Eddie Irvine
Edmund "Eddie" Irvine, Jr. (Born 10 November 1965, Newtownards, County Down) is a former racing driver from Northern Ireland. He raced under a British Driving License.
| Formula One World Championship career | |
|---|---|
| Active years | 1993–2002 |
| Teams | Jordan, Ferrari, Jaguar |
| Races | 148 (147 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 4 |
| Podiums | 26 |
| Career points | 191 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| First race | 1993 Japanese Grand Prix[1] |
| First win | 1999 Australian Grand Prix |
| Last win | 1999 Malaysian Grand Prix |
| Last race | 2002 Japanese Grand Prix |
Irvine spent time in the 1980s and early 1990's in Formula Ford and F3000. He joined Formula One in 1993, scoring a point on his debut as he replaced Emanuele Naspetti. He stayed on for Jordan in 1994 and 1995, before going on to drive for Scuderia Ferrari in 1996. His results were not as successful as Michael Schumacher's, including eight straight DNF's (Did not Finish) in a row in 1996. He eventually improved, scoring more podiums as he went along with the team.
In 1999 Michael Schumacher, the "#1 driver" for Ferrari was injured during a race at Silverstone. Irvine was made the #1 driver. The team put all their efforts towards Irvine winning a driver's championship. It wasn't successful, but Irvine did place second in the championship. Irvine left Ferrari after that season because he was frustrated with Ferrari's policy on team orders, which meant that one driver was labelled as "being #1." So, Irvine joined the new Jaguar Racing team in 2000, where he finally became the lead driver. However, the car was not competitive and reliable, so Jaguar, despite having lots of experience with Irvine, had little results. Irvine obtained the only two podiums Jaguar would ever see, and Irvine retired from Formula One after 2002.
Eddie Irvine Media
Irvine driving for Jordan during the 1994 British Grand Prix.
Irvine driving for Jordan at the 1995 British Grand Prix
Irvine driving for Ferrari at the 1996 San Marino Grand Prix.
The Jaguar R1 driven by Irvine in 2000
Irvine's Jaguar R2 for the 2001 season
Irvine driving for Jaguar at the 2002 United States Grand Prix
Irvine demonstrating a Ferrari 312T3 at the 2009 Goodwood Festival of Speed.
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References
- ↑ "Do you remember… when Senna and Irvine came to blows at Suzuka". 23 Sep 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
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