As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Jacques Villeneuve · Olivier Panis
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.351s
Jacques Villeneuve faster by the median gap over 3 sessions
2001
+0.890s
1
2002
−0.597s
2
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
68
—
41
109 shared
Qualifying H2H
74
—
35
109 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
2
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P8
Finished ahead in the standings:
4 · 2
1996
P2
1997
P1
2001
P7
2002
P12
2003
P15
2004
P14
Teammate battle by season
10
7
2001
11
6
2002
Career totals
Jacques Villeneuve
Olivier Panis
Championships
1
0
Wins
11
1
Poles
13
0
Podiums
23
5
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
235
76
Starts
165
158
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jacques Villeneuve
Olivier Panis
Win rate
6.7%
0.6%
Podium rate
13.9%
3.2%
Pole rate
7.9%
0%
Points / start
1.4
0.5
Avg grid
P9.1
P12.2
Avg finish
P10.3
P11.9
Finish rate
66.7%
64.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Jacques Villeneuve
Olivier Panis
Overtakes
1,120
1,076
Overtakes / race
7.0
9.0
Places lost
870
726
Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded.
Only races with lap data count, so the per-race figure is the fair comparison across eras.
Why they retired
Jacques Villeneuve
Olivier Panis
Mechanical retirements
38
34
Crash retirements
17
21
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Retirements with an unclear cause: 0 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1996
Debut season
1994
1996 · aged 25
First win
1996 · aged 29
1996
First pole
—
1997 · aged 26
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.1
Avg places gained
+0.3
Season points trajectory
Jacques Villeneuve
Olivier Panis
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Jacques Villeneuve | Olivier Panis |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Hungaroring | 2 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Nürburgring | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · P4 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Red Bull Ring | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Autódromo do Estoril | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 3 · P3 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Circuito de Jerez | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Suzuka Circuit | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Sepang International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P12 |
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Shanghai International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P10 | 0 · 0 · P14 |
| Bahrain International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
Team history
Basis
Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).