Will Palmer is a racing driver from Great Britain who last raced in GP3 Series for MP Motorsport. Palmer is a one-time champion (2015), with 18 wins and 35 podiums from 85 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,738 ranks Palmer 683th of 13,615 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | GP3 Series | MP Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | −308 | 4,976 |
| 2017 | Formula Renault Eurocup | R-ace GP | 23 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P4 | +1,108 | 4,976 |
| 2016 | Formula Renault Eurocup | R-ace GP | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | −315 | 4,941 |
| GB3 | HHC Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P27 | −182 | ||
| 2015 | GB3 | HHC Motorsport | 22 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | P1 | +1,283 | 4,428 |
| Formula Renault Eurocup | ART Junior Team | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P37 | −37 | ||
| 2014 | GB3 | HHC Motorsport | 20 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P7 | +927 | 3,919 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Jordan Albert | 2,525 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 74% |
| 🏳️ Rodrigo Fonseca | 2,911 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 82% |
| 🇬🇧 Tom Jackson | 3,493 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 83% |
| 🏳️ Alexey Korneev | 2,288 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 85% |
| 🇫🇷 Sacha Fenestraz | 5,281 | 33 | 13 | 20 | 39% |
| 🇧🇪 Max Defourny | 3,748 | 33 | 15 | 18 | 45% |
| 🇮🇱 Robert Shwartzman | 5,130 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 42% |
| 🇫🇷 Gabriel Aubry | 3,360 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 45% |
| 🏳️ Henrique Chaves Jr. | 2,910 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 67% |
| 🇨🇳 Yifei Ye | 5,263 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 78% |
Will Palmer is a retired British racing driver and son of Jonathan Palmer. Palmer competed primarily in junior single-seater categories between 2014 and 2018. His most successful period came in GB3, where he accumulated 14 wins and 23 podiums from 45 starts between 2014 and 2016 while racing for HHC Motorsport, securing the 2015 championship. He also competed in the Formula Renault Eurocup from 2015 to 2017, taking 4 wins and 12 podiums across 38 starts for R-ace GP.[1]
Palmer made a limited foray into the GP3 Series in 2018, contesting two rounds for MP Motorsport without securing points or podium finishes, finishing 18th in the standings. Across his career in these three series, Palmer recorded 85 starts, 18 wins, and 35 podiums. He was a winner of the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award during his racing career. Palmer retired from professional racing following his 2018 GP3 campaign.[2]