Shinji Nakano vs Olivier Panis

1997·

Olivier Panis beat Shinji Nakano 8–2 at Prost in 1997, helped by 6 retirements for Shinji Nakano. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Shinji NakanoOlivier Panis

0Qualifying10

10 shared races

2Race day8

10 shared races

1Points16

in shared races, as awarded at the time

15Points (today’s rules)73

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/2
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 6/2
Best finish: P6/P2
Avg. grid: 17.2/8.5

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Shinji Nakano and Olivier Panis
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Shinji Nakano	Olivier Panis	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	16/9	P7	P5	0 / 2
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	15/5	P14▼	P3	0 / 4
3	3Argentine Grand Prix	20/3	Engine	Electrical	0 / 0
4	4San Marino Grand Prix	18/4	Collision	P8	0 / 0
5	5Monaco Grand Prix	21/12	Spun off	P4	0 / 3
6	6Spanish Grand Prix	16/12	Gearbox	P2	0 / 6
7	7Canadian Grand Prix	19/10	P6	P11▼	1 / 0
15	15Luxembourg Grand Prix	17/11	Engine	P6	0 / 1
16	16Japanese Grand Prix	15/10	Wheel bearing	Engine	0 / 0
17	17European Grand Prix	15/9	P10	P7	0 / 0
	Average finish		P9.3	P5.8

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Shinji Nakano / Olivier Panis.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

Other Prost battles in 1997

Other Prost teammate battles in 1997
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
Shinji Nakano vs Jarno Trulli	1–6	1–6	1–3

Shinji Nakano’s career Olivier Panis’s career Prost 1997 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Until the mid-1960s drivers could share a car during a race. Each driver is compared from the car they started (which sets their grid position), with the best result of any car they drove and the points from all of them, as officially credited.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored in the races both drivers started, not their season totals: races either missed, or contested alongside a different teammate, are left out. Up to 1990 even full-season totals differ from the championship standings, because only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.