Cristiano da Matta vs Olivier Panis

2003·

Cristiano da Matta beat Olivier Panis 10–6 at Toyota in 2003, helped by 9 retirements for Olivier Panis. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Cristiano da MattaOlivier Panis

3Qualifying13

16 shared races

10Race day6

16 shared races

10Points6

in shared races, as awarded at the time

34Points (today’s rules)21

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 3/9
Best finish: P6/P5
Avg. grid: 11.3/9

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Cristiano da Matta and Olivier Panis
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Cristiano da Matta	Olivier Panis	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	16/5	Spun off	Fuel pressure	0 / 0
2	2Malaysian Grand Prix	11/10	P11	Fuel pressure	0 / 0
3	3Brazilian Grand Prix	18/15	P10	Collision	0 / 0
4	4San Marino Grand Prix	13/10	P12	P9	0 / 0
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	13/6	P6	Gearbox	3 / 0
6	6Austrian Grand Prix	13/11	P10	Suspension	0 / 0
7	7Monaco Grand Prix	10/17	P9	P13	0 / 0
8	8Canadian Grand Prix	9/7	P11	P8	0 / 1
9	9European Grand Prix	10/7	Engine	Spun off	0 / 0
10	10French Grand Prix	13/10	P11	P8	0 / 1
11	11British Grand Prix	6/13	P7	P11	2 / 0
12	12German Grand Prix	9/7	P6	P5▲	3 / 4
13	13Hungarian Grand Prix	15/10	P11	Gearbox	0 / 0
14	14Italian Grand Prix	12/9	Tyre	Brakes	0 / 0
15	15United States Grand Prix	9/3	P9	Accident	0 / 0
16	16Japanese Grand Prix	3/4	P7	P10	2 / 0
	Average finish		P9.2	P9.1

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Cristiano da Matta / 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.

Cristiano da Matta and Olivier Panis in other seasons

Other seasons in which Cristiano da Matta and Olivier Panis were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2004	Toyota	Cristiano da Matta vs Olivier Panis	6–6	6–5	3–5

Cristiano da Matta’s career Olivier Panis’s career Toyota 2003 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.