Jolyon Palmer
Palmer at Donington Park, 2012
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| Born | Jolyon Carlyle Palmer 20 January 1991 Horsham, United Kingdom |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |
 British |
| 2017 team | Renault |
| Car number | 30 |
| Entries | 22 (21 starts) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 1 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 2016 Australian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2017 Australian Grand Prix |
| 2016 position | 18th (1 pt) |
| Related to |
Jonathan Palmer (father) Will Palmer (brother) |
| GP2 Series career | |
| Debut season | 2011 |
| Current team | DAMS |
| Car no. | 7 |
| Former teams |
iSport International Arden International Carlin |
| Starts | 84 |
| Wins | 7 |
| Poles | 4 |
| Fastest laps | 9 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2014 |
| Previous series | |
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2011 2009–2011 2008 2007–08 2006–07 2005–06 |
GP2 Asia Series FIA Formula Two FPA Autumn Trophy Formula Palmer Audi T Cars T Cars Autumn Trophy |
| Championship titles | |
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2014 2006 |
GP2 Series T Cars Autumn Trophy |
Jolyon Carlyle Palmer (born 20 January 1991 in Horsham) is a British racing driver, currently driving for Renault Sport F1 Team in the Formula One World Championship. Palmer will remain with Renault in 2017 after debuting in F1 with the team at the start of the 2016 season, during which he scored his first World Championship points at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Palmer, the son of former F1 driver and major UK race circuit owner Jonathan Palmer, was educated at Cranleigh School and the University of Nottingham. He drove for the Lotus Formula One team as a test driver in 2015, stepping up to a full-time race seat the following season when the team received manufacturer backing from Renault. Prior to racing in F1, Jolyon enjoyed a successful junior single-seater career, including claiming the 2014 GP2 Series title.
Having spent 2004 racing in MiniMax karts, Palmer moved up to cars in 2005 and specifically the T Cars championship's Autumn Trophy – a racing series for drivers between the ages of 14 and 17. Palmer finished fifth in that championship, with a grand total of 92 points, 46 behind championship winner Adrian Quaife-Hobbs. He moved up to the main championship in 2006, earning one pole position and four podiums, and again finished fifth in the championship with 101 points, 69 behind champion Luciano Bacheta. Palmer also took part in a second Autumn Trophy, winning four of the six races. He took part in two races of the 2007 season, winning both but decided to concentrate on Formula Palmer Audi.
In 2007, Palmer moved to the series which his father, Jonathan, created nine years before. He finished 12th on debut at Silverstone, and his results gradually improved with him taking two wins (one at Brands Hatch and one at Oulton Park) and two pole positions at Brands, on his way to tenth in the championship. He missed the final two rounds of the championship, due to an abdominal injury suffered in a quad bike accident at his home in West Sussex, in which he nearly died as he lost a kidney, punctured a lung, suffered liver damage and lost a lot of blood.
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