Jack Brabham vs Stirling Moss, 1959

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

In the 1959 season, Jack Brabham and Stirling Moss competed as teammates at Cooper-Climax, with their performance compared across 8 races. Brabham outqualified Moss 3 times, while Moss outqualified Brabham 5 times. Both drivers achieved 2 Grand Prix wins, but Brabham earned 34 championship points compared to Moss's 25.5, with Brabham finishing ahead of Moss once in classified races.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
35Qualifyingof 8 compared
11Race finishesof 2 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.

1959 season
8
Races together
8
34
Points
25.5
2
Wins
2
5
Podiums
3
P1
Best finish
P1
2.4
Average grid
2.5
2.3
Average finish
1.3
2
Did not finish
5
Other seasons together:196119601958195719561955