Lotus-Climax
Stirling Moss
UK
born 17 September 1929 · died 12 April 2020
Career in numbers
Stirling Moss raced in 65 Grands Prix for 12 teams from 1951 to 1961; best result: P1 at the British Grand Prix 1955.
16
wins
24
podiums
17
pole positions
186.64
points
65
starts
Milestones
- 1951Debut at the Swiss Grand Prix for HWM
- 1952Moves to ERA
- 1952Moves to Connaught
- 1953Moves to Cooper
- 1954First podium at the Belgian Grand Prix
- 1954Moves to Maserati
- 1955First win at the British Grand Prix
- 1955Moves to Mercedes
- 1956Moves to Maserati
- 1957Moves to Vanwall
- 1958Moves to Cooper
- 1958Moves to Vanwall
- 1959Moves to Cooper-Climax
- 1959Moves to BRM
- 1959Moves to Cooper-Climax
- 1960Moves to Team Lotus
- 1961Moves to Lotus-Climax
- 1961Moves to Ferguson
- 1961Moves to Lotus-Climax
Career
| Season | Team | Car number | Championship position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Lotus-Climax, Ferguson | 20, 14, 26, 28, 7 | 3 | 21 |
| 1960 | Cooper-Climax, Team Lotus | 38, 36, 28, 7, 12, 5 | 3 | 19 |
| 1959 | Cooper-Climax, BRM | 30, 11, 2, 6, 7, 4, 14 | 3 | 25.5 |
| 1958 | Cooper, Vanwall | 14, 28, 1, 2, 8, 7, 26 | 2 | 41 |
| 1957 | Maserati, Vanwall | 4, 18, 20, 10, 26 | 2 | 25 |
| 1956 | Maserati | 2, 28, 34, 30, 6, 7, 36 | 2 | 27 |
| 1955 | Mercedes | 8, 6, 16, 14, 10, 12 | 2 | 23 |
| 1954 | Maserati | 22, 7, 16, 32, 28, 8 | 13 | 4.14 |
| 1953 | Connaught, Cooper | 34, 36, 19, 28 | – | 0 |
| 1952 | HWM, ERA, Connaught | 46, 32, 12, 36 | – | 0 |
| 1951 | HWM | 14 | – | 0 |
All races
Show all 73 races
Teammates
Drivers who started for the same team in the same race, with the number of shared races.
- Tony Brooks · 15 races
- Stuart Lewis-Evans · 13 races
- Jim Clark · 12 races
- Innes Ireland · 12 races
- Harry Schell · 11 races
- Jean Behra · 10 races
- Luigi Villoresi · 10 races
- Jack Brabham · 9 races
- Juan Fangio · 9 races
- Louis Rosier · 9 races
- Maurice Trintignant · 8 races
- Paco Godia · 8 races
- Bruce McLaren · 7 races
- Cesare Perdisa · 7 races
- Masten Gregory · 6 races
- Karl Kling · 6 races
- Roberto Mieres · 6 races
- Ken Wharton · 6 races
- Roy Salvadori · 5 races
- Wolfgang Seidel · 5 races
- Horace Gould · 5 races
- Sergio Mantovani · 5 races
- Jo Bonnier · 4 races
- Ian Burgess · 4 races
- Michael May · 4 races
- Henry Taylor · 4 races
- Luigi Piotti · 4 races
- Prince Bira · 4 races
- John Surtees · 3 races
- Lucien Bianchi · 3 races
- Gerry Ashmore · 3 races
- Tony Marsh · 3 races
- Ron Flockhart · 3 races
- Bruce Halford · 3 races
- Alan Stacey · 3 races
- Umberto Maglioli · 3 races
- André Simon · 3 races
- Onofre Marimón · 3 races
- Tony Maggs · 2 races
- Jim Hall · 2 races
- Willy Mairesse · 2 races
- Tim Parnell · 2 races
- Cliff Allison · 2 races
- Hans Herrmann · 2 races
- Carlos Menditeguy · 2 races
- Gerino Gerini · 2 races
- Luigi Musso · 2 races
- Ottorino Volonterio · 2 races
- Piero Taruffi · 2 races
- Hernando da Silva Ramos · 2 races
- Toulo de Graffenried · 2 races
- Kenneth McAlpine · 2 races
- Alan Brown · 2 races
- George Abecassis · 2 races
- Trevor Taylor · 1 race
- Ernesto Prinoth · 1 race
- Jack Fairman · 1 race
- Olivier Gendebien · 1 race
- Ken Miles · 1 race
- Lloyd Ruby · 1 race
- Peter Ryan · 1 race
- Giorgio Scarlatti · 1 race
- José Froilán González · 1 race
- Mike Taylor · 1 race
- Louis Chiron · 1 race
- Peter Collins · 1 race
- Mike Hawthorn · 1 race
- Bob Gerard · 1 race
- Óscar González · 1 race
- Chico Landi · 1 race
- Alberto Uria · 1 race
- Alberto Ascari · 1 race
- Johnny Claes · 1 race
- Lance Macklin · 1 race
- Jorge Daponte · 1 race
- Rodney Nuckey · 1 race
- Dennis Poore · 1 race
Favourite circuits
| Circuit | Wins | Podiums | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circuit de Monaco | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Aintree | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Frequently asked questions
How many times has Stirling Moss been world champion?
Stirling Moss never won the Formula 1 world championship.