Johnny Herbert
British · 1989–2000
VS

Jonathan Palmer
British · 1983–1989
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
0
1
Qualifyingahead
1
0
Johnny Herbert · Jonathan Palmer
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
3 — 3
6 shared
Qualifying H2H
3 — 3
6 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 P14
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1989
Career totals
Johnny Herbert Jonathan Palmer
Championships
0
0
Wins
3
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
7
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
98
14
Starts
162
84
Rate-adjusted · per start
Johnny Herbert Jonathan Palmer
Win rate
1.9%
0%
Podium rate
4.3%
0%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.6
0.2
Avg grid
P13.1
P20.6
Avg finish
P12.6
P14.5
Finish rate
56.8%
53.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Johnny Herbert Jonathan Palmer
Overtakes
568
0
Overtakes / race
7.4
0.0
Places lost
407
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
Johnny Herbert Jonathan Palmer
Mechanical retirements
40
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
—
—
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P4
+0.5
Avg places gained
+6.1
Season points trajectory
1983 1986 1989 1992 1995 1998
Johnny Herbert Jonathan Palmer
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Johnny Herbert Jonathan Palmer
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P8
Johnny Herbert 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P8 Jonathan Palmer
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P14
Johnny Herbert 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P14 Jonathan Palmer
Nürburgring 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Johnny Herbert 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · — Jonathan Palmer
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
Johnny Herbert 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 Jonathan Palmer
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P8
Johnny Herbert 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P8 Jonathan Palmer
Hungaroring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7
Johnny Herbert 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7 Jonathan Palmer
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P6
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P6 Jonathan Palmer
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P12
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P12 Jonathan Palmer
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5 Jonathan Palmer
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6 Jonathan Palmer
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P6
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P6 Jonathan Palmer
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P4
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P4 Jonathan Palmer
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P9
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P9 Jonathan Palmer
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P7
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P7 Jonathan Palmer
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7 Jonathan Palmer
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P10
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P10 Jonathan Palmer
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · — Jonathan Palmer
Phoenix street circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P9
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P9 Jonathan Palmer
Team history
Johnny Herbert
TEA
SAU
Tyrrell 1989Benetton 1989Team Lotus 1990–1994Ligier 1994Benetton 1994–1995Sauber 1996–1998Stewart 1999Jaguar 2000
Jonathan Palmer
TYR
Williams 1983RAM 1984Zakspeed 1985–1986Tyrrell 1987–1989
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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).