 Irvine akawana imwe nharo mukati mekutanga kwekugadzirira kwePortuguese Grand Prix apo akacheka mutyairi weWilliams Damon Hill. Irvine akanyeverwa kuti chiitiko chakafanana chaizoita kuti abvisirwe rezenisi rake guru. Akapedza ari wechinomwe mumakwikwi uye akatora mapoinzi akateedzana achipedzisa mumakwikwi maviri anotevera - wechina kuEuropean Grand Prix uye wechishanu kuJapan Grand Prix. Irvine akarega mujaho wokuvhara mwaka muAustralia paakadzokera shure. Akapedza gore rechi16 muDrivers Championship, aine 6 mapoinzi. 