Shinji Nakano
Japanese · 1997–1998
VS

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