| Derek Palmer | |
| Nationality: |  British |
| Birth Date: | 1986 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Lanark, Scotland |
| Current Series: | British Touring Car Championship |
| First Year: | 2015 |
| Current Team: | Support Our Paras Racing |
| Car Number: | 22 |
| Starts: | 28 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Poles: | 0 |
| Fastest Laps: | 0 |
| Best Finish: | 31st |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Prev Series: | TCR UK Touring Car Championship HSCC Super Touring Car Trophy British GT GT4 European Series British GT Dutch Supercar Challenge |
| Prev Series Years: | 2018 2014 2010 2008-2010 2008 2006-2008 |
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.
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]
(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 | BRH 2 | BRH 3 | DON 1 | DON 2 | DON 3 | THR 1 | THR 2 | THR 3 | 31st | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Support Our Paras Racing | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | OUL 3 | CRO 1 | CRO 2 | CRO 3 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SNE 3 | KNO 1 | KNO 2 | KNO 3 | ROC 1 | ROC 2 | ROC 3 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | SIL 3 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | BRH 3 |
(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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Laser Tools Racing | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | KNO 1 | KNO 2 | 11th | 99 | ||||||||||
| DPE Motorsport | BHI 1 | BHI 1 | CAS 1 | CAS 2 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | CRO 1 | CRO 2 | DON 1 | DON 2 |