12 Facts About Will Palmer

William Palmer was born on 15 February 1997 and is a British former racing driver.

Will Palmer is the son of Jonathan Palmer and brother of Jolyon Palmer.

Will Palmer is a past winner of the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award.

Will Palmer won the BRDC F4 Championship in 2015 having previously won the 2014 BRDC Formula 4 Winter Championship.

Will Palmer competed in the BRDC Formula 4 Winter Championship in 2013, ahead of graduating to the category for 2014.

Will Palmer followed that up by winning the F4 Winter Championship, taking four wins from eight races.

Will Palmer was nominated for the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award and he was named the winner at the Autosport Awards.

For 2016, Will Palmer graduated to race in Europe and competed in both the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship and Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup for the R-ace GP team.

Will Palmer scored five podium finishes over the course of the season and claimed his maiden victory in European racing as he took the chequered flag in the penultimate race of the Eurocup season at Estoril in Portugal.

In December 2016, it was announced that Will Palmer would continue with R-ace GP for the 2017 championships.

Will Palmer finished as runner-up to Sacha Fenestraz with wins at Silverstone, Monza and Monaco and another seven podiums.

Will Palmer only made one round as he retired from racing in June 2018 to focus on his studies and his work.