Jo Siffert

Swiss · 1962–1971
VS

Innes Ireland

British · 1959–1966
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
5
1
Qualifyingahead
1
2
Jo Siffert · Innes Ireland
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
17 12
29 shared
Qualifying H2H
11 13
24 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P5
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 1
1963 P9 1964 P10
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1962
3
1
1963
1
0
1964
Career totals
Jo Siffert Innes Ireland
Championships
0
0
Wins
2
1
Poles
2
0
Podiums
6
4
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
68
47
Starts
97
55
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jo Siffert Innes Ireland
Win rate
2.1%
1.8%
Podium rate
6.2%
7.3%
Pole rate
2.1%
0%
Points / start
0.7
0.9
Avg grid
P11.1
P10.2
Avg finish
P10.5
P12.1
Finish rate
55.7%
56.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jo Siffert Innes Ireland
Mechanical retirements
36
17
Crash retirements
6
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
1962
Debut season
1959
1968 · aged 32
First win
1961 · aged 31
1968
First pole
First title
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.7
Avg places gained
-1.1
Season points trajectory
1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971
Jo Siffert Innes Ireland
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jo Siffert Innes Ireland
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Watkins Glen 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
Jo Siffert 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 1 · P1 Innes Ireland
Brands Hatch 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P10
Jo Siffert 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 Innes Ireland
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Jo Siffert 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 Innes Ireland
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P9
Jo Siffert 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P9 Innes Ireland
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P3
Jo Siffert 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P3 Innes Ireland
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4
Jo Siffert 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4 Innes Ireland
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P10
Jo Siffert 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P10 Innes Ireland
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P12
Jo Siffert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P12 Innes Ireland
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Jo Siffert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — Innes Ireland
Reims-Gueux 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4
Jo Siffert 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4 Innes Ireland
Rouen-Les-Essarts 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · —
Jo Siffert 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · — Innes Ireland
Charade Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
Jo Siffert 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · — Innes Ireland
Aintree 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P10
Jo Siffert 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P10 Innes Ireland
Prince George Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P5
Jo Siffert 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P5 Innes Ireland
Zeltweg 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
Jo Siffert 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 Innes Ireland
Team history
Jo Siffert
LOT
COO
LOT
Innes Ireland
TEA
LOT
Team Lotus 1959–1960Lotus-Climax 1961–1962Lotus-BRM 1963BRP 1963Lotus-BRM 1964BRP 1964Lotus-BRM 1965BRM 1966
19591971
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).