Innes Ireland pushes his N° 22 Lotus 18 uphill and right around the twisting Monaco circuit so that he can finish the race. His effort was repaid when he got 9th place and one point for the world championship. Monaco Grand Prix 1960. - Photo by Edward Quinn

Innes Ireland pushes his N° 22 Lotus 18 uphill and right around the twisting Monaco circuit so that he can finish the race. His effort was repaid when he got 9th place and one point for the world championship. Monaco Grand Prix 1960.

Innes Ireland in profile during the 1960 Monaco Grand Prix, his hand raised to the strap of his open-faced helmet. It was at this race that his tenacity became legendary; after his car failed, he pushed his N° 22 Lotus 18 uphill around the twisting circuit to finish in 9th place, earning a single, crucial point for the world championship.


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