Cristiano da Matta vs Olivier Panis

2004·

Cristiano da Matta edged Olivier Panis 6–5 in the races and 6–6 in qualifying at Toyota in 2004. Olivier Panis scored 5 points to 3.

Cristiano da MattaOlivier Panis

6Qualifying6

12 shared races

6Race day5

12 shared races, 1 tied

3Points5

in shared races, as awarded at the time

11Points (today’s rules)16

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 5/3
Best finish: P6/P5
Avg. grid: 11.7/12

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	13/18	P12	P13	0 / 0
2	2Malaysian Grand Prix	10/14	P9	P12	0 / 0
3	3Bahrain Grand Prix	9/8	P10	P9	0 / 0
4	4San Marino Grand Prix	10/13	Accident	P11	0 / 0
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	11/7	P13	Hydraulics	0 / 0
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	15/13	P6▲	P8	3 / 1
7	7European Grand Prix	11/10	Collision	P11	0 / 0
8	8Canadian Grand Prix	12/13	Disqualified	Disqualified	0 / 0
9	9United States Grand Prix	11/8	Gearbox	P5▲	0 / 4
10	10French Grand Prix	11/14	P14	P15▼	0 / 0
11	11British Grand Prix	12/17	P13	Accident	0 / 0
12	12German Grand Prix	15/9	Puncture	P14	0 / 0
	Average finish		P11.0	P10.9

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
2003	Toyota	Cristiano da Matta vs Olivier Panis	3–13	10–6	10–6

Other Toyota battles in 2004

Other Toyota teammate battles in 2004
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
Olivier Panis vs Ricardo Zonta	3–1	3–1	1–0

Cristiano da Matta’s career Olivier Panis’s career Toyota 2004 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.