Jonathan Palmer

Jonathan Palmer
	Palmer in 2011
Born	7 November 1956 (age 68); Lewisham, London, England
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	British
Active years	1983–1989
Teams	Williams, RAM, Zakspeed, Tyrrell
Entries	88 (83 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	14
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	1
First entry	1983 European Grand Prix
Last entry	1989 Australian Grand Prix

Last updated November 07, 2024

Jonathan Charles Palmer (born 7 November 1956)^[1]^[2] is a British businessman and former Formula One racing driver. Before opting for a career in motor racing, Palmer trained as a physician at London's Guy's Hospital. He also worked as a junior physician at Cuckfield and Brighton hospitals.

Racing career
Early career
Formula One
Sportscars
Post F1
Road car development
Business career
Personal life
Racing record
Career summary
Complete European Formula Two Championship results
Complete Formula One results
Complete British Saloon / Touring Car Championship results
Complete European Touring Car Championship results
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
References
External links

He is currently the majority shareholder and Chief Executive of MotorSport Vision (MSV), a company that runs six UK motorsport circuits, the PalmerSport corporate driving event at Bedford Autodrome and several racing championships including British Superbikes and GB3.^[3]

Prior to his business life, Palmer was active in Formula One between 1983 and 1989, and drove for Tyrrell, Williams, RAM, and Zakspeed. He won 14 Championship points from 83 starts. He also raced a Group C Porsche in sports car events between 1983 and 1990, winning the 1984 1000 km of Brands Hatch with co-driver Jan Lammers and taking second place at the 1985 24 Hours of Le Mans with co-drivers James Weaver and Richard Lloyd.

Palmer helped develop the McLaren F1 road car, and drove one to a new speed record for production cars.

Racing career

Early career

Following his education at Brighton College, Palmer raced an Austin Healey Sprite and a Marcos in club events while he was a medical student at Guy's Hospital.^[4] He went on to work as a doctor at Cuckfield and Brighton hospitals, and opted for a professional driving career after he had participated in Formula Ford from 1978 to 1980. He won the British Formula 3 Championship in 1981,^[5] and landed a Williams Formula One test drive in 1982. The following year he won the European Formula Two Championship, and the British Racing Drivers' Club awarded him their Gold Star.

Formula One

Palmer joined Williams as a test driver for the 1982 and 1983 seasons whilst racing in F2, and made his Formula One debut at Brands Hatch on 25 September 1983, driving a Williams in the European Grand Prix. This drive was a 'thank you' from Frank Williams and Patrick Head. He finished 13th out of 26 starters. Moving to the Skoal Bandit RAM March team in 1984, his six finishes yielded one 8th place, three 9th, one 10th, and one 13th. He joined Zakspeed in 1985, starting in eight races and retiring from all except the 1985 Detroit Grand Prix, where he finished 11th. Sixteen starts with the same team in 1986 resulted in eight retirements and a best finish of 8th in Detroit. At his home race at Brands Hatch that year, Palmer used his qualified general practitioner skills to assist the extrication of Ligier driver Jacques Laffite after Laffite suffered a career-ending crash on the opening lap.^[6]

In 1987, Palmer talked with McLaren boss Ron Dennis about becoming the team's No. 2 driver to double World Champion Alain Prost. Dennis ultimately signed Stefan Johansson, and Palmer joined Tyrrell a week before the season's opening race in Brazil. Although outpaced by its turbocharged competitors, Tyrrell's naturally-aspirated Cosworth-powered car proved reliable, and it was nimble on tighter circuits. Palmer won championship points in three races, and it was in the Australian Grand Prix that he achieved his career-best fourth-place finish. He also won the Jim Clark Cup, a championship for drivers of normally aspirated cars. He stayed with Tyrrell for the next two seasons, during which his best results were two 5th-place finishes and three 6th. At the end of 1989 he signed as McLaren's test driver.

