Olivier Panis

Olivier Panis (; born 2 September 1966 in Oullins, Lyon, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France) is a French racing driver who is a retired Formula One driver.
He drove in F1 from to , for , , and , also spending a year as the test driver of .
He won one race, the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix, scoring Ligier's final victory. For twenty-four years since then, no other French driver had won a race, until Pierre Gasly at the 2020 Italian Grand Prix.
He had a horrible crash at the 1997 Canadian Grand Prix, where he broke both his legs and missed seven races, getting replaced by Italian Jarno Trulli.
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==Formula One Career==
===1994-1995: Start of Something Special===
After winning the Formula 3000 championship in 1993, Panis took the step to Formula One with Guy Ligier's Ligier Grand Prix. At his debut race at the 1994 Brazilian Grand Prix, he finished 11th. He scored his first podium at the 1994 German Grand Prix, finishing 2nd behind race winner Gerhard Berger.
==Formula One Statistical Overview==
===Formula One Record===
Year	Entrant 	Team	WDC Points 	WDC Pos. 	Report
 	Ligier Gitanes Blondes 	 	9 	11th 	Report
 	Ligier Gitanes Blondes 	 	16 	8th 	Report
 	Ligier Gauloises Blondes	 	13 	9th 	Report
 	Prost Gauloises Blondes 	 	16 	9th 	Report
 	Gauloises Prost Peugeot 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Gauloises Prost Peugeot 	 	2 	15th 	Report
 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	Test Driver	Test Driver	Report
 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	Test Driver	Test Driver	
 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda 	 	5 	14th 	Report
 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda 	 	3 	14th 	Report
 	Panasonic Toyota Racing 	 	6 	15th 	Report
 	Panasonic Toyota Racing 	 	6 	14th 	Report
 	Panasonic Toyota Racing 	 	Test Driver	Test Driver	
 	Panasonic Toyota Racing 	 	Test Driver	Test Driver	
===Career Statistics===
===Race Wins===
Win Number	Grand Prix
1 	1996 Monaco Grand Prix
===Career Results===
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==Notes==
Category:Olivier Panis
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