Formula 1 driver · 1983–1989

Jonathan Palmer

NationalityBritain BritainCodePAONumber3Last teamTyrrell
Starts82
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Points14
Titles0

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.

Driver DNA

Profile

Methodology
QualiRaceGainsFinishPoints

Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026

starts: not sourceddefense: not sourcedtyre management: not sourcedwet weather: not sourcedlate race: not sourcedrace pace: not sourced

Qualifying Pace

High
n=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

High
n=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

High
n=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

High
n=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 sample
n=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

Medium
n=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 sample
n=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 sample
n=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 sample
n=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

TeammateTeamSeasonsQuali H2HRace H2H
Tyrrell1984–19892–32–2
Tyrrell19890–11–0
Tyrrell19892–50–5
Tyrrell19884–14–1
Tyrrell19878–810–5
Zakspeed198613–05–2
Tyrrell19840–00–0
Williams, Tyrrell1983–19840–00–0
Tyrrell19840–00–0
Tyrrell19840–00–0
Tyrrell19840–00–0
Williams, Tyrrell1983–19840–11–0

Recent races

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1989Tyrrell15000225th
1988Tyrrell14000514th
1987Tyrrell15000711th
1986Zakspeed16000022nd
1985Zakspeed7000029th
1984RAM, Tyrrell14000027th
1983Williams1000031st