- "Moss" redirects here. For other uses, see Moss (disambiguation).
Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss, OBE (born 17 September 1929, died April 12 2020) was a British Formula One driver. He is often known as 'the greatest driver not to win the world championship', having come second in the championship in 1955, 1956, 1957 and 1958. He was also third in the championship in 1959, 1960 and 1961, before retiring after entering a coma due to an accident in 1962.
Formula One Statistical Overview[]
Career Summary[]
Note: Italics denotes non-championship entries only.
| Year | Entrant | Constructor | WDC Pts | WDC Pos. | Report |
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| 1949 | Stirling Moss | Cooper-JAP | Pre-champ | ||
| 1950 | HW Motors | HWM-Alta | Non-champ only | Report | |
| 1951 | HW Motors | HWM-Alta | 0 | NC | Report |
| 1952 | HW Motors | HWM-Alta | 0 | NC | Report |
| ERA Ltd | ERA-Bristol ERA | ||||
| Connaught Engineering | Connaught-Lea-Francis | ||||
| BRM | BRM | ||||
| 1953 | Connaught Engineering | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 0 | NC | Report |
| Rob Walker Racing Team | |||||
| Cooper Car Company | Cooper-Alta Cooper-JAP | ||||
| Stirling Moss | |||||
| 1954 | Equipe Moss/AE Moss | Maserati | 4 1⁄7 | 13th | Report |
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | |||||
| 1955 | Diamler Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz | 23 | 2nd | Report |
| Stirling Moss Ltd | Maserati | ||||
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | |||||
| 1956 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | 27 (28) | 2nd | Report |
| Vandervell Products Ltd | Vanwall | ||||
| 1957 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | 25 | 2nd | Report |
| Vandervell Products Ltd | Vanwall | ||||
| 1958 | RRC Walker Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | 41 | 2nd | Report |
| Vandervell Products Ltd | Vanwall | ||||
| 1959 | RRC Walker Racing Team | Cooper-Climax Cooper-BRM |
25 1⁄2 | 3rd | Report |
| British Racing Partnership | BRM | ||||
| Owen Racing Organisation | |||||
| 1960 | RRC Walker Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | 19 | 3rd | Report |
| Lotus-Climax | |||||
| 1961 | RRC Walker Racing Team | Lotus-Climax | 21 | 3rd | Report |
| Ferguson-Climax | |||||
| Cooper-Climax | |||||
| British Racing Partnership | Lotus-Climax | ||||
| 1962 | RRC Walker Racing Team | Lotus-Climax | Non-champ only | Report | |
| British Racing Partnership | |||||
Statistics[]
| Entries | 68 |
| Starts | 66 |
| Pole Positions | 16 |
| Front Row Starts | 37 |
| Race Wins | 16 |
| Podiums | 24 |
| Fastest Laps | 19 |
| Points | 186.643 |
| Laps Raced | 3346 |
| Distance Raced | 19915 km (12375 mi) |
| Races Led | 31 |
| Laps Led | 1181 |
| Distance Led | 6369 km (3958 mi) |
| Doubles | 8 |
| Hat-Tricks | 4 |
| Grand Chelems | 1 |
Wins[]
Career Results[]
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| Symbol | Meaning | Symbol | Meaning | ||
| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
| 2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
| 3rd | DNQ | Did not qualify | |||
| 5th | Points finish | DNPQ | Did not pre-qualify | ||
| 14th | Non-points finish | TD | Test driver | ||
| Italics | Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap | DNS | Did not start | ||
| 18th† | Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) | NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | ||
| 4thP | Qualified for pole position | [+] More Symbols | |||
- ↑ Shared drive with Hans Hermann and Karl Kling
- ↑ Shared drive with Tony Brooks
- ↑ Shared drive with Maurice Trintignant, no points awarded
- ↑ Shared drive with Jack Fairman
External links[]
| V T E | Grand Prix Drivers' Association | |
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| Chairman Moss • Bonnier • Stewart • Scheckter • Pironi • Senna • M. Schumacher • Coulthard • R. Schumacher • De la Rosa • Heidfeld • Barrichello • Wurz | ||
| Directors M. Schumacher • Berger • Brundle • D. Hill • Coulthard • Wurz • Trulli • Webber • R. Schumacher • Alonso • De la Rosa • Heidfeld • Massa • Vettel • Barrichello • Button • Grosjean | ||
| Affected races 1969 Belgian Grand Prix • 1970 German Grand Prix • 1982 South African Grand Prix • 1994 San Marino Grand Prix | ||
| Related Professional Racing Drivers Assocation | ||
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