Editing Innes Ireland

{{Short description|British racing driver (1930–1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant]]
| name             = Innes Ireland
| image            = Innes Ireland.jpg
| caption          = Ireland in 1966
| birth_name       = Robert McGregor Innes Ireland
| birth_date       = {{birth date|1930|6|12|df=y}}
| birth_place      = [[Mytholmroyd]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], England
| death_date       = {{death date and age|1993|10|22|1930|6|12|df=y}}
| death_place      = [[Reading, Berkshire]], England
| spouse           = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Norma Thomas|1954|1967|end=div}}
* {{marriage|Edna Humphries|1967|1972|end=div}}
* {{marriage|Jean Mander|1993}}
}}
| children         = 3
| module           =
{{Infobox F1 driver|embed=yes
| nationality      = {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Formula One drivers from the United Kingdom|British]]
| Years            = {{F1|1959}}–{{F1|1966}}
| Team(s)          = [[Team Lotus|Lotus]], [[British Racing Partnership|BRP]], [[Reg Parnell Racing|Parnell]], [[Bernard White Racing|White]]
| 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 race        = [[1966 Mexican Grand Prix]]
}}
| module2          = 
{{Infobox Le Mans driver|embed=yes
| Years            = {{24hLM|1958}}–{{24hLM|1960}}, {{24hLM|1962}}–{{24hLM|1966}}
| Team(s)          = [[Team Lotus|Lotus]], [[Écurie Écosse]], [[British Racing Partnership|BRP]], [[Aston Martin]], [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]], [[Ford Performance|Ford]]
| Best Finish      = 6th <small>({{24hLM|1964}})</small>
| Class Wins       = 0
}}
| module3          =
{{Infobox military person|embed=yes
| allegiance       = United Kingdom
| branch           = [[British Army]]
| serviceyears     = 1953–1958
| rank             = [[Lieutenant]]
| servicenumber    = 
| unit             = 
| commands         = [[Army Reserve (United Kingdom)|Territorial Army]] (1955–1958)<br>[[Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)|Parachute Regiment]] (1953–1954)<br>[[King's Own Scottish Borderers]] (1953)
| battles          = 
| awards           = 
| alma_mater       = 
}}}}

'''Robert McGregor Innes Ireland''' (12 June 1930 – 22 October 1993) was a British [[racing driver]] and [[sports journalist|journalist]], who competed in [[Formula One]] from {{F1|1959}} to {{F1|1966}}. Ireland won the [[1961 United States Grand Prix]] with [[Team Lotus|Lotus]].

Born in [[Mytholmroyd]] and raised in Scotland, Ireland initially served in the [[British Army]], reaching the rank of [[lieutenant]] in 1955. Ireland competed in Formula One for [[Team Lotus|Lotus]], [[British Racing Partnership|BRP]], [[Reg Parnell Racing]] and [[Bernard White Racing]], winning the {{F1GP|1961|United States}} in {{F1|1961}} with the former, as well as finishing fourth in the [[1960 Formula One season|1960 World Drivers' Championship]] and taking victories at eight [[Glossary of motorsport terms#N|non-championship]] races. He entered eight editions of the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] from {{24hLM|1958}} to {{24hLM|1966}}, and was a race-winner in the [[British Saloon Car Championship]].

Upon retiring from motor racing, Ireland started a career as a journalist in the late-1980s for [[ESPN]], later working with [[automobile magazine]]s ''[[Road & Track]]'' and ''[[Autocar (magazine)|Autocar]]''. He was the president of the [[British Racing Drivers' Club]] from 1992 until his death the following year.

==Early life==
Ireland was born 12 June 1930 in [[Mytholmroyd]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], England, the son of a Scottish [[veterinary surgeon]]. His family returned to [[Kirkcudbright]], 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 [[second lieutenant]] in the [[King's Own Scottish Borderers]],<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=40087|supp=y|page=696|date=2 February 1954}}</ref> he served with the [[Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)|Parachute Regiment]] in the [[Suez Canal]] Zone during 1953 and 1954.<ref>{{cite web|title=Innes Ireland|url=https://www.historicracing.com/driverDetail.cfm?driverID=1873|website=Historic Racing|date=22 October 2006}}</ref> In 1955 he transferred to the Territorial Army and was promoted to lieutenant,<ref>{{London Gazette|nolink=y|issue=40688|supp=y|page=412|date=20 January 1956}} Correcting {{London Gazette|nolink=y|issue=40565|supp=y|page=4799|date=23 August 1955}}</ref> and in 1958 he was placed on the Reserve of Officers.<ref>{{London Gazette|nolink=y|issue=41477|supp=y|page=5207|date=22 August 1958}}</ref>

