![]() Moss in 1958 | |
Born | Stirling Craufurd Moss 17 September 1929 West Kensington, London, England |
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Died | 12 April 2020 Mayfair, London, England | (aged 90)
Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Active years | 1951–1961 |
Teams | |
Entries | 67 (66 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 16 |
Podiums | 24 |
Career points | 185 9⁄14 (186 9⁄14)[1] |
Pole positions | 16 |
Fastest laps | 19 |
First entry | 1951 Swiss Grand Prix |
First win | 1955 British Grand Prix |
Last win | 1961 German Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1961 United States Grand Prix |
Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss OBE (17 September 1929 – 12 April 2020) was a British Formula One driver. An inductee into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, he won 212 of the 529 races he entered across several different motorsports competitions and has been described as "the greatest driver never to win the Formula One World Championship".[2][3][4] In a seven-year span between 1955 and 1961, Moss finished in second place four times and in third place three times.