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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.
Panis began his career in French F4 in 2011 before progressing to the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 series the following year.
After a stint with the Caterham Racing Academy in 2013 Panis joined the ART Junior Team and scored his first Formula Renault wins in 2014. He won twice in Formula V8 3.5 in 2016 and finished fifth in the points.
Having twice finished runner-up in the Électrique Class of the Andros Trophy ice-racing series, it was a case of third time lucky for the French youngster when he claimed the category title at the end of the 2017/18 season.
After a stint in the World Touring Car Championship, Panis made a strong impact on his switch to the TCR category, winning on his third start in the TCR International Series in Thailand in 2017.
For 2019 Panis will be driving for Comtoyou DHL Team CUPRA Racing in the wtcr series.