DRIVER PROFILE · British

Jonathan Palmer

1983–1989 · Career statistics and race history

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Starts84

Wins0

Podiums0

Poles0

Points14

Titles0

By circuit type

Results proxy. Positive deltas mean better positions; at least two races with each metric are required. Qualifying and classified finishes have separate samples.

2026 season to date

No qualifying or classified-finish sample for this period.

Career

Circuit type	Qualifying Δ	Classified finish Δ	Average qualifying	Average finish	Races (qualifying / finish)
high-downforce	Unavailable	+0.26	Unavailable	9.17	0 / 12
low-downforce	Unavailable	-3.83	Unavailable	13.25	0 / 4
mixed	Unavailable	+0.42	Unavailable	9	0 / 29

Career average: qualifying Unavailable · classified finish 9.42. Constructor averages give each race equal weight.

At a glance

Best finish / grid4 / 9

DNF rate50.0%

Average grid → finish20.62 → 9.42

Positions gained / race10.82

First raceEuropean Grand Prix 1983 · 1983-09-25

Latest raceJapanese Grand Prix 1989 · 1989-10-22

TEAM HISTORYWilliams RAM Zakspeed Tyrrell

Additional teammates without comparable sessions: Johnny Herbert (1989, 1 rounds); Huub Rothengatter (1986, 12 rounds); Christian Danner (1985, 0 rounds); Mike Thackwell (1984, 0 rounds); Jacques Laffite (1983, 0 rounds); Keke Rosberg (1983, 1 rounds).

42 non-finishes: 34 mechanical, 6 accident/collision, 0 disqualified, 2 other. Reliability exposure: 0 mechanical retirements from a points-scoring grid slot (grid-position proxy, not measured points lost). Average finish and positions gained use official finishing results; pit-lane starts are excluded from grid averages.

Season by season

Season	Standing	Starts	Teammates · quali / race	Points
1989 ↗	25	15	Jean AlesiQ — · R 0–3 Michele AlboretoQ — · R 1–1	2
1988 ↗	14	14	Julian BaileyQ — · R 2–0	5
1987 ↗	11	16	Philippe StreiffQ — · R 5–3	7
1986 ↗	NC	16	—	0
1985 ↗	NC	8	—	0
1984 ↗	NC	14	Philippe AlliotQ — · R 2–0	0
1983 ↗	NC	1	—	0

H2H reads Palmer–teammate. Only shared official race results and available qualifying are compared; ties are shown separately.

Every race 84 RESULT ROWS

198915 starts · 0 wins2 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1989 · ROUND 15Japanese	RET	Japanese Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	26	20	Fuel leak	0
1989 · ROUND 14Spanish	10	Spanish Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	13	71	+2 Laps	0
1989 · ROUND 13Portuguese	6	Portuguese Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	18	70	+1 Lap	1
1989 · ROUND 12Italian	RET	Italian Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	14	18	Engine	0
1989 · ROUND 11Belgian	14	Belgian Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	21	42	+2 Laps	0
1989 · ROUND 10Hungarian	13	Hungarian Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	19	73	+4 Laps	0
1989 · ROUND 9German	RET	German Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	19	16	Engine	0
1989 · ROUND 8British	RET	British Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	18	32	Spun off	0
1989 · ROUND 7French	10	French Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	9	78	+2 Laps	0
1989 · ROUND 6Canadian	RET	Canadian Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	14	35	Spun off	0
1989 · ROUND 5United States	9	United States Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	21	69	Fuel system	0
1989 · ROUND 4Mexican	RET	Mexican Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	14	9	Throttle	0
1989 · ROUND 3Monaco	9	Monaco Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	23	74	+3 Laps	0
1989 · ROUND 2San Marino	6	San Marino Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	25	57	+1 Lap	1
1989 · ROUND 1Brazilian	7	Brazilian Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	18	60	+1 Lap	0

198814 starts · 0 wins5 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1988 · ROUND 16Australian	RET	Australian Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	17	16	Transmission	0
1988 · ROUND 15Japanese	12	Japanese Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	16	50	+1 Lap	0
1988 · ROUND 14Spanish	RET	Spanish Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	22	4	Chassis	0
1988 · ROUND 13Portuguese	RET	Portuguese Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	22	53	Overheating	0
1988 · ROUND 11Belgian	12	Belgian Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	21	39	Throttle	0
1988 · ROUND 10Hungarian	RET	Hungarian Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	21	3	Engine	0
1988 · ROUND 9German	11	German Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	24	43	+1 Lap	0
1988 · ROUND 8British	RET	British Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	17	14	Engine	0
1988 · ROUND 7French	RET	French Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	23	40	Engine	0
1988 · ROUND 6Detroit	5	Detroit Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	17	62	+1 Lap	2
1988 · ROUND 5Canadian	6	Canadian Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	19	67	+2 Laps	1
1988 · ROUND 3Monaco	5	Monaco Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	10	77	+1 Lap	2
1988 · ROUND 2San Marino	14	San Marino Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	23	58	+2 Laps	0
1988 · ROUND 1Brazilian	RET	Brazilian Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	22	47	Transmission	0

