Innes Ireland – Significant results

Innes Ireland competed in motor races from 1952 to 1969 in a variety of different cars and formulae. Our Director and archivist, Alan Wheelans, is widely acknowledged as a leading authority on this topic and has compiled perhaps the most complete record available of Innes Ireland’s racing career. Drawn from these records, below are some of the more significant results of Innes’s career – note the variety of cars!

DateCircuitEventCarRace resultNotes
17/05/1952BorehamBirkin Memorial meeting1926 Bentley 3 litre4thInnes Ireland's first race
28/06/1952SnettertonEastern Counties Motor Club race meeting1926 Bentley 3 litre1stInnes Ireland's 1st race win
1957GoodwoodMotor Sport Brookland TrophyThe Trophy was awarded to the driver with the most points won at Goodwood over the 1957 season. This award brought Innes to the attention of Colin Chapman and lead to him later diving for Team Lotus.
27/08/1958Charade Clermont-FerrandTrophee d'Auvergne (3 hour GT race)Lotus 111st Overall & 1st in ClassWon by 30 seconds, defeating 3.0-litre Ferraris in 1.1 litre Lotus.
28/06/1958Le MansLe Mans 24 hoursLotus 11Retired - Ignition / Distributor failureInnes Ireland's first Le Mans 24 hours
31/05/1959ZandvoortDutch Grand PrixLotus 164thInnes Ireland's first Formula 1 Grand Prix and first World Championship points.
02/04/1960Oulton ParkOulton Park Cup - Formula 2Lotus 181stB.A.R.C. meeting
18/04/1960GoodwoodGlover Trophy International 100Lotus 181stWins in both the F1 & F2 races, beating (later to be Sir) Stirling Moss.
14/05/1960SilverstoneDaily Express TrophyLotus 181stNon-championship F1 race.
06/06/1960ZandvoortDutch Grand PrixLotus 182ndInnes Irelands first Grand Prix podium
16/07/1960SilverstoneBritish Grand PrixLotus 183rdF1 race - podium
20/08/1960GoodwoodRAC Tourist TrophyAston Martin DB4GT3rdA round of the World Sportscar Championship.
17/09/1960SnettertonLombard TrophyLotus 181stNon-championship F1 race
20/11/1960RiversideUnited States Grand PrixLotus 182ndF1 race - podium
23/08/1961Solitude (Stuttgart)Solitude Grand PrixLotus 211stNon-championship F1 race
17/09/1961Zeltweg (Austria)FlugplatzrennenLotus 211stNon-championship F1 race
08/10/1961Watkins GlenUnited States Grand Prix Lotus 211stInnes Ireland's first (sole) Grand Prix win.
23/04/1962GoodwoodSussex TrophyLotus 191st
11/06/1962Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace TrophyLotus 241stNon-championship F1 race
01/07/1962Reims-GueuxGrand Prix of ReimsLotus 243rdNon-championship F1 race
18/08/1962GoodwoodRAC Tourist TrophyFerrari 250 GTO1srA round of the World Sportscar Championship.
15/04/1963GoodwoodGlover TrophyLotus 241stNon-championship F1 race
14/03/1964SnettertonDaily Mirror Trophy raceBRP-BRM Mk11stNon-championship F1 race
06/11/1965KyalamiKylami 9 hoursFord GT402ndNon-championship sportscar race.
25/09/1966MonthleryCoupe de ParisFord GT401stNon-championship sportscar race.
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