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| Date of birth: |
10th November 1965 |
Updated Statistics |
| Current age: |
34 years |
of participation |
| Place of birth: |
Conlig, Northern
Ireland |
and achievements |
| Resident: |
Dublin, Ireland / Oxford, England |
provided by FORIX |
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| Current Team: |
Jaguar Racing |
| Official Website: |
http://www.exclusively-irvine.com/ |
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| Height: |
1,78 m |
| Weight: |
77 kg |
| Marital status: |
single, 1 daughter (Zoe, 3 years old) |
| Sports: |
swimming,
snowboarding |
| Hobbies: |
fishing, flying
helicopters, playing guitar |
| Favourite music: |
Rock |
| Favourite singers: |
Van Morrison, U2 |
| Favourite food: |
Chinese |
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| Start of racing career: |
1983 in Irish FF
1600 |
| First racing car: |
Formula Ford 1600,
Crossle 50 F |
| First success: |
Winner of the Brands
Hatch FF Festival in 1987 |
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| Most memorable experience: |
Winning the
Formula Ford Festival in Brands Hatch and my first F1 win! |
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| Career: |
1983-1984 |
Irish FF 1600 |
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1985 |
British FF 1600 |
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1986 |
British FF 1600 |
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1987 |
British FF 1600
Champion, Winner of Brands Hatch Formula Ford Festival |
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1988 |
British Formula 3, 5th, Winner of first heat F3 Macau GP |
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1989 |
F3000/Pacific, 9th |
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1990 |
F3000/Eddie Jordan, 3rd |
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1991 |
F3000 in Japan, 7th |
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1992 |
F3000 in Japan, 8th |
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1993 |
F3000 in Japan,
runner-up; F1 Jordan-Hart, replacing Emanuele Naspetti (2 races), 1 point, 20th |
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1994 |
F1 Jordan-Hart, 6
points, 16th |
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1995 |
F1 Jordan-Peugeot, 10
points, 12th |
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1996 |
F1 Scuderia Ferrari, 11 points, 10th |
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1997 |
F1 Scuderia Ferrari, 24 points, 7th |
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1998 |
F1 Scuderia Ferrari, 47 points, 4th |
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1999 |
F1 Scuderia Ferrari, 74 points, 2nd, 4 victories |
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2000 |
Jaguar Racing Ford |
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