Driver · United Kingdom

Jonathan Palmer

Later a circuit owner and broadcaster.

Seasons: 1983–19897 with an entry
Entries: 88
Starts: 835 did not start
Wins: 0
Podiums: 0
Poles: 0
Fastest laps: 1
Best finish: P4

Where each championship finished

Final championship position by season, ringed for a title. No dot: not in the final standings, or excluded. The dots are not in team colours: no season on this record has one.

The numbers behind this chart

Where each championship finished
Season	Constructor	Position	Points
1987	Tyrrell	11	7
1988	Tyrrell	14	5
1989	Tyrrell	25	2

Season by season

The same on all 7 rows: Wins — 0; Podiums — 0; Poles — 0.

Season by season
Season	Constructor	Entries	FL	Best	Championship	Points scored
1989	Tyrrell	16	1	P6	25	2
1988	Tyrrell	16	0	P5	14	5
1987	Tyrrell	16	0	P4	11	7
1986	Zakspeed	16	0	P8	—	0
1985	Zakspeed	8	0	P11	—	0
1984	RAM	15	0	P8	—	0
1983	Williams	1	0	P13	—	0

“Points scored” adds up every point from the races. The championship column is where the season actually finished, which before 1991 could be lower once dropped scores were applied. Open a season for its full table.

Team-mates

Team-mates
Season	Team-mate	Constructor	Races	Qualifying	Race	Points
1989	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	8	2–6	0–3	0–8
1989	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	6	3–3	1–1	1–6
1989	Johnny Herbert	Tyrrell	2	1–1	none	1–0
1988	Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	16	14–2	2–0	5–0
1987	Philippe Streiff	Tyrrell	16	8–8	6–3	7–4
1986	Huub Rothengatter	Zakspeed	14	14–0	none	0–0
1984	Philippe Alliot	RAM	15	9–6	2–0	0–0
1983	Jacques Laffite	Williams	1	1–0	none	0–0
1983	Keke Rosberg	Williams	1	0–1	none	0–0

A team-mate is anyone entered for the same constructor in the same Grand Prix, and each pair of figures is Jonathan Palmer’s first. Races counts every Grand Prix both were entered for, started or not. Qualifying counts the races both have a qualifying position in; Race only those both were classified in, so a retirement on either side counts for neither, and reads none where there was no such race; Points are each driver’s own from those Grands Prix, before any dropped scores and without Sprint points. Before the 1980s a constructor’s cars were often entered by private teams as well as its own, so a pairing then can be two drivers who never shared a garage. The figures say who was ahead, not who was better.

