Jonathan Palmer vs Philippe Streiff

1987·

Jonathan Palmer edged Philippe Streiff 10–6 in the races and 8–8 in qualifying at Tyrrell in 1987. Jonathan Palmer scored 7 points to 4.

Jonathan PalmerPhilippe Streiff

8Qualifying8

16 shared races

10Race day6

16 shared races

7Points4

in shared races, as awarded at the time

60Points (today’s rules)38

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 3/5
Best finish: P4/P4
Avg. grid: 20.3/21

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Jonathan Palmer and Philippe Streiff
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Jonathan Palmer	Philippe Streiff	Points
1	1Brazilian Grand Prix	18/20	P10	P11	0 / 0
2	2San Marino Grand Prix	23/20	Clutch	P8	0 / 0
3	3Belgian Grand Prix	24/23	Accident	P9	0 / 0
4	4Monaco Grand Prix	15/23	P5	Accident	2 / 0
5	5Detroit Grand Prix	13/14	P11	Wheel	0 / 0
6	6French Grand Prix	24/25	P7	P6	0 / 1
7	7British Grand Prix	23/22	P8	Engine	0 / 0
8	8German Grand Prix	23/22	P5	P4▲	2 / 3
9	9Hungarian Grand Prix	16/14	P7	P9	0 / 0
10	10Austrian Grand Prix	24/25	P14▼	Accident	0 / 0
11	11Italian Grand Prix	22/24	P14▼	P12	0 / 0
12	12Portuguese Grand Prix	24/21	P10	P12	0 / 0
13	13Spanish Grand Prix	16/15	Collision	P7	0 / 0
14	14Mexican Grand Prix	22/25	P7	P8	0 / 0
15	15Japanese Grand Prix	19/25	P8	P12	0 / 0
16	16Australian Grand Prix	19/18	P4▲	Spun off	3 / 0
	Average finish		P8.5	P8.9

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Jonathan Palmer / Philippe Streiff.
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 Philippe Streiff’s career Tyrrell 1987 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.