3rd 10th 14th : 8. Panis’ post-accident career failed to display his earlier promise; however, his woes could be attributed in great part to mechanical unreliability and joining the wrong teams at the wrong times. Olivier Panis I like the place - Montreal and the people. He is the father of racing driver Aurélien Panis. Olivier Panis (born 2 September 1966) is a French professional racing driver.

The former Ligier, Prost, BAR and Toyota driver joins his former teammate Jenson Button in racing at Circuit Zandvoort alongside other motorsport legends including Emerson Fittipaldi, Dario Franchitti, Petter Solberg and Helio Castroneves. The 27-year-old Panis earned an F1 drive in 1994 for the French-based The following year in 1995, he earned another surprise second place at the 1998 would prove to be a difficult season for Panis. That always makes for a good atmosphere. As of 2015, he is the last French driver to win a Formula One Grand Prix.. Illegal frontwing Undersized skidblock Illegal rearwing. Olivier Panis will race in The Race Legends Trophy for the first time this weekend after confirming a slot on the grid. I did all that I could for the rest of the race and then came the team's problem with the brake ducts. 2 3 4. "There was a lot of confusion at the first corner. For how many teams did Panis drive prior to the 2001 season? In early October 2004 he announced his intention to retire from racing following the Panis was highly regarded for his racecraft. We always get many, many spectators every day and they are so clearly enthusiastic. Here the Frenchman looks back on his weekend in The total or partial reproduction of text, photographs or illustrations is not permitted in any form.

He failed to score a single point for the Prost team, primarily due to a poor quality car. 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.. That was unfortunate but we can't change it and I feel sorry for Cristiano and the rest of the team about losing a point..." - Olivier Panis.Panasonic Toyota Racing driver Olivier Panis finished tenth at the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday, prior to his exclusion. He drove in F1 from 1994 to 2004, for Ligier, Prost, BAR and Toyota, also spending a year as the test driver of McLaren.. From which grid position did Panis win the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix? He won one race, the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix, scoring Ligier's final victory.No other French driver has won a race since. A stronger car, and unusual circumstances, saw an irregular return to form for the Frenchman.

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Panis drove in Formula One for ten seasons, scoring one win at the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix for the Ligier team. The highlight of the season was a ninth-place finish in The following year saw an improvement for the partnership. 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2002 2003 2004; 11th: 8th: 9th: 9th: 19th: 16th: 14th: 14th: 16th: 14th After a troubled race he still claimed 6th in Panis remained with Toyota for 2004, his tenth season in Formula One.

However, his full potential was restricted by the pins which remained in his legs, a legacy of the surgery following his crash in 1997. Why was Panis disqualified from the 1994 Portugese GP?

7. He was also considered by the likes of Häkkinen, who was particularly upset when Panis left the McLaren testing team to return to full-time driving, to be one of the best test-drivers on the field. The Jaguars and a McLaren were involved and I lost time.

Toyota driver Olivier Panis was taken to hospital following a crash during testing at the Circuit de Catalunya today.