Innes Ireland
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{{Former F1 driver|
Name = Innes Ireland |
Nationality = {{flagicon|UK}} [[United Kingdom|British]] |
Years = {{F1|1959}} - {{F1|1966}} |
Team(s) = [[Team Lotus|Lotus]], [[British Racing Partnership|BRP]], [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] |
Races = 53 (50 starts) |
Championships = 0 |
Wins = 1 |
Podiums = 4 |
Poles = 0 |
Fastest laps = 1 |
Points = 47 |
First race = [[1959 Dutch Grand Prix]] |
First win = [[1961 United States Grand Prix]] |
Last win = [[1961 United States Grand Prix]] |
Last race = [[1966 Mexican Grand Prix]] |
}}
{{Le Mans drivers
| Years = {{24hLM|1958}}-{{24hLM|1959}}, {{24hLM|1962}}-{{24hLM|1966}}
| Team(s) = [[Team Lotus]]<br>[[Ecurie Ecosse]]<br>[[British Racing Partnership|UDT-Laystall Racing Team]]<br>[[Aston Martin]]<br>[[Maranello Concessionaires]]<br>[[Alan Mann Racing]]<br>Comstock Racing
| Best Finish = 6th <small>({{24hLM|1964}})</small>
| Class Wins = 0
}}
'''Robert McGregor Innes Ireland''' (b. [[12 June]] [[1930]] – d. [[22 October]] [[1993]]), was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[Commissioned officer|military officer]], [[Engineering|engineer]], and [[motor racing]] driver. He was a larger-than-life character who, according to a rival team boss, ''"lived without sense, without an analyst and provoked astonishment and affection from everyone."''{{Fact|date=April 2007}}
Ireland was born [[June 12]], [[1930]] in [[Mytholmroyd]], [[Yorkshire]], [[England]], the son of a Scottish [[veterinary surgeon]]. His family returned to [[Kirkcudbright]], [[Dumfries and Galloway]], in [[Scotland]] during his youth, and he trained as an engineer with [[Rolls-Royce Limited|Rolls-Royce]], first in [[Glasgow]] and later in [[London]]. Commissioned as a [[lieutenant]] in the [[King's Own Scottish Borderers]], he served with the [[Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)|Parachute Regiment]] in the [[Suez Canal]] Zone during 1953 and 1954.
Ireland's first serious year of auto racing was 1957, by which time he was running a small engineering firm in [[Surrey]]. Success in [[sports car]] racing saw him make his [[Formula One]] debut for [[Team Lotus]] in 1959. In 1960 he won three non-championship Formula One races and finished fourth in the [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|World Drivers Championship]]. Badly injured in the 1961 [[Monaco Grand Prix]], Ireland recovered to win the [[Solituderennen|Solitude]] and [[Austrian Grand Prix]] races, then finished the season with a victory in the [[United States Grand Prix]] at [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]].
Ireland upset [[Lotus Cars]] boss [[Colin Chapman]] and the team sponsors by giving up his car to [[Stirling Moss]] of the rival [[Cooper Car Company|Rob Walker team]] at the 1961 [[Italian Grand Prix]]. This led to him being arbitrarily sacked at the end of the '61 season. Despite occasional successes, Ireland never again had a car to match his talent, and his last serious race was the [[Daytona 500]] in 1967.
A talented writer, Ireland produced a classic [[autobiography]], ''[[All Arms and Elbows]]'' (ISBN 0-85184-050-7), and worked as a [[journalist]] for the [[United States|American]] [[Road & Track]] magazine, as well as [[Skipper (boating)|skipper]]ing [[ fishing trawler]]s in the [[North Atlantic]]. Towards the end of his life, he was elected president of the prestigious [[British Racing Drivers' Club]], which post he still held at the time of his death from [[cancer]] on [[October 22]], [[1993]], at [[Reading, Berkshire]], [[England]].
