Jonathan Palmer
British · 1983–1989
VS

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