Olivier Panis
French · 1994–2004
VS

Jacques Villeneuve
Canadian · 1996–2006
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
13
21
Qualifyingahead
13
21
Olivier Panis · Jacques Villeneuve
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
41 — 68
109 shared
Qualifying H2H
35 — 74
109 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
1
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
2
P8
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 4
1996 P2 1997 P1 2001 P7 2002 P12 2003 P15 2004 P14
Teammate battle by season
7
10
2001
6
11
2002
Career totals
Olivier Panis Jacques Villeneuve
Championships
0
1
Wins
1
11
Poles
0
13
Podiums
5
23
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
76
235
Starts
158
165
Rate-adjusted · per start
Olivier Panis Jacques Villeneuve
Win rate
0.6%
6.7%
Podium rate
3.2%
13.9%
Pole rate
0%
7.9%
Points / start
0.5
1.4
Avg grid
P12.2
P9.1
Avg finish
P11.9
P10.3
Finish rate
64.6%
66.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Olivier Panis Jacques Villeneuve
Overtakes
1,076
1,120
Overtakes / race
9.0
7.0
Places lost
726
870
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
Olivier Panis Jacques Villeneuve
Mechanical retirements
34
38
Crash retirements
21
17
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: 1 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1994
Debut season
1996
1996 · aged 29
First win
1996 · aged 25
—
First pole
1996
—
First title
1997 · aged 26
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.3
Avg places gained
-1.1
Season points trajectory
1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006
Olivier Panis Jacques Villeneuve
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Olivier Panis Jacques Villeneuve
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P5 2 · 3 · P1
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P5 2 · 3 · P1 VIL
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 2 · P1
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 2 · P1 VIL
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P6 2 · 2 · P1
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P6 2 · 2 · P1 VIL
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 3 · P1
Olivier Panis 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 3 · P1 VIL
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
Olivier Panis 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1 VIL
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 2 · P1
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 2 · P1 VIL
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Olivier Panis 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 VIL
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1 VIL
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 0 · P10 1 · 1 · P1
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P10 1 · 1 · P1 VIL
Hockenheimring 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 3 · P3
Olivier Panis 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 3 · P3 VIL
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2 VIL
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2 VIL
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 VIL
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2 VIL
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3 VIL
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4 VIL
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6 VIL
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5 VIL
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P5
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P5 VIL
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4 VIL
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P10
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P10 VIL
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P11
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P11 VIL
Team history
Olivier Panis
LIG
PRO
BAR
TOY
Ligier 1994–1996Prost 1997–1999BAR 2001–2002Toyota 2003–2004
Jacques Villeneuve
WIL
BAR
Williams 1996–1998BAR 1999–2003Renault 2004Sauber 2005BMW Sauber 2006
19942006
Olivier Panis → Jacques Villeneuve → Compare others
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).