Aurélien Panis (born 29 October 1994 in Saint-Martin-d'Hères) is a professional French racing driver. He is best known for being the son of the former Formula 1 driver, Olivier Panis. From 2017 he is one of the two drivers of Zengő Motorsport - the first non-Hungarian the team has fielded in the WTCC.[1]
| Aurélien Panis | |
|---|---|
.png) Panis (left) with Patric Niederhauser in 2022. | |
| Nationality |  French |
| Born | 29 October 1994 Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France |
| Related to | Olivier Panis (father) |
| WTCC career | |
| Debut season | 2017 |
| Current team | Zengő Motorsport |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 8 |
| Starts | 9 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 18th in 2017 |
| Previous series | |
| 2015–16 2012–14 2013–14 2012 2011 | Formula V8 3.5 Series Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Formula Renault 2.0 Alps French F4 Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2019–20, 2022–23 2017–18 | Andros Trophy - Elite Pro Class Andros Électrique Trophy |
Career
editAurélien Panis began his career in 2011 in the national French F4 Championship. He finished tenth. In 2012, he joined Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps, but scored no points in Eurocup, and only 26 in Alps. He became a member of the Caterham Racing Academy, from Caterham F1 Team in 2013, and scored his first points in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0. In 2014, he left Caterham but won two victories: one in Eurocup and another one in Northern European Cup.
He joined Formula Renault 3.5 Series for 2015, with Tech 1 Racing.[2] Next year, in the series - which was renamed as Formula V8 3.5 Series - he scored two wins and finished the championship in 5th position.
In 2017, he decided to switch for touring cars as he started the year in WTCC with a Honda Civic TC1 car at Zengő Motorsport.[3] But after five round, he split with the Hungarian team [4] and went towards TCR International Series where he participated with the Boutsen Ginion Racing squad.[5] In the later championship he took one win with the Belgian team's Honda Civic TCR.
In 2019 he would race in World Touring Car Cup (FIA WTCR) with an Audi RS3 LMS at Comtoyou Racing.[6]
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit* Season still in progress.
Complete French F4 Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | LÉD 1 8 |
LÉD 2 18 |
NOG 1 11 |
NOG 2 7 |
PAU 1 Ret |
PAU 2 3 |
VDV 1 5 |
VDV 2 11 |
SPA 1 11 |
SPA 2 7 |
ALB 1 7 |
ALB 2 7 |
LEC 1 20 |
LEC 2 3 |
10th | 46 |
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | RC Formula | MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 10 |
PAU 1 10 |
PAU 2 6 |
IMO 1 8 |
IMO 2 Ret |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
RBR 1 11 |
RBR 2 15 |
MUG 1 11 |
MUG 2 7 |
CAT 1 7 |
CAT 2 11 |
17th | 26 |
Complete Formula V8 3.5 Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Tech 1 Racing | ALC 1 12 |
ALC 2 13 |
MON 1 7 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 7 |
HUN 1 7 |
HUN 2 13 |
RBR 1 8 |
RBR 2 Ret |
SIL 1 Ret |
SIL 2 9 |
NÜR 1 14 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
BUG 1 5 |
BUG 2 6 |
JER 1 Ret |
JER 2 13 |
12th | 42 | |
| 2016 | Arden Motorsport | ALC 1 5 |
ALC 2 1 |
HUN 1 4 |
HUN 2 3 |
SPA 1 8 |
SPA 2 5 |
LEC 1 8 |
LEC 2 4 |
SIL 1 5 |
SIL 2 5 |
RBR 1 5 |
RBR 2 1 |
MNZ 1 4 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
JER 1 4 |
JER 2 Ret |
CAT 1 4 |
CAT 2 12 |
5th | 183 |
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Zengő Motorsport | Honda Civic WTCC | MAR 1 10 |
MAR 2 Ret |
ITA 1 DNS |
ITA 2 12 |
HUN 1 10 |
HUN 2 14 |
GER 1 13 |
GER 2 12 |
POR 1 11 |
POR 2 16† |
ARG 1 |
ARG 2 |
CHN 1 |
CHN 2 |
JPN 1 |
JPN 2 |
MAC 1 |
MAC 2 |
QAT 1 |
QAT 2 |
18th | 2 |
† Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete TCR International Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Boutsen Ginion Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR | RIM 1 |
RIM 2 |
BHR 1 |
BHR 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
SAL 1 |
SAL 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
