As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Michele Alboreto · Jonathan Palmer
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
45
—
34
79 shared
Qualifying H2H
72
—
7
79 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
1
Top-3 finishes
0
P2
Best championship
P11
Finished ahead in the standings:
3 · 0
1987
P7
1988
P5
1989
P13
Teammate battle by season
2
3
1989
Career totals
Michele Alboreto
Jonathan Palmer
Championships
0
0
Wins
5
0
Poles
2
0
Podiums
23
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
186.5
14
Starts
194
84
Rate-adjusted · per start
Michele Alboreto
Jonathan Palmer
Win rate
2.6%
0%
Podium rate
11.9%
0%
Pole rate
1%
0%
Points / start
1.0
0.2
Avg grid
P13.3
P20.6
Avg finish
P13.0
P14.5
Finish rate
52.6%
53.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Michele Alboreto
Jonathan Palmer
Mechanical retirements
74
32
Crash retirements
18
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
1981
Debut season
1983
1982 · aged 25
First win
—
1984
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P4
+0.4
Avg places gained
+6.1
Season points trajectory
Michele Alboreto
Jonathan Palmer
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Michele Alboreto | Jonathan Palmer |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Detroit Street Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Michele Alboreto 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Jonathan Palmer | ||
| Nürburgring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Michele Alboreto 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — Jonathan Palmer | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Michele Alboreto 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Jonathan Palmer | ||
| Zolder | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| Michele Alboreto 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 Jonathan Palmer | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 3 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Michele Alboreto 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 Jonathan Palmer | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 3 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| Michele Alboreto 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P9 Jonathan Palmer | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P14 |
| Michele Alboreto 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P14 Jonathan Palmer | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 2 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Michele Alboreto 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P6 Jonathan Palmer | ||
| Autódromo do Estoril | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Michele Alboreto 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P6 Jonathan Palmer | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Michele Alboreto 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P8 Jonathan Palmer | ||
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Michele Alboreto 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 Jonathan Palmer | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Michele Alboreto 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7 Jonathan Palmer | ||
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Michele Alboreto 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7 Jonathan Palmer | ||
| Adelaide Street Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Michele Alboreto 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Jonathan Palmer | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Michele Alboreto 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5 Jonathan Palmer | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P12 |
| Michele Alboreto 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P12 Jonathan Palmer | ||
| Hungaroring | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Michele Alboreto 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P7 Jonathan Palmer | ||
| Circuito de Jerez | 0 · 0 · P10 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| Michele Alboreto 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P10 Jonathan Palmer | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Michele Alboreto 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P8 Jonathan Palmer | ||
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| Michele Alboreto 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P9 Jonathan Palmer | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| Michele Alboreto 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9 Jonathan Palmer | ||
| Kyalami | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Michele Alboreto 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · — Jonathan Palmer | ||
| Dijon-Prenois | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 0 · P13 |
| Michele Alboreto 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P13 Jonathan Palmer | ||
| Phoenix street circuit | 0 · 0 · P10 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| Michele Alboreto 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P9 Jonathan Palmer | ||
| Fair Park | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| Michele Alboreto 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Jonathan Palmer | ||
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).