Stirling Moss

Stirling Moss is a British Formula 1 driver with 71 race starts from 1951 to 1961, 16 wins, 18 pole positions, 24 podiums and 186.5 championship points.

Moss's first start was the 1951 Swiss Grand Prix for HWM, from 14th on the grid, finishing 8th. The first win came at the 1955 British Grand Prix for Mercedes, in the 21st start, from pole position. The most recent of the 16 wins was the 1961 German Grand Prix. The best season was 1958: 2nd in the championship with 41 points, 4 wins and 5 podiums, for Cooper and Vanwall. The longest team-mate pairing was with Tony Brooks, 16 races: Moss finished ahead 8 times to 6 when both were classified, and out-qualified Brooks 10 times to 5. All-time, that is the 18th-most wins of any driver. 31 of the 71 starts ended in a retirement (44%).

Nationality

British

Born

17 Sept 1929

Active

1951 to 1961, 11 seasons

Teams

HWM, ERA, Connaught, Cooper, Maserati, Mercedes, Vanwall, Cooper-Climax, BRM, Team Lotus, Lotus-Climax, Ferguson

First win: 1955 British Grand Prix. Most recent win: 1961 German Grand Prix. Win rate 22.5% of starts.

Compare with team-mates: Tony Brooks, Stuart Lewis-Evans, Jim Clark, Harry Schell, Innes Ireland, Jean Behra, Jack Brabham, Juan Fangio, Luigi Villoresi, Louis Rosier, Maurice Trintignant, Roberto Mieres, Masten Gregory, Paco Godia, Bruce McLaren, Ken Wharton, Roy Salvadori, Sergio Mantovani, Karl Kling. Or anyone else.

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