As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Jonathan Palmer · Michele Alboreto
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
34
—
45
79 shared
Qualifying H2H
7
—
72
79 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
1
P11
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings:
0 · 3
1987
P7
1988
P5
1989
P13
Teammate battle by season
3
2
1989
Career totals
Jonathan Palmer
Michele Alboreto
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
5
Poles
0
2
Podiums
0
23
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
14
186.5
Starts
84
194
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jonathan Palmer
Michele Alboreto
Win rate
0%
2.6%
Podium rate
0%
11.9%
Pole rate
0%
1%
Points / start
0.2
1.0
Avg grid
P20.6
P13.3
Avg finish
P14.5
P13.0
Finish rate
53.6%
52.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jonathan Palmer
Michele Alboreto
Mechanical retirements
32
74
Crash retirements
6
18
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
1981
—
First win
1982 · aged 25
—
First pole
1984
—
First title
—
P4
Best finish
P1
+6.1
Avg places gained
+0.4
Season points trajectory
Jonathan Palmer
Michele Alboreto
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Jonathan Palmer | Michele Alboreto |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Detroit Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 2 · P1 Michele Alboreto | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · — | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1 Michele Alboreto | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 0 · P6 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1 Michele Alboreto | ||
| Zolder | 0 · 0 · P10 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P10 1 · 1 · P1 Michele Alboreto | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 3 · P2 Michele Alboreto | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · P9 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 3 · P2 Michele Alboreto | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 0 · P14 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 2 · P2 Michele Alboreto | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P3 Michele Alboreto | ||
| Autódromo do Estoril | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2 Michele Alboreto | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P2 Michele Alboreto | ||
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2 Michele Alboreto | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3 Michele Alboreto | ||
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3 Michele Alboreto | ||
| Adelaide Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2 Michele Alboreto | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4 Michele Alboreto | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 0 · P12 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P4 Michele Alboreto | ||
| Hungaroring | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P7 Michele Alboreto | ||
| Circuito de Jerez | 0 · 0 · P10 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P10 Michele Alboreto | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4 Michele Alboreto | ||
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 0 · P9 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P5 Michele Alboreto | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 0 · P9 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P4 Michele Alboreto | ||
| Kyalami | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P7 Michele Alboreto | ||
| Dijon-Prenois | 0 · 0 · P13 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P7 Michele Alboreto | ||
| Phoenix street circuit | 0 · 0 · P9 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P10 Michele Alboreto | ||
| Fair Park | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| Jonathan Palmer 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Michele Alboreto | ||
Team history
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).