Sportscars

Between 1983 and 1990 Palmer competed in the World Sportscar Championship at the wheel of a Group C Porsche. With co-driver Jan Lammers he won the 1984 1000 km of Brands Hatch. At Le Mans, his best result from five starts was second place in 1985, with co-drivers James Weaver and Richard Lloyd.

Post F1

In 1991 Palmer came seventh in the British Touring Car Championship, driving a Prodrive BMW. Also that year he became a pit lane reporter for the BBC F1 commentary team. Following James Hunt's death from a heart attack after the 1993 Canadian Grand Prix, Palmer joined the BBC commentary box alongside Murray Walker. At the end of 1996 the BBC lost the rights to broadcast F1, and in 1997 Palmer joined the CBC for its annual commentary on the Grand Prix of Canada.

Road car development

Palmer's work with McLaren included development of the McLaren F1 road car, and he drove one to a record-breaking 231 mph at the Nardo test track.^[7]

Business career

PalmerSport was founded in 1991 to run corporate hospitality motorsport events. This was initially run from the Bruntingthorpe airfield in Leicestershire before the lease was acquired to develop the site now known as Bedford Autodrome.

Palmer opened the venue in 1999 as four separate circuits with a total of six miles of track, to become the permanent home for PalmerSport. The venue is also used for trackdays.

Palmer launched the Formula Palmer Audi Championship in 1998 as a less costly alternative to Formula 3. Inaugural champion Justin Wilson went on to win the Formula 3000 championship. With Palmer managing his career, an innovative share issue in Wilson helped him secure a Formula One drive with Minardi.

In 2004, Palmer, John Britten, and Sir Peter Ogden acquired the Brands Hatch, Oulton Park, Snetterton and Cadwell Park circuits from Octagon, under the umbrella of MotorSport Vision (MSV).^[8] The company has turned around the fortunes of each circuit, and implemented a programme of improvements at each venue to develop better facilities for spectators and circuit users. Snetterton in particular has been revitalised under MSV ownership, with the circuit undergoing a near total redesign in 2011, with several new corners allowing for three different circuit configurations, and the addition of large spectator viewing areas.^[9]

The company, with Palmer as Chief Executive, organised the Formula Palmer Audi Championship, acquired the commercial rights for the British Superbike Championship, and secured the right to operate the FIA Formula Two Championship from 2009 to 2012. It now runs the GB3 and GB4 Championships, as well as several other club series and championships under the MSVR banner.

In 2009, MSV acquired the freehold of 800 acres of the Bedford Autodrome site and opened Bedford Aerodrome as a CAA licensed airfield in 2010.

MSV completed the freehold purchase of a substantial former military airbase near Laon in north-east France in 2015, which is planned to be developed into a major international motorsports complex.^[10]

In 2017 MSV acquired the Donington Park motor racing circuit,^[11] and implemented a multi-million pound program of improvements at the East Midlands track^[12] including a new bar, cafe and restaurant, a new circuit office, extensive resurfacing of paddock areas and internal roads and a new grandstand with views of the track.^[13]

On 30 September 2022 it was announced that MSV won the bid for purchasing Circuito de Navarra in northern Spain. MSV has since completed the first phase of its programme of improvements involving a complete overhaul of the race control complex. This included new screens and upgraded CCTV technology, along with a complete exterior redecoration of the race control tower and main pit buildings, including all the garage doors. This exterior aesthetic overhaul has extended beyond that area too, elevating the FIA Grade 1T and Grade 2 circuit’s presentation to match its status as one of Spain’s best motorsport venues.

Personal life

Palmer's two sons have both had successful motor racing careers. Jolyon Palmer, the 2014 GP2 Series champion, drove for RenaultSport F1 Team during the 2016 and 2017 seasons and is now a commentator and columnist for BBC Sport F1.^{[ citation needed ]} Jonathan's younger son Will Palmer won the BRDC F4 Championship and the prestigious McLaren Autosport BRDC Award in 2015, and finished second in Renault Eurocup in 2017.

Palmer also has two daughters: Emily, an accountant, and Alice, a professional equestrian showjumper.

