Will Palmer
| Will Palmer | |
|---|---|
 Will Palmer after winning the 2015 BRDC Formula 4 Championship | |
| Nationality |
 British |
| Born |
15 February 1997 Horsham, United Kingdom |
| Related to |
Jonathan Palmer (father) Jolyon Palmer (brother) |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 career | |
| Debut season | 2015 |
| Current team | R-ace GP |
| Car no. | 14 |
| Former teams | ART Junior Team |
| Starts | 18 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 7th in 2016 |
| Previous series | |
| 2014-2015 2013-2014 2011-2013 2011-2012 |
BRDC Formula 4 Championship BRDC Formula 4 Winter Championship Ginetta Junior Championship Ginetta Junior Winter Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2015 2014 |
BRDC Formula 4 Championship BRDC Formula 4 Winter Championship |
| Awards | |
| 2015 | McLaren Autosport BRDC Award |
William Palmer born 15 February 1997 [1] is a British Motor racing driver, the son of Jonathan Palmer and brother of Jolyon Palmer. He is the current winner of the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award.[2]
He won the BRDC F4 Championship in 2015 having previously won the 2014 BRDC Formula 4 Winter Championship.[3]
Career
Ginetta Juniors (2011-2013)
A successful 2013 season saw Palmer finish third in the 2013 Ginetta Junior Championship.[4]
BRDC Formula 4 (2013-2015)
Palmer competed in the BRDC Formula 4 Winter Championship in 2013, ahead of graduating to the category for 2014. A promising debut full season in BRDC F4 saw Palmer take two wins and finish sixth in the 2014 overall standings. He followed that up by winning the F4 Winter Championship, taking four wins from eight races. He was nominated for the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award and he was named the winner at the Autosport Awards.[4]
2015 McLaren Autosport BRDC Award
After his record-breaking BRDC F4 season, Palmer was nominated for the 2015 McLaren Autosport BRDC Award alongside Jack Aitken, Ben Barnicoat, Jake Hughes, Ricky Collard and Toby Sowery. After two days of assessments at Silverstone, Palmer was named the winner at the Autosport Awards in London, receiving the prize of £100,000, a McLaren F1 test, Arai Carbon helmet and BRDC membership.[5]
After the end of the 2016 season, Palmer received his McLaren F1 test for winning the 2015 McLaren Autosport BRDC Award, impressing the team throughout with McLaren simulator test engineer Alice Rowlands commenting that Palmer should be "very happy" with his maiden run in a Grand Prix car. "It's not easy," she added, "he doesn't know anyone and it's a step up from anything he's done before, working with this many engineers. Looking at the data it was clearly someone driving a Formula 1 car properly - not someone that was out for a little afternoon drive around."[6]
Formula Renault 2.0 (2016)
For 2016, Palmer graduated to race in Europe and competed in both the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship and Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup for the R-ace GP team. He scored five podium finishes over the course of the season and claimed his maiden victory in European racing as he took the chequered flag in the penultimate race of the Eurocup season at Estoril in Portugal. [7]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Ginetta Junior Championship | Hillspeed | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 18th |
| Ginetta Junior Winter Series | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2012 | Ginetta Junior Championship | HHC Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 12th |
| Ginetta Junior Winter Series | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 3rd | ||
| 2013 | Ginetta Junior Championship | HHC Motorsport | 20 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 406 | 3rd |
| BRDC Formula 4 Winter Championship | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 5th | ||
| 2014 | BRDC Formula 4 Championship | HHC Motorsport | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 356 | 6th |
| BRDC Formula 4 Winter Championship | 8 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 239 | 1st | ||
| 2015 | BRDC Formula 4 Championship | HHC Motorsport | 24 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 592 | 1st |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | ART Junior Team | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2016 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | R-ace GP | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 76 | 7th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 126 | 13th | ||
| BRDC British Formula 3 Championship | HHC Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 25th |
† As Palmer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.
References
- ↑ http://www.mso.net, MSO.net -. "Will Palmer - Young Drivers - British Racing Drivers' Club".
- ↑ Mitchell, Scott. "Will Palmer was sure he had lost McLaren Autosport BRDC Award".
- ↑ "Will Palmer - Racing career profile - Driver Database".
- 1 2 "Will Balmer biography". Will Palmer. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ↑ http://www.willpalmer.com/news/2015/december/will-palmer-wins-prestigious-mclaren-autosport-brdc-award.aspx
- ↑ http://www.willpalmer.com/news/2016/october/will-impresses-during-mclaren-f1-test-and-savours-the-experience.aspx
- ↑ http://www.willpalmer.com/news/2016/october/will-storms-to-maiden-eurocup-win-in-season-finale-at-estoril.aspx
External links
- Official website
- Will Palmer career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Matthew Graham |
BRDC Formula 4 Winter Championship Champion 2014 |
Succeeded by Ben Barnicoat (Autumn Trophy) |
| Preceded by George Russell |
BRDC Formula 4 Championship Champion 2015 |
Succeeded by Matheus Leist (British F3 Championship) |
| Awards | ||
| Preceded by George Russell |
McLaren Autosport BRDC Award 2015 |
Succeeded by Lando Norris |