After leaving F1, Mass went on to have a successful career in sports car racing, winning the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1989.
Despite having to wrestle with a chassis that was displaying quirks owing to a crash during earlier practice, Gilles shockingly took the pole.
See below for some photos from General Admission at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
The pair banged wheels causing Villeneuve's Ferrari to become airborne.
Villeneuve sitting on his car at in.
After some thrilling drafting and position swapping, it was time to hold station.
Soon after, he made his debut in Quebec Formula Ford races, and won seven out of 10 races, what was enough to progress to the Formula Atlantic.
At Maranello, what mattered most is the partnership of the two drivers.