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Olivier Panis
Date of Birth- 2nd September
1966
Nationality - French
Height - 1.73m
Weight - 72kg
Current Team - Toyota
Career Highlights
Panis originally started out in Karting and then in 1988
moved into French Formula Renault, of which he became the 1989.
Thereafter he progressed into French Formula 3 obtaining 4th position
in 1990 and was the Runner-up in 1991. In 1992 he began competing
in International Formula 3000 and became the 1993 champion.
In 1994 he made his F1 debut with the Ligier team where he demonstrated
steady performances. It was in 1996 that he achieved is first, at
for that matter only (to date) win in the Monaco GP and finished
9th overall in the Championship.
Prost bought Ligier in 1997, and it was a good omen for Panis too.
He had a strong start to the season and enjoyed a podium position
in the Barcelona GP. However after a serious crash in the Montreal
GP that season success has slowed for Panis.
There were insignificant interludes at McLaren and BAR but Panis
was again denied any notable successes. In 2003 Panis signed for
Toyota
and despite giving great efforts was again wanting of wins and podium
positions.
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