Palmer married Emma Collins in 2018, having separated from his first wife, Gill, in 2011.^{[ citation needed ]}

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
1980	Formula Ford 1600	N/A	?	?	?	?	?	42	6th
1981	British Formula Three	West Surrey Racing	19	7	6	9	14	126	1st
	European Formula Three	West Surrey Racing	1	0	0	0	1	4	13th
	European Touring Car Championship	GTI Engineering	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
1982	European Formula Two	Ralt Racing	11	0	1	0	1	10	9th
	World Sportscar Championship	Richard Lloyd Racing	3	0	0	0	0	10	46th
	European Touring Car Championship	Bastos Juma Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
1983	European Formula Two	Ralt Racing	12	6	4	3	10	68	1st
	World Sportscar Championship	Richard Lloyd Racing	3	0	0	0	1	23	16th
	European Endurance Championship		3	0	1	0	1	39	13th
	IMSA GT Championship		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Japanese Formula Two	Ralt Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	British Saloon Car Championship	Cheylesmore BMW Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	2	29th
	European Touring Car Championship	Autosport & Design	1	0	0	0	1	0	NC
	Formula One	TAG Williams Team	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
1984	Formula One	Skoal Bandit Formula 1 Team	14	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	World Sportscar Championship	GTI Engineering	8	1	1	2	3	75	6th
	Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft	N/A	3	1	1	?	2	45	4th
1985	Formula One	West Zakspeed Racing	7	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	World Sportscar Championship	Richard Lloyd Racing	4	0	0	1	1	39	12th
	24 Hours of Le Mans		1	0	0	0	1	N/A	2nd
	IMSA GT Championship		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
1986	Formula One	West Zakspeed Racing	16	0	0	0	0	0	NC
1987	Formula One	Data General Team Tyrrell	15	0	0	0	0	7^†	11th
1987	World Sportscar Championship	Richard Lloyd Racing	7	1	0	0	1	31	19th
1988	Formula One	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	14	0	0	0	0	5	14th
1988	European Touring Car Championship	Kaliber Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
1989	Formula One	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	15	0	0	1	0	2	25th
1990	World Sportscar Championship	Joest Porsche Racing	9	0	0	0	0	2	31st
1991	British Touring Car Championship	BMW Team Finance	15	0	1	?	2	66	7th
	World Sportscar Championship	Team Salamin Primagaz	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	World Sportscar Championship	Team Sauber-Mercedes	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	All-Japan Sports Prototype Championship	The Alpha Racing	1	0	0	0	0	3	40th

^† 1st place in the Jim Clark Cup, for naturally aspirated cars.^[14]

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Pos.	Pts
1982	Ralt Racing	Ralt RH6/82	Honda	SIL 15	HOC Ret	THR 11	NÜR 14	MUG 5	VAL 5	PAU 6	SPA 6	HOC Ret	DON 3	MAN Ret	PER DNS	MIS	9th	10
1983	Ralt Racing	Ralt RH6/83	Honda	SIL Ret	THR 3	HOC 1	NÜR 4	VAL 2	PAU 3	JAR 3	DON 1	MIS 1	PER 1	ZOL 1	MUG 1		1st	68