==Racing career==
Ireland began racing a Riley 9 in 1954. His first year of nationally competitive events was 1957,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/results/Innes-Ireland-GB.html|title=All Results of Innes Ireland|website=www.racingsportscars.com|access-date=6 May 2017}}</ref> 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 [[1961 Solitude Grand Prix|Solitude Grand Prix]] and [[1961 Flugplatzrennen|Flugplatzrennen]] races, then finished the season with a victory in the [[1961 United States Grand Prix|United States Grand Prix]] at [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]]. He was sacked at the end of the season as team boss [[Colin Chapman]] considered [[Jim Clark]] a better bet.<ref>{{cite book |title=Theme Lotus |author=Doug Nye |publisher=Motor Racing Publications |year=1978 |page=49}}</ref>

Ireland entered a Ferrari in the [[24 Hours of Daytona]], with motorcycle racer [[Mike Hailwood]] as his intended co-driver, but broke down with gearbox problems after {{fraction|3|1|2}} hours, before Hailwood was scheduled to participate.<ref>"Hailwood home". ''[[Motorcycle News]]'', 16 February 1966, p.1. Accessed 20 April 2024</ref>

Ireland was encouraged by [[Bill France Sr.]], founder of [[NASCAR]], to participate in the [[1967 Daytona 500]], one of the last races of his career, where the V8 engine of his year-old Dodge exploded opposite the stands.

Ireland worked as a journalist for [[ESPN]] for several F1 races in the late 1980s, as well as the American ''[[Road & Track]]'' magazine and ''[[Autocar (magazine)|Autocar]]'' magazine. He also operated [[fishing trawler]]s in the [[North Atlantic]]. Towards the end of his life, he was elected president of the [[British Racing Drivers' Club]], a post he still held at the time of his death from cancer on 22 October 1993,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gauld |first=Graham |date=October 1, 2018 |title=Remembering Innes |url=https://www.f1grandprixdriversclub.com/remembering-innes/ |access-date=January 2, 2025 |website=Grand Prix Driver's Club}}</ref> in [[Reading, Berkshire]].

==Writing==
As a writer, Ireland produced an [[autobiography]], ''All Arms and Elbows'' (1967; {{ISBN|0-85184-050-7}}). Another book, ''Marathon in the Dust'' (1970), is Ireland's account of the gruelling 1968 Daily Express [[1968 London–Sydney Marathon|London-Sydney Marathon]], which he completed with two friends, fellow Formula One competitor [[Mike Taylor (racing driver)|Michael Taylor]] and British bobsledder [[Andrew Hedges (bobsleigh)|Andy Hedges]], in a [[Mercedes-Benz W108/W109|Mercedes Benz 280 SE]].

==Personal life==
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On 30 October 1954 Ireland married Scarborough schoolteacher Norma Thomas. They had two daughters before divorcing in 1967. He then married Edna Humphries also in 1967. Ireland married his third wife Jean Mander (née Howarth), a former fashion model, on 11 June 1993 at Newbury register office. Jean had been engaged to [[Mike Hawthorn]] at the time of Hawthorn's death in 1959. Ireland also had a son who died in 1992.

Ireland was described as 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."<ref>{{cite book|author=Robert Newman|title=Motor Racing Heroes: The Stories of 100 Greats|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BQD3AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA202|date= 2014|publisher=Veloce Publishing Ltd|isbn=978-1-84584-748-7|pages=202–}}</ref>

