# Aurélien Panis

Aurélien Panis (born 29 October 1994 in Saint-Martin-d'Hères) is a professional French racing driver. He is best known for being the son of the former Formula 1 driver, Olivier Panis. From 2017 he is one of the two drivers of Zengő Motorsport - the first non-Hungarian the team has fielded in the WTCC.

## Career

Aurélien Panis began his career in 2011 in the national French F4 Championship. He finished tenth. In 2012, he joined Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps, but scored no points in Eurocup, and only 26 in Alps. He became a member of the Caterham Racing Academy, from Caterham F1 Team in 2013, and scored his first points in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0. In 2014, he left Caterham but won two victories: one in Eurocup and another one in Northern European Cup.
He joined Formula Renault 3.5 Series for 2015, with Tech 1 Racing. Next year, in the series - which was renamed as Formula V8 3.5 Series - he scored two wins and finished the championship in 5th position.
In 2017, he decided to switch for touring cars as he started the year in WTCC with a Honda Civic TC1 car at Zengő Motorsport. But after five round, he split with the Hungarian team and went towards TCR International Series where he participated with the Boutsen Ginion Racing squad. In the later championship he took one win with the Belgian team's Honda Civic TCR.
In 2019 he would race in World Touring Car Cup (FIA WTCR) with an Audi RS3 LMS at Comtoyou Racing.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2011 | French F4 Championship | Auto Sport Academy | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 10th |
| 2012 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | RC Formula | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2012 | Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | RC Formula | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 17th |
| 2013 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Prema Powerteam | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18th |
| 2013 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | RC Formula | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 27th |
| 2014 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | ART Junior Team | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 9th |
| 2014 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | ART Junior Team | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 19th |
| 2015 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Tech 1 Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 12th |
| 2015-16 | Andros Trophy - Électrique Class | Allianz | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 337 | 2nd |
| 2016 | Formula V8 3.5 Series | Arden Motorsport | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 183 | 5th |
| 2016-17 | Andros Trophy - Électrique Class | Plastic'Up | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 355 | 2nd |
| 2017 | World Touring Car Championship | Zengő Motorsport | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18th |
| 2017 | TCR International Series | Boutsen Ginion Racing | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 20th |
| 2017 | TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship | Boutsen Ginion Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 28th |
| 2017–18 | Andros Trophy - Électrique Class | Plastic'Up | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 370 | 1st |
| 2018 | World Touring Car Cup | Comtoyou Racing | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 17th |
| 2018 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | IDEC Sport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 35th |
| 2018–19 | Andros Trophy - Elite Pro Class | Saintéloc Racing | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 620 | 3rd |
| 2019 | World Touring Car Cup | Comtoyou Team DHL CUPRA Racing | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 127 | 17th |
| 2019 | Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe | Tech 1 Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20th |
| 2019 | GT4 European Series - Silver | Selleslagh Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24th |
| 2019–20 | Andros Trophy - Elite Pro Class | Saintéloc Racing | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 543 | 1st |
| 2020 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | Tech 1 Racing | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14.5 | 16th |
| 2020 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver Cup | Tech 1 Racing | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 60 | 7th |
| 2020 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Tech 1 Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2020 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup | Tech 1 Racing | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 8th |
| 2020 | French GT4 Cup - Silver | CMR | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 159 | 5th |
| 2020–21 | Andros Trophy - Elite Pro Class | Saintéloc Racing | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 522 | 2nd |
| 2021 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | Saintéloc Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.5 | 14th |
| 2021 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Saintéloc Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17th |
| 2021–22 | Andros Trophy - Elite Pro Class | Saintéloc Racing | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 532 | 3rd |
| 2022 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | Saintéloc Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49.5 | 6th |
| 2022 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Saintéloc Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2022–23 | Andros Trophy - Elite Pro Class | Saintéloc Racing | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 544 | 1st |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | Boutsen VDS | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 17th |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Gold Cup | Boutsen VDS | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 105 | 2nd |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Boutsen VDS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold Cup | Boutsen VDS | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 83 | 4th |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Boutsen VDS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | Boutsen VDS | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | 16th |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver Cup | Boutsen VDS | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 113.5 | 2nd |
$^*$ Season still in progress.

