Derek Palmer Jr.
| Derek Palmer | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 2 November 1986 Lanark, Scotland |
| British Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2015 |
| Current team | Support Our Paras Racing |
| Car number | 22 |
| Starts | 28 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 31st in 2015 |
| Previous series | |
| 2018 2014 2010 2008-2010 2008 2006-2008 | TCR UK Touring Car Championship HSCC Super Touring Car Trophy British GT GT4 European Series British GT Dutch Supercar Challenge |
Derek Palmer Jr. (born 2 November 1986) is a British racing driver who most notably competed in the 2015 British Touring Car Championship with Support Our Paras Racing. He also competed in the 2018 TCR UK Touring Car Championship.
Racing career
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Palmer began his career in 2006 in the Dutch Supercar Challenge, he raced in the championship for three years from 2006 to 2008. In 2008 he switched to the GT4 European Series, he raced in the series up until 2010. In 2008 and 2010 he also raced in the British GT.[1][2] In October 2014, it was announced that Palmer would make his British Touring Car Championship debut with Infiniti Support Our Paras Racing driving an Infiniti Q50.[3] However, in May 2015, Infiniti withdrew their support and the team continued under the Support Our Paras Racing banner.[4]
Racing record
[edit]Complete British Touring Car Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races; * signifies that driver led race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Infiniti Support Our Paras Racing | Infiniti Q50 | BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 20 |
BRH 3 18 |
DON 1 22 |
DON 2 DNS |
DON 3 DNS |
THR 1 23 |
THR 2 17 |
THR 3 19 |
31st | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Support Our Paras Racing | OUL 1 22 |
OUL 2 20 |
OUL 3 19 |
CRO 1 22 |
CRO 2 23 |
CRO 3 19 |
SNE 1 22 |
SNE 2 15 |
SNE 3 23 |
KNO 1 Ret |
KNO 2 21 |
KNO 3 Ret |
ROC 1 26 |
ROC 2 25 |
ROC 3 Ret |
SIL 1 21 |
SIL 2 23 |
SIL 3 23 |
BRH 1 21 |
BRH 2 Ret |
BRH 3 23 |
Complete TCR UK Touring Car Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races; * signifies that driver led race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Laser Tools Racing | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | SIL 1 Ret |
SIL 2 12 |
KNO 1 6 |
KNO 2 7 |
11th | 99 | ||||||||||
| DPE Motorsport | BHI 1 DNS |
BHI 1 DNS |
CAS 1 Ret |
CAS 2 5 |
OUL 1 4 |
OUL 2 Ret |
CRO 1 |
CRO 2 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Derek Palmer Jr. career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ "Derek Palmer career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ "Infiniti to enter BTCC with Support Our Paras Racing". TouringCarTimes. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ "Infiniti and Support Our Paras Racing part company". TouringCarTimes. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
External links
[edit]- Derek Palmer Jr. career summary at DriverDB.com