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
Panis (left) with Patric Niederhauser in 2022.
NationalityFrance French
Born (1994-10-29) 29 October 1994 (age 30)
Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France
Related toOlivier Panis (father)
WTCC career
Debut season2017
Current teamZengő Motorsport
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number8
Starts9
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish18th in 2017
Previous series
201516
201214
201314
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

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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 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

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position
2011 French F4 Championship Auto Sport 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 12 0 0 0 0 26 17th
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 18th
TCR International Series Boutsen Ginion Racing 7 1 0 2 1 27 20th
TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship 3 0 0 0 0 30 28th
2017–18 Andros Trophy - Électrique Class Plastic'Up 13 5 5 4 10 370 1st
2018 World Touring Car Cup Comtoyou Racing 30 0 0 0 0 55 17th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 IDEC Sport 1 0 0 0 0 0.25 35th
2018–19 Andros Trophy - Elite Pro Class Saintéloc Racing 11 1 1 1 5 620 3rd
2019 World Touring Car Cup Comtoyou Team DHL CUPRA Racing 30 0 0 1 1 127 17th
Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe Tech 1 Racing 6 0 0 0 0 6 20th
GT4 European Series - Silver Selleslagh Racing Team 2 0 0 0 0 7 24th
2019–20 Andros Trophy - Elite Pro Class Saintéloc Racing 10 3 2 2 7 543 1st
2020 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Tech 1 Racing 10 0 2 1 0 14.5 16th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver Cup 10 1 2 4 2 60 7th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup 4 0 1 0 1 44 8th
French GT4 Cup - Silver CMR 12 1 1 0 4 159 5th
2020–21 Andros Trophy - Elite Pro Class Saintéloc Racing 11 1 1 1 6 522 2nd
2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Saintéloc Racing 10 0 0 0 0 20.5 14th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 8 17th
2021–22 Andros Trophy - Elite Pro Class Saintéloc Racing 9 1 1 2 6 532 3rd
2022 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Saintéloc Racing 9 0 0 0 2 49.5 6th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2022–23 Andros Trophy - Elite Pro Class Saintéloc Racing 10 4 4 2 5 544 1st
2023 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Boutsen VDS 10 0 0 0 0 8.5 17th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Gold Cup 10 3 2 1 6 105 2nd
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold Cup 5 1 0 1 2 83 4th
2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Boutsen VDS
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 0 0 0 0 10.5 16th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver Cup 10 3 1 2 7 113.5 2nd

* Season still in progress.

Complete French F4 Championship results

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(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

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(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

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(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

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(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

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(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

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(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

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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

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GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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(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
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(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

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  1. ^ Gellérfi-Csizmadia, Gergő (31 January 2017). "HIVATALOS: Ex F1-es pilóta fia a Zengőnél!" (in Hungarian). formula.hu. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  2. ^ "@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.
  3. ^ "Panis switches to WTCC with Zengő Motorsport – FIA WTCC". Archived from the original on 25 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Aurelien Panis splits with Zengo Honda World Touring Car team".
  5. ^ "Aurélien Panis confirmed in TCR International with Boutsen Ginion Racing". 5 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Aurélien Panis joins Comtoyou for the FIA WTCR - TCR HUB". 18 January 2018.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Christophe Ferrier
Andros Trophy Électrique
Champion

2017-18
Succeeded by
Christophe Ferrier
Preceded by Andros Trophy
Elite Pro Champion

2019-20
Succeeded by
Preceded by Andros Trophy
Elite Pro Champion

2022-23
Succeeded by
Incumbent