Jean Alesi vs Jonathan Palmer, 1989

Teammates at Tyrrell — the same car, so these numbers compare the drivers rather than the machinery. Compare full careers →

In the 1989 season, Jean Alesi and Jonathan Palmer were teammates at Tyrrell, competing in 7 races together. Alesi outqualified Palmer 5 times and finished ahead of him in 3 of the 3 races they both classified. Alesi scored 8 championship points, while Palmer earned 2 points, with both drivers having no race wins or podium finishes.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
52Qualifyingof 7 compared
30Race finishesof 3 compared

Qualifying is compared on the grid they actually started from. A race counts only where both were classified — one of them retiring leaves nothing to compare, so it is not scored to the other.

1989 season
7
Races together
7
8
Points
2
0
Wins
0
0
Podiums
0
P4
Best finish
P6
13.9
Average grid
18.1
6.4
Average finish
9.3
3
Did not finish
6