- Season Points Av. 16.8
- Best Championship Finishes. 2nd (x4), 3rd (x2)
- Avergae Constructor Placing over Career. 2.7
- 16 wins from 16 poles
Moss is known as the unluckiest driver in f1, who despite a great record never won the championship. In 1955 in a Fangio's team he kept the Argentinian great honest and finished 2nd. In 1956 he won 2 races and finished 3 points behind Fangio. In 1957 he won 3 and was again 2nd in the championship. 1958 was his unluckiest year, as he won 4 races and finished one point off the champion, Mike Hawthorn who won only 1 race in his Ferrari. In 1959 he finished 3rd, with 4 poles showing the speed, and wins in Portugal and Italy where he lapped the whole field. 1961 saw him win 2 races in a Lotus vastly inferior to the Ferrari's. Unfortunately a serious crash ended his career in 1962 and prevented him again challenging for the title.
Alan Henry placed Moss 1st in his poll. However, few would contend that when in the same car Fangio outdrove Moss and therefore should be considered the better driver.Unfortunately, whether by bad luck, or loyalty to British machinery Moss never won a title and therefore loses out to others who were either luckier, or engineered better drives for themselves, a vital part of F1.
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