Romeo	6th
29 Apr 1990	Magione	Reynard-Alfa Romeo	8th
12 May 1990	Varano	Reynard-Alfa Romeo	DNF
17 Jun 1990	Imola	Reynard-Alfa Romeo	5th/FL
24 Jun 1990	Monza	Reynard-Alfa Romeo	DNF
8 Jul 1990	Binetto	Reynard-Alfa Romeo	2nd
28 Jul 1990	Misano	Reynard-Alfa Romeo	DNF
2 Sep 1990	Monza	Reynard-Alfa Romeo	18th
16 Sep 1990	Varano	Reynard-Alfa Romeo	10th
6 Oct 1990	Vallelunga	Reynard-Alfa Romeo	10th
21 Oct 1990	Mugello	Reynard-Alfa Romeo	14th
Finished 14th in Championship with 10 points

1991 - Italian Formula 3 Championship
Date	Circuit	Team	Finished
31 Mar 1991	Misano	Reynard-Alfa Romeo	DNF
14 Apr 1991	Binetto	Reynard-Alfa Romeo	DNF
21 Apr 1991	Pergusa	Reynard-Alfa Romeo	8th
5 May 1991	Vallelunga	Ralt-Alfa Romeo	23rd
11 May 1991	Monaco F3	Ralt-Alfa Romeo	DNF
19 May 1991	Magione	Ralt-Alfa Romeo	4th
1 Jun 1991	Imola	Ralt-Alfa Romeo	4th/P
15 Jun 1991	Varano	Ralt-Alfa Romeo	DNQ
30 Jun 1991	Monza	Ralt-Alfa Romeo	2nd/P
14 Jul 1991	Mugello	Ralt-Alfa Romeo	24th
1 Sep 1991	Monza	Ralt-Alfa Romeo	3rd/P
15 Sep 1991	Mugello	Ralt-Alfa Romeo	25th
6 Oct 1991	Vallelunga	Ralt-Alfa Romeo	3rd
24 Nov 1991	Macau F3	Ralt-Alfa Romeo	8th
1 Dec 1991	F3 Challenge	Ralt-Alfa Romeo	8th
Finished 6th in Championship with 20 points

1992 - Japanese Formula 3 Championship
Date	Circuit	Team	Finished
8 Mar 1992	Suzuka	Toyota	6th
29 Mar 1992	Tsukuba	Toyota	4th
3 May 1992	Fuji	Toyota	3rd
24 May 1992	Suzuka	Toyota	3rd
30 May 1992	Monaco F3	Dallara-Alfa Romeo	9th
14 Jun 1992	Nishi-Sendai	Toyota	1st
28 Jun 1992	Ti Circuit	Toyota	3rd
12 Jul 1992	Mine	Toyota	1st
14 Aug 1992	Trois Rivieres	Ralt-Toyota (F Atlantic)	3rd
13 Sep 1992	Sugo	Toyota	4th
25 Oct 1992	Suzuka	Toyota	DNF
1 Nov 1992	Mine	Toyota (Group C)	2nd
15 Nov 1992	Suzuka	Toyota	2nd/P
15 Nov 1992	Suzuka	Toyota	1st/P
22 Nov 1992	Macau F3	Toyota	3rd
29 Nov 1992	Fuji F3	Toyota	DNS
Runner up in Championship with 48 points

1993 - Formula Atlantic
Date	Circuit	Team	Finished
4 Apr 1993	Phoenix	Ralt-Toyota	DNF
18 Apr 1993	Long Beach	Ralt-Toyota	2nd/P
9 May 1993	Road Atlanta	Ralt-Toyota	1st/P
6 Jun 1993	Milwaukee	Ralt-Toyota	DNF
12 Jun 1993	Montreal	Ralt-Toyota	1st
20 Jun 1993	Mosport	Ralt-Toyota	2nd
11 Jul 1993	Halifax	Ralt-Toyota	DNF
18 Jul 1993	Toronto	Ralt-Toyota	3rd
8 Aug 1993	New Hampshire	Ralt-Toyota	2nd/P
15 Aug 1993	Trois Rivieres	Ralt-Toyota	DNF
28 Aug 1993	Vancouver	Ralt-Toyota	DNF
11 Sep 1993	Mid Ohio	Ralt-Toyota	1st/P
18 Sep 1993	Nazareth	Ralt-Toyota	DNF
2 Oct 1993	Laguna Seca	Ralt-Toyota	1st/P
3 Oct 1993	Laguna Seca	Ralt-Toyota	1st/P
21 Nov 1993	Macau F3	Ralt-Toyota (F3)	DNF
Finished 3rd in Championship with 186 points

1994 - IndyCar Championship
Date	Circuit	Team	Finished
20 Mar 1994	Surfers' Paradise	Reynard-Cosworth	17th
10 Apr 1994	Phoenix	Reynard-Cosworth	DNF
17 Apr 1994	Long Beach	Reynard-Cosworth	15th
29 May 1994	Indianapolis	Reynard-Cosworth	2nd
5 Jun 1994	Milwaukee	Reynard-Cosworth	9th
12 Jun 1994	Detroit	Reynard-Cosworth	7th
26 Jun 1994	Portland	Reynard-Cosworth	6th
10 Jul 1994	Cleveland	Reynard-Cosworth	4th
17 Jul 1994	Toronto	Reynard-Cosworth	9th
31 Jul 1994	Michigan	Reynard-Cosworth	DNF
14 Aug 1994	Mid Ohio	Reynard-Cosworth	9th
21 Aug 1994	New Hampshire	Reynard-Cosworth	DNS
4 Sep 1994	Vancouver	Reynard-Cosworth	DNF
11 Sep 1994	Elkhart Lake	Reynard-Cosworth	1st
18 Sep 1994	Nazareth	Reynard-Cosworth	7th
9 Oct 1994	Laguna Seca	Reynard-Cosworth	3rd
Finished 6th in Championship with 94 points

1995 - IndyCar Championship
Date	Circuit	Team	Finished
5 Mar 1995	Miami	Reynard-Cosworth	1st
19 Mar 1995	Surfers' Paradise	Reynard-Cosworth	DNF
2 Apr 1995	Phoenix	Reynard-Cosworth	5th
9 Apr 1995	Long Beach	Reynard-Cosworth	DNF
23 Apr 1995	Nazareth	Reynard-Cosworth	2nd
28 May 1995	Indianapolis	Reynard-Cosworth	1st
4 Jun 1995	Milwaukee	Reynard-Cosworth	6th
11 Jun 1995	Detroit	Reynard-Cosworth	9th
25 Jun 1995	Portland	Reynard-Cosworth	DNF/P
9 Jul 1995	Elkhart Lake	Reynard-Cosworth	1st/P
16 Jul 1995	Toronto	Reynard-Cosworth	3rd/P
23 Jul 1995	Cleveland	Reynard-Cosworth	1st
30 Jul 1995	Michigan	Reynard-Cosworth	10th
13 Aug 1995	Mid Ohio	Reynard-Cosworth	3rd/P
20 Aug 1995	New Hampshire	Reynard-Cosworth	4th
3 Sep 1995	Vancouver	Reynard-Cosworth	12th/P
10 Sep 1995	Laguna Seca	Reynard-Cosworth	11th/P
Won Championship with 172 points ahead of Al Unser Jr. (161 points) and Bobby Rahal (128 points)
Tested Williams FW17 at Silverstone on Tuesday July 1, signed a two-year deal with the British F1 team one week later.