Jolyon Palmer F1 Profile & Career Stats

Jolyon Palmer F1 Profile & Career Stats
Former Formula 1 Driver

Jolyon Palmer

F1 career: 2016 - 2017

6th
Best Finish
10th
Best Quali
2
Points Finishes
9
Career Points

Driver Profile

CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Height1.83 meter / 6 feet1.83 m / 6'0"
Place of BirthHorsham
Date of BirthJan 20th 1991: 35 years old
Season Entries2 (2016–2017)
Car Number30
Best Qualifying10th - (2 times)
Best Result6th - 2017 Singapore F1 GP
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Super Licence Penalty Points

0of 12 points

A clean licence today. Every point on record has run its twelve months.

4 expired points

Highest ever: 7 on

All F1 penalty points

Full Career Statistics

Drivers' Titles0
Grand Prix Entries37
Grand Prix Starts35
Total Points9.00
Avg. Points per GP0.24
Grand Prix Wins0
Pole Positions0
Avg. GP Grid16.5
GP Podiums0
GP Fastest Laps0
GP Points Finish2 (5,4%)
Avg. GP Position13.3
GP DNFs9 (24,3%)
Total GP Laps1.684

F1 Career Team History

Renault 2016-2017

Key Career Landmarks

Race2016 Australian F1 Grand Prix2016 AUS F1 GP 25 years, 60 days25y, 60d2017 Japanese F1 Grand Prix2017 JPN F1 GP 26 years, 261 days26y, 261d
Points finish2016 Malaysian F1 Grand Prix2016 MAS F1 GP 25 years, 256 days25y, 256d2017 Singapore F1 Grand Prix2017 SGP F1 GP 26 years, 240 days26y, 240d

F1 Career Finishing Positions

6th 1
10th 1
11th 4
12th 5
13th 6
14th 1
15th 5
17th 1
19th 1
22nd 1
DNF 9
DNS 2
DNF Did Not FinishDNS Did Not Start

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Bio

Jolyon Palmer Biography

Jolyon Palmer Renault Sport F1 Team RS16. Singapore GP F1/2016

Jolyon Palmer Renault Sport F1 Team RS16. Singapore GP F1/2016

Leading Renault’s charge this season is new-boy Jolyon Palmer, who follows in his father’s footsteps by making his dream come true in F1.

Palmer, the son of 90s racer Jonathan Palmer, has not been carried into the sport by his dad’s cash or influence, though. He is a former GP2 champion and a highly-rated driver, who is unlikely to look out of place in the bigger series in the world.

After a season in Formula Audi and a second placed finish in Formula Two in 2009, Palmer made the switch to GP2 – the conventional feeder series for F1.

However, it took him 18 months to win his first race and he didn’t finish in the top 10 until his third season in 2013.

But Palmer is a renowned student of racing, and took GP2 by storm in his fourth season as he won four races on his way to the 2014 title.

Talk of F1 gathered momentum and on the back of his success he joined Force India as a Test driver for the remaining races that season, and then Lotus for 2015.

With the British team suffering financially, Romain Grosjean jumped ship to Haas F1 and a spot opened for the Sussex-born Palmer to take his seat.

In 2015, he showed enough promise in 12 Friday practice sessions to be just 0.2s off the pace of veteran driver Pastor Maldonado.

Renault have now bought Lotus, and while his cash is a key reason behind his appointment, Palmer didn't deliver what he was expected to deliver. He had a lot of technical trouble in 2017 and he couldn't put his team mate Nico Hulkenberg under pressure. He was out qualified in 15 of a total of 16 races. He classified a very good 6th in his penultimate race during the Singapore Grand Prix. But this great result was to late, because his future in F1 was already planned by other forces.

He drove his last race at the Japanese Grand Prix  where he finished 12th. His seat was given to Carlos Sainz for the last 4 races of the 2017 F1 season.

Official Jolyon Palmer website: http://www.jolyonpalmer.com/

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Jolyon Palmer Helmets

Seasons

Jolyon Palmer Championship Results


19th
2017
18th
2016

 

Jolyon Palmer F1 Seasons Summary

YearTeamEngineGP1st2nd3rdPodPoleLapsFLAvg PtsPoints
2017 France Renault France Renault150000072300.538
2016 France Renault France Renault200000096100.051
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Jolyon Palmer — Frequently Asked Questions

When did Jolyon Palmer start racing in Formula 1?
Jolyon Palmer started racing in Formula 1 in 2016.
Is Jolyon Palmer still racing in Formula 1?
No, Jolyon Palmer last competed in Formula 1 in 2017.
What nationality is Jolyon Palmer?
Jolyon Palmer is British.
How many F1 races has Jolyon Palmer entered?
Jolyon Palmer has competed in 37 Formula 1 Grands Prix.