Jolyon Palmer
BritainCareer totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.
Profile
Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026
Qualifying Pace
Highn=33 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)
median teammate qualifying gap (%), sign inverted
- teammate gap pct median
- 0.371
- teammate gap samples
- 33
- teammate h2h
- 9-28
- q3 rate
- 0.0%
- pole rate
- 0.0%
- front row rate
- 0.0%
Race Result vs Teammate
Highn=34 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)
share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)
- teammate race h2h
- 15-19
- avg finish delta when both classified
- -1.579
Positions Gained
Highn=26 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)
mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)
- mean positions gained
- 2.423
- expectation adjusted
- -0.552
Finishing
Highn=37 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)
classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts
- classification rate
- 70.3%
- teammate classification rate
- 73.0%
- retirements
- 11
Consistency
Highn=33 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)
spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher
- teammate gap std pct
- 1.182
- finish position std
- 3.04
Team Points Share
Mediumn=10 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)
share of the team's points in events where the team scored
- points
- 9
- team points
- 50
- points per start
- 0.243
Street Circuits
Mediumn=9 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
- teammate gap pct median
- 0.694
- overall gap pct median
- 0.371
High-Speed Circuits
Mediumn=10 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
- teammate gap pct median
- 0.203
- overall gap pct median
- 0.371
Low-Speed Circuits
Mediumn=14 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
- teammate gap pct median
- 0.78
- overall gap pct median
- 0.371
Teammate record
| Teammate | Team | Seasons | Quali H2H | Race H2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Renault (2016–20) | 2017 | 0–16 | 6–9 | Battle |
Kevin Magnussen MAG | Renault (2016–20) | 2016 | 9–12 | 9–10 | Battle |
Recent races
| Season | Event | Team | Quali | Grid | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Japanese Grand Prix | Renault (2016–20) | 14 | 18 | 12 | |
| 2017 | Malaysian Grand Prix | Renault (2016–20) | 12 | 12 | 15 | |
| 2017 | Singapore Grand Prix | Renault (2016–20) | 11 | 12 | 6 | 8 |
| 2017 | Italian Grand Prix | Renault (2016–20) | 17 | 17 | DNF | |
| 2017 | Belgian Grand Prix | Renault (2016–20) | 10 | 10 | 13 | |
| 2017 | Hungarian Grand Prix | Renault (2016–20) | 11 | 10 | 12 | |
| 2017 | British Grand Prix | Renault (2016–20) | 11 | 11 | DNF | |
| 2017 | Austrian Grand Prix | Renault (2016–20) | 16 | 11 | 11 | |
| 2017 | Azerbaijan Grand Prix | Renault (2016–20) | 20 | 20 | DNF | |
| 2017 | Canadian Grand Prix | Renault (2016–20) | 15 | 15 | 11 | |
| 2017 | Monaco Grand Prix | Renault (2016–20) | 17 | 16 | 11 | |
| 2017 | Spanish Grand Prix | Renault (2016–20) | 17 | 17 | 15 |
By season
| Year | Team | Starts | W | Pod | Poles | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Renault (2016–20) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17th |
| 2016 | Renault (2016–20) | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18th |