Syd van der Vyver
South African · 1962–1962
VS

Innes Ireland
British · 1959–1966
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
0
1
Qualifyingahead
0
0
Syd van der Vyver · Innes Ireland
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
0 — 1
1 shared
Qualifying H2H
0 — 0
0 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
—
Best championship
P4
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1962
Career totals
Syd van der Vyver Innes Ireland
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
1
Poles
0
0
Podiums
0
4
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
0
47
Starts
1
55
Rate-adjusted · per start
Syd van der Vyver Innes Ireland
Win rate
0%
1.8%
Podium rate
0%
7.3%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.0
0.9
Avg grid
P0.0
P10.2
Avg finish
P19.0
P12.1
Finish rate
100%
56.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Syd van der Vyver Innes Ireland
Mechanical retirements
0
17
Crash retirements
0
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
1962
Debut season
1959
—
First win
1961 · aged 31
—
First pole
—
—
First title
—
—
Best finish
P1
—
Avg places gained
-1.1
Season points trajectory
1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966
Syd van der Vyver Innes Ireland
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Syd van der Vyver Innes Ireland
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Prince George Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
Syd van der Vyver 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 Innes Ireland
Team history
Syd van der Vyver
LOT
Lotus-Climax 1962
Innes Ireland
TEA
LOT
LOT
BRP
LOT
BRP
LOT
BRM
Team Lotus 1959–1960Lotus-Climax 1961–1962Lotus-BRM 1963BRP 1963Lotus-BRM 1964BRP 1964Lotus-BRM 1965BRM 1966
19591966
Syd van der Vyver → Innes Ireland → Compare others
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).