Kevin Magnussen

Danish · 2014–2024
VS

Jolyon Palmer

British · 2016–2017
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
12
9
Qualifyingahead
10
11
Kevin Magnussen · Jolyon Palmer
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.046s
Kevin Magnussen faster by the median gap over 19 sessions
2016 −0.046s 19
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
22 15
37 shared
Qualifying H2H
20 17
37 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P9
Best championship
P17
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 0
2016 P16 2017 P14
Teammate battle by season
12
9
2016
Career totals
Kevin Magnussen Jolyon Palmer
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
1
0
Fastest laps
3
0
Career points
196
9
Starts
186
37
Rate-adjusted · per start
Kevin Magnussen Jolyon Palmer
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
0.5%
0%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
1.1
0.2
Avg grid
P13.4
P16.3
Avg finish
P13.6
P15.3
Finish rate
84.9%
73%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Kevin Magnussen Jolyon Palmer
Overtakes
1,672
303
Overtakes / race
9.2
8.9
Places lost
1,722
287
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
Kevin Magnussen Jolyon Palmer
Mechanical retirements
13
5
Crash retirements
9
4
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: 6 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
2014
Debut season
2016
First win
First pole
First title
P2
Best finish
P6
-0.1
Avg places gained
+1.1
Season points trajectory
2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
Kevin Magnussen Jolyon Palmer
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Kevin Magnussen Jolyon Palmer
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P11
MAG 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P11 PAL
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P11
MAG 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P11 PAL
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · —
MAG 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · — PAL
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P13
MAG 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P13 PAL
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P13
MAG 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P13 PAL
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P13
MAG 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P13 PAL
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P12
MAG 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P12 PAL
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · —
MAG 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · — PAL
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P12
MAG 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P12 PAL
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P11
MAG 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P11 PAL
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P11
MAG 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P11 PAL
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P6
MAG 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P6 PAL
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P17
MAG 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P17 PAL
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P13
MAG 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P13 PAL
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P13
MAG 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P13 PAL
Baku City Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P15
MAG 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P15 PAL
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P14
MAG 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P14 PAL
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · —
MAG 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · — PAL
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P13
MAG 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P13 PAL
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P19
MAG 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P19 PAL
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P10
MAG 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P10 PAL
Team history
Kevin Magnussen
MCL
HAA
HAA
McLaren 2014–2015Renault 2016Haas F1 Team 2017–2020Haas F1 Team 2022–2024
Jolyon Palmer
REN
Renault 2016–2017
20142024
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).