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Robert McGregor Innes Ireland (12 June 1930 – 22 October 1993) was a British racing driver and journalist, who competed in Formula One from Template:Ifnumber to Template:Ifnumber. Ireland won the 1961 United States Grand Prix with 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 Lotus, BRP, Reg Parnell Racing and Bernard White Racing, winning the Template:F1GP in Template:Ifnumber with the former, as well as finishing fourth in the 1960 World Drivers' Championship and taking victories at eight non-championship races. He entered eight editions of the 24 Hours of Le Mans from Template:24hLM to Template:24hLM, 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 magazines Road & Track and 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, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland during his youth, and he trained as an engineer with Rolls-Royce, first in Glasgow and later in London. Commissioned as a second lieutenant in the King's Own Scottish Borderers,^[1] he served with the Parachute Regiment in the Suez Canal Zone during 1953 and 1954.^[2] In 1955 he transferred to the Territorial Army and was promoted to lieutenant,^[3] and in 1958 he was placed on the Reserve of Officers.^[4]

Racing career

Ireland began racing a Riley 9 in 1954. His first year of nationally competitive events was 1957,^[5] 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 World Drivers Championship. Badly injured in the 1961 Monaco Grand Prix, Ireland recovered to win the Solitude Grand Prix and Flugplatzrennen races, then finished the season with a victory in the United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. He was sacked at the end of the season as team boss Colin Chapman considered Jim Clark a better bet.^[6]

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 <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />3+1⁄2 hours, before Hailwood was scheduled to participate.^[7]

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. He also operated fishing trawlers 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,^[8] in Reading, Berkshire.

Writing

As a writer, Ireland produced an autobiography, All Arms and Elbows (1967; Template:ISBN). Another book, Marathon in the Dust (1970), is Ireland's account of the gruelling 1968 Daily Express London-Sydney Marathon, which he completed with two friends, fellow Formula One competitor Michael Taylor and British bobsledder Andy Hedges, in a Mercedes Benz 280 SE.

Personal life

Template:Refimprove 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."^[9]

Racing record

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	WDC	Pts.
Template:Ifnumber	Team Lotus	Lotus 16	Climax FPF 2.5 L4	MON	500	NED 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	FRA RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	GBR	GER RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	POR RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	ITA RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	USA 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		14th	5
Template:Ifnumber	Team Lotus	Lotus 18	Climax FPF 2.5 L4	ARG 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MON 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	500	NED 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	BEL RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	FRA 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	GBR 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	POR 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	ITA	USA 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	4th	18
Template:Ifnumber	Team Lotus	Lotus 21	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	MON DNSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NED	BEL RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	FRA 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	GBR 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	GER RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		USA 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".			6th	12
Template:Ifnumber	Team Lotus	Lotus 18/21	Climax FPF 1.5 L4							ITA RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".				6th	12
Template:Ifnumber	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus 24	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	NED RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MON RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	BEL RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	FRA RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	GBR 16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	GER	ITA RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	USA 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	RSA 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		16th	2
Template:Ifnumber	British Racing Partnership	Lotus 24	BRM P56 1.5 V8	MON RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".					GER RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".					9th	6
Template:Ifnumber	British Racing Partnership	BRP Mk1	BRM P56 1.5 V8		BEL RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NED 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	FRA 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	GBR RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		ITA 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	USA	MEX	RSA	9th	6
Template:Ifnumber	British Racing Partnership	Lotus 24	BRM P56 1.5 V8	MON DNSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NED									14th	4
		BRP Mk1				BEL 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	FRA RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
		BRP Mk2						GBR 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	GER	AUT 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	ITA 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	USA RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MEX 12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Ifnumber	Reg Parnell Racing	Lotus 25	BRM P56 1.5 V8	RSA	MON	BEL 13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	FRA RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	GBR RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NED 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	GER				NC	0
Template:Ifnumber	Reg Parnell Racing	Lotus 33	BRM P56 1.5 V8								ITA 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	USA RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MEX DNSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NC	0
Template:Ifnumber	Bernard White Racing	BRM P261	BRM P60 1.9 V8	MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	USA RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MEX RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		NC	0

