Philippe Alliot vs Jonathan Palmer

1984·

Jonathan Palmer beat Philippe Alliot 9–3 at RAM in 1984, helped by 10 retirements for Philippe Alliot. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Philippe AlliotJonathan Palmer

5Qualifying7

12 shared races

3Race day9

12 shared races

0Points0

as awarded at the time

1Points (today’s rules)10

rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 10/7
Best finish: P10/P8
Avg. grid: 23.7/23.7

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Philippe Alliot and Jonathan Palmer
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Philippe Alliot	Jonathan Palmer	Points
1	Brazilian Grand Prix	25/26	Battery	P8	0 / 0
2	South African Grand Prix	22/21	Engine	Gearbox	0 / 0
4	San Marino Grand Prix	23/25	Turbo	P9	0 / 0
5	French Grand Prix	22/21	Electrical	P13	0 / 0
8	Detroit Grand Prix	20/24	Brakes	Tyre	0 / 0
10	British Grand Prix	24/23	Accident	Accident	0 / 0
11	German Grand Prix	22/25	Overheating	Turbo	0 / 0
12	Austrian Grand Prix	25/24	P11	P9	0 / 0
13	Dutch Grand Prix	26/22	P10	P9	0 / 0
14	Italian Grand Prix	23/26	Electrical	Oil pressure	0 / 0
15	European Grand Prix	25/21	Turbo	Turbo	0 / 0
16	Portuguese Grand Prix	27/26	Engine	Gearbox	0 / 0
Average finish			P10.5	P9.6

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Philippe Alliot / Jonathan Palmer.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

Philippe Alliot’s career Jonathan Palmer’s career RAM 1984 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as is the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored across the season, which up to 1990 is not the same as the championship total: only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.