🇬🇧 Jolyon Palmer

Jolyon Palmer is a Platinum-rated FIA sportscar professional with a Racer Rating of 7,267, placing him among the top tier of drivers competing in endurance and GT racing. This rating reflects a driver competing at the elite professional level, capable of winning against other full-time professionals in the strongest fields. Palmer's career spanned six seasons from 2011 to 2017 across 106 starts, with his competitive peak coming in single-seater racing before transitioning away from active competition.[1]

Palmer's primary achievement was winning the 2014 GP2 Series championship with DAMS after 21 rounds, securing 4 wins and 12 podiums in that campaign. Across his full GP2 tenure from 2011 to 2014, he accumulated 7 wins and 18 podiums from 69 starts, competing against a field that included several drivers who would reach the Formula 1 grid. His record against repeated rivals in this period was mixed but competitive; he held marginally losing head-to-head records against elite professionals Felipe Nasr and Marcus Ericsson, each a Platinum-rated driver and former champion, while dominating semi-professional fields, notably outfinishing Stefano Coletti in 58 shared races by 33 to 25. Palmer also demonstrated occasional ability against stronger drivers, beating future champions Carlos Sainz, Pierre Gasly, Esteban Ocon and elite professional Sergio Perez on individual occasions, though these were not patterns across multiple encounters.[2]

His two-season Formula 1 stint with Renault from 2016 to 2017 yielded 37 starts without wins or podiums, representing 0 classified finishes at the front of the grid against a field of generational talent. Since retiring from racing, Palmer has worked as a broadcaster and analyst for BBC, Channel 4 and F1TV, providing commentary on the sport he competed in at its highest level.