Stirling Moss is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for Lotus-Climax. Moss has recorded 16 wins and 24 podiums from 67 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,388 ranks Moss 204th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1961-10-08 | Watkins Glen | DNF | −125 |
| 1961-09-10 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | DNF | +9 |
| 1961-08-06 | Nürburgring | P1 | +111 |
| 1961-07-15 | Aintree | DNF | −38 |
| 1961-07-02 | Reims-Gueux | DNF | −43 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | ▸Formula 1 | Lotus-Climax | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 21 | P3 | +118 | 5,976 |
| 1960 | ▸Formula 1 | Team Lotus | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 | P3 | +153 | 5,858 |
| 1959 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper-Climax | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 26 | P3 | −72 | 5,705 |
| 1958 | ▸Formula 1 | Vanwall | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 41 | P2 | +22 | 5,777 |
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Vanwall | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25 | P2 | +193 | 5,755 |
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 28 | P2 | +477 | 5,562 |
| 1955 | ▸Formula 1 | Mercedes | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 | P2 | +461 | 5,085 |
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | P13 | −65 | 4,624 |
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +145 | 4,689 |
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | Connaught | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | P23 | −303 | 4,544 |
| 1951 | ▸Formula 1 | HWM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +47 | 4,847 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇷 Juan Fangio | 6,092 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 37% |
| 🇺🇸 Harry Schell | 4,981 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 88% |
| 🇬🇧 Mike Hawthorn | 5,537 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 63% |
| 🇫🇷 Maurice Trintignant | 4,839 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 60% |
| 🇫🇷 Jean Behra | 4,855 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 77% |
| 🇩🇪 Wolfgang von Trips | 5,289 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75% |
| 🇸🇪 Jo Bonnier | 4,402 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% |
| 🇦🇺 Jack Brabham | 5,211 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 80% |
| 🇮🇹 Luigi Musso | 4,994 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 80% |
| 🇬🇧 Peter Collins | 4,904 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% |
Stirling Moss competed in Formula 1 from 1951 to 1961, taking 16 wins and 24 podiums across 67 starts and finishing third in the championship in his final season. His Racer Rating of 5,388 places him in the upper tier of professional motorsport; his average finishing position of third across all classified starts demonstrates sustained competitiveness at the highest level of single-seater racing. Moss raced primarily for Lotus-Climax during this period, competing against fields that included five-time world champion Juan Fangio, whom he beat seven times despite a 12–7 losing record in their 19 shared races. He also held winning head-to-head records against other front-running professionals of the era, including one-time champions Mike Hawthorn, beaten 10 times in 16 races, and Nino Farina.[1]
Moss's closest competitor was Harry Schell, against whom he compiled a 15–2 advantage in 17 races; this dominance over a strong professional driver who rated 4,981 underscores his standing in the grid. He finished ahead of two-time champion Jim Clark on four occasions, results that gain significance given Clark's own elite calibre. Against other regulars such as Maurice Trintignant, Jean Behra, and Wolfgang von Trips, Moss maintained winning or near-parity records, establishing a pattern of superiority over most of the field while remaining competitive with its very best. His career spanned 11 seasons of Formula 1 racing before retirement in 1961.[2]