| Olivier
PANIS (11) Prost-Peugeot |
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Born : September 2nd 1966 in Lyons (France) Nationality : French Lives : Grenoble (France) Family : Married to Anne, 1 son (Aurélien) Height : 1,73m Weight : 76 kg |
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| 1981-1986 : Karting 1987 : Winner Elf Driving Scholarship Award 1988 : 4th, French Formula Renault Championship 1989 : French Formula Renault Championship (5 wins) 1990 : 4th, French Formula 3 Championship 1991 : 2nd, French Formula 3 Championship (5 wins) 1992 : 10th, Formula 3000 Championship |
1993 : 1st, Formula 3000
Championship (3 wins) 1994 : Formula 1 debut. Formula 1 World Championship with Ligier-Renault (9 points) 1995 : 8th, Formula 1 World Championship with Ligier-Mugen Honda (16 points) 1996 : 9th, Formula 1 World Championship with Ligier-Mugen Honda (13 points, 1 win in monaco) 1997: 9th in the F1 World Championship with Prost Mugen-Honda (16 points. Second at Barcelona. Third at Interlagos. Fourth at Monaco. Fifth at Melbourne. Sixth at the Nürburgring) |
| In spite of his unlucky accident at Montreal, the Frenchman had shown earlier in the season that he had reached maturity. Galvanised by the arrival of Alain Prost as team owner, Olivier had grown rapidly in popularity with the French public. But winning races is the aim of the exercise! With the help of the Peugeot engine next season, Panis and Prost GP will have the means to perform exploits. So long as the "Professor", Alain Prost, has got his calculations right! |
