Olivier Panis
French · 1994–2004
VS

Pedro Diniz
Brazilian · 1995–2000
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
11
5
Qualifyingahead
15
1
Olivier Panis · Pedro Diniz
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−1.096s
Olivier Panis faster by the median gap over 6 sessions
1996 −1.096s 6
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
46 — 29
75 shared
Qualifying H2H
64 — 11
75 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P8
Best championship
P14
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 1
1996 P9 1997 P9 1999 P14
Teammate battle by season
11
5
1996
Career totals
Olivier Panis Pedro Diniz
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
5
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
76
10
Starts
158
99
Rate-adjusted · per start
Olivier Panis Pedro Diniz
Win rate
0.6%
0%
Podium rate
3.2%
0%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.5
0.1
Avg grid
P12.2
P17.2
Avg finish
P11.9
P14.6
Finish rate
64.6%
40.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Olivier Panis Pedro Diniz
Overtakes
1,076
526
Overtakes / race
9.0
6.9
Places lost
726
295
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 Pedro Diniz
Mechanical retirements
34
32
Crash retirements
21
25
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 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
1994
Debut season
1995
1996 · aged 29
First win
—
—
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P5
+0.3
Avg places gained
+2.7
Season points trajectory
1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004
Olivier Panis Pedro Diniz
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Olivier Panis Pedro Diniz
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P8
Hockenheimring 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P11
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P7
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P11
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P6
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P11
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P5
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P10
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · —
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · —
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P8
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P16
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · —
Okayama International Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P17
Team history
Olivier Panis
LIG
PRO
BAR
TOY
Ligier 1994–1996Prost 1997–1999BAR 2001–2002Toyota 2003–2004
Pedro Diniz
ARR
SAU
Forti 1995Ligier 1996Arrows 1997–1998Sauber 1999–2000
19942004
Olivier Panis → Pedro Diniz → 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).