Formula 1 driver · 1993–2002

Eddie Irvine

NationalityBritain BritainCodeIRVNumber16Last teamJaguar
Starts145
Wins4
Podiums26
Poles0
Points191
Titles0

Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.

Driver DNA

Profile

Methodology
QualiRaceGainsFinishPoints

Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026

starts: not sourceddefense: not sourcedtyre management: not sourcedwet weather: not sourcedlate race: not sourcedrace pace: not sourced

Qualifying Pace

High
n=147 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
60-87
pole rate
0.0%
front row rate
2.7%

Race Result vs Teammate

High
n=118 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)

teammate race h2h
47-71
avg finish delta when both classified
-0.431

Positions Gained

High
n=86 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)

mean positions gained
2.186
expectation adjusted
0.107

Finishing

High
n=145 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts

classification rate
59.3%
teammate classification rate
63.9%
retirements
59

Consistency

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)

spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher

finish position std
3.446

Team Points Share

High
n=80 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

share of the team's points in events where the team scored

points
191
team points
499
points per start
1.317

Street Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

High-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Low-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Teammate record

TeammateTeamSeasonsQuali H2HRace H2H
Jaguar2001–200217–1312–9Battle
Jaguar2000–20014–00–3Battle
Jaguar200013–39–4Battle
Ferrari1996–19994–5511–41
Ferrari19994–25–1
Jordan1993–199518–1410–13

Recent races

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
2002Jaguar1701089th
2001Jaguar16010612th
2000Jaguar16000413th
1999Ferrari16490742nd
1998Ferrari16080474th
1997Ferrari17050248th
1996Ferrari160101110th
1995Jordan170101012th
1994Jordan12000616th
1993Jordan2000122nd