Non-championship Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

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	Equipe Endeavour	Cooper T43 F2	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	BUE	SYR	GLV	NAP	RMS	CAE	INT RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MOD	MOR
1959	Team Lotus	Lotus 16 F2	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	GLV	AIN	INT 11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	OUL
1959	Team Lotus	Lotus 16	Climax FPF 2.5 L4					SIL RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1960	Team Lotus	Lotus 18	Climax FPF 2.5 L4	BUE RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	GLV 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	INT 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SIL RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LOM 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	OUL RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1961	Team Lotus	Lotus 18	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	LOM RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	GLV 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	PAU	BRX 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	VIE	AIN 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SYR RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NAP	LON	SIL		KAN RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		MOD DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1961	Team Lotus	Lotus 21	Climax FPF 1.5 L4											SOL 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		DAN 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		FLG 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	OUL RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LEW	VAL	RAN	NAT	RSA
1962	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus 18/21	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	CAP	BRX 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LOM RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	LAV	GLV 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	PAU	AIN RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
		Ferrari 156	Ferrari 178 1.5 V6								INT 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
		Lotus 24	BRM P56 1.5 V8									NAP	MAL	CLP 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
		Lotus 24	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8												RMS 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SOL DNA	KAN 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MED	DAN 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	OUL RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MEX 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	RAN RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NAT
1963	British Racing Partnership	Lotus 24	BRM P56 1.5 V8	LOM 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	GLV 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	PAU	IMO	SYR	AIN 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	INT 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	ROM		KAN	MED	AUT	OUL RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	RAN
1963	British Racing Partnership	BRP Mk1	BRM P56 1.5 V8									SOL 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1964	British Racing Partnership	BRP Mk1	BRM P56 1.5 V8	DMT 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	NWT RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SYR
1964	British Racing Partnership	BRP Mk2	BRM P56 1.5 V8				AIN RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	INT RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SOL RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	MED 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	RAN
1965	Reg Parnell Racing	Lotus 25	BRM P56 1.5 V8	ROC	SYR RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SMT	INT	MED 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1965	Reg Parnell Racing	Lotus 25/33¹	BRM P60 2.0 V8						RAN 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1966	Reg Parnell Racing	Lotus 25/33¹	BRM P60 2.0 V8	RSA RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SYR	INT
1966	Bernard White Racing	BRM P261	BRM P60 1.9 V8				OUL 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^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

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Pos.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	Pts	Class
1962	Ford Motor Company	Ford Zodiac Mk 3	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />CScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SNE	GOO	AIN	SIL ovr:? cls:1	CRY	AIN	BRH	OUL	17th	9	2nd
1964	McKechnie Racing	Ford Cortina Lotus	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />BScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	SNE	GOO	OUL	AIN	SIL ovr:7 cls:4	CRY	BRH	OUL	27th	2	11th
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24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Pos.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Class Pos.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon Team Lotus	Template:Flagicon Mike Taylor	Lotus 11	S 1.1	162	DNF	DNF
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon Écurie Écosse	Template:Flagicon Masten Gregory	Jaguar D-Type	S 3.0	70	DNF	DNF
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon Team Lotus	Template:Flagicon John Whitmore	Lotus Elite Mk. 14	S 2.0	0	DNS	DNS
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon UDT Laystall Racing Team	Template:Flagicon Masten Gregory	Ferrari 250 GTO	GT 3.0	165	DNF	DNF
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon David Brown Racing Dept.	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	Aston Martin DP214	GT +3.0	59	DNF	DNF
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon Maranello Concessionaires	Template:Flagicon Tony Maggs	Ferrari 250 GTO	GT 3.0	328	6th	2nd
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon Ford Advanced Vehicles	Template:Flagicon John Whitmore	Ford GT40	GT 5.0	72	DNF	DNF
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon F.R. English Ltd. \ Comstock Racing	Template:Flagicon Jochen Rindt	Ford GT40 Mk I	S 5.0	8	DNF	DNF

NASCAR: Grand National

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1967	Ray Fox	'66 Dodge Charger	20	27

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Innes Ireland

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Early life

Racing career

Writing

Personal life

Racing record

Complete Formula One World Championship results

Non-championship Formula One results

Complete British Saloon Car Championship results

24 Hours of Le Mans results

NASCAR: Grand National

Daytona 500

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References

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Early life

Racing career

Writing

Personal life

Racing record

Complete Formula One World Championship results

Non-championship Formula One results

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