OSC 1 15† |
OSC 2 DNS |
CHA 1 19 |
CHA 2 1 |
ZHE 1 10 |
ZHE 2 13 |
DUB 1 14 |
DUB 2 13 |
20th | 27 |
† Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete World Touring Car Cup results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Comtoyou Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | MAR 1 Ret |
MAR 2 14 |
MAR 3 16 |
HUN 1 15 |
HUN 2 20 |
HUN 3 Ret |
GER 1 11 |
GER 2 12 |
GER 3 11 |
NED 1 10 |
NED 2 Ret |
NED 3 13 |
POR 1 16† |
POR 2 8 |
POR 3 9 |
SVK 1 9 |
SVK 2 Ret |
SVK 3 10 |
CHN 1 10 |
CHN 2 10 |
CHN 3 9 |
WUH 1 9 |
WUH 2 7 |
WUH 3 11 |
JPN 1 13 |
JPN 2 4 |
JPN 3 5 |
MAC 1 16 |
MAC 2 9 |
MAC 3 Ret |
17th | 55 |
| 2019 | Comtoyou Team DHL CUPRA Racing | CUPRA León TCR | MAR 1 Ret |
MAR 2 21 |
MAR 3 19 |
HUN 1 5 |
HUN 2 13 |
HUN 3 11 |
SVK 1 Ret |
SVK 2 Ret |
SVK 3 8 |
NED 1 13 |
NED 2 14 |
NED 3 12 |
GER 1 17 |
GER 2 8 |
GER 3 7 |
POR 1 6 |
POR 2 16 |
POR 3 11 |
CHN 1 6 |
CHN 2 Ret |
CHN 3 6 |
JPN 1 14 |
JPN 2 19 |
JPN 3 17 |
MAC 1 12 |
MAC 2 Ret |
MAC 3 23 |
MAL 1 2 |
MAL 2 11 |
MAL 3 Ret |
17th | 127 |
† Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete European Le Mans Series results
edit| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | IDEC Sport | LMP2 | Ligier JS P217 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC | MNZ | RBR | SIL | SPA 14‡ |
ALG | 35th | 0.25 |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
editGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Tech 1 Racing | Lexus RC F GT3 | Silver | IMO 19 |
NÜR 39 |
SPA 6H 28 |
SPA 12H 43 |
SPA 24H Ret |
LEC 16 |
8th | 44 | |
| 2022 | Saintéloc Junior Team | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Silver | IMO 21 |
LEC 20 |
SPA 6H 66 |
SPA 12H 66 |
SPA 24H Ret |
HOC 20 |
CAT 16 |
5th | 43 |
| 2023 | Boutsen VDS | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Gold | MNZ Ret |
LEC 11 |
SPA 6H 14 |
SPA 12H 46 |
SPA 24H 42 |
NUR 12 |
CAT 13 |
4th | 83 |
| 2024 | Boutsen VDS | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Silver | LEC 21 |
SPA 6H 27 |
SPA 12H 32 |
SPA 24H 40 |
NÜR |
MNZ |
JED |
7th* | 31* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Tech 1 Racing | Lexus RC F GT3 | Pro | BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
ZAN 1 15 |
ZAN 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 19 |
NÜR 2 5 |
HUN 1 26 |
HUN 2 22 |
20th | 6 |
| 2020 | Tech 1 Racing | Lexus RC F GT3 | Silver | MIS 1 Ret |
MIS 2 15 |
MIS 3 19 |
MAG 1 Ret |
MAG 2 18 |
ZAN 1 7 |
ZAN 2 4 |
CAT 1 12 |
CAT 2 19 |
CAT 3 8 |
7th | 60 |
| 2021 | Saintéloc Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Pro | MAG 1 26 |
MAG 2 6 |
ZAN 1 9 |
ZAN 2 15 |
MIS 1 4 |
MIS 2 10 |
BRH 1 5 |
BRH 2 11 |
VAL 1 13 |
VAL 2 9 |
14th | 20.5 |
| 2022 | Saintéloc Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Pro | BRH 1 5 |
BRH 2 6 |
MAG 1 4 |
MAG 2 3 |
ZAN 1 5 |
ZAN 2 7 |
MIS 1 Ret |
MIS 2 DNS |
VAL 1 9 |
VAL 2 2 |
6th | 49.5 |
| 2023 | Boutsen VDS | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Gold | BRH 1 9 |
BRH 2 26 |
MIS 1 6 |
MIS 2 Ret |
HOC 1 10 |
HOC 2 10 |
VAL 1 29 |
VAL 2 8 |
ZAN 1 20 |
ZAN 2 17 |
2nd | 105 |
| 2024 | Boutsen VDS | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Silver | BRH 1 6 |
BRH 2 12 |
MIS 1 30 |
MIS 2 32† |
HOC 1 16 |
HOC 2 12 |
MAG 1 11 |
MAG 2 12 |
CAT 1 5 |
CAT 2 11 |
2nd | 113.5 |
References
edit- ^ Gellérfi-Csizmadia, Gergő (31 January 2017). "HIVATALOS: Ex F1-es pilóta fia a Zengőnél!" (in Hungarian). formula.hu. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "@Tech1Racing signs @AurelienPanis to race in Formula Renault 3.5 Series next season". World Series by Renault. Renault Sport. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ "Panis switches to WTCC with Zengő Motorsport – FIA WTCC". Archived from the original on 25 February 2018.
- ^ "Aurelien Panis splits with Zengo Honda World Touring Car team".
- ^ "Aurélien Panis confirmed in TCR International with Boutsen Ginion Racing". 5 July 2017.
- ^ "Aurélien Panis joins Comtoyou for the FIA WTCR - TCR HUB". 18 January 2018.
External links
edit- Aurélien Panis on Facebook
- Aurélien Panis career summary at DriverDB.com