David Hobbs

British · 1967–1974
VS

Chris Irwin

British · 1966–1967
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
1
Qualifyingahead
0
2
David Hobbs · Chris Irwin
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
1 2
3 shared
Qualifying H2H
0 3
3 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
Best championship
P16
Teammate battle by season
1
1
1967
Career totals
David Hobbs Chris Irwin
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
0
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
0
2
Starts
7
10
Rate-adjusted · per start
David Hobbs Chris Irwin
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
0%
0%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.0
0.2
Avg grid
P17.7
P13.3
Avg finish
P9.0
P11.1
Finish rate
85.7%
50%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
David Hobbs Chris Irwin
Mechanical retirements
1
4
Crash retirements
0
1
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1967
Debut season
1966
First win
First pole
First title
P7
Best finish
P5
+8.7
Avg places gained
+2.2
Season points trajectory
1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
David Hobbs Chris Irwin
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit David Hobbs Chris Irwin
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · —
David Hobbs 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · — Chris Irwin
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P7
David Hobbs 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P7 Chris Irwin
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P9
David Hobbs 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P9 Chris Irwin
Watkins Glen 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · —
David Hobbs 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · — Chris Irwin
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · —
David Hobbs 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · — Chris Irwin
Team history
David Hobbs
BRM 1967Lola 1967Honda 1968McLaren 1971McLaren 1974
Chris Irwin
19661974
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).