Chris Irwin
born 27 Jun 1942 · raced 1966–1967
10Races
0Wins
0Podiums
5Top 10s
7Avg Position
13.3Avg Grid Pos
Chris Irwin was a British driver who raced in Formula 1 in 1966 and 1967 with Brabham, BRM and Lotus. He took fifth place at the 1967 French Grand Prix at Le Mans for two championship points and entered 10 Grands Prix in total. A serious crash in a Ford sports car at the Nurburgring 1000 km in 1968 ended his racing career.
Top Teams
Team | Wins | Pod.Podiums | PtsPoints (as awarded) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRM | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brabham-Climax | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lotus-BRM | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top Circuits
Circuit | Wins | Avg ptsAvg Points (as awarded) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No matches for “”. | |||
Points are Grand Prix points as awarded at the time (sprints excluded); average points are per race started.
Most-shared teammates. Each link opens their head-to-head.
- Mike Spence8 shared races · Compare with Mike Spence (1967)
- Jackie Stewart8 shared races · Compare with Jackie Stewart (1967)
| Season | Team | Matchup | Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | BRM | Irwin vs StewartChris Irwin vs Jackie Stewart | 3–5 |
| 1967 | BRM | Irwin vs SpenceChris Irwin vs Mike Spence | 4–4 |
19679 races▾
| Grand Prix | Grid | Result | PtsPoints |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| 14 | Engine | 0 | |
| 16 | Injection | 0 | |
| 11 | Spun off | 0 | |
| 15 | P9 | 0 | |
| 13 | P7 | 0 | |
| 9 | P5 | 2 | |
| 15 | Engine | 0 | |
Lotus-BRMDutch GPDutch Grand Prix | 13 | P7 | 0 |
Earlier seasons1966 (1 season)▾
19661 raceBrabham-Climax▾
| Grand Prix | Grid | Result | PtsPoints |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | P7 | 0 |