==Racing record==

===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:90%"
! 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#FPF|Climax FPF]] 2.5 [[straight-4|L4]]
| [[1959 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1959 Indianapolis 500|500]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1959 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br>{{small|4}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1959 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
| [[1959 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1959 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1959 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1959 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1959 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br>{{small|5}}
|
! 14th
! 5
|- 
| {{F1|1960}}
! [[Team Lotus]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 18|18]]
! [[Coventry Climax#FPF|Climax FPF]] 2.5 [[straight-4|L4]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1960 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br>{{small|6}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1960 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br>{{small|9}}
| [[1960 Indianapolis 500|500]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1960 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br>{{small|2}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ''[[1960 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]''<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1960 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br>{{small|7}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1960 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br>{{small|3}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1960 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br>{{small|6}}
| [[1960 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1960 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br>{{small|2}}
! 4th
! 18
|-
|rowspan="2"| {{F1|1961}}
!rowspan="2"| [[Team Lotus]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 21|21]]
!rowspan="2"| [[Coventry Climax#FPF|Climax FPF]] 1.5 [[straight-4|L4]]
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[1961 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br>{{small|DNS}}
| [[1961 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1961 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1961 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br>{{small|4}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1961 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br>{{small|10}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1961 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1961 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br>{{small|1}}
|
|
!rowspan="2"| 6th
!rowspan="2"| 12
|-
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 18|18/21]]
|
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|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1961 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
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|-
| {{F1|1962}}
! [[British Racing Partnership|UDT-Laystall Racing Team]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 24|24]]
! [[Coventry Climax#FWMV|Climax FWMV]] 1.5 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1962 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1962 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1962 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1962 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1962 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br>{{small|16}}
| [[1962 German Grand Prix|GER]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1962 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1962 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br>{{small|8}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1962 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br>{{small|5}}
|
! 16th
! 2
|-
|rowspan="2"| {{F1|1963}}
!rowspan="2"| [[British Racing Partnership]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 24|24]]
!rowspan="2"| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] P56 1.5 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1963 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1963 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|
|
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|
!rowspan="2"| 9th
!rowspan="2"| 6
|-
! [[British Racing Partnership|BRP]] [[BRP Mk1|Mk1]]
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1963 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1963 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br>{{small|4}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1963 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br>{{small|9}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1963 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1963 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br>{{small|4}}
| [[1963 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
| [[1963 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]
| [[1963 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
|-
|rowspan="3"| {{F1|1964}}
!rowspan="3"| [[British Racing Partnership]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 24|24]]
!rowspan="3"| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] P56 1.5 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[1964 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br>{{small|DNS}}
| [[1964 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
|
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!rowspan="3"| 14th
!rowspan="3"| 4
|-
! [[British Racing Partnership|BRP]] [[BRP Mk1|Mk1]]
|
|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1964 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br>{{small|10}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1964 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
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|-
! [[British Racing Partnership|BRP]] [[BRP Mk2|Mk2]]
|
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|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1964 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br>{{small|10}}
| [[1964 German Grand Prix|GER]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1964 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br>{{small|5}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1964 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1964 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1964 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br />{{small|12}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| {{F1|1965}}
!rowspan="2"| [[Reg Parnell Racing]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 25|25]]
!rowspan="2"| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] P56 1.5 [[V8 engine|V8]]
| [[1965 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
| [[1965 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1965 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br>{{small|13}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1965 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1965 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1965 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br>{{small|10}}
| [[1965 German Grand Prix|GER]]
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!rowspan="2"| NC
!rowspan="2"| 0
|-
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 33|33]]
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|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1965 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|9}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1965 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[1965 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br />{{small|DNS}}
|-
| {{F1|1966}}
! [[Bernard White Racing]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[BRM P261|P261]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] P60 1.9 [[V8 engine|V8]]
| [[1966 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1966 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1966 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1966 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1966 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1966 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1966 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1966 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1966 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|
! NC
! 0
|}

