Stirling Moss earned the dubious accolade of the greatest F1 driver never to win a World Championship. But he’s hardly alone in taking the checkered flag lots of times without a crowning title.
| Six Most Victories Without A Championship | ||||
| Rank | Driver | Career | Wins | |
| 1 |  Stirling Moss |
1951-61 | 16 | |
| 2 | David Coulthard |
1994-2008 | 13 | |
| 3 |  Carlos Reutemann |
1972-82 | 12 | |
| 4 |  Felipe Massa |
2002-present | 11 | |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello |
1993-2011 | 11 | |
| T6 |  Ronnie Peterson |
1970-78 | 10 | |
| T6 |  Gerhard Berger |
1984-97 | 10 | |
This Top Sixes list might be called the “almost men.” It includes four generations of #2 drivers and a whole bunch of pilots who finished second in the title race — often by a few or single point. Was it worse for Moss in 1958 or Massa in 2008? You decide.