Formula 1 driver · 1959–1966

Innes Ireland

NationalityBritain BritainCodeIRENumber10Last teamBRM
Starts50
Wins1
Podiums4
Poles0
Points47
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=152 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
89-63
pole rate
0.0%
front row rate
1.9%

Race Result vs Teammate

High
n=115 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

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

teammate race h2h
56-59
avg finish delta when both classified
0.533

Positions Gained

High
n=26 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

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

mean positions gained
2.308
expectation adjusted
-0.329

Finishing

High
n=50 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

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

classification rate
52.0%
teammate classification rate
56.4%
retirements
24

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
3.724

Team Points Share

High
n=33 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

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

points
47
team points
207
points per start
0.94

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
Team Lotus, BRM1959–19660–71–0
BRM19660–20–0
Team Lotus1964–19650–10–0
Team Lotus19650–61–4
Team Lotus19652–32–3
Team Lotus19650–00–0
Team Lotus19651–01–0
Team Lotus19650–10–1
Team Lotus1960–19657–217–16
Team Lotus19650–00–0
Team Lotus, BRP1962–196412–34–7
Team Lotus1962–19643–10–2

Recent races

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1966BRM2000028th
1965Team Lotus6000021st
1964Team Lotus, BRP7000414th
1963Team Lotus, BRP700069th
1962Team Lotus8000216th
1961Team Lotus6110126th
1960Team Lotus8030184th
1959Team Lotus6000514th