### Complete French F4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
| 2011 | LÉD 1 8 | LÉD 2 18 | NOG 1 11 | NOG 2 7 | PAU 1 Ret | PAU 2 3 | VDV 1 5 | VDV 2 11 | SPA 1 11 | SPA 2 7 | ALB 1 7 | ALB 2 7 | LEC 1 20 | LEC 2 3 | 10th | 46 |

### Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
| 2012 | RC Formula | MNZ 1 Ret | MNZ 2 10 | PAU 1 10 | PAU 2 6 | IMO 1 8 | IMO 2 Ret | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | RBR 1 11 | RBR 2 15 | MUG 1 11 | MUG 2 7 | CAT 1 7 | CAT 2 11 | 17th | 26 |

### Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | DC | Points |
| 2013 | RC Formula | HOC 1 18 | HOC 2 12 | HOC 3 21 | NÜR 1 4 | NÜR 2 5 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | ASS 1 | ASS 2 | MST 1 | MST 2 | MST 3 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ZAN 3 | 27th | 45 |
| 2014 | ART Junior Team | MNZ 1 Ret | MNZ 2 Ret | SIL 1 2 | SIL 2 Ret | HOC 1 6 | HOC 2 13 | HOC 3 1 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | ASS 1 | ASS 2 | MST 1 | MST 2 | MST 3 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | NÜR 3 | 19th | 77 |

### Complete Formula V8 3.5 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos. | Points |
| 2015 | Tech 1 Racing | ALC 1 12 | ALC 2 13 | MON 1 7 | SPA 1 Ret | SPA 2 7 | HUN 1 7 | HUN 2 13 | RBR 1 8 | RBR 2 Ret | SIL 1 Ret | SIL 2 9 | NÜR 1 14 | NÜR 2 Ret | BUG 1 5 | BUG 2 6 | JER 1 Ret | JER 2 13 | | 12th | 42 |
| 2016 | Arden Motorsport | ALC 1 5 | ALC 2 1 | HUN 1 4 | HUN 2 3 | SPA 1 8 | SPA 2 5 | LEC 1 8 | LEC 2 4 | SIL 1 5 | SIL 2 5 | RBR 1 5 | RBR 2 1 | MNZ 1 4 | MNZ 2 Ret | JER 1 4 | JER 2 Ret | CAT 1 4 | CAT 2 12 | 5th | 183 |

### Complete World Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
| 2017 | Zengő Motorsport | Honda Civic WTCC | MAR 1 10 | MAR 2 Ret | ITA 1 DNS | ITA 2 12 | HUN 1 10 | HUN 2 14 | GER 1 13 | GER 2 12 | POR 1 11 | POR 2 16† | ARG 1 | ARG 2 | CHN 1 | CHN 2 | JPN 1 | JPN 2 | MAC 1 | MAC 2 | QAT 1 | QAT 2 | 18th | 2 |
$^†$ Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

### Complete TCR International Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
| 2017 | Boutsen Ginion Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR | RIM 1 | RIM 2 | BHR 1 | BHR 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | SAL 1 | SAL 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | OSC 1 15† | OSC 2 DNS | CHA 1 19 | CHA 2 1 | ZHE 1 10 | ZHE 2 13 | DUB 1 14 | DUB 2 13 | 20th | 27 |
$^†$ Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

