3.11 Eddie Irvine
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This article is from the Formula One Motor Racing FAQ, by mitchmcc@ultranet.com (Mitchell McCann) with numerous contributions by others.
3.11 Eddie Irvine
Nationality: Irish
Age - DOB: 31 - November 10th, 1965
Born: Newtownards, Northern Ireland
Resident: Dublin, Ireland
Current team: Ferrari
Former team(s): Jordan
Irvine began racing in FF1600 and competed in Irish and British
FF1600 series between 1983 and 1987. In 1988 he placed 5th in
the F3 championship with West Surrey Racing. In 1989 he moved
onto F3000 with Pacific Racing and finished 9th in the
International Championship. He first teamed up with Eddie Jordan
in F3000 in 1990 when he finished 3rd (recording one win).
Between 1991 and 1993 he competed in the Japanese F3000
championship with Team Cerumo finishing 7th, 8th and 2nd with
one win each year. '93 also saw Irvine's F1 debut with 2 races
for Jordan scoring a point in Japan.
Irvine raced the entire 94 season for Jordan, with the exception
of a 3 race ban for an accident at the Brazilian GP, scoring 6
points placing him 16th. He finished '95 with 10 points having
suffered from unreliability including a fire from a re-fueling
accident. In a surprising, last minute move he was signed by
Ferrari for '96 over a gaggle of Italian drivers who thought
they were trying out for the role. Eddie has embraced, and been
embraced by, the team and its fans but with no testing and a
string of embarrassing mechanical failures (nine in a row at one
point), 1996 was extremely frustrating for him and he finished
10th in the championship.
Eddie is single with no children.
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