Compare Jonathan Palmer with any other driver

Every entry 88 entries

Every entry
Season	Grand Prix	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Result	Out	Laps	Points
1989	Australian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	—	DNQ	DNQ	—	0
1989	Japanese Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	26	DNF	Fuel leak	20	0
1989	Spanish Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	13	10	Finished	71	0
1989	Portuguese Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	18	6	Finished	70	1
1989	Italian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	14	DNF	Engine	18	0
1989	Belgian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	21	14	Finished	42	0
1989	Hungarian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	19	13	Finished	73	0
1989	German Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	19	DNF	Engine	16	0
1989	British Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	18	DNF	Accident	32	0
1989	French Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	9	10	Finished	78	0
1989	Canadian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	14	DNF	Spun off	35	0
1989	United States Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	21	9	Out of fuel	69	0
1989	Mexican Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	14	DNF	Throttle	9	0
1989	Monaco Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	23	9	Finished	74	0
1989	San Marino Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	25	6	Finished	57	1
1989	Brazilian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	18	7	Finished	60	0
1988	Australian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	15	17	DNF	Transmission	16	0
1988	Japanese Grand Prix	Tyrrell	15	16	12	Finished	50	0
1988	Spanish Grand Prix	Tyrrell	15	22	DNF	Chassis	4	0
1988	Portuguese Grand Prix	Tyrrell	15	22	DNF	Overheating	53	0
1988	Italian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	15	—	DNQ	DNQ	—	0
1988	Belgian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	15	21	12	Throttle	39	0
1988	Hungarian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	15	21	DNF	Engine	3	0
1988	German Grand Prix	Tyrrell	15	24	11	Finished	43	0
1988	British Grand Prix	Tyrrell	15	17	DNF	Engine	14	0
1988	French Grand Prix	Tyrrell	15	23	DNF	Engine	40	0
1988	Detroit Grand Prix	Tyrrell	15	17	5	Finished	62	2
1988	Canadian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	15	19	6	Finished	67	1
1988	Mexican Grand Prix	Tyrrell	15	—	DNQ	DNQ	—	0
1988	Monaco Grand Prix	Tyrrell	15	10	5	Finished	77	2
1988	San Marino Grand Prix	Tyrrell	15	23	14	Finished	58	0
1988	Brazilian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	15	22	DNF	Transmission	47	0
1987	Australian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	DG016	19	4	Finished	80	3
1987	Japanese Grand Prix	Tyrrell	DG016	19	8	Finished	50	0
1987	Mexican Grand Prix	Tyrrell	DG016	22	7	Finished	60	0
1987	Spanish Grand Prix	Tyrrell	DG016	16	DNF	Collision	55	0
1987	Portuguese Grand Prix	Tyrrell	DG016	24	10	Finished	67	0
1987	Italian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	DG016	22	14	Finished	47	0
1987	Austrian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	DG016	24	14	Finished	47	0
1987	Hungarian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	DG016	16	7	Finished	74	0
1987	German Grand Prix	Tyrrell	DG016	23	5	Finished	43	2
1987	British Grand Prix	Tyrrell	DG016	23	8	Finished	60	0
1987	French Grand Prix	Tyrrell	DG016	24	7	Finished	76	0
1987	Detroit Grand Prix	Tyrrell	DG016	13	11	Finished	60	0
1987	Monaco Grand Prix	Tyrrell	DG016	15	5	Finished	76	2
1987	Belgian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	DG016	24	DNF	Collision	0	0
1987	San Marino Grand Prix	Tyrrell	DG016	24	DNF	Clutch	48	0
1987	Brazilian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	DG016	18	10	Finished	58	0
1986	Australian Grand Prix	Zakspeed	861	21	9	Finished	77	0
1986	Mexican Grand Prix	Zakspeed	861	18	10	Out of fuel	65	0
1986	Portuguese Grand Prix	Zakspeed	861	20	12	Finished	67	0
1986	Italian Grand Prix	Zakspeed	861	22	DNF	Engine	27	0
1986	Austrian Grand Prix	Zakspeed	861	21	DNF	Engine	8	0
1986	Hungarian Grand Prix	Zakspeed	861	24	10	Finished	70	0
1986	German Grand Prix	Zakspeed	861	16	DNF	Engine	37	0
1986	British Grand Prix	Zakspeed	861	22	9	Finished	69	0
1986	French Grand Prix	Zakspeed	861	22	DNF	Engine	46	0
1986	Detroit Grand Prix	Zakspeed	861	20	8	Finished	61	0
1986	Canadian Grand Prix	Zakspeed	861	21	DNF	Engine	24	0
1986	Belgian Grand Prix	Zakspeed	861	20	NC	NC	37	0
1986	Monaco Grand Prix	Zakspeed	861	19	12	Finished	74	0
1986	San Marino Grand Prix	Zakspeed	861	20	DNF	Brakes	38	0
1986	Spanish Grand Prix	Zakspeed	861	16	DNF	Collision	0	0
1986	Brazilian Grand Prix	Zakspeed	861	21	DNF	Engine	20	0
1985	Dutch Grand Prix	Zakspeed	841	23	DNF	Oil pressure	13	0
1985	Austrian Grand Prix	Zakspeed	841	25	DNF	Engine	17	0
1985	German Grand Prix	Zakspeed	841	24	DNF	Alternator	7	0
1985	British Grand Prix	Zakspeed	841	24	DNF	Engine	6	0
1985	French Grand Prix	Zakspeed	841	21	DNF	Engine	6	0
1985	Monaco Grand Prix	Zakspeed	841	19	11	Finished	74	0
1985	San Marino Grand Prix	Zakspeed	841	17	DNS	Engine	—	0
1985	Portuguese Grand Prix	Zakspeed	841	23	DNF	Suspension	2	0
1984	Portuguese Grand Prix	RAM	—	26	DNF	Gearbox	19	0
1984	European Grand Prix	RAM	—	21	DNF	Turbo	35	0
1984	Italian Grand Prix	RAM	—	26	DNF	Oil pressure	20	0
1984	Dutch Grand Prix	RAM	—	22	9	Finished	67	0
1984	Austrian Grand Prix	RAM	—	24	9	Finished	49	0
1984	German Grand Prix	RAM	—	25	DNF	Turbo	11	0
1984	British Grand Prix	RAM	—	23	DNF	Accident	10	0
1984	Dallas Grand Prix	RAM	—	24	DNF	Electrical	46	0
1984	Detroit Grand Prix	RAM	—	22	DNF	Tyre	2	0
1984	Monaco Grand Prix	RAM	—	—	DNQ	DNQ	—	0
1984	French Grand Prix	RAM	—	20	13	Finished	72	0
1984	San Marino Grand Prix	RAM	—	23	9	Finished	57	0
1984	Belgian Grand Prix	RAM	—	24	10	Finished	64	0
1984	South African Grand Prix	RAM	—	21	DNF	Gearbox	22	0
1984	Brazilian Grand Prix	RAM	—	24	8	Finished	58	0
1983	European Grand Prix	Williams	FW08C	25	13	Finished	74	0

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Where this comes from

Born: —
Died: —
Nationality: United Kingdom
Status: —
Provenance: Added to the register from the pole position and fastest lap harvest. Never won a World Championship Grand Prix. Pole and fastest-lap counts are derived from the race records; other career figures are not held.
Wins: 0 derived · 0 published
Poles: 0 derived
Fastest laps: 1 derived
External source: F1DB career totals, v2026.18.0
Confidence: medium
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Formula_One_polesitters

Entries is counted here from the race records, one for every race a driver was entered for, and wins, podiums and poles are counted the same way and checked against the published totals on every build. Starts is counted from those records too: an entry is a start unless the result the source printed says it never was - did not qualify, pre-qualify, start or practise, or excluded before the start - so a pit-lane start counts and so does a retirement on the first lap. The published entry and start figures are a separate count kept for the few drivers who have one, reached by rules this database does not hold. Where a published figure and the counted one disagree, both are shown and neither is corrected.