Jolyon Palmer vs Kevin Magnussen

2016·

Kevin Magnussen edged Jolyon Palmer 11–9 in the races and 10–10 in qualifying at Renault in 2016. Kevin Magnussen scored 7 points to 1.

Jolyon PalmerKevin Magnussen

10Qualifying10

20 shared races

9Race day11

20 shared races

1Points7

in shared races, as awarded at the time

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 5/4
Best finish: P10/P7
Avg. grid: 17.1/16.9

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Jolyon Palmer and Kevin Magnussen
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Jolyon Palmer	Kevin Magnussen	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	13/14	P11	P12	0 / 0
3	3Chinese Grand Prix	19/17	P22▼	P17	0 / 0
4	4Russian Grand Prix	18/17	P13	P7▲	0 / 6
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	17/15	P13	P14	0 / 0
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	18/16	Accident	Retired	0 / 0
7	7Canadian Grand Prix	16/22	Retired	P16	0 / 0
8	8European Grand Prix	21/22	P15	P14	0 / 0
9	9Austrian Grand Prix	19/17	P12	P14	0 / 0
10	10British Grand Prix	18/16	Gearbox	P17	0 / 0
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	17/19	P12	P15	0 / 0
12	12German Grand Prix	14/16	P19▼	P16	0 / 0
13	13Belgian Grand Prix	13/12	P15	Accident	0 / 0
14	14Italian Grand Prix	20/21	Collision damage	P17	0 / 0
15	15Singapore Grand Prix	18/15	P15	P10▲	0 / 1
16	16Malaysian Grand Prix	19/14	P10▲	Power loss	1 / 0
17	17Japanese Grand Prix	16/17	P12	P14	0 / 0
18	18United States Grand Prix	15/18	P13	P12	0 / 0
19	19Mexican Grand Prix	21/14	P14	P17	0 / 0
20	20Brazilian Grand Prix	16/18	Collision damage	P14	0 / 0
21	21Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	15/18	P17	Suspension	0 / 0
	Average finish		P14.2	P14.1

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Jolyon Palmer / Kevin Magnussen.
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.

Jolyon Palmer’s career Kevin Magnussen’s career Renault 2016 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.