As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Jim Clark · Innes Ireland
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
33
—
14
47 shared
Qualifying H2H
33
—
9
42 shared
Championship record
2
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
5
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings:
3 · 2
1960
P4
1961
P6
1962
P2
1963
P1
1964
P3
Teammate battle by season
3
3
1960
4
3
1961
5
3
1962
Career totals
Jim Clark
Innes Ireland
Championships
2
0
Wins
25
1
Poles
33
0
Podiums
32
4
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
274
47
Starts
72
55
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jim Clark
Innes Ireland
Win rate
34.7%
1.8%
Podium rate
44.4%
7.3%
Pole rate
45.8%
0%
Points / start
3.8
0.9
Avg grid
P3.6
P10.2
Avg finish
P7.1
P12.1
Finish rate
68.1%
56.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jim Clark
Innes Ireland
Mechanical retirements
21
17
Crash retirements
2
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: 0 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1960
Debut season
1959
1962 · aged 26
First win
1961 · aged 31
1962
First pole
—
1963 · aged 27
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-3.5
Avg places gained
-1.1
Season points trajectory
Jim Clark
Innes Ireland
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Jim Clark | Innes Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 4 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Jim Clark 4 · 6 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Innes Ireland | ||
| Watkins Glen | 3 · 4 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Jim Clark 3 · 4 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Innes Ireland | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 4 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| Jim Clark 4 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 Innes Ireland | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 3 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Jim Clark 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Innes Ireland | ||
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P12 |
| Jim Clark 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P12 Innes Ireland | ||
| Prince George Circuit | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Jim Clark 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Innes Ireland | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Jim Clark 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Innes Ireland | ||
| Nürburgring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Jim Clark 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — Innes Ireland | ||
| Reims-Gueux | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Jim Clark 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Innes Ireland | ||
| Aintree | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| Jim Clark 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 Innes Ireland | ||
| Brands Hatch | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| Jim Clark 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 Innes Ireland | ||
| Charade Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Jim Clark 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · — Innes Ireland | ||
| Circuito da Boavista | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Jim Clark 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6 Innes Ireland | ||
| Riverside International Raceway | 0 · 0 · P16 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Jim Clark 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 1 · P2 Innes Ireland | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| Jim Clark 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9 Innes Ireland | ||
| Rouen-Les-Essarts | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| Jim Clark 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Innes Ireland | ||
| Zeltweg | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Jim Clark 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 Innes Ireland | ||
Team history
Jim Clark
Team Lotus 1960Lotus-Climax 1961–1966Lotus-BRM 1966Lotus-Climax 1967Lotus-BRM 1967Lotus-Ford 1967–1968
Innes Ireland
Team Lotus 1959–1960Lotus-Climax 1961–1962Lotus-BRM 1963BRP 1963Lotus-BRM 1964BRP 1964Lotus-BRM 1965BRM 1966
19591968
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).