Drivers/United Kingdom
Jonathan Palmer
- 1983–1989
- PAL
- Born 7 November 1956 in Lewisham
- Jonathan Charles Palmer
Family in Formula 1: Jolyon Palmer (child)
- Starts8388 entries
- Wins00% of starts
- Podiums00% of starts
- Pole positions00× started from P1
- Fastest laps1
- Titles0best finish P11
Career numbers
- Avg grid position20.5
- Avg finish9.3
- Retirement rate47%
- Pole-to-win conversion–
- Positions gained+473
- Points scored14
- Longest winning streak–
- Longest podium streak–
- Longest points-scoring streak3
- TeamsWilliams (1983) · RAM (1984) · Zakspeed (1985–1986) · Tyrrell (1987–1989)
Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.
The career at a glance
Season by season
Every race
88 entries, 83 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryEuropean Grand Prix 1983P13 · Williams
- Last startJapanese Grand Prix 1989DNF · Tyrrell
All 88 races, season by season
Against team-mates
Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.
| Team-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippe Streiff | 1987 | 6:3 | 8:8 | −0.04% | 7 : 4 | Compare |
| Philippe Alliot | 1984 | 2:0 | 7:5 | −0.33% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Huub Rothengatter | 1986 | 0:0 | 11:0 | −2.43% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Jean Alesi | 1989 | 0:3 | 2:5 | +0.79% | 0 : 8 | Compare |
| Michele Alboreto | 1989 | 1:1 | 2:3 | +0.36% | 0 : 6 | Compare |
| Julian Bailey | 1988 | 2:0 | 4:1 | −1.08% | 3 : 0 | Compare |
| Johnny Herbert | 1989 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Keke Rosberg | 1983 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Jonathan Palmer came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.
Strongest circuits
Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estoril | 6 | 9.3 | ||
| Nelson Piquet | 5 | 8.3 | ||
| Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 5 | 9.7 | ||
| Hockenheimring | 5 | 8 | ||
| Monaco | 5 | 8.4 | ||
| Paul Ricard | 5 | 8.5 | ||
| Detroit | 4 | 8 | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 4 | 11.5 | ||
| Monza | 4 | 14 | ||
| Silverstone | 4 | 8 | ||
| Jerez | 4 | 10 | ||
| Spa-Francorchamps | 4 | 13 | ||
| Hungaroring | 4 | 10 | ||
| Brands Hatch | 3 | 11 | ||
| Gilles Villeneuve | 3 | 6 | ||
| Hermanos Rodríguez | 3 | 8.5 | ||
| Adelaide | 3 | 6.5 | ||
| Suzuka | 3 | 10 | ||
| Zandvoort | 2 | 9 | ||
| Nürburgring | 2 | – |