Jonathan Palmer
British · 1983–1989
VS

Johnny Herbert
British · 1989–2000
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
0
Qualifyingahead
0
1
Jonathan Palmer · Johnny Herbert
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
P11
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 1
1989 P14
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1989
Career totals
Jonathan Palmer Johnny Herbert
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
3
Poles
0
0
Podiums
0
7
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
14
98
Starts
84
162
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jonathan Palmer Johnny Herbert
Win rate
0%
1.9%
Podium rate
0%
4.3%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.2
0.6
Avg grid
P20.6
P13.1
Avg finish
P14.5
P12.6
Finish rate
53.6%
56.8%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Jonathan Palmer Johnny Herbert
Overtakes
0
568
Overtakes / race
0.0
7.4
Places lost
0
407
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 Johnny Herbert
Mechanical retirements
32
40
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
—
—
First title
—
P4
Best finish
P1
+6.1
Avg places gained
+0.5
Season points trajectory
1983 1986 1989 1992 1995 1998
Jonathan Palmer Johnny Herbert
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jonathan Palmer Johnny Herbert
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 1 · 1 · P1
Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P8 1 · 1 · P1 Johnny Herbert
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P14 1 · 1 · P1
Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P14 1 · 1 · P1 Johnny Herbert
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1 Johnny Herbert
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3 Johnny Herbert
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P3
Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P3 Johnny Herbert
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3
Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3 Johnny Herbert
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P7
Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P7 Johnny Herbert
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P4
Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P4 Johnny Herbert
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4 Johnny Herbert
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5
Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5 Johnny Herbert
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P7
Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P7 Johnny Herbert
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P11
Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P11 Johnny Herbert
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P7
Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P7 Johnny Herbert
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P7
Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P7 Johnny Herbert
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4
Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4 Johnny Herbert
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P8
Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P8 Johnny Herbert
Kyalami 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6
Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6 Johnny Herbert
Phoenix street circuit 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P5
Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P5 Johnny Herbert
Team history
Jonathan Palmer
TYR
Williams 1983RAM 1984Zakspeed 1985–1986Tyrrell 1987–1989
Johnny Herbert
TEA
SAU
Tyrrell 1989Benetton 1989Team Lotus 1990–1994Ligier 1994Benetton 1994–1995Sauber 1996–1998Stewart 1999Jaguar 2000
19832000
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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).