JONATHAN
PALMER
After
a
highly
successful
motor
racing
career,
Jonathan
Palmer
has
been
better
known
as
Murray
Walker's
co-commentator
for
the
BBC's
Grand
Prix
programme.
After
retiring
from
a
six
year
Formula
One
career
spanning
84
Grand
Prix,
Jonathan
continued
to
drive
F1
cars
for
the
McLaren
team
as
their
longest
serving
test
driver
and
was
involved
with
the
development
of
much
of
the
latest
technology.
His
role
as
Research
and
Development
Driver
at
McLaren
saw
him
leading
the
testing
and
powering
of
this
lightweight
revolutionary
three
seater
-
driver
in
the
middle
-
acceleration
is
as
stunning
as
its
231
mph
top
speed
-
though
it
has
a
price
to
match
-
£540,000
plus
taxes!
Palmer's
medical
background
has
been
responsible
for
his
being
recognised
as
one
of
the
experts
on
the
tremendous
physical
stress
of
driving
a
Grand
Prix
car
as
a
result
of
his
considerable
research,
while
it
has
also
been
put
to
good
self-diagnostic
effect
following
his
own
share
of
accident
drama.
Since
retiring
from
racing
Jonathan
has
built
up
a
rapidly
expanding
and
highly
regarded
business
running
various
types
of
driving
programmes.
These
are
mainly
corporate
motorsport
events
but
also
includes
promotional
programmes
for
motor
manufacturers
in
the
UK.
Motor
Racing
Career
75-77
Club
racing
with
Austin-Healey
Sprite
and
Marcos
78-80
Formula
Ford
81
British
Formula
3
Champion
-
Ralt
Toyota
82
Formula
2,
Williams
Formula
1
test
driver
83
European
Formula
2
Champion
-
Ralt
Honda
1st
Grand
Prix
-
European
Grand
Prix
with
Williams
83-90
World
Sportscar
racing
with
Porsche,
2nd
Le
Mans
'85
84
Formula
1
-
RAM
85-86
Formula
1
-
Zakspeed
87
Formula
1
-
Tyrell,
4th
Adelaide,
5th
Monaco
&
Hockenheim
Winner
World
Championship
for
non
turbo
cars,
the
Jim
Clark
cup
88
Formula
1
-
Tyrell,
5th
Monaco
&
Detroit,
6th
Montreal
89
Formula
1
-
Tyrell,
6th
Imola
&
Estoril
90
McLaren
test
driver,
raced
for
Porsche
factory
91
McLaren
test
driver,
raced
for
BMW
&
Mercedes
Benz
at
Le
Mans
92
McLaren
test
driver
93-94
BBC
Grand
Prix
Commentator
Goodwood
Festival
of
Speed
Course
Record
Holder
-
1982
Williams
6
Wheeler
1996-
BBC
Grand
Prix
Commentator
Goodwood
Festival
of
Speed
Course
Record
Holder
-
1980
Williams
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