Eddie Irvine

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.

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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

Occupation

racing automobile driver / Formula One driver

• Official sitehttp://www.eddieirvine.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie%20Irvine
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%90%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q171397

Tags

• County Down
• racing automobile driver
• Formula One driver

Last updated

2026-06-02

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