Eddie Irvine Net Worth

Eddie Irvine net worth: Former Northen Irish racing driver, Eddie Irvine has a net worth of £80 million as of May 2012, according to the Sunday Times UK Rich List. He earned £40m during a 10-year Formula One career that began in 1993 and included spells with Jordan, Ferrari and Jaguar. He won four of his 148 races, with all his victories coming for Ferrari in 1999, the year he missed out on winning the world championship in the final race of the season. The son of a Northern Irish garage owner, he invested in property before his motor racing career. The Ulsterman continued his business after retiring and he owns about 50 flats and houses through Chrishardzoe Developments, his firm in the UK. It has £566,000 net assets. Irvine bought Bangor Grammar School’s former building in February 2012 and is expected to convert it into housing. His Eddie Irvine Sports complex in Bangor, which includes karting tracks and football pitches, is doing well and in March hosted a karting event in aid of Sport Relief.