Jack Brabham
Australian · 1955–1970
VS

Innes Ireland
British · 1959–1966
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
4
1
Qualifyingahead
3
2
Jack Brabham · Innes Ireland
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
37 — 14
51 shared
Qualifying H2H
39 — 7
46 shared
Championship record
3
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
4
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings: 5 · 1
1959 P1 1960 P1 1961 P6 1962 P9 1963 P7 1964 P8
Teammate battle by season
4
1
1962
Career totals
Jack Brabham Innes Ireland
Championships
3
0
Wins
14
1
Poles
13
0
Podiums
31
4
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
261
47
Starts
128
55
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jack Brabham Innes Ireland
Win rate
10.9%
1.8%
Podium rate
24.2%
7.3%
Pole rate
10.2%
0%
Points / start
2.0
0.9
Avg grid
P7.4
P10.2
Avg finish
P9.2
P12.1
Finish rate
58.6%
56.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jack Brabham Innes Ireland
Mechanical retirements
44
17
Crash retirements
8
6
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
1955
Debut season
1959
1959 · aged 33
First win
1961 · aged 31
1959
First pole
—
1959 · aged 33
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.8
Avg places gained
-1.1
Season points trajectory
1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969
Jack Brabham Innes Ireland
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jack Brabham Innes Ireland
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit Park Zandvoort 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Jack Brabham 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Innes Ireland
Reims-Gueux 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Jack Brabham 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Innes Ireland
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P9
Jack Brabham 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P9 Innes Ireland
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P10
Jack Brabham 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 Innes Ireland
Watkins Glen 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
Jack Brabham 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1 Innes Ireland
Nürburgring 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Jack Brabham 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — Innes Ireland
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Jack Brabham 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Innes Ireland
Brands Hatch 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P10
Jack Brabham 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 Innes Ireland
Aintree 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P10
Jack Brabham 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 Innes Ireland
Circuito da Boavista 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Jack Brabham 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Innes Ireland
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P12
Jack Brabham 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P12 Innes Ireland
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Jack Brabham 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Innes Ireland
Rouen-Les-Essarts 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Jack Brabham 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Innes Ireland
Riverside International Raceway 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2
Jack Brabham 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2 Innes Ireland
Charade Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Jack Brabham 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Innes Ireland
Prince George Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
Jack Brabham 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5 Innes Ireland
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6
Jack Brabham 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6 Innes Ireland
AVUS 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Jack Brabham 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Innes Ireland
Monsanto Park Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Jack Brabham 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Innes Ireland
Sebring International Raceway 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
Jack Brabham 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5 Innes Ireland
Zeltweg 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P5
Jack Brabham 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P5 Innes Ireland
Team history
Jack Brabham
COO
COO
BRA
BRA
Cooper 1955Maserati 1956Cooper 1957–1958Cooper-Climax 1959–1961Lotus-Climax 1962Brabham 1962Lotus-Climax 1963Brabham 1963Brabham-Climax 1964–1965Brabham-Repco 1966–1968Brabham-Ford 1969Brabham 1970
Innes Ireland
TEA
LOT
Team Lotus 1959–1960Lotus-Climax 1961–1962Lotus-BRM 1963BRP 1963Lotus-BRM 1964BRP 1964Lotus-BRM 1965BRM 1966
19551970
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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).