Category profile
- Dominance
- 56
- Peak
- 74
- Longevity
- 62
- Honours
- 60
- Statistics
- 76
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 8 |
Data sources
- Formula1.com
- FIA archives
- StatsF1
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Jolyon Palmer ranks #129 in Formula 1
Jolyon Palmer ranks 129th among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 2254th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 64.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 56, Peak 74, Longevity 62, Honours 60, Statistics 76. Those categories are normalised against the full Formula 1 reference universe of 146 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2016–2017 with 2 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2017, which sets the Peak component at 74. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 76 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes gp2 titles 1, grands prix entered 35, career points 9, best race finish 6.
Immediately ahead sits Zsolt Baumgartner on 64.7, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Bruno Senna on 64.3. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Jolyon Palmer GOAT Score explained
- Dominance56/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Palmer stood above the field while competing. Scored 56/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak74/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2017. Scored 74/100.
- Longevity62/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 1 years of competition and 2 recorded seasons. Scored 62/100.
- Honours60/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 60/100.
- Statistics76/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 76/100.
Top Palmer comparisons
Jolyon Palmer — frequently asked
- Is Jolyon Palmer the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jolyon Palmer ranks 129th in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 64.6, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Jolyon Palmer's GOAT Score?
- 64.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 56 (25%), Peak 74 (20%), Longevity 62 (20%), Honours 60 (20%), Statistics 76 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jolyon Palmer rank all time?
- 2254th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 129th within Formula 1.
- Jolyon Palmer vs Zsolt Baumgartner: who ranks higher?
- Zsolt Baumgartner, on 64.7 against Jolyon Palmer's 64.6 — a margin of 0.1 points.