Innes Ireland vs Stirling Moss, 1961

Teammates at Lotus-Climax — the same car, so these numbers compare the drivers rather than the machinery. Compare full careers →

In the 1961 season, Innes Ireland and Stirling Moss were teammates at Lotus-Climax, competing in 7 races together. Moss outqualified Ireland 4 times and finished ahead of him in all races they both completed. Moss scored 21 championship points and won 2 Grands Prix, while Ireland earned 12 points and secured 1 victory, with both drivers achieving a best finish of 1.

Written automatically from the figures below.
24Qualifyingof 6 compared
00Race finishesof 0 compared

Qualifying is compared on the grid they actually started from. A race counts only where both were classified — one of them retiring leaves nothing to compare, so it is not scored to the other.

1961 season
7
Races together
7
12
Points
21
1
Wins
2
1
Podiums
2
P1
Best finish
P1
9.7
Average grid
6.8
5.0
Average finish
3.5
4
Did not finish
4
Other seasons together:19601959