Olivier Panis

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Olivier Panis
Olivier Panis 2016
Nation: FranceFrance France
Formula 1 world championship
First start: 1994 Brazilian Grand Prix
Last start: 2004 Japanese Grand Prix
Constructors
1994–1996  Ligier  • 1997–1999  Prost Grand Prix  • 2001–2002  BAR  • 2003–2004  Toyota
statistics
World Cup balance: World Cup eight ( 1995 )
Starts Victories Poles SR
158 1 - -
World Cup points : 76
Podiums : 5
Leadership laps : 16 over 53.3 km
Template: Info box Formula 1 driver / maintenance / old parameters

Olivier Denis Panis (born September 2, 1966 in Lyon ) is a French racing driver . Between 1994 and 2004 he took part in 158 Grand Prix races for the Formula 1 World Championship and won one of them. He is currently active in the French ice racing series Trophée Andros , where he competes alongside four-time Formula 1 world champion Alain Prost for Toyota .

Career

Olivier Panis began his career in 1981 with kart racing and switched to French Formula Renault in 1988 , where he won the championship in 1989. He then drove in Formula 3 until 1991 and in the International Formula 3000 Championship from 1992 . There he won the championship title in 1993 , one point ahead of Pedro Lamy .

In 1994 Panis made it to Formula 1 and started his first race at the Brazilian Grand Prix in a Ligier - Renault . Panis stood out from the start with its extreme reliability and few errors at a solid but not outstanding basic speed. He was always guaranteed points for his team when the car allowed it. In the 1996 season , the inconspicuous Frenchman won the prestigious Monaco Grand Prix to the great surprise of observers . On the one hand, benefited by many failures - only four cars made it to the finish - on the other hand, due to a faultless and unimpressed drive, he was presented with the winner's trophy from Prince Rainier at the end . In the last quarter of the race he had to keep his competitor David Coulthard behind in the superior McLaren - Mercedes .

Panis in the Prost-Peugeot, 1998

In 1997 Panis started for Prost Grand Prix after Alain Prost took over the Ligier team in 1996. In a serious accident at the Canadian Grand Prix , Panis broke both legs and had to pause for seven races. Up until this race he was in third place in the drivers' standings and finished on the podium in Brazil and Spain . At the Grand Prix of Luxembourg , the Prost driver celebrated a strong comeback with sixth place, but was unable to build on his good form.

In the two following years Panis continued to drive for Prost Grand Prix, but only won two championship points again in 1999 due to lack of competitiveness . At the end of the season, Panis' contract with Prost was not renewed.

Panis' company car at the Toyota Center in Tokyo

In the absence of alternatives, Panis became a test driver for Team McLaren in 2000. There he was able to draw attention to himself again with good development work and fast test times and got a contract with BAR for the 2001 season . At the side of Jacques Villeneuve, however, he was unable to bring the team forward decisively, and after two years changed the team again to do development work in the young Toyota racing team .

In the 2003 and 2004 seasons Panis was on the road with moderate success for the Japanese and after the end of his active career worked for another two years as a test driver for the Cologne-based team.

Panis 2008 at Silverstone in the Courage-ORECA LC70

After leaving Formula 1, Panis signed a contract with the French team ORECA for the 2008 season . Panis was supposed to drive a Le Mans prototype in the Le Mans Series together with Nicolas Lapierre . Panis commented on the changed requirements in sports car racing in 2009:

«J'ai principalement cohabié avec Nicolas Lapierre et Soheil Ayari . Ce sont des gens que je connaissais depuis longtemps et l'état d'esprite était très bon. Le fait d'arriver en terrain connu a évidemment facilité cet aspect-là choses. [...] Cette facette humaine est beaucoup plus importante qu'en Formule 1 et c'est aussi ce qui me plait dans cette discipline. »

“I mainly drove with Nicolas Lapierre and Soheil Ayari. I've known them for a long time and the team spirit is very good. The fact that I got into the family environment made things easier. [...] These human aspects are much more important than in Formula 1 and that's something I appreciate about the sport. "

ORECA took over the racing car manufacturer Courage during the winter break and developed the Courage-Oreca LC70 prototype for 2008 . The car turned out to be fast, but prone to errors, so the driver pairing was canceled in three of the five championship races with technical defects. The 1000 km race at Spa-Francorchamps ended Ortelli and Panis in third place overall, behind each one vehicle the Audi and Peugeot factory teams . At the Nürburgring , problems with the electronics threw the car far behind. In addition to the Le Mans Series, the 24-hour race in Le Mans was also on the agenda of the ORECA team, but his team-mate Marcel Fässler left the track shortly after midnight and irreparably damaged the car.

Panis also stayed with ORECA for the 2009 season , which completely aerodynamically modified the sports prototype during the winter break. However, the completion of the now ORECA 01 vehicle was delayed until the 1000 km race in Spa . Panis and his team-mate Nicolas Lapierre had to compete in the first championship run in Barcelona with last year's car. With the new vehicle, the teams' results improved over the season. At the last championship run at Silverstone Panis was able to achieve his first overall victory. In the non-championship 24-hour race at Le Mans , Panis and Lapierre were reinforced by Soheil Ayari and just missed a podium finish. In September Panis, together with Lapierre and Romain Dumas , drove for ORECA at the Petit Le Mans . The originally scheduled 1000 mile run had to be stopped after four hours due to heavy rain and Panis was classified in fifth place and as the best-placed car with a petrol engine. In 2010 ORECA received one of the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP diesel prototypes previously used by the Peugeot factory team . Panis, Nicolas Lapierre and Loïc Duval were registered with the vehicle in the 2010 Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans .

