Bruce McLaren

New Zealander · 1958–1970
VS

Stirling Moss

British · 1951–1961
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
4
2
Qualifyingahead
0
6
Bruce McLaren · Stirling Moss
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
12 11
23 shared
Qualifying H2H
0 23
23 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
4
3
Top-3 finishes
7
P2
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 2
1959 P3 1960 P2 1961 P3
Teammate battle by season
3
2
1959
1
0
1960
Career totals
Bruce McLaren Stirling Moss
Championships
0
0
Wins
4
15
Poles
0
17
Podiums
27
21
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
196.5
176.64
Starts
103
67
Rate-adjusted · per start
Bruce McLaren Stirling Moss
Win rate
3.9%
22.4%
Podium rate
26.2%
31.3%
Pole rate
0%
25.4%
Points / start
1.9
2.6
Avg grid
P8.4
P4.7
Avg finish
P8.7
P9.4
Finish rate
63.1%
53.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Bruce McLaren Stirling Moss
Mechanical retirements
34
30
Crash retirements
4
1
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1958
Debut season
1951
1959 · aged 22
First win
1955 · aged 25
First pole
1952
First title
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.3
Avg places gained
-4.7
Season points trajectory
1951 1954 1957 1960 1963 1966 1969
Bruce McLaren Stirling Moss
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Bruce McLaren Stirling Moss
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 3 · P1 3 · 3 · P1
Bruce McLaren 1 · 3 · P1 3 · 3 · P1 Stirling Moss
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 4 · P2 3 · 3 · P1
Bruce McLaren 0 · 4 · P2 3 · 3 · P1 Stirling Moss
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Bruce McLaren 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Stirling Moss
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Bruce McLaren 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Stirling Moss
Aintree 0 · 2 · P3 1 · 2 · P1
Bruce McLaren 0 · 2 · P3 1 · 2 · P1 Stirling Moss
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1
Bruce McLaren 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1 Stirling Moss
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 2 · P1
Bruce McLaren 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 2 · P1 Stirling Moss
Circuito da Boavista 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
Bruce McLaren 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 1 · P1 Stirling Moss
Riverside International Raceway 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
Bruce McLaren 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1 Stirling Moss
Ain Diab 0 · 0 · P13 1 · 1 · P1
Bruce McLaren 0 · 0 · P13 1 · 1 · P1 Stirling Moss
Monsanto Park Circuit 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
Bruce McLaren 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1 Stirling Moss
Sebring International Raceway 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Bruce McLaren 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · — Stirling Moss
Reims-Gueux 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
Bruce McLaren 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2 Stirling Moss
Watkins Glen 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Bruce McLaren 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Stirling Moss
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Bruce McLaren 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Stirling Moss
AVUS 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Bruce McLaren 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Stirling Moss
Team history
Bruce McLaren
COO
MCL
Stirling Moss
HWM 1951ERA 1952HWM 1952Connaught 1952Cooper 1953Connaught 1953Maserati 1954Mercedes 1955Maserati 1956–1957Vanwall 1957Cooper 1958Vanwall 1958BRM 1959Cooper-Climax 1959Team Lotus 1960Cooper-Climax 1960Lotus-Climax 1961
19511970
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).