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==Complete Formula One World Championship results==
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! WDC
! Pts.
|-
| {{F1|1959}}
! [[Team Lotus]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 16|16]]
! [[Coventry Climax|Climax]] [[straight-4|L4]]
| [[1959 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small></small>
| [[1959 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small></small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1959 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1959 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>Ret</small>
| [[1959 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small></small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1959 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1959 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1959 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1959 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br><small>5</small>
|
! 14th
! 5
|-
| {{F1|1960}}
! [[Team Lotus]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 18|18]]
! [[Coventry Climax|Climax]] [[straight-4|L4]]
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1960 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br><small>6</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1960 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small>9</small>
| [[1960 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small></small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1960 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| ''[[1960 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]''<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1960 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1960 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1960 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br><small>6</small>
| [[1960 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small></small>
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[1960 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br><small>2</small>
! 4th
! 18
|-
|rowspan="2"| {{F1|1961}}
!rowspan="2"| [[Team Lotus]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 21|21]]
! [[Coventry Climax|Climax]] [[straight-4|L4]]
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| [[1961 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small>DNS</small>
| [[1961 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small></small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1961 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1961 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1961 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1961 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>NC</small>
|
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| [[1961 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br><small>1</small>
|
|
!rowspan="2"| 6th
!rowspan="2"| 12
|-
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 18|18/21]]
! [[Coventry Climax|Climax]] [[straight-4|L4]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1961 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|
|
|
|-
| {{F1|1962}}
! [[British Racing Partnership|UDT-Laystall Racing Team]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 24|24]]
! [[Coventry Climax|Climax]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1962 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1962 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1962 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1962 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1962 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>16</small>
| [[1962 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small></small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1962 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1962 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1962 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br><small>5</small>
|
! 16th
! 2
|-
|rowspan="2"| {{F1|1963}}
!rowspan="2"| [[British Racing Partnership]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 24|24]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1963 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|
|
|
|
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1963 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|
|
|
|
!rowspan="2"| 9th
!rowspan="2"| 6
|-
! [[British Racing Partnership|BRP]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
|
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1963 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1963 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1963 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1963 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1963 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>4</small>
| [[1963 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br><small></small>
| [[1963 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br><small></small>
| [[1963 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br><small></small>
|-
|rowspan="2"| {{F1|1964}}
!rowspan="2"| [[British Racing Partnership]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 24|24]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| [[1964 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small>DNS</small>
| [[1964 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small></small>
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
!rowspan="2"| 14th
!rowspan="2"| 4
|-
! [[British Racing Partnership|BRP]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
|
|
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1964 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1964 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1964 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>10</small>
| [[1964 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small></small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1964 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1964 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1964 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF "| [[1964 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br /><small>12</small>
|-
|rowspan="2"| {{F1|1965}}
!rowspan="2"| [[Reg Parnell Racing]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 25|25]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
| [[1965 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br><small></small>
| [[1965 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small></small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1965 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>13</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1965 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1965 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1965 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small>10</small>
| [[1965 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small></small>
|
|
|
!rowspan="2"| -
!rowspan="2"| 0
|-
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 33|33]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1965 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1965 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| [[1965 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br /><small>DNS</small>
|-
| {{F1|1966}}
! Bernard White Racing
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[BRM P261|P261]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
| [[1966 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small></small>
| [[1966 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small></small>
| [[1966 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small></small>
| [[1966 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small></small>
| [[1966 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small></small>
| [[1966 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small></small>
| [[1966 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small></small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1966 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1966 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|
! -
! 0
|}
==External links==
*[http://www.geocities.com/tredelyn An Innes Ireland fan site]
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{{succession box|title=[[BRDC International Trophy|BRDC International Trophy winner]] |before=[[Jack Brabham]]|after=[[Stirling Moss]]|years=1960}}
{{succession box|title=[[British Racing Drivers' Club|BRDC President]] |before= [[Gerald Lascelles]]||after=[[Alexander Hesketh, 3rd Baron Hesketh|The Lord Hesketh]]|years=1992 - 1993}}
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