Derek Palmer Jr.

Derek Palmer
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1986-11-02) 2 November 1986 (age 38)
Lanark, Scotland
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season2015
Current teamSupport Our Paras Racing
Car number22
Starts28
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish31st 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

Palmer driving for Infiniti at Brands Hatch during the 2015 British Touring Car Championship season.

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

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(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

(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

  1. ^ "Derek Palmer Jr. career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Derek Palmer career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Infiniti to enter BTCC with Support Our Paras Racing". TouringCarTimes. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Infiniti and Support Our Paras Racing part company". TouringCarTimes. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.