Panis is now the manager of Charles Pic .

Personal

Pani's son Aurélien is also a racing car driver.

Career stations

statistics

Statistics in the Formula 1 World Championship

Grand Prix victories

general overview

season team chassis engine run Victories Second Third Poles nice
Round
Points WM-Pos.
1994 Ligier Gitanes Blondes Ligier JS39B Renault 3.5 V10 16 - 1 - - - 9 11.
1995 Ligier Gitanes Blondes Ligier JS41 Mugen-Honda 3.0 V10 17th - 1 - - - 16 8th.
1996 Ligier Gauloises Blondes Ligier JS43 Mugen-Honda 3.0 V10 16 1 - - - - 13 9.
1997 Cheers Gauloises Blondes Cheers JS45 Mugen-Honda 3.0 V10 10 - 1 1 - - 16 9.
1998 Gauloises cheers Peugeot Cheers AP01 Peugeot 3.0 V10 16 - - - - - - 22nd
1999 Gauloises cheers Peugeot Cheers AP02 Peugeot 3.0 V10 16 - - - - - 2 16.
2001 Lucky Strike BA R Honda BAR 003 Honda 3.0 V10 17th - - - - - 5 14th
2002 Lucky Strike BA R Honda BAR 004 Honda 3.0 V10 17th - - - - - 3 14th
2003 Panasonic Toyota Racing Toyota TF103 Toyota 3.0 V10 16 - - - - - 6th 15th
2004 Panasonic Toyota Racing Toyota TF104  / TF104B Toyota 3.0 V10 17th - - - - - 6th 14th
total 158 1 3 1 - - 76

Single results

season 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16 17th 18th
1994 Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of the Pacific Community.svg Flag of San Marino (1862–2011) .svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Portugal.svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Australia.svg
11 9 11 9 7th 12 DNF 12 2 6th 7th 10 DNF 9 11 5
1995 Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of Argentina.svg Flag of San Marino (1862–2011) .svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Portugal.svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of the Pacific Community.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Australia.svg
DNF 7th 9 6th DNF 4th 8th 4th DNF 6th 9 DNF DNF DNF 8th 5 2
1996 Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of Argentina.svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of San Marino (1862–2011) .svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Portugal.svg Flag of Japan.svg
7th 6th 8th DNF DNF 1 DNF DNF 7th DNF 7th 5 DNF DNF 10 7th
1997 Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of Argentina.svg Flag of San Marino (1862–2011) .svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Luxembourg.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Europe.svg
5 3 DNF 8th 4th 2 11 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ 6th DNF 7th
1998 Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of Argentina.svg Flag of San Marino (1862–2011) .svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Luxembourg.svg Flag of Japan.svg
9 DNF DNF 11 16 DNF DNF 11 DNF DNF 15th 12 DNF DNF 12 11
1999 Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of San Marino (1862–2011) .svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of Japan.svg
DNF 6th DNF DNF DNF 9 8th 13 10 6th 10 13 11 9 DNF DNF
2001 Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of San Marino (1862–2011) .svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Japan.svg
7th DNF 4th 8th 7th 5 DNF DNF DNF 9 7th DNF 11 9 11 13
2002 Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of San Marino (1862–2011) .svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Japan.svg
DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF 8th 9 5 DNF DNF 12 12 6th 12 DNF
2003 Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of San Marino (1862–2011) .svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Japan.svg
DNF DNF DNF 9 DNF DNF 13 8th DNF 8th 11 5 DNF DNF DNF 10
2004 Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of Bahrain.svg Flag of San Marino (1862–2011) .svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Brazil.svg
13 12 9 11 DNF 8th 11 DSQ 5 15th DNF 14th 11 8th DNF 14th 14th
Legend
colour abbreviation meaning
gold - victory
silver - 2nd place
bronze - 3rd place
green - Placement in the points
blue - Classified outside the point ranks
violet DNF Race not finished (did not finish)
NC not classified
red DNQ did not qualify
DNPQ failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black DSQ disqualified
White DNS not at the start (did not start)
WD withdrawn
Light Blue PO only participated in the training (practiced only)
TD Friday test driver
without DNP did not participate in the training (did not practice)
INJ injured or sick
EX excluded
DNA did not arrive
C. Race canceled
  no participation in the World Cup
other P / bold Pole position
SR / italic Fastest race lap
* not at the finish,
but counted due to the distance covered
() Streak results
underlined Leader in the overall standings

Le Mans results

year team vehicle Teammate Teammate placement Failure reason
2008 FranceFrance Team ORECA Matmut Courage-ORECA LC70 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Marcel Fässler FranceFrance Simon Pagenaud failure Marcel Fässler's accident
2009 FranceFrance Team ORECA Matmut ORECA 01 FranceFrance Nicolas Lapierre FranceFrance Soheil Ayari Rank 5
2010 FranceFrance Team ORECA Matmut Peugeot 908 HDi FAP FranceFrance Nicolas Lapierre FranceFrance Loïc Duval failure Engine failure
2011 FranceFrance Team ORECA Matmut Peugeot 908 HDi FAP FranceFrance Nicolas Lapierre FranceFrance Loïc Duval Rank 5

Sebring results

year team vehicle Teammate Teammate placement Failure reason
2011 FranceFrance Team ORECA Matmut Peugeot 908 HDi FAP FranceFrance Loïc Duval FranceFrance Nicolas Lapierre Overall victory

Web links

Commons : Olivier Panis  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. 2009 Le Mans Series Yearbook. 2009, p. 86.