Jean Alesi
French · 1989–2001
VS

Jonathan Palmer
British · 1983–1989
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
6
1
Qualifyingahead
5
2
Jean Alesi · Jonathan Palmer
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
6 — 1
7 shared
Qualifying H2H
5 — 2
7 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P4
Best championship
P11
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 0
1989 P9
Teammate battle by season
6
1
1989
Career totals
Jean Alesi Jonathan Palmer
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
0
Poles
2
0
Podiums
32
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
241
14
Starts
202
84
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jean Alesi Jonathan Palmer
Win rate
0.5%
0%
Podium rate
15.8%
0%
Pole rate
1%
0%
Points / start
1.2
0.2
Avg grid
P9.0
P20.6
Avg finish
P11.3
P14.5
Finish rate
59.4%
53.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Jean Alesi Jonathan Palmer
Overtakes
719
0
Overtakes / race
7.6
0.0
Places lost
523
0
Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Only races with lap data count, so the per-race figure is the fair comparison across eras.
Why they retired
Jean Alesi Jonathan Palmer
Mechanical retirements
52
32
Crash retirements
30
6
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 0 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1989
Debut season
1983
1995 · aged 31
First win
—
1994
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P4
-2.2
Avg places gained
+6.1
Season points trajectory
1983 1986 1989 1992 1995 1998 2001
Jean Alesi Jonathan Palmer
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jean Alesi Jonathan Palmer
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Jean Alesi 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Jonathan Palmer
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Jean Alesi 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 Jonathan Palmer
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P8
Jean Alesi 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P8 Jonathan Palmer
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P14
Jean Alesi 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P14 Jonathan Palmer
Hockenheimring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Jean Alesi 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 Jonathan Palmer
Nürburgring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Jean Alesi 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · — Jonathan Palmer
Hungaroring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7
Jean Alesi 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7 Jonathan Palmer
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
Jean Alesi 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P6 Jonathan Palmer
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P8
Jean Alesi 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P8 Jonathan Palmer
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P12
Jean Alesi 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P12 Jonathan Palmer
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
Jean Alesi 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6 Jonathan Palmer
Phoenix street circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P9
Jean Alesi 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P9 Jonathan Palmer
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
Jean Alesi 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4 Jonathan Palmer
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P9
Jean Alesi 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P9 Jonathan Palmer
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P10
Jean Alesi 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P10 Jonathan Palmer
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7
Jean Alesi 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7 Jonathan Palmer
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P7
Jean Alesi 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P7 Jonathan Palmer
Kyalami 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Jean Alesi 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Jonathan Palmer
Team history
Jean Alesi
FER
Tyrrell 1989–1990Ferrari 1991–1995Benetton 1996–1997Sauber 1998–1999Prost 2000Jordan 2001Prost 2001
Jonathan Palmer
TYR
Williams 1983RAM 1984Zakspeed 1985–1986Tyrrell 1987–1989
19832001
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Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).