Chris Irwin

British · 1966–1967
VS

Mike Spence

British · 1963–1968
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
4
4
Qualifyingahead
1
7
Chris Irwin · Mike Spence
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
6 4
10 shared
Qualifying H2H
1 9
10 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P16
Best championship
P8
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 1
1967 P10
Teammate battle by season
4
4
1967
Career totals
Chris Irwin Mike Spence
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
0
1
Podiums
0
1
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
2
27
Starts
10
36
Rate-adjusted · per start
Chris Irwin Mike Spence
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
0%
2.8%
Pole rate
0%
2.8%
Points / start
0.2
0.8
Avg grid
P13.3
P9.9
Avg finish
P11.1
P9.8
Finish rate
50%
55.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Chris Irwin Mike Spence
Mechanical retirements
4
15
Crash retirements
1
1
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1966
Debut season
1963
First win
First pole
1964
First title
P5
Best finish
P3
+2.2
Avg places gained
+0.1
Season points trajectory
1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968
Chris Irwin Mike Spence
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Chris Irwin Mike Spence
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3
Chris Irwin 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 Mike Spence
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
Chris Irwin 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 Mike Spence
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P8
Chris Irwin 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P8 Mike Spence
Watkins Glen 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Chris Irwin 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Mike Spence
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
Chris Irwin 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 Mike Spence
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P5
Chris Irwin 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P5 Mike Spence
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4
Chris Irwin 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4 Mike Spence
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P9
Chris Irwin 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P9 Mike Spence
Le Mans 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
Chris Irwin 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · — Mike Spence
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
Chris Irwin 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 Mike Spence
Team history
Chris Irwin
BRA
BRM
LOT
Mike Spence
LOT
LOT
BRM
Lotus-Climax 1963–1965Lotus-BRM 1966BRM 1967–1968
19631968
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).