Innes Ireland

Innes Ireland is a British Formula 1 driver with 50 race starts from 1959 to 1966, 1 win, 0 pole positions, 4 podiums and 47 championship points.

Ireland's first start was the 1959 Dutch Grand Prix for Team Lotus, from 9th on the grid, finishing 4th. The first win came at the 1961 United States Grand Prix for Lotus-Climax, in the 20th start, from 8th on the grid. The best season was 1960: 4th in the championship with 18 points and 3 podiums, for Team Lotus. The longest team-mate pairing was with Jim Clark, 20 races: Ireland finished ahead 6 times to 10 when both were classified, and out-qualified Clark 8 times to 12. 24 of the 50 starts ended in a retirement (48%).

Nationality

British

Born

12 Jun 1930

Active

1959 to 1966, 8 seasons

Teams

Team Lotus, Lotus-Climax, Lotus-BRM, BRP, BRM

First win: 1961 United States Grand Prix. Win rate 2.0% of starts.

Compare with team-mates: Jim Clark, Trevor Taylor, Stirling Moss, Graham Hill, Richard Attwood, Jack Brabham, Maurice Trintignant, Alan Stacey. Or anyone else.

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