Innes Ireland
British · 1959–1966
VS

John Surtees
British · 1960–1972
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
3
1
Qualifyingahead
2
2
Innes Ireland · John Surtees
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
18 — 25
43 shared
Qualifying H2H
12 — 27
39 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
1
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
2
P4
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 3
1960 P4 1961 P6 1962 P4 1963 P4 1964 P1
Teammate battle by season
3
1
1960
Career totals
Innes Ireland John Surtees
Championships
0
1
Wins
1
6
Poles
0
8
Podiums
4
24
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
47
180
Starts
55
112
Rate-adjusted · per start
Innes Ireland John Surtees
Win rate
1.8%
5.4%
Podium rate
7.3%
21.4%
Pole rate
0%
7.1%
Points / start
0.9
1.6
Avg grid
P10.2
P7.7
Avg finish
P12.1
P10.3
Finish rate
56.4%
50%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Innes Ireland John Surtees
Mechanical retirements
17
50
Crash retirements
6
5
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 1 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1959
Debut season
1960
1961 · aged 31
First win
1963 · aged 29
—
First pole
1960
—
First title
1964 · aged 30
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.1
Avg places gained
-2.7
Season points trajectory
1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971
Innes Ireland John Surtees
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Innes Ireland John Surtees
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · — 2 · 4 · P1
Innes Ireland 0 · 0 · — 2 · 4 · P1 John Surtees
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 2 · P1
Innes Ireland 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 2 · P1 John Surtees
Watkins Glen 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 4 · P2
Innes Ireland 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 4 · P2 John Surtees
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P12 1 · 2 · P1
Innes Ireland 0 · 0 · P12 1 · 2 · P1 John Surtees
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P10 1 · 1 · P1
Innes Ireland 0 · 0 · P10 1 · 1 · P1 John Surtees
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 3 · P2
Innes Ireland 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 3 · P2 John Surtees
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
Innes Ireland 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 John Surtees
Rouen-Les-Essarts 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
Innes Ireland 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 John Surtees
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 1 · P3
Innes Ireland 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 1 · P3 John Surtees
Aintree 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 1 · P2
Innes Ireland 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 1 · P2 John Surtees
Prince George Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2
Innes Ireland 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 John Surtees
Riverside International Raceway 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Innes Ireland 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — John Surtees
Charade Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3
Innes Ireland 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 John Surtees
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P4
Innes Ireland 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P4 John Surtees
Reims-Gueux 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Innes Ireland 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — John Surtees
Circuito da Boavista 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
Innes Ireland 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · — John Surtees
Zeltweg 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
Innes Ireland 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · — John Surtees
Team history
Innes Ireland
TEA
LOT
Team Lotus 1959–1960Lotus-Climax 1961–1962Lotus-BRM 1963BRP 1963Lotus-BRM 1964BRP 1964Lotus-BRM 1965BRM 1966
John Surtees
FER
HON
SUR
Team Lotus 1960Cooper-Climax 1961Lola 1962Ferrari 1963–1966Cooper-Maserati 1966Honda 1967–1968BRM 1969McLaren-Ford 1970Surtees 1970–1972
19591972
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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).