Editing Jonathan Palmer (section)

{{short description|British racing driver and motorsport executive (born 1956)}}
{{For|the American football player|Jonathan Palmer (American football)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name          = Jonathan Palmer
| image         = Jonathan Palmer Profile.jpg
| caption       = Palmer in 2011
| birth_name    = Jonathan Charles Palmer
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1956|11|7}}
| birth_place   = [[Lewisham]], London, England
| spouse        = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Gillian|1988|2011|end=div}}
* {{marriage|Emma Collins|2018}}
}}
| children      = 4, including [[Jolyon Palmer|Jolyon]] and [[Will Palmer|Will]]
| module        = {{Infobox F1 driver|embed=yes
| nationality   = {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Formula One drivers from the United Kingdom|British]]
| Years         = {{F1|1983}}–{{F1|1989}}
| Team(s)       = [[Williams Racing|Williams]], [[RAM Racing|RAM]], [[Zakspeed]], [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]
| Races         = 88 (83 starts)
| Championships = 0
| Wins          = 0
| Podiums       = 0
| Points        = 14
| Poles         = 0
| Fastest laps  = 1
| First race    = [[1983 European Grand Prix]]
| Last race     = [[1989 Australian Grand Prix]]
}}
| module2       = {{Infobox Le Mans driver|embed=yes
| Years         = {{24hLM|1983}}–{{24hLM|1985}}, {{24hLM|1987}}, {{24hLM|1990}}–{{24hLM|1991}}
| Teams         = [[Richard Lloyd Racing|RLR]], [[Porsche in motorsport|Porsche]], [[Sauber]]
| Best Finish   = 2nd <small>({{24hLM|1985}})</small>
| Class Wins    = 0
}}
}}

'''Jonathan Charles Palmer''' (born 7 November 1956) is a British former [[racing driver]], [[motorsport]] executive, and [[sports broadcasting|broadcaster]], who competed in [[Formula One]] from {{F1|1983}} to {{F1|1989}}. 

Before opting for a career in motor racing, Palmer trained as a physician at London's Guy's Hospital. He also worked as a junior physician at Cuckfield and Brighton hospitals. Palmer was active in Formula One between 1983 and 1989, and drove for [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]], [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]], [[RAM Racing|RAM]], and [[Zakspeed]]. He won 14 [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|Championship]] points from 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 co-driver [[Jan Lammers]] and taking second place at the [[1985 24 Hours of Le Mans]] with co-drivers [[James Weaver (racing driver)|James Weaver]] and [[Richard Lloyd (racing driver)|Richard Lloyd]]. 

Palmer helped develop the [[McLaren F1]] road car, and drove one to a new [[Production car speed record|speed record for production cars]]. He is the majority shareholder and Chief Executive of [[MotorSport Vision]] (MSV), a company that runs six UK motorsport circuits, the PalmerSport corporate driving event at Bedford Autodrome and several racing championships including [[British Superbike Championship|British Superbikes]] and [[GB3 Championship|GB3]]. His son, [[Jolyon Palmer|Jolyon]], competed in Formula One from {{F1|2016}} to {{F1|2017}}.