Olivier Panis (PAH-nis; born 2 September 1966 in Oullins, Lyon, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France) is a French racing driver who is a retired Formula One driver.
He drove in F1 from 1994 to 2004, for Ligier, Prost, BAR and Toyota, also spending a year as the test driver of McLaren.
He won one race, the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix, scoring Ligier's final victory. For twenty-four years since then, no other French driver had won a race, until Pierre Gasly at the 2020 Italian Grand Prix.
He had a horrible crash at the 1997 Canadian Grand Prix, where he broke both his legs and missed seven races, getting replaced by Italian Jarno Trulli.
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Formula One Career[edit | edit source]
1994-1995: Start of Something Special[edit | edit source]
After winning the Formula 3000 championship in 1993, Panis took the step to Formula One with Guy Ligier's Ligier Grand Prix. At his debut race at the 1994 Brazilian Grand Prix, he finished 11th. He scored his first podium at the 1994 German Grand Prix, finishing 2nd behind race winner Gerhard Berger.
Formula One Statistical Overview[edit | edit source]
Formula One Record[edit | edit source]
| Year | Entrant | Team | WDC Points | WDC Pos. | Report |
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| 1994 |  Ligier Gitanes Blondes
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Ligier-Renault | 9 | 11th | Report |
| 1995 | Ligier Gitanes Blondes
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Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 16 | 8th | Report |
| 1996 | Ligier Gauloises Blondes
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Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 13 | 9th | Report |
| 1997 | Prost Gauloises Blondes
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Prost-Mugen-Honda | 16 | 9th | Report |
| 1998 | Gauloises Prost Peugeot
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Prost-Peugeot | 0 | NC | Report |
| 1999 | Gauloises Prost Peugeot
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Prost-Peugeot | 2 | 15th | Report |
| 2000 |  West McLaren Mercedes
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| 2001 | Lucky Strike BAR Honda
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BAR-Honda | 5 | 14th | Report |
| 2002 | Lucky Strike BAR Honda
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BAR-Honda | 3 | 14th | Report |
| 2003 |  Panasonic Toyota Racing
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Toyota | 6 | 15th | Report |
| 2004 | Panasonic Toyota Racing
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Toyota | 6 | 14th | Report |
| 2005 | Panasonic Toyota Racing
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Toyota | Test Driver | ||
| 2006 | Panasonic Toyota Racing
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Toyota | Test Driver | ||
Career Statistics[edit | edit source]
| Entries | 158 |
| Starts | 157 |
| Pole Positions | 0 |
| Front Row Starts | 0 |
| Race Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 5 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Points | 76 |
| Laps Raced | 7716 |
| Distance Raced | 36347.616 km (22585 mi) |
| Races Led | 1 |
| Laps Led | 16 |
| Distance Led | 53.248 km (33 mi) |
Race Wins[edit | edit source]
| Win Number | Grand Prix |
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| 1 | 1996 Monaco Grand Prix |
Career Results[edit | edit source]
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| 5th | 3rd | Ret | 8th | 4th | 2nd | 11th[1] | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | 6th | Ret | 7th | ||||||
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| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
| 2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
| 3rd | DNQ | Did not qualify | |||
| 5th | Points finish | DNPQ | Did not pre-qualify | ||
| 14th | Non-points finish | TD | Test driver | ||
| NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | DNS | Did not start | ||
| Italics | Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap | [+] More Symbols | |||
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Did not finish, but was classified as having completed over 90% of the race winner's distance. Panis broke both his legs in an accident.
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