Innes Ireland
British · 1959–1966
VS

Olivier Gendebien
Belgian · 1956–1961
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
0
Qualifyingahead
1
0
Innes Ireland · Olivier Gendebien
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
6 — 5
11 shared
Qualifying H2H
5 — 4
9 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P4
Best championship
P6
Finished ahead in the standings: 3 · 0
1959 P14 1960 P4 1961 P6
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1961
Career totals
Innes Ireland Olivier Gendebien
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
4
2
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
47
18
Starts
55
16
Rate-adjusted · per start
Innes Ireland Olivier Gendebien
Win rate
1.8%
0%
Podium rate
7.3%
12.5%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.9
1.1
Avg grid
P10.2
P8.6
Avg finish
P12.1
P11.3
Finish rate
56.4%
81.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Innes Ireland Olivier Gendebien
Mechanical retirements
17
2
Crash retirements
6
1
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 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1959
Debut season
1956
1961 · aged 31
First win
—
—
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P2
-1.1
Avg places gained
+0.1
Season points trajectory
1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966
Innes Ireland Olivier Gendebien
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Innes Ireland Olivier Gendebien
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Watkins Glen 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P11
Innes Ireland 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P11 Olivier Gendebien
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 1 · P3
Innes Ireland 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 1 · P3 Olivier Gendebien
Reims-Gueux 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2
Innes Ireland 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2 Olivier Gendebien
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P9
Innes Ireland 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P9 Olivier Gendebien
Riverside International Raceway 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P12
Innes Ireland 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P12 Olivier Gendebien
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6
Innes Ireland 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6 Olivier Gendebien
Aintree 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · —
Innes Ireland 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · — Olivier Gendebien
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5
Innes Ireland 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5 Olivier Gendebien
Circuito da Boavista 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P7
Innes Ireland 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P7 Olivier Gendebien
Team history
Innes Ireland
TEA
LOT
Team Lotus 1959–1960Lotus-Climax 1961–1962Lotus-BRM 1963BRP 1963Lotus-BRM 1964BRP 1964Lotus-BRM 1965BRM 1966
Olivier Gendebien
FER
Ferrari 1956Ferrari 1958–1959Cooper-Climax 1960Ferrari 1961Emeryson 1961Lotus-Climax 1961
19561966
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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).