As of December 30, Stirling Moss will now be known as Sir Stirling Moss. Sir Moss was knighted in the...
Stirling Moss This new site is devoted to Britain’s living racing legend, Sir Stirling Moss. Features of this site include,...
Jean Behra Gordon Johncock 2 Jean Behra dies in an accident during the German Grand Prix at Avus (1959). 4 Dan Gurney wears the first full-coverage helmet, a Bell Star, in an F1 race (1968). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access...
Richie Ginther Sir Stirling Moss 3 Dario Resta dies in a crash during a speed record attempt at Brooklands, England...
The Vintage Racecar Journal is extremely proud to announce that British racing legend Sir Stirling Moss has joined the magazine’s...
Think for a moment what makes a driver great – a true champion. Go ahead, I’ll wait…hmmmh, hmmh, hmmmh. Done? What came to mind? Skill? Absolutely. Without doubt the true greats possess an inherent, seemingly hard-wired, ability to know and feel what a car is doing. This has been evidenced...
Aston Martin was one of the cars and teams I had a relationship with for quite a long part of...
At the end of the 1955 season, Mercedes Benz made the decision to withdraw from motor racing, partly because of the Le Mans disaster, but in reality they wanted to concentrate on developing their road cars. This left me without a Grand Prix drive for 1956, but I had some...
The historic racing scene has brought many excellent cars back to the circuits over recent years, although quite a lot...
Duncan Hamilton Jeff Andretti 1 Moises Solana wins the USRRC race in Mexico City, Mexico (1968). 2 Motorcycle and F1 racer Mike “The Bike” Hailwood is born (1940). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to...
Jackie Stewart Gilles Villeneuve 1 Ayrton Senna dies in a crash during the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola, Italy...
June 2002 Stirling Moss—The Authorised Biography By Robert Edwards As a long time fan of Stirling Moss, I have collected...
Sir Stirling Moss returned to the Worcestershire Hillclimb venue at Shelsley Walsh for the first time in 53 years, the scene of some of his early wins and stirring drives in a Cooper 500 cc machine in the early post-war years. The Midland Automobile Club organized a round of the...
Walter Hayes Jim Clark 1 Count Eliot Zborowski killed in accident during La Turbie Hillclimb at Nice, France (1903). 1...
Harry Miller Tony Adamowicz 1 Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson win the Mille Miglia in just over 10 hours, a...
Sir Stirling Moss had a fall from his motor scooter on Thursday, July 17 while crossing Lambeth Bridge in London. He suffered a fractured pelvis, which will see him remain in Stanmore Hospital for some weeks, and out of action for a few months at least. His wife, Lady Suzie...
Sir Stirling Moss was recently reunited with the diminutive OSCA MT4 that he and Lloyd Ruby drove to an astounding...
Pete Lyons Fifty years—let’s set the old timescope at that fulsome number today. It’s been a long time since 1954,...
I did 525 races. I had five wheels come off, I’ve had seven or eight brake failures, and I have had the steering shear twice…where I have been driving along and suddenly my arms crossed…that’s when you know something is wrong! The things you remember are the things that are...
You know the eternal pub debate about who is the greatest driver ever, or which was the greatest drive? I’m...
Several years ago we brought you this fantastic site devoted to photographs of ’50s and ’60s sports car racing, predominantly...
It has become a given that a driver’s main rival is his teammate and I have been pondering when this idea emerged. There have been instances of teammates being very close friends and the late Chris Nixon celebrated the bond between Mike Hawthorn and Peter Collins in his superb book,...
I am often asked what is the greatest racing car or what is my favorite racing car and, of course,...
February 2006 BMC Competition Department Secrets With Marcus Chambers, Stuart Turner, and Peter Browning While the name of the book...
Frank Williams Erik Carlsson 3 The Intrepid, with Wayne Taylor driving, makes its IMSA GTP racing debut with a 2nd place finish at West Palm Beach, Florida (1991). 5 Rally champion Erik Carlsson is born in Trollhattan, Sweden (1929). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
The Monaco Grand Prix; Monte Carlo, May 22, 1955. The start of a dramatic race. Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling...
We have had this conversation before! When you get asked a question about your greatest drive, or greatest race or...
Juan Manuel Fangio was special. Not only as a racing driver but also as a human being. He was the kindest, most gentle and humble person I have ever met, yet he had the talent and grit to win the Formula One World Championship no fewer than five times. After...