Will Palmer

William Palmer
Born	(1997-02-15) February 15, 1997
Nationality	British
Occupation	Racing driver (former)
Known for	McLaren Autosport BRDC Award winner, BRDC F4 Championship title

William Palmer (born 15 February 1997) is a former British racing driver, the son of Jonathan Palmer and sibling to Jolyon Palmer. In 2015, he earned the prestigious McLaren Autosport BRDC Award and clinched the BRDC F4 Championship title, having previously triumphed in the BRDC Formula 4 Winter Championship in 2014.

Ginetta Juniors (2011-2013)

Palmer wrapped up the 2013 Ginetta Junior Championship season with a strong third-place overall finish.

BRDC Formula 4 (2013-2015)

Beginning in 2013, Palmer took part in the BRDC Formula 4 Winter Championship before moving up to compete in the full BRDC Formula 4 series in 2014. During his first complete season, he secured two victories and ended sixth in the standings. In 2015, he dominated the F4 Winter Championship by winning four out of eight races. That same year, he was nominated for and ultimately received the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award at the Autosport Awards ceremony.

2015 McLaren Autosport BRDC Award

In a competitive field including drivers like Jack Aitken and Ben Barnicoat, Palmer won the 2015 McLaren Autosport BRDC Award. The prize package featured £100,000 in funding, a test in a McLaren F1 car, an Arai Carbon helmet, and membership to the BRDC. Following the 2016 season, Palmer completed his McLaren F1 test, impressing the team with both his driving skills and professionalism during his inaugural experience behind the wheel of a Grand Prix car.

Formula Renault 2.0 (2016-17)

Palmer transitioned to European racing in 2016 with R-ace GP, competing in both the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Northern European Cup series. He earned five podium finishes and claimed his first European race victory at Estoril. Continuing with R-ace GP in 2017, he finished second overall to Sacha Fenestraz, achieving wins at Silverstone, Monza, and Monaco alongside seven additional podium placements.

GP3 Series

In April 2018, Palmer signed with MP Motorsport to compete in the final season of the 2018 GP3 Series. However, he participated in only one round before retiring from professional racing in June 2018 to dedicate himself to academic studies and other career opportunities.

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2011	Ginetta Junior Championship	Hillspeed	6	0	0	0	0	46	18th
	Ginetta Junior Winter Series		4	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2012	Ginetta Junior Championship	HHC Motorsport	18	0	0	0	0	170	12th
	Ginetta Junior Winter Series		3	0	0	0	1	70	3rd
2013	Ginetta Junior Championship	HHC Motorsport	20	1	4	3	10	406	3rd
	BRDC Formula 4 Winter Championship		8	1	1	0	2	131	5th
2014	BRDC Formula 4 Championship	HHC Motorsport	24	2	0	3	7	356	6th
	BRDC Formula 4 Winter Championship		8	4	0	7	7	239	1st
2015	BRDC Formula 4 Championship	HHC Motorsport	24	12	10	14	15	592	1st
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	R-ace GP (ART Junior Team)	3	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2016	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	R-ace GP	15	1	0	1	2	76	7th
	2016 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup		12	0	0	0	3	126	13th
	2016 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship	HHC Motorsport	3	0	1	1	1	39	25th
rowspan=2   2017    |-    |-    |-    |-    |-    |-    |-    |-    |-    |-	rowspan=2   2017     |-     |-     |-     |-     |-     |-     |-     |-     |-     |-	rowspan=2   2017     |-     |-     |-     |-     |-     |-     |-     |-     |-	rowspan=2   2017	align=left 2017 Formula Renault Eurocup	align=left rowspan="2" R-ace GP	23	3	1	1	10	298	style="background:#DFDFDF;" 2nd
align=left 2017 Formula Renault NEC	3	0	0	0	1	0	NC†
2018	align=left 2018 GP3 Series	align=left MP Motorsport	2	0	0	0	0	0	25th

^† As Palmer competed as a guest driver, he was not eligible to score points.

Full Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Results

(key) (Events highlighted in bold denote pole position; those in italics signify fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	Final Position	Total Points
2015	ART Junior Team	ALC 1	ALC 2	ALC 3	SPA 1	SPA 2	HUN 1	HUN 2	SIL 1 10	SIL 2 13	SIL 3 9	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	LMS 1	LMS 2	JER 1	JER 2	JER 3							NC†	0
2016	R-ace GP	ALC 1 13	ALC 2 6	ALC 3 20	MON 1 9	MNZ 1 6	MNZ 2 Ret	MNZ 3 7	RBR 1 Ret	RBR 2 6	LEC 1 3	LEC 2 10	SPA 1 Ret	SPA 2 9	EST 1 1	EST 2 22									7th	76

|- 2017

2017 !! R-ace GP !! Monza (P2, P1), Silverstone (P1, P2), Monaco (P1, P3), Pau (P4, P4), Hungaroring (18, P2, P4), Nürburgring (8,5), Red Bull Ring (12, P2), Paul Ricard (P3,4), Spa (9,6, P2), Barcelona (P2,6,4)

Year	Team	Race Outcomes	Final Standing	Points Accumulated
! 2nd	298

† Due to Palmer's status as a guest competitor, he was not eligible to earn points

Full Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

(key) (Pole positions are shown in bold, fastest laps are indicated in italics)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final Position	Points
2016	R-ace GP	MNZ 1 13	MNZ 2 3	SIL 1 3	SIL 2 2	HUN 1 9	HUN 2 18	SPA 1 DNS	SPA 2 Ret	ASS 1 11	ASS 2 6	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	HOC 1 16	HOC 2 12	HOC 3 21	12th	126
2017	R-ace GP	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	ASS 1	ASS 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	SPA 1 9	SPA 2 6	SPA 3 2						NC†	0

† Being a guest driver, Palmer was not eligible to earn points

Complete GP3 Series results

(key) (Pole positions are marked in bold, fastest laps in italics)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final Standing	Points

|- | 2018 ! nowrap | MP Motorsport | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |CAT FE A
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |CAT SPR
| LEC FEA | LEC SPR | RBR FEA | RBR SPR | SIL FEA | SIL SPR | HUN FEA | HUN SPR | SPA FEA | SPA SPR | MNZ FEA | MNZ SPR | SOC FEA | SOC SPR | YMC FEA | YMC SPR ! 25th ! 0 |}