198716 starts · 0 wins7 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1987 · ROUND 16Australian	4	Australian Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	19	80	+2 Laps	3
1987 · ROUND 15Japanese	8	Japanese Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	19	50	+1 Lap	0
1987 · ROUND 14Mexican	7	Mexican Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	22	60	+3 Laps	0
1987 · ROUND 13Spanish	RET	Spanish Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	16	55	Collision	0
1987 · ROUND 12Portuguese	10	Portuguese Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	24	67	+3 Laps	0
1987 · ROUND 11Italian	14	Italian Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	22	47	+3 Laps	0
1987 · ROUND 10Austrian	14	Austrian Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	24	47	+5 Laps	0
1987 · ROUND 9Hungarian	7	Hungarian Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	16	74	+2 Laps	0
1987 · ROUND 8German	5	German Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	23	43	+1 Lap	2
1987 · ROUND 7British	8	British Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	23	60	+5 Laps	0
1987 · ROUND 6French	7	French Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	24	76	+4 Laps	0
1987 · ROUND 5Detroit	11	Detroit Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	13	60	+3 Laps	0
1987 · ROUND 4Monaco	5	Monaco Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	15	76	+2 Laps	2
1987 · ROUND 3Belgian	RET	Belgian Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	24	0	Accident	0
1987 · ROUND 2San Marino	RET	San Marino Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	23	48	Clutch	0
1987 · ROUND 1Brazilian	10	Brazilian Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	18	58	+3 Laps	0

198616 starts · 0 wins0 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status
1986 · ROUND 16Australian	9	Australian Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	21	77	+5 Laps
1986 · ROUND 15Mexican	10	Mexican Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	18	65	Out of fuel
1986 · ROUND 14Portuguese	12	Portuguese Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	20	67	+3 Laps
1986 · ROUND 13Italian	RET	Italian Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	22	27	Engine
1986 · ROUND 12Austrian	RET	Austrian Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	21	8	Engine
1986 · ROUND 11Hungarian	10	Hungarian Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	24	70	+6 Laps
1986 · ROUND 10German	RET	German Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	16	37	Engine
1986 · ROUND 9British	9	British Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	22	69	+6 Laps
1986 · ROUND 8French	RET	French Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	22	46	Engine
1986 · ROUND 7Detroit	8	Detroit Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	20	61	+2 Laps
1986 · ROUND 6Canadian	RET	Canadian Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	22	24	Engine
1986 · ROUND 5Belgian	13	Belgian Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	20	37	+6 Laps
1986 · ROUND 4Monaco	12	Monaco Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	19	74	+4 Laps
1986 · ROUND 3San Marino	RET	San Marino Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	20	38	Brakes
1986 · ROUND 2Spanish	RET	Spanish Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	16	0	Collision
1986 · ROUND 1Brazilian	RET	Brazilian Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	21	20	Engine

19858 starts · 0 wins0 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status
1985 · ROUND 11Dutch	RET	Dutch Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	23	13	Oil pressure
1985 · ROUND 10Austrian	RET	Austrian Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	25	17	Engine
1985 · ROUND 9German	RET	German Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	24	7	Alternator
1985 · ROUND 8British	RET	British Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	24	6	Engine
1985 · ROUND 7French	RET	French Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	22	6	Engine
1985 · ROUND 4Monaco	11	Monaco Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	19	74	+4 Laps
1985 · ROUND 3San Marino	RET	San Marino Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	17	0	Retired
1985 · ROUND 2Portuguese	RET	Portuguese Jonathan Palmer	Zakspeed	23	2	Suspension

198414 starts · 0 wins0 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status
1984 · ROUND 16Portuguese	RET	Portuguese Jonathan Palmer	RAM	26	19	Gearbox
1984 · ROUND 15European	RET	European Jonathan Palmer	RAM	21	35	Turbo
1984 · ROUND 14Italian	RET	Italian Jonathan Palmer	RAM	26	20	Oil pressure
1984 · ROUND 13Dutch	9	Dutch Jonathan Palmer	RAM	22	67	+4 Laps
1984 · ROUND 12Austrian	9	Austrian Jonathan Palmer	RAM	24	49	+2 Laps
1984 · ROUND 11German	RET	German Jonathan Palmer	RAM	25	11	Turbo
1984 · ROUND 10British	RET	British Jonathan Palmer	RAM	23	10	Accident
1984 · ROUND 9Dallas	RET	Dallas Jonathan Palmer	RAM	25	46	Electrical
1984 · ROUND 8Detroit	RET	Detroit Jonathan Palmer	RAM	24	2	Tyre
1984 · ROUND 5French	13	French Jonathan Palmer	RAM	21	72	+7 Laps
1984 · ROUND 4San Marino	9	San Marino Jonathan Palmer	RAM	25	57	+3 Laps
1984 · ROUND 3Belgian	10	Belgian Jonathan Palmer	RAM	26	64	+2 Laps
1984 · ROUND 2South African	RET	South African Jonathan Palmer	RAM	21	22	Gearbox
1984 · ROUND 1Brazilian	8	Brazilian Jonathan Palmer	RAM	26	58	+3 Laps

19831 starts · 0 wins0 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1983 · ROUND 14European	13	European Jonathan Palmer	Williams	25	74	+2 Laps	0

1966–2026 · 61 imported seasons. Career figures reflect imported data. Race starts exclude DNS and non-qualifiers; poles use race grid position. Points use official season standings.