=== Non-championship Formula One results ===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 3|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! 20
! 21
|-
| 1957
! [[Tommy Sopwith (racing driver)|Equipe Endeavour]]
! [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T43|T43]] F2
! [[Coventry Climax#FPF|Climax FPF]] 1.5 [[Straight-4|L4]]
| [[1957 Buenos Aires Grand Prix|BUE]]
| [[1957 Syracuse Grand Prix|SYR]]
| [[1957 Glover Trophy|GLV]]
| [[1957 Naples Grand Prix|NAP]]
| [[1957 Reims Grand Prix|RMS]]
| [[1957 Caen Grand Prix|CAE]]
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1957 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[1957 Modena Grand Prix|MOD]]
| [[1957 Moroccan Grand Prix|MOR]]
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|-
|rowspan="2"| 1959
!rowspan="2"| [[Team Lotus]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 16|16]] F2
! [[Coventry Climax#FPF|Climax FPF]] 1.5 [[Straight-4|L4]]
| [[1959 Glover Trophy|GLV]]
| [[1959 BARC Aintree 200|AIN]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1959 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]<br />{{small|11}}
| [[1959 International Gold Cup|OUL]]
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|-
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 16|16]]
! [[Coventry Climax#FPF|Climax FPF]] 2.5 [[Straight-4|L4]]
|
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|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1959 Silver City Trophy|SIL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
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| 1960
! [[Team Lotus]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 18|18]]
! [[Coventry Climax#FPF|Climax FPF]] 2.5 [[Straight-4|L4]]
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1960 Buenos Aires Grand Prix|BUE]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[1960 Glover Trophy|GLV]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| ''[[1960 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]''<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1960 Silver City Trophy|SIL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| [[1960 Lombank Trophy|LOM]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1960 International Gold Cup|OUL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
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|rowspan="2"| 1961
!rowspan="2"| [[Team Lotus]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 18|18]]
!rowspan="2"| [[Coventry Climax#FPF|Climax FPF]] 1.5 [[straight-4|L4]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''''[[1961 Lombank Trophy|LOM]]'''''<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1961 Glover Trophy|GLV]]<br>{{small|5}} 
| [[1961 Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1961 Brussels Grand Prix|BRX]]<br>{{small|9}} 
| [[1961 Vienna Grand Prix|VIE]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1961 Aintree 200|AIN]]<br>{{small|10}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1961 Syracuse Grand Prix|SYR]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
| [[1961 Naples Grand Prix|NAP]]
| [[1961 London Trophy|LON]]
| [[1961 Silver City Trophy|SIL]]
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1961 Kanonloppet|KAN]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| [[1961 Modena Grand Prix|MOD]]<br>{{small|DNQ}}
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! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 21|21]]
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|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1961 Solitude Grand Prix|SOL]]<br>{{small|1}}
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|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1961 Danish Grand Prix|DAN]]<br>{{small|2}}
|
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1961 Flugplatzrennen|'''''FLG''''']]<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1961 International Gold Cup|OUL]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
| [[1961 Lewis-Evans Trophy|LEW]]
| [[1961 Coppa Italia|VAL]]
| [[1961 Rand Grand Prix|RAN]]
| [[1961 Natal Grand Prix|NAT]]
| [[1961 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
|-
|rowspan="4"| 1962
!rowspan="4"| [[British Racing Partnership|UDT-Laystall Racing Team]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 21|18/21]]
! [[Coventry Climax#FPF|Climax FPF]] 1.5 [[straight-4|L4]]
| [[1962 Cape Grand Prix|CAP]]
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[1962 Brussels Grand Prix|BRX]]<br>{{small|3}} 
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1962 Lombank Trophy|LOM]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
| [[1962 Lavant Cup|LAV]]
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[1962 Glover Trophy|GLV]]<br>{{small|3}} 
| [[1962 Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1962 Aintree 200|AIN]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
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! [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] [[Ferrari 156|156]]
! [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] 178 1.5 [[V6 engine|V6]]
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|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1962 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]<br>{{small|4}}
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!rowspan="2"| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 24|24]]
! [[BRM]] P56 1.5 [[V8 engine|V8]]
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| [[1962 Naples Grand Prix|NAP]]
| [[1962 International 2000 Guineas|MAL]]
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[1962 Crystal Palace Trophy|CLP]]''<br>{{small|1}}
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! [[Coventry Climax#FWMV|Climax FWMV]] 1.5 [[V8 engine|V8]]
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|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[1962 Reims Grand Prix|RMS]]<br>{{small|3}}
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[1962 Solitude Grand Prix|SOL]]<br><small>DNA</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ''[[1962 Kanonloppet|KAN]]''<br>{{small|4}} 
| [[1962 Mediterranean Grand Prix|MED]]
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[1962 Danish Grand Prix|DAN]]<br>{{small|3}} 
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[1962 International Gold Cup|OUL]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[1962 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br>{{small|3}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1962 Rand Grand Prix|RAN]]<br>{{small|Ret}} 
| [[1962 Natal Grand Prix|NAT]]
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|-
|rowspan="2"|  1963
!rowspan="2"| [[British Racing Partnership]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 24|24]]
!rowspan="2"| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] P56 1.5 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[1963 Lombank Trophy|LOM]]<br>{{small|3}}  
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1963 Glover Trophy|GLV]]<br>{{small|1}} 
| [[1963 Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]
| [[1963 Imola Grand Prix|IMO]]
| [[1963 Syracuse Grand Prix|SYR]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1963 Aintree 200|AIN]]<br>{{small|2}} 
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''''[[1963 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]'''''<br>{{small|4}}
| [[1963 Rome Grand Prix|ROM]]
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| [[1963 Mediterranean Grand Prix|MED]]
| [[1963 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1963 International Gold Cup|OUL]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
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!rowspan="2"| [[British Racing Partnership]]
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!rowspan="2"| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] P56 1.5 [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1964 Daily Mirror Trophy|DMT]]<br>{{small|1}}  
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1964 News of the World Trophy|NWT]]<br>{{small|Ret}} 
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|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1964 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1964 Solitude Grand Prix|SOL]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| [[1964 Mediterranean Grand Prix|MED]]<br>{{small|3}} 
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!rowspan="2"| [[Reg Parnell Racing]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 25|25]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] P56 1.5 [[V8 engine|V8]]
| [[1965 Race of Champions|ROC]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1965 Syracuse Grand Prix|SYR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[1965 Sunday Mirror Trophy|SMT]]
| [[1965 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1965 Mediterranean Grand Prix|MED]]<br />{{small|5}}
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|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1966 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
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:{{note|1|1}} The Parnell Lotus driven by Ireland in 1965 and 1966 was a written-off 25 rebuilt around a 33 monocoque.

