Jonathan Palmer vs Huub Rothengatter

1986·

Jonathan Palmer beat Huub Rothengatter 9–3 at Zakspeed in 1986, helped by 10 retirements for Huub Rothengatter. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Jonathan PalmerHuub Rothengatter

12Qualifying0

12 shared races

9Race day3

12 shared races

0Points0

in shared races, as awarded at the time

9Points (today’s rules)4

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 6/10
Best finish: P8/P8
Avg. grid: 20.8/24.3

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Jonathan Palmer and Huub Rothengatter
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Jonathan Palmer	Huub Rothengatter	Points
3	3San Marino Grand Prix	20/24	Brakes	Turbo	0 / 0
5	5Belgian Grand Prix	20/23	P13	Electrical	0 / 0
6	6Canadian Grand Prix	22/24	Engine	P12	0 / 0
7	7Detroit Grand Prix	20/26	P8	Electrical	0 / 0
8	8French Grand Prix	22/24	Engine	Accident	0 / 0
9	9British Grand Prix	22/25	P9	Engine	0 / 0
10	10German Grand Prix	16/24	Engine	Gearbox	0 / 0
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	24/25	P10	Radiator	0 / 0
12	12Austrian Grand Prix	21/24	Engine	P8	0 / 0
13	13Italian Grand Prix	22/24	Engine	Engine	0 / 0
14	14Portuguese Grand Prix	20/26	P12	Transmission	0 / 0
16	16Australian Grand Prix	21/23	P9	Suspension	0 / 0
	Average finish		P10.2	P10.0

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Jonathan Palmer / Huub Rothengatter.
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.

Jonathan Palmer’s career Huub Rothengatter’s career Zakspeed 1986 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Until the mid-1960s drivers could share a car during a race. Each driver is compared from the car they started (which sets their grid position), with the best result of any car they drove and the points from all of them, as officially credited.
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 in the races both drivers started, not their season totals: races either missed, or contested alongside a different teammate, are left out. Up to 1990 even full-season totals differ from the championship standings, because 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.