At his debut event in the Australian Grand Prix Palmer outqualified Magnussen to the 14th grid position, and after a good start finished the race 11th ahead of his teammate, just outside the point scoring positions.
No seu debut no Gran Premio de Australia Palmer superou a Magnussen na posición 14ª da grella, e logo dun bo comezo terminou a carreira 11º por diante do seu compañeiro de equipo, xusto fóra das posicións puntuables.