In the 1997 Formula 1 season Olivier Panis drove a total of 10 races for Prost. From the total of 10 races, Olivier managed to finish on the podium 2 times. With the best result a 2nd place during the Spanish Grand Prix. If we take a look at the races, where Panis didn't finish, this happend in 2 occasions.
The best result for Olivier during qualifying was at the Argentine Grand Prix as 3rd fastest.
Olivier Panis finished the season on 9th place in the driver championship with a total of 16 points.
Panis vs. Nakano Prost 1997
7
Race
1
7
Qualify
0
1997 races
Australian GP
Mar 9th, 1997
5th
Brazilian GP
Mar 30th, 1997
3rd
Argentine GP
Apr 13th, 1997
DNF
San Marino GP
Apr 27th, 1997
8th
Monaco GP
May 11th, 1997
4th
Spanish GP
May 25th, 1997
2nd
Canadian GP
Jun 15th, 1997
11th
French GP
Jun 29th, 1997
British GP
Jul 13th, 1997
German GP
Jul 27th, 1997
Hungarian GP
Aug 10th, 1997
Belgian GP
Aug 24th, 1997
Italian GP
Sep 7th, 1997
Austrian GP
Sep 21st, 1997
Luxembourg GP
Sep 28th, 1997
6th
Japanese GP
Oct 12th, 1997
DNF
European GP
Oct 26th, 1997
7th
1997 statistics
Wins
0
Pole positions
0
Podiums
2
Finishes in top 5
4
Finishes in points
5
Position
9th
High/low position
3rd/10th
Points
16
DNF's
2
Fastest laps
0
High/low finish result
2nd/19th
Average finish result
8.2
High/low qualifying result
3rd/12th
Average qualifying result
7.86
Wins streak
0
Pole position streak
0
Podium streak
1
Top 5 streak
2
Points streak
3
Finish streak
5
1997 Standings progression
1997 results
| Round | Race | Result | Time | Grid | Qualifying | Qualifying time | Pole position delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australian GP | 5th | +1:00.308 | 9th | 9th | 1:32.842 | +3.473 |
| 2 | Brazilian GP | 3rd | +15.870 | 5th | 5th | 1:16.756 | +0.752 |
| 3 | Argentine GP | DNF | DNF (Electrical) | 3rd | 3rd | 1:25.491 | +1.018 |
| 4 | San Marino GP | 8th | +1 Lap | 4th | 4th | 1:24.075 | +0.772 |
| 5 | Monaco GP | 4th | +1:44.402 | 12th | 12th | 1:19.626 | +1.410 |
| 6 | Spanish GP | 2nd | +5.804 | 12th | 12th | 1:19.157 | +2.632 |
| 7 | Canadian GP | 11th | Spun off | 10th | 10th | 1:19.034 | +0.939 |
| 15 | Luxembourg GP | 6th | +43.750 | 11th | |||
| 16 | Japanese GP | DNF | DNF (Engine) | 10th | |||
| 17 | European GP | 7th | +1:07.145 | 9th |