Formula 1 driver · 1951–1961

Stirling Moss

NationalityBritain BritainCodeMSSNumber20Last teamTeam Lotus
Starts62
Wins15
Podiums20
Poles15
Points169.5
Titles0

Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.

Driver DNA

Profile

Methodology
QualiRaceGainsFinishPoints

Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026

starts: not sourceddefense: not sourcedtyre management: not sourcedwet weather: not sourcedlate race: not sourcedrace pace: not sourced

Qualifying Pace

High
n=227 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
201-26
pole rate
23.8%
front row rate
38.1%

Race Result vs Teammate

High
n=174 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)

teammate race h2h
88-86
avg finish delta when both classified
4.833

Positions Gained

High
n=30 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)

mean positions gained
0.967
expectation adjusted
0.861

Finishing

High
n=62 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts

classification rate
48.4%
teammate classification rate
54.3%
retirements
32

Consistency

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)

spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher

finish position std
3.45

Team Points Share

High
n=48 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

share of the team's points in events where the team scored

points
169.5
team points
437.5
points per start
2.734

Street Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

High-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Low-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Teammate record

TeammateTeamSeasonsQuali H2HRace H2H
Cooper, Team Lotus1959–19616–01–1
Cooper, Team Lotus1959–19613–01–0
Cooper, Team Lotus1959–19614–01–3
Team Lotus1960–19612–01–0
Team Lotus19613–00–2
Team Lotus19612–01–1
Team Lotus19611–01–0
Team Lotus19612–01–1
Team Lotus19612–01–0
Team Lotus19612–01–0
Team Lotus19612–00–1
Team Lotus19613–01–0

Recent races

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1961Team Lotus8221213rd
1960Cooper, Team Lotus5224193rd
1959Cooper, BRM823425.53rd
1958Cooper, Vanwall10453412nd
1957Vanwall5221252nd
1956Maserati6221272nd
1955Mercedes (1954–55)5131232nd
1954Maserati50104.113th
1953Connaught, Cooper4000020th
1952HWM, ERA, Connaught50000104th
1951HWM1000034th