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| Born | Robert McGregor Innes Ireland 12 June 1930 Mytholmroyd, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||
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| Died | 22 October 1993 (aged 63) Reading, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||
| Formula One World Championship career | |||||||||||
| Nationality |  British | ||||||||||
| Active years | 1959–1966 | ||||||||||
| Teams | Lotus, BRP, BRM | ||||||||||
| Entries | 53 (50 starts) | ||||||||||
| Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
| Wins | 1 | ||||||||||
| Podiums | 4 | ||||||||||
| Career points | 47 | ||||||||||
| Pole positions | 0 | ||||||||||
| Fastest laps | 1 | ||||||||||
| First entry | 1959 Dutch Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| First win | 1961 United States Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last win | 1961 United States Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last entry | 1966 Mexican Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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Lieutenant Robert McGregor Innes Ireland (12 June 1930 – 22 October 1993) was a British military officer, engineer, and motor racing driver, with 1 Championship and 8 non-Championship Formula 1 race victories, and several sports car wins including one Tourist Trophy. Ireland was a larger-than-life character who, according to a rival team boss, "lived without sense, without an analyst, and provoked astonishment and affection from everyone."[1]
- ^ Robert Newman (2014). Motor Racing Heroes: The Stories of 100 Greats. Veloce Publishing Ltd. pp. 202–. ISBN 978-1-84584-748-7.