===Complete British Saloon Car Championship results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Team
! Car
! Class
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}
! Pts
! Class
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| [[1962 British Saloon Car Championship|1962]]
! [[Ford Motor Company]]
! [[Ford Zodiac Mk 3]]
! <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:black; background-color:#ffff00;">{{Tooltip|C|Class C}}</span>
| [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]]
| [[Goodwood Circuit|GOO]]
| [[Aintree Motor Racing Circuit|AIN]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]''<br><small>ovr:?<br>cls:1</small>
| [[Crystal Palace circuit|CRY]]
| [[Aintree Motor Racing Circuit|AIN]]
| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
| [[Oulton Park|OUL]]
! 17th
! 9
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd'''
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| [[1964 British Saloon Car Championship|1964]]
! McKechnie Racing
! [[Ford Cortina Lotus]]
! <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#0000ff;">{{Tooltip|B|Class B}}</span>
| [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]]
| [[Goodwood Circuit|GOO]]
| [[Oulton Park|OUL]]
| [[Aintree Motor Racing Circuit|AIN]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br><small>ovr:7<br>cls:4</small>
| [[Crystal Palace circuit|CRY]]
| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
| [[Oulton Park|OUL]]
! 27th
! 2
! 11th
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!colspan="15"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web |last1=de Jong |first1=Frank |title=British Saloon Car Championship |url=http://www.touringcarracing.net/Pages/BSCC.html |website=History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993 |access-date=18 January 2025}}</ref>}}}}
|}

===24 Hours of Le Mans results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
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! Year
! Team
! Co-Drivers
! Car
! Class
! Laps
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}
! {{Tooltip|Class<br />Pos.|Class Position}}
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! {{24hLM|1958}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Team Lotus]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mike Taylor (racing driver)|Mike Taylor]]
|align="left"| [[Lotus 11]]
| S 1.1
| 162
| DNF
| DNF
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! {{24hLM|1959}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Écurie Écosse]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Masten Gregory]]
|align="left"| [[Jaguar D-Type]]
| S 3.0
| 70
| DNF
| DNF
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! {{24hLM|1960}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Team Lotus]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[John Whitmore (racing driver)|John Whitmore]]
|align="left"| [[Lotus Elite|Lotus Elite Mk. 14]]
| S 2.0
| 0
| DNS
| DNS
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! {{24hLM|1962}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[British Racing Partnership|UDT Laystall Racing Team]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Masten Gregory]]
|align="left"| [[Ferrari 250 GTO]]
| GT 3.0
| 165
| DNF
| DNF
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! {{24hLM|1963}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[David Brown (entrepreneur)|David Brown Racing Dept.]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Bruce McLaren]]
|align="left"| [[Aston Martin DP214]]
| GT +3.0
| 59
| DNF
| DNF
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! {{24hLM|1964}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Maranello Concessionaires
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} [[Tony Maggs]]
|align="left"| [[Ferrari 250 GTO]]
| GT 3.0
| 328
| 6th
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| '''2nd'''
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! {{24hLM|1965}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ford Motor Company|Ford Advanced Vehicles]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[John Whitmore (racing driver)|John Whitmore]]
|align="left"| [[Ford GT40]]
| GT 5.0
| 72
| DNF
| DNF
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! {{24hLM|1966}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} F.R. English Ltd. \ Comstock Racing
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Jochen Rindt]]
|align="left"| [[Ford GT40|Ford GT40 Mk I]]
| S 5.0
| 8
| DNF
| DNF
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===NASCAR: Grand National===

====Daytona 500====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
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! Team
! Manufacturer
! Start
! Finish
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| [[1967 Daytona 500|1967]]
| [[Ray Fox]]
| [[Dodge Charger (1966)#1966|'66 Dodge Charger]]
|align=center| 20
|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 27
|}

==See also==
* [[Formula One drivers from the United Kingdom]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026155225/http://geocities.com/tredelyn |date=26 October 2009 |title=An Innes Ireland fan site }}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140507000508/http://www.mytholmroyd.info/people.html Information about Innes Ireland]

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