Chris Irwin

Name: Chris Irwin

Nationality: Great Britain

Date of birth: June 27, 1942 - Wandsworth, London

An outstanding product of the British 1-liter Formula 3 scene and a close contemporary of Piers Courage, Irwin made his Formula 1 debut in a works 2.5-liter Climax-engined Brabham in the 1966 British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch where he finished seventh. His fine fifth place in the following year's French Grand Prix at the Le Mans Bugatti circuit represented one of the troublesome H-16 BRM's few top six finishes. Irwin was badly injured when his Ford F3L sports car somersaulted during practice for the 1968 Nurburgring 1000km race and he never raced again.

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