Drivers/France
Olivier Panis
- 1994–2004
- PAN
- Born 2 September 1966 in Oullins
- Olivier Jean Denis Marie Panis
- Starts157158 entries
- Wins11% of starts
- Podiums53% of starts
- Pole positions00× started from P1
- Fastest laps0
- Titles0best finish P8
Career numbers
- Avg grid position12.2
- Avg finish8.7
- Retirement rate37%
- Pole-to-win conversion–
- Positions gained+358
- Points scored76
- Longest winning streak1
- Longest podium streak1
- Longest points-scoring streak2
- TeamsLigier (1994–1996) · Prost (1997–1999) · BAR (2001–2002) · Toyota (2003–2004)
Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.
The career at a glance
Season by season
Every race
158 entries, 157 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryBrazilian Grand Prix 1994P11 · Ligier
- First winMonaco Grand Prix 1996P1 · Ligier
- Last startJapanese Grand Prix 2004P14 · Toyota
All 158 races, season by season
Against team-mates
Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.
| Team-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Villeneuve | 2001–2002 | 4:8 | 13:21 | +0.17% | 8 : 16 | Compare |
| Jarno Trulli | 1998–2004 | 1:10 | 14:17 | +0.09% | 2 : 7 | Compare |
| Cristiano da Matta | 2003–2004 | 5:7 | 20:8 | −0.45% | 11 : 13 | Compare |
| Éric Bernard | 1994 | 8:1 | 10:3 | −0.25% | 7 : 4 | Compare |
| Pedro Diniz | 1996 | 2:0 | 15:1 | −1.00% | 13 : 2 | Compare |
| Shinji Nakano | 1997 | 3:1 | 10:0 | −1.46% | 16 : 1 | Compare |
| Martin Brundle | 1995 | 1:2 | 3:8 | +0.52% | 14 : 7 | Compare |
| Aguri Suzuki | 1995 | 1:0 | 5:0 | −1.21% | 0 : 1 | Compare |
| Ricardo Zonta | 2004 | 1:0 | 3:1 | −0.27% | 1 : 0 | Compare |
| Franck Lagorce | 1994 | 1:0 | 2:0 | – | 2 : 0 | Compare |
| Johnny Herbert | 1994 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Olivier Panis came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.
Strongest circuits
Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monaco | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 10 | 9.6 | ||
| Catalunya | 10 | 1 | 7.6 | |
| Gilles Villeneuve | 10 | 8.7 | ||
| Suzuka | 10 | 10.1 | ||
| José Carlos Pace | 9 | 1 | 6 | |
| Magny-Cours | 9 | 9.4 | ||
| Silverstone | 9 | 9 | ||
| Hockenheimring | 9 | 1 | 8 | |
| Hungaroring | 9 | 8.9 | ||
| Monza | 9 | 9 | ||
| Nürburgring | 9 | 9.4 | ||
| Albert Park | 8 | 8.2 | ||
| Spa-Francorchamps | 7 | 10 | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 5 | 7.5 | ||
| Sepang | 5 | 12 | ||
| Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 4 | 10 | ||
| Indianapolis | 4 | 9.3 | ||
| Estoril | 3 | 10 | ||
| Aida | 2 | 8.5 | ||
| Jerez | 2 | 8 | ||
| Adelaide | 2 | 1 | 3.5 |