Olivier Panis  
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Birthdate:  September 2nd, 1966
Nationality:   French
Residence:  Grenoble, France
Height:  5' 9" (1.73 m)
Weight:  168 lbs. (76.0 kg)
   
 


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  Olivier Panis was the trendsetter who originally took a sabbatical from GP racing in order to further advance his career, and after completing a year of testing with McLaren his stock rose dramatically after the impressive words of praise from Ron Dennis. Prior to Olivier's departure from the sport in the 2000 season, he was a mainstay at the Ligier/Prost outfit since 1994.  The highlight of Olivier's career so far was his memorable win at Monaco in 1996, as well as three second place finishes, which in recognition of the poor quality of the Liger/Prost cars is a great testament to his unquestionable driving talent.  Since being back in F1, Olivier drove two seasons in a very poor BAR, yet managing to score a few point finishes.  In 2003 Olivier heads up the Toyota F1 program's sophomore year.


Racing Career

2003  Formula 1 (Toyota)
2002  Formula 1 (BAR): 14th
2001  Formula 1 (BAR): 14th
2000  Testing F1 (McLaren)
1999  Formula 1 (Prost): 15th
1998  Formula 1 (Prost): na
1997  Formula 1 (Prost): 9th
1996  Formula 1 (Ligier): 9th
1995  Formula 1 (Ligier): 8th
1994  Formula 1 (Ligier): 11th
1993  Internat'l F3000: Champion
1992  Internat'l F3000
1991  French Formula 3: 2nd
1990  French Formula 3: 4th
1989  French F-Renualt: 1st
1988  French F-Renualt: 4th
1987  Elf Racing Scholarship
1986  Karting
 


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