Complete Formula One results

(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	WDC	Pts
1983	TAG Williams Team	Williams FW08C	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	BRA	USW	FRA	SMR	MON	BEL	DET	CAN	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	EUR 13	RSA		NC	0
1984	Skoal Bandit Formula 1 Team	RAM 01	Hart 415T 1.5 L4 t	BRA 8	RSA Ret															NC	0
1984	Skoal Bandit Formula 1 Team	RAM 02	Hart 415T 1.5 L4 t			BEL 10	SMR 9	FRA 13	MON DNQ	CAN	DET Ret	DAL Ret	GBR Ret	GER Ret	AUT 9	NED 9	ITA Ret	EUR Ret	POR Ret	NC	0
1985	West Zakspeed Racing	Zakspeed 841	Zakspeed 1500/4 1.5 L4 t	BRA	POR Ret	SMR DNS	MON 11	CAN	DET	FRA Ret	GBR Ret	GER Ret	AUT Ret	NED Ret	ITA	BEL	EUR	RSA	AUS	NC	0
1986	West Zakspeed Racing	Zakspeed 861	Zakspeed 1500/4 1.5 L4 t	BRA Ret	ESP Ret	SMR Ret	MON 12	BEL 13	CAN Ret	DET 8	FRA Ret	GBR 9	GER Ret	HUN 10	AUT Ret	ITA Ret	POR 12	MEX 10	AUS 9	NC	0
1987	Data General Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell DG016	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8	BRA 10	SMR Ret	BEL Ret	MON 5	DET 11	FRA 7	GBR 8	GER 5	HUN 7	AUT 14	ITA 14	POR 10	ESP Ret	MEX 7	JPN 8	AUS 4	11th	7^†
1988	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	Tyrrell 017	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8	BRA Ret	SMR 14	MON 5	MEX DNQ	CAN 6	DET 5	FRA Ret	GBR Ret	GER 11	HUN Ret	BEL 12	ITA DNQ	POR Ret	ESP Ret	JPN 12	AUS Ret	14th	5
1989	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	Tyrrell 017B	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	BRA 7																25th	2
1989	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	Tyrrell 018	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8		SMR 6	MON 9	MEX Ret	USA 9	CAN Ret	FRA 10	GBR Ret	GER Ret	HUN 13	BEL 14	ITA Ret	POR 6	ESP 10	JPN Ret	AUS DNQ	25th	2
Source:^[15]

^† 1st place in the Jim Clark Cup, for naturally aspirated cars.^[16]

Complete British Saloon / Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1983 in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded 1983 all races, 1983 in class)

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	DC	Pts	Class
1983	Cheylesmore BMW Motorsport	BMW 635CSi	A	SIL	OUL	THR	BRH	THR	SIL	DON	SIL	DON	BRH	SIL 5					30th	2	14th
1991	BMW Team Finance	BMW M3		SIL 7	SNE Ret	DON Ret	THR 6	SIL 11¹	BRH 6	SIL 5	DON 1 4	DON 2 3	OUL 5	BRH 1 7	BRH 2 6	DON Ret	THR 2	SIL 21	7th	66

^ – Race was stopped due to heavy rain. No points were awarded.

Complete European Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	DC	Pts
1981	GTI Engineering	Audi 80 GTE	MNZ	VAL	DON	SAL	BRN	PER	SIL 8†	ZOL					NC	0
1982	Bastos Juma Racing	BMW 528i	MNZ	VAL	DON	PER	MUG	BRN	SAL	NUR	SPA	SIL 18	ZOL		NC	0
1983	Autosport & Design	BMW 635CSi	MNZ	VAL	DON	PER	MUG	BRN	ZEL	NUR	SAL	SPA	SIL 2†	ZOL	NC	0
1988	Kaliber Racing	Ford Sierra RS500	MNZ	DON	EST	JAR	DIJ	VAL	NÜR	SPA	ZOL	SIL 6†	NOG		NC	0
Source:^[17]

† Not eligible for points.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1983	Canon Racing GTi Engineering	Jan Lammers Richard Lloyd	Porsche 956	C	339	8th	8th
1984	GTi Engineering	Jan Lammers	Porsche 956	C1	239	DNF	DNF
1985	Richard Lloyd Racing	James Weaver Richard Lloyd	Porsche 956 GTi	C1	371	2nd	2nd
1987	Liqui Moly Equipe	James Weaver Price Cobb	Porsche 962C GTi	C1	112	DNF	DNF
1990	Joest Porsche Racing	Bob Wollek Philippe Alliot	Porsche 962C	C1	–	DNS	DNS
1991	Team Sauber Mercedes	Stanley Dickens Kurt Thiim	Mercedes-Benz C11	C1	223	DNF	DNF

