Stirling Moss

British · 1951–1961
VS

Bruce McLaren

New Zealander · 1958–1970
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
2
4
Qualifyingahead
6
0
Stirling Moss · Bruce McLaren
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
11 12
23 shared
Qualifying H2H
23 0
23 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
4
Runner-up
1
7
Top-3 finishes
3
P2
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 1
1959 P3 1960 P2 1961 P3
Teammate battle by season
2
3
1959
0
1
1960
Career totals
Stirling Moss Bruce McLaren
Championships
0
0
Wins
15
4
Poles
17
0
Podiums
21
27
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
176.64
196.5
Starts
67
103
Rate-adjusted · per start
Stirling Moss Bruce McLaren
Win rate
22.4%
3.9%
Podium rate
31.3%
26.2%
Pole rate
25.4%
0%
Points / start
2.6
1.9
Avg grid
P4.7
P8.4
Avg finish
P9.4
P8.7
Finish rate
53.7%
63.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Stirling Moss Bruce McLaren
Mechanical retirements
30
34
Crash retirements
1
4
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1951
Debut season
1958
1955 · aged 25
First win
1959 · aged 22
1952
First pole
First title
P1
Best finish
P1
-4.7
Avg places gained
-0.3
Season points trajectory
1951 1954 1957 1960 1963 1966 1969
Stirling Moss Bruce McLaren
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Stirling Moss Bruce McLaren
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 3 · 3 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Stirling Moss 3 · 3 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 Bruce McLaren
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 4 · P2
Stirling Moss 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 4 · P2 Bruce McLaren
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Stirling Moss 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Bruce McLaren
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 5 · P1
Stirling Moss 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 5 · P1 Bruce McLaren
Aintree 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P3
Stirling Moss 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P3 Bruce McLaren
Nürburgring 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Stirling Moss 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Bruce McLaren
Circuit Park Zandvoort 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Stirling Moss 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 Bruce McLaren
Circuito da Boavista 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Stirling Moss 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Bruce McLaren
Riverside International Raceway 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Stirling Moss 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Bruce McLaren
Ain Diab 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P13
Stirling Moss 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P13 Bruce McLaren
Monsanto Park Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Stirling Moss 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · — Bruce McLaren
Sebring International Raceway 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
Stirling Moss 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1 Bruce McLaren
Reims-Gueux 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Stirling Moss 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 Bruce McLaren
Watkins Glen 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3
Stirling Moss 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 Bruce McLaren
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3
Stirling Moss 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 Bruce McLaren
AVUS 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Stirling Moss 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Bruce McLaren
Team history
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
Bruce McLaren
COO
MCL
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).