Gilles Panizzi

What strikes me about Gilles Panizzi is how completely he embodied a niche specialty. He came up the French way, cutting his teeth on asphalt rallies across his home country, and that surface eventually became his signature. I respect drivers who turn a particular terrain into their fortress rather than chasing every condition equally. Born in 1965 on the Mediterranean coast at Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, he belongs to that generation of French rally talent that France seems to produce in waves. I'd love richer detail on his career arc, but even the outline tells me this was a craftsman, not a dabbler.

Gilles Roland Joseph Panizzi (born 19 September 1965) is a French former rally driver. Panizzi was born in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Alpes-Maritimes. Like many of his fellow rally racing countrymen, Panizzi spent a great deal of his developmental driving years participating in asphalt rally events throughout his native land.

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Name (English)

Gilles Panizzi

Name (Japanese)

ジル・パニッツィ

Reading

じる・ぱにっつぃ

Born

September 19, 1965 (age 60)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Snake

Origin

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

rally driver

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%83%8B%E3%83%83%E3%83%84%E3%82%A3

Tags

• Alpes-Maritimes
• rally driver

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.