### Complete World Touring Car Cup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
| 2018 | Comtoyou Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | MAR 1 Ret | MAR 2 14 | MAR 3 16 | HUN 1 15 | HUN 2 20 | HUN 3 Ret | GER 1 11 | GER 2 12 | GER 3 11 | NED 1 10 | NED 2 Ret | NED 3 13 | POR 1 16† | POR 2 8 | POR 3 9 | SVK 1 9 | SVK 2 Ret | SVK 3 10 | CHN 1 10 | CHN 2 10 | CHN 3 9 | WUH 1 9 | WUH 2 7 | WUH 3 11 | JPN 1 13 | JPN 2 4 | JPN 3 5 | MAC 1 16 | MAC 2 9 | MAC 3 Ret | 17th | 55 |
| 2019 | Comtoyou Team DHL CUPRA Racing | CUPRA León TCR | MAR 1 Ret | MAR 2 21 | MAR 3 19 | HUN 1 5 | HUN 2 13 | HUN 3 11 | SVK 1 Ret | SVK 2 Ret | SVK 3 8 | NED 1 13 | NED 2 14 | NED 3 12 | GER 1 17 | GER 2 8 | GER 3 7 | POR 1 6 | POR 2 16 | POR 3 11 | CHN 1 6 | CHN 2 Ret | CHN 3 6 | JPN 1 14 | JPN 2 19 | JPN 3 17 | MAC 1 12 | MAC 2 Ret | MAC 3 23 | MAL 1 2 | MAL 2 11 | MAL 3 Ret | 17th | 127 |
$^†$ Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

### Complete European Le Mans Series results

| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
| 2018 | IDEC Sport | LMP2 | Ligier JS P217 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC | MNZ | RBR | SIL | SPA 14‡ | ALG | 35th | 0.25 |
$^‡$ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

### Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
#### GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
| 2020 | Tech 1 Racing | Lexus RC F GT3 | Silver | IMO 19 | NÜR 39 | SPA 6H 28 | SPA 12H 43 | SPA 24H Ret | LEC 16 | | 8th | 44 |
| 2022 | Saintéloc Junior Team | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Silver | IMO 21 | LEC 20 | SPA 6H 66 | SPA 12H 66 | SPA 24H Ret | HOC 20 | CAT 16 | 5th | 43 |
| 2023 | Boutsen VDS | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Gold | MNZ Ret | LEC 11 | SPA 6H 14 | SPA 12H 46 | SPA 24H 42 | NUR 12 | CAT 13 | 4th | 83 |
| 2024 | Boutsen VDS | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Silver | LEC 21 | SPA 6H 27 | SPA 12H 32 | SPA 24H 40 | NÜR | MNZ | JED | 7th* | 31* |
* Season still in progress.

##### Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
| 2019 | Tech 1 Racing | Lexus RC F GT3 | Pro | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | ZAN 1 15 | ZAN 2 Ret | NÜR 1 19 | NÜR 2 5 | HUN 1 26 | HUN 2 22 | 20th | 6 |
| 2020 | Tech 1 Racing | Lexus RC F GT3 | Silver | MIS 1 Ret | MIS 2 15 | MIS 3 19 | MAG 1 Ret | MAG 2 18 | ZAN 1 7 | ZAN 2 4 | CAT 1 12 | CAT 2 19 | CAT 3 8 | 7th | 60 |
| 2021 | Saintéloc Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Pro | MAG 1 26 | MAG 2 6 | ZAN 1 9 | ZAN 2 15 | MIS 1 4 | MIS 2 10 | BRH 1 5 | BRH 2 11 | VAL 1 13 | VAL 2 9 | 14th | 20.5 |
| 2022 | Saintéloc Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Pro | BRH 1 5 | BRH 2 6 | MAG 1 4 | MAG 2 3 | ZAN 1 5 | ZAN 2 7 | MIS 1 Ret | MIS 2 DNS | VAL 1 9 | VAL 2 2 | 6th | 49.5 |
| 2023 | Boutsen VDS | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Gold | BRH 1 9 | BRH 2 26 | MIS 1 6 | MIS 2 Ret | HOC 1 10 | HOC 2 10 | VAL 1 29 | VAL 2 8 | ZAN 1 20 | ZAN 2 17 | 2nd | 105 |
| 2024 | Boutsen VDS | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Silver | BRH 1 6 | BRH 2 12 | MIS 1 30 | MIS 2 32† | HOC 1 16 | HOC 2 12 | MAG 1 11 | MAG 2 12 | CAT 1 5 | CAT 2 11 | 2nd | 113.5 |