Olivier Panis
French · 1994–2004
VS

Shinji Nakano
Japanese · 1997–1998
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
8
2
Qualifyingahead
10
0
Olivier Panis · Shinji Nakano
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−1.335s
Olivier Panis faster by the median gap over 7 sessions
1997 −1.335s 7
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
17 — 9
26 shared
Qualifying H2H
24 — 2
26 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P8
Best championship
P18
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 0
1997 P9
Teammate battle by season
8
2
1997
Career totals
Olivier Panis Shinji Nakano
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
5
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
76
2
Starts
158
33
Rate-adjusted · per start
Olivier Panis Shinji Nakano
Win rate
0.6%
0%
Podium rate
3.2%
0%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.5
0.1
Avg grid
P12.2
P18.1
Avg finish
P11.9
P13.6
Finish rate
64.6%
54.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Olivier Panis Shinji Nakano
Overtakes
1,076
257
Overtakes / race
9.0
7.8
Places lost
726
95
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 Shinji Nakano
Mechanical retirements
34
11
Crash retirements
21
4
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
1997
1996 · aged 29
First win
—
—
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P6
+0.3
Avg places gained
+4.5
Season points trajectory
1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004
Olivier Panis Shinji Nakano
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Olivier Panis Shinji Nakano
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P9
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P14
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P14
Hockenheimring 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · —
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P8
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P11
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P15
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P17
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P7
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P8
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P11
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P13
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P10
Team history
Olivier Panis
LIG
PRO
BAR
TOY
Ligier 1994–1996Prost 1997–1999BAR 2001–2002Toyota 2003–2004
Shinji Nakano
Prost 1997Minardi 1998
19942004
Olivier Panis → Shinji Nakano → 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).