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Jonathan Palmer is a 55 year old British former Formula 1 driver who last drove for Tyrrell-Ford in 1989.
He was born on November 7th 1956 in London. He drove his first race for Williams-Ford during the 1983 Grand Prix of Europe. Palmer was active for 7 consecutive seasons between 1983 and 1989. In those years he scored 14 points in 83 races. During his career Palmer wasn't able to win a race or finish on the podium. His last race was the the 1989 Grand Prix of Australia.
He was born on November 7th 1956 in London. He drove his first race for Williams-Ford during the 1983 Grand Prix of Europe. Palmer was active for 7 consecutive seasons between 1983 and 1989. In those years he scored 14 points in 83 races. During his career Palmer wasn't able to win a race or finish on the podium. His last race was the the 1989 Grand Prix of Australia.
| Name: | Jonathan Palmer |
| Nationality: |  British |
| Birthday: | November 7th 1956 (55) |
| Birthplace: | London | Races: | 83 races |
| Total points: | 14 points |
| Wins: | 0 wins |
| Podiums: | 0 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 38 retirements |
| First race: | 1983 Europe |
| Last race: |  1989 Australia |
Jonathan Palmer by year
| All years | 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 |
| 1984 | 1983 |
Overall stats: Jonathan Palmer
| #1 | Best Finish | Jonathan Palmer |  | 4 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Jonathan Palmer | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Jonathan Palmer | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Jonathan Palmer | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Jonathan Palmer | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Jonathan Palmer | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Jonathan Palmer | | (0x) |
Best finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1987 | 16 | Adelaide | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford | 4 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Jonathan Palmer | | 14 (4x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Jonathan Palmer | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Jonathan Palmer | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Jonathan Palmer | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Jonathan Palmer | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Jonathan Palmer | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Jonathan Palmer | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1989 | 11 | Spa-Francorchamps | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford | 14 |
| 1988 | 2 | Imola | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford | 14 |
| 1987 | 10 | Osterreichring | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford | 14 |
| 1987 | 11 | Monza | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford | 14 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1989 Tyrrell Racing Organisation 1988 Tyrrell Racing Organisation 1987 Data General Team Tyrrell 1986 West Zakspeed Racing 1985 West Zakspeed Racing 1984 RAM-Hart 1983 Williams-Ford | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Jonathan Palmer
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | | 2.49 place | |
| #261 | Average race points | Jonathan Palmer | | 0.31 points | |
| #112 | Most points finishes | Jonathan Palmer | | 8 finishes | |
| #298 | Average race result | Jonathan Palmer | | 9.42 place | |
| #222 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Jonathan Palmer | | 0.16 retirements | |
| #112 | Most avoidable retirements | Jonathan Palmer | | 6 retirements | |
| #72 | Most race laps | Jonathan Palmer | | 3640 laps | |
| #382 | Oldest driver | Jonathan Palmer | | 32 years, 11 months, 29 days | |
| #74 | Most races | Jonathan Palmer | | 83 races | |
| #281 | Youngest driver | Jonathan Palmer | | 26 years, 10 months, 18 days | |
| #38 | Biggest gain in race | Jonathan Palmer | | 19 places gained | |
| #204 | Start from P1 | Jonathan Palmer | | 0 starts | |
| #74 | Most retirements | Jonathan Palmer | | 38 retirements | |
| #146 | Most points | Jonathan Palmer | | 14 points | |
| #213 | Most wins | Jonathan Palmer | | 0 wins | |
| #277 | Most podiums | Jonathan Palmer | | 0 podiums |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 2.49 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 3.13 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 3.36 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 4.22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.84 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 259 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 0.32 |
| 260 | Aguri Suzuki | 0.32 |
| 261 | Jonathan Palmer | 0.31 |
| 262 | Kazuki Nakajima | 0.3 |
| 262 | Sebastien Bourdais | 0.3 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 110 | Christian Klien | 8 |
| 110 | Pedro Diniz | 8 |
| 110 | Jonathan Palmer | 8 |
| 110 | Derek Daly | 8 |
| 110 | Luigi Musso | 8 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 288 | Duncan Hamilton | 9.5 |
| 297 | Bruno Giacomelli | 9.43 |
| 298 | Jonathan Palmer | 9.42 |
| 299 | Horace Gould | 9.4 |
| 300 | Alex Caffi | 9.38 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 220 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 0.16 |
| 221 | Stefan Johansson | 0.16 |
| 222 | Jonathan Palmer | 0.16 |
| 223 | Keke Rosberg | 0.16 |
| 224 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 0.15 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 99 | Michael Andretti | 6 |
| 99 | Alex Caffi | 6 |
| 99 | Jonathan Palmer | 6 |
| 99 | Luis Perez-Sala | 6 |
| 99 | Marc Surer | 6 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 70 | Pedro Diniz | 3839 |
| 71 | Dan Gurney | 3660 |
| 72 | Jonathan Palmer | 3640 |
| 73 | Pedro de la Rosa | 3519 |
| 74 | Ukyo Katayama | 3508 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 380 | Eddie Sachs | 33 years, 2 days |
| 381 | Chuck Arnold | 33 years |
| 382 | Jonathan Palmer | 32 years, 11 months, 29 days |
| 383 | Dries van der Lof | 32 years, 11 months, 25 days |
| 384 | Peter Arundell | 32 years, 11 months, 15 days |
| Driver | Races | |
| 72 | Jean Pierre Beltoise | 85 |
| 72 | Dan Gurney | 85 |
| 74 | Jonathan Palmer | 83 |
| 75 | Marc Surer | 82 |
| 76 | Maurice Trintignant | 81 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 279 | Giacomo Russo | 26 years, 10 months, 14 days |
| 280 | Teo Fabi | 26 years, 10 months, 14 days |
| 281 | Jonathan Palmer | 26 years, 10 months, 18 days |
| 282 | Tim Schenken | 26 years, 10 months, 21 days |
| 283 | Domenico Schiattarella | 26 years, 10 months, 29 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 33 | Fabrizio Barbazza | 19 |
| 33 | Satoru Nakajima | 19 |
| 33 | Jonathan Palmer | 19 |
| 33 | Eddie Cheever | 19 |
| 33 | Philippe Streiff | 19 |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 92 | Yannick Dalmas | 0 |
| 92 | Claudio Langes | 0 |
| 92 | Jonathan Palmer | 0 |
| 92 | Christian Danner | 0 |
| 92 | Eddie Cheever | 0 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 70 | Maurice Trintignant | 39 |
| 73 | Satoru Nakajima | 38 |
| 73 | Jonathan Palmer | 38 |
| 73 | Bruce McLaren | 38 |
| 76 | Vittorio Brambilla | 37 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 143 | Karl Wendlinger | 14 |
| 143 | Bruno Giacomelli | 14 |
| 143 | Jonathan Palmer | 14 |
| 143 | Rolf Stommelen | 14 |
| 143 | Mike Parkes | 14 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 101 | Claudio Langes | 0 |
| 101 | Bruno Giacomelli | 0 |
| 101 | Jonathan Palmer | 0 |
| 101 | Christian Danner | 0 |
| 101 | Eddie Cheever | 0 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 192 | Yannick Dalmas | 0 |
| 192 | Claudio Langes | 0 |
| 192 | Jonathan Palmer | 0 |
| 192 | Christian Danner | 0 |
| 192 | Luis Perez-Sala | 0 |
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