Olivier Panis
Nation: | France | ||||||||
Formula 1 world championship | |||||||||
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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 ) | ||||||||
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World Cup points : | 76 | ||||||||
Podiums : | 5 | ||||||||
Leadership laps : | 16 over 53.3 km |
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 .
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.
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.
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
- 1989 French Formula Renault Champion
- 1993 European Formula 3000 champion
statistics
Statistics in the Formula 1 World Championship
Grand Prix victories
- 1996 Monaco Grand Prix ( Monte Carlo )
general overview
season | team | chassis | engine | run | Victories | Second | Third | Poles | nice Round |
Points | WM-Pos. |
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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 |
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1994 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7th | 12 | DNF | 12 | 2 | 6th | 7th | 10 | DNF | 9 | 11 | 5 | |||
1995 | ||||||||||||||||||
DNF | 7th | 9 | 6th | DNF | 4th | 8th | 4th | DNF | 6th | 9 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 8th | 5 | 2 | ||
1996 | ||||||||||||||||||
7th | 6th | 8th | DNF | DNF | 1 | DNF | DNF | 7th | DNF | 7th | 5 | DNF | DNF | 10 | 7th | |||
1997 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | 3 | DNF | 8th | 4th | 2 | 11 | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | 6th | DNF | 7th | ||
1998 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | DNF | DNF | 11 | 16 | DNF | DNF | 11 | DNF | DNF | 15th | 12 | DNF | DNF | 12 | 11 | |||
1999 | ||||||||||||||||||
DNF | 6th | DNF | DNF | DNF | 9 | 8th | 13 | 10 | 6th | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | DNF | DNF | |||
2001 | ||||||||||||||||||
7th | DNF | 4th | 8th | 7th | 5 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 9 | 7th | DNF | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | |||
2002 | ||||||||||||||||||
DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 8th | 9 | 5 | DNF | DNF | 12 | 12 | 6th | 12 | DNF | ||
2003 | ||||||||||||||||||
DNF | DNF | DNF | 9 | DNF | DNF | 13 | 8th | DNF | 8th | 11 | 5 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 10 | |||
2004 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | DNF | 8th | 11 | DSQ | 5 | 15th | DNF | 14th | 11 | 8th | DNF | 14th | 14th |
Legend | ||
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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 |
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() | Streak results | |
underlined | Leader in the overall standings |
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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2008 | Team ORECA Matmut | Courage-ORECA LC70 | Marcel Fässler | Simon Pagenaud | failure | Marcel Fässler's accident |
2009 | Team ORECA Matmut | ORECA 01 | Nicolas Lapierre | Soheil Ayari | Rank 5 | |
2010 | Team ORECA Matmut | Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | Nicolas Lapierre | Loïc Duval | failure | Engine failure |
2011 | Team ORECA Matmut | Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | Nicolas Lapierre | Loïc Duval | Rank 5 |
Sebring results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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2011 | Team ORECA Matmut | Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | Loïc Duval | Nicolas Lapierre | Overall victory |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2009 Le Mans Series Yearbook. 2009, p. 86.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Panis, Olivier |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Panis, Olivier Denis (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd September 1966 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Lyon , France |