Jonathan Palmer
Career 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=61 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying head-to-head rate
- teammate gap samples
- 0
- teammate h2h
- 36-25
- pole rate
- 0.0%
- front row rate
- 0.0%
Race Result vs Teammate
Highn=43 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)
share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)
- teammate race h2h
- 28-15
- avg finish delta when both classified
- -0.118
Positions Gained
Highn=45 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)
mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)
- mean positions gained
- 10.822
- expectation adjusted
- 1.175
Finishing
Highn=82 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)
classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts
- classification rate
- 54.9%
- teammate classification rate
- 45.0%
- retirements
- 37
Consistency
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)
spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher
- finish position std
- 2.808
Team Points Share
Mediumn=14 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)
share of the team's points in events where the team scored
- points
- 14
- team points
- 32
- points per start
- 0.171
Street Circuits
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
High-Speed Circuits
Insufficient samplen=0 · 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)
Low-Speed Circuits
Insufficient samplen=0 · 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 record
| Teammate | Team | Seasons | Quali H2H | Race H2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell | 1984–1989 | 2–3 | 2–2 | |
Johnny Herbert HEB | Tyrrell | 1989 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
Jean Alesi ALE | Tyrrell | 1989 | 2–5 | 0–5 | |
Julian Bailey BAI | Tyrrell | 1988 | 4–1 | 4–1 | |
Philippe Streiff STI | Tyrrell | 1987 | 8–8 | 10–5 | |
| Zakspeed | 1986 | 13–0 | 5–2 | ||
Niki Lauda LAU | Tyrrell | 1984 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
Jacques Laffite LAF | Williams, Tyrrell | 1983–1984 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
Riccardo Patrese PAC | Tyrrell | 1984 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
Patrick Tambay TAM | Tyrrell | 1984 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
Eddie Cheever Jr CHE | Tyrrell | 1984 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
Keke Rosberg ROG | Williams, Tyrrell | 1983–1984 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
Recent races
| Season | Event | Team | Quali | Grid | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australian Grand Prix | Tyrrell | — | — | did_not_qualify | |
| 1989 | Japanese Grand Prix | Tyrrell | — | 26 | DNF | |
| 1989 | Spanish Grand Prix | Tyrrell | — | 13 | 10 | |
| 1989 | Portuguese Grand Prix | Tyrrell | — | 18 | 6 | 1 |
| 1989 | Italian Grand Prix | Tyrrell | — | 14 | DNF | |
| 1989 | Belgian Grand Prix | Tyrrell | — | 21 | 14 | |
| 1989 | Hungarian Grand Prix | Tyrrell | — | 19 | 13 | |
| 1989 | German Grand Prix | Tyrrell | — | 19 | DNF | |
| 1989 | British Grand Prix | Tyrrell | — | 18 | DNF | |
| 1989 | French Grand Prix | Tyrrell | — | 9 | 10 | |
| 1989 | Canadian Grand Prix | Tyrrell | — | 14 | DNF | |
| 1989 | United States Grand Prix | Tyrrell | — | 21 | 9 |