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Doctor, racer and businessman

19. Dec 2022 
by Ziv Knoll
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Jonathan Palmer (born 7 Novembre 1956) is a former British race car driver. Before opting for a career in motor racing, Palmer trained as a physician at a London hospital. He is currently the CEO and majority shareholder of MotorSport Vision (MSV), a company that runs six UK motorsport circuits.

Jonathan Palmer won the British Formula 3 championship in 1981, picture above taken after another win at Snetterton, and landed a Williams F1 test drive in 1982. The following year he won the very disputed European Formula Two Championship.

Palmer was active in Formula One between 1983 and 1989, and drove for Tyrrell, Williams, RAM and Zakspeed. He scored 14 championship points in 83 starts. He also raced a Group C Porsche in sports car events between 1983 and 1990, winning the 1984 1000 km of Brands Hatch with Jan Lammers and taking second place at the 1985 24 Hours of Le Mans with James Weaver and Richard Lloyd in a Porsche 962 (picture below).

 

Source: Mike Dixon

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