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↑ "PalmerSport at Bedford Autodrome - The world's best corporate hospitality driving event". www.palmersport.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
↑ "Me and My Motor: Jonathan Palmer, former F1 driver turned circuit owner". 27 April 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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↑ de Jong, Frank. "The European Touring Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

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Preceded by Stefan Johansson	British Formula Three Champion 1981	Succeeded by Tommy Byrne
Preceded by Corrado Fabi	European Formula Two Champion 1983	Succeeded by Mike Thackwell
Awards
Preceded by John Watson	Autosport British Competition Driver of the Year 1983	Succeeded by Derek Bell
Preceded by Nigel Mansell	Autosport British Competition Driver of the Year 1987	Succeeded by Martin Brundle

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[2] "Jonathan Palmer". ESPN UK. Retrieved 30 September 2017.

[3] "PalmerSport at Bedford Autodrome - The world's best corporate hospitality driving event". www.palmersport.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.

[4] "Me and My Motor: Jonathan Palmer, former F1 driver turned circuit owner". 27 April 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

[5] "PalmerSport | About PalmerSport | The world's greatest driving event". PalmerSport. 20 November 2019. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

[6] Collantine, Keith (13 July 2016). "Mansell wins in Piquet's car". racefans.net. Retrieved 13 August 2024.

[7] "McLaren F1 review". Car. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2015.

[8] "Palmer buys up four tracks". Daily Echo. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

[9] "Agostini and Walker get Snetterton tribute". Crash.net. 17 March 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

[10] "MSV acquires former airbase in France for European expansion". news.msv.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2018.

[11] Cozens, Jack. "Donington Park taken over by Jonathan Palmer's MotorSport Vision". Autosport.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

[12] Johnson, Robin (21 December 2017). "Donington Park to get multi-million pound makeover". leicestermercury.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

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[14] "Jonathan Palmer : The Formula One DataBase". Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2009.

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[16] "Jonathan Palmer : The Formula One DataBase". Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2009.

[17] Jong, Frank. "The European Touring Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

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v t e MotorSport Vision
Circuits	Bedford Autodrome Brands Hatch Cadwell Park Couvron (France) Donington Park Navarra (Spain) Oulton Park Snetterton
MSVR series	British Superbikes Formula Three Cup GB3 Championship
Defunct MSVR series	Formula Palmer Audi FIA Formula Two BRDC Formula 4
Represented series	SPEED Greenpower GT Cup GT Trophy Elise Trophy Lotus Cup Europe TTRS PBMWC MSVR Sports/Sports Racing Trofeo Abarth 500 GB Championship Champion of Brands Heritage Grand Touring Car Challenge VAG Trophy Club MSV Golf GTI
People	John Britten John Foulston Nicola Foulston Peter Ogden Jonathan Palmer Jolyon Palmer Will Palmer Justin Wilson
Other	Bedford Aerodrome

v t e British Formula 3 & Formula Junior champions
Three-time	Don Parker Jim Russell Dave Walker Roger Williamson
Two-time	Tony Brise Jim Clark Brian Henton Harry Stiller Trevor Taylor
One-time	Alguersuari Arundell Asmer Banting Barrichello Brabham Brandon Burt Byrne Cao Conway Daly Dean Dumfries Fenning de Ferran Firman Fittipaldi Gavin Giacomelli Gugelmin Haberfeld Häkkinen Harvey Hynes Johansson Kane Keegan Kerr King Ledbrook Lehto Leston Magnussen van der Merwe Moss Nasr Nilsson von Opel Pace Palmer Parente Piquet Piquet Jr. Pitcher Pizzonia Ricciardo Sato Schenken Senna Serra South Stewart I. Taylor Trimmer Vergne Wallace Warwick

Formula One World Championship career
Palmer in 2011
Born	(1956-11-07) 7 November 1956 (age 68) Lewisham, London, England
Nationality	British
Active years	1983–1989
Teams	Williams, RAM, Zakspeed, Tyrrell
Entries	88 (83 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	14
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	1
First entry	1983 European Grand Prix
Last entry	1989 Australian Grand Prix