Olivier Panis

French · 1994–2004
VS

Ricardo Zonta

Brazilian · 1999–2005
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
3
1
Qualifyingahead
3
1
Olivier Panis · Ricardo Zonta
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.251s
Olivier Panis faster by the median gap over 4 sessions
2004 −0.251s 4
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
12 6
18 shared
Qualifying H2H
14 4
18 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: 1 · 0
2004 P14
Teammate battle by season
3
1
2004
Career totals
Olivier Panis Ricardo Zonta
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
5
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
76
3
Starts
158
37
Rate-adjusted · per start
Olivier Panis Ricardo Zonta
Win rate
0.6%
0%
Podium rate
3.2%
0%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.5
0.1
Avg grid
P12.2
P14.8
Avg finish
P11.9
P13.2
Finish rate
64.6%
54.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Olivier Panis Ricardo Zonta
Overtakes
1,076
309
Overtakes / race
9.0
8.6
Places lost
726
216
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 Ricardo Zonta
Mechanical retirements
34
10
Crash retirements
21
7
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
1999
1996 · aged 29
First win
First pole
First title
P1
Best finish
P6
+0.3
Avg places gained
+1.6
Season points trajectory
1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004
Olivier Panis Ricardo Zonta
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Olivier Panis Ricardo Zonta
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Olivier Panis 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · — ZON
Hockenheimring 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Olivier Panis 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — ZON
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P8
Olivier Panis 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P8 ZON
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P9
Olivier Panis 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P9 ZON
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7 ZON
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P9
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P9 ZON
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P13
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P13 ZON
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P6
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P6 ZON
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — ZON
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P10
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P10 ZON
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P12
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P12 ZON
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P8
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P8 ZON
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P9
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P9 ZON
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6 ZON
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P15
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P15 ZON
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · —
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · — ZON
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6 ZON
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · —
Olivier Panis 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · — ZON
Team history
Olivier Panis
LIG
PRO
BAR
TOY
Ligier 1994–1996Prost 1997–1999BAR 2001–2002Toyota 2003–2004
Ricardo Zonta
BAR
TOY
BAR 1999–2000Jordan 2001Toyota 2004–2005
19942005
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).