Joe Kelly

Joe Kelly (born 13 March 1913 in Dublin, died 28 November 1993 in Neston, United Kingdom) was an Irish racing driver who competed in Formula 1 from 1950 to 1951. He was a legend in Ireland, a pioneer as the first Irish Formula 1 driver. Competing exclusively for Irish teams, he drove for All-Ireland Motorsport (later to become Reatherson Racing Developments) before finishing his F1 career with Irish Racing Cars. His racing career was ended in a crash at Oulton Park in 1955. He retired from motorsport and focused on his business commitments.

Complete Alternate Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	WDC	Pts.
1950	Joe Kelly	Alta GP	Alta 1.5 L4s	GBR	MON	500	SUI	BEL	FRA DNQ	ITA				NC	0
1951	All-Ireland Motorsport	Reatherson R01	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s	MON	500	BEL	FRA	GBR DNQ	GER	NED DNQ	ITA DNPQ			NC	0
1952	All-Ireland Motorsport	ERA G-Type	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s	MON	ENG DNQ	BEL Ret	FRA DNQ	GBR DNPQ	GER 17	NED	ITA DNPQ	USA	AUS	NC	0
1953	Reatherson Racing Developments	Bentley Speed 3	Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12	MON	NED	BEL DNQ	FRA DNQ	GBR	GER 23	SUI	ITA	USA		NC	0
1955	Irish Racing Cars	Lancia D50	Lancia DS50 2.5 V8	MON	FRA	BEL	GBR DNPQ	SCO	SOV	ITA				NC	0