My Take
Eddie Irvine is one of those Formula One figures who deserves way more recognition than history tends to give him — the guy came within a whisker of the world championship in 1999, which is remarkable when you consider he spent most of his career playing second fiddle to Michael Schumacher at Ferrari. When Schumacher broke his leg mid-season, Irvine stepped up and nearly pulled off one of motorsport's great upsets, leading the title race into the final round before Mika Hakkinen edged him out. Four Grand Prix wins, a decade in the sport, and that Northern Irish wit that made him one of F1's more entertaining personalities — he was never the political operator or the obsessive technician, but on his day he was genuinely quick and absolutely fearless.
Overview
Edmund "Eddie" Irvine Jr. (; born 10 November 1965) is a former racing driver from Northern Ireland who competed under the British flag in Formula One from 1993 to 2002. Irvine was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1999 with Ferrari, and won four Grands Prix across 10 seasons.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Eddie Irvine
- Name (Japanese)
- エディ・アーバイン
- Reading
- えでぃ・あーばいん
- Born
- November 10, 1965 (age 60)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Snake
- Origin
- Newtownards, County Down, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- racing automobile driver / Formula One driver
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.