Chris Irwin is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for BRM. Irwin has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 10 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,716 ranks Irwin 558th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1967-10-22 | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | DNF | −46 |
| 1967-10-01 | Watkins Glen | DNF | −42 |
| 1967-09-10 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | DNF | −100 |
| 1967-08-27 | Mosport International Raceway | DNF | −123 |
| 1967-08-06 | Nürburgring | P9 | +54 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | ▸Formula 1 | BRM | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | P16 | −157 | 4,716 |
| 1966 | ▸Formula 1 | Brabham-Climax | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | +74 | 4,874 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇿 Denny Hulme | 5,522 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇦🇺 Jack Brabham | 5,211 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Jim Clark | 5,692 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇲🇽 Pedro Rodríguez | 5,220 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇫🇷 Guy Ligier | 4,850 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇳🇿 Chris Amon | 4,788 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
Chris Irwin was a British Formula 1 driver who competed in two seasons, 1966 and 1967, accumulating ten starts for BRM. His early exposure came against the era's dominant drivers; he encountered multiple world champions including Jim Clark, Jack Brabham and Denny Hulme, all of whom ranked substantially ahead of his competitive level. Against these front-running professionals, Irwin struggled to compete: he finished behind all five shared races with Hulme and Brabham, and behind all three encounters with Clark. His head-to-head record reveals the gap between his capability and that elite tier of the sport.[1]
Within the broader field, however, Irwin demonstrated competence against mid-grid and emerging drivers. He beat the capable professional Pedro Rodríguez twice, along with single victories over Jo Siffert, Mike Spence and David Hobbs. His average finishing position across classified races was seventh, which reflected sporadic but not consistent top-ten performance in an era where grid sizes were smaller and attrition higher. He scored championship points during his tenure, though the record shows no wins or podium finishes across his ten starts.[2]
Irwin's departure from Formula 1 after 1967 marked the end of his single-seater career at the professional level. Since then he has maintained involvement in historic and club racing, competing in events at Goodwood and through the Historic Sports Car Club well into the 2020s, but as a retired professional rather than an active competitor in major series.