Category profile
- Dominance
- 64
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 60
- Statistics
- 76
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 0 |
Data sources
- FIA
- Formula1.com
- StatsF1
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Olivier Panis ranks #56 in Formula 1
Olivier Panis ranks 56th among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 1013th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 71.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 64, Peak 84, Longevity 76, Honours 60, Statistics 76. Those categories are normalised against the full Formula 1 reference universe of 146 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1994–2004 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1996, which sets the Peak component at 84. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 84 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes grand prix wins 1, podiums 5, grand prix starts 158, career points 76.
Immediately ahead sits Esteban Ocon on 71.8, a gap of 0.4 points. Directly behind is James Hunt on 73.9. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Olivier Panis GOAT Score explained
- Dominance64/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Panis stood above the field while competing. Scored 64/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1996. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 76/100.
- Honours60/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 60/100.
- Statistics76/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 76/100.
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Olivier Panis — frequently asked
- Is Olivier Panis the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Olivier Panis ranks 56th in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 71.4, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Olivier Panis's GOAT Score?
- 71.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 64 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 60 (20%), Statistics 76 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Olivier Panis rank all time?
- 1013th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 56th within Formula 1.
- Olivier Panis vs Esteban Ocon: who ranks higher?
- Esteban Ocon, on 71.8 against Olivier Panis's 71.4 — a margin of 0.4 points.