Aurélien Panis
| Aurélien Panis | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Car no. | 8 |
| Starts | 9 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| 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 |
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]
Career
Aurélien 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 an other one in Northern European Cup.
He joined Formula Renault 3.5 Series for 2015, with Tech 1 Racing.[2]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | French F4 Championship | Autosport Academy | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 10th |
| 2012 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | RC Formula | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16th | ||
| 2013 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Prema Powerteam | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | RC Formula | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 27th | |
| 2014 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | ART Junior Team | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 9th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 19th | ||
| 2015 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Tech 1 Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 12th |
| 2015-16 | Andros Trophy - Électrique Class | Allianz | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 337 | 2nd |
| 2016 | Formula V8 3.5 Series | Arden Motorsport | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 183 | 5th |
| 2016-17 | Andros Trophy - Électrique Class | Plastic'Up | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 355 | 2nd |
| 2017 | World Touring Car Championship | Zengő Motorsport | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15th* |
| TCR International Series | Boutsen Ginion Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC* | |
| TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 24th* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete Formula V8 3.5 Series results
(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
(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 |
15th* | 2* |
† Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance. * Season still in progress.
Complete TCR International Series results
(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 | GEO 1 |
GEO 2 |
BHR 1 |
BHR 2 |
BEL 1 |
BEL 2 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 2 |
AUT 1 |
AUT 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
GER 1 15† |
GER 2 DNS |
THA 1 |
THA 2 |
CHN 1 |
CHN 2 |
ABU 1 |
ABU 2 |
NC* | 0* |
† Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance. * Season still in progress.
References
- ↑ 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.
External links
- Aurélien Panis on Facebook
- Aurélien Panis career summary at DriverDB.com