Formula 3
Goodwood Estate, W Sussex. Sept. 21, 1948: Moss wins the 500cc Formula 3 race . He’d…
Goodwood Estate, W Sussex. Sept. 21, 1948: Moss wins the 500cc Formula 3 race . He’d paid the deposit for his Cooper F3 car from his winnings from horse gymkhana competitions.
500cc
Silverstone, Great Britain. May 13, 1950: King George VI meets the drivers, including a young Stirling…
Silverstone, Great Britain. May 13, 1950: King George VI meets the drivers, including a young Stirling Moss, who finished in 2nd position in the 500cc support race
F1 debut
Bremgarten, Berne, Switzerland. May 27, 1951: Moss makes his Formula 1 world championship debut in an…
Bremgarten, Berne, Switzerland. May 27, 1951: Moss makes his Formula 1 world championship debut in an HWM 51-Alta in the 1951 Swiss GP, finishing 8th.
Monte Carlo Rally
Second at the 1952 Monte Carlo Rally demonstrated Moss's all-around ability.
Le Mans 1953
Like the F1 title, a Le Mans win eluded Moss, although he did finish second in…
Like the F1 title, a Le Mans win eluded Moss, although he did finish second in the 24 Hours in 1953, sharing this Jaguar C-type with Peter Walker, and was runner-up again in '56.
Spa 1954
Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. June 20, 1954: Driving his own Equipe Moss Maserati 250F, Stirling takes his first…
Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. June 20, 1954: Driving his own Equipe Moss Maserati 250F, Stirling takes his first world championship podium with third in the 1954 Belgian GP.
Silverstone 1955
Aintree, Great Britain. July 16, 1955: Moss is congratulated by his Mercedes teammate, Juan Manual Fangio,…
Aintree, Great Britain. July 16, 1955: Moss is congratulated by his Mercedes teammate, Juan Manual Fangio, after winning his first world championship grand prix – aptly in Britain.
1955 Mille Miglia
Brescia-Rome-Brescia, Italy. 30th April - 1st May 1955. Autosport magazine cover (6th May 1955) showing Moss…
Brescia-Rome-Brescia, Italy. 30th April - 1st May 1955. Autosport magazine cover (6th May 1955) showing Moss and Denis Jenkinson took a famous victory in this Mercedes 300 SLR at the 1955 Mille Miglia. Moss considered it to be among the best wins of his career.
Monza 1956
1956 Italian Grand Prix. Monza, Italy. Sept. 2, 1956: Moss (Maserati 250F) had to be pushed…
1956 Italian Grand Prix. Monza, Italy. Sept. 2, 1956: Moss (Maserati 250F) had to be pushed to the pits by teammate Luigi Piotti after he’d run out of fuel, but still won the race.
1958 Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina. Jan. 19, 1958. Driving a nimble, but underpowered Cooper T43-Climax, Moss beat the…
Buenos Aires, Argentina. Jan. 19, 1958. Driving a nimble, but underpowered Cooper T43-Climax, Moss beat the factory Ferrari team to take the first rear-engine world championship grand prix win.
Nurburgring 1958
Nurburgring 1000km. June 7, 1959. Always a demon in a sports car, Moss came from behind…
Nurburgring 1000km. June 7, 1959. Always a demon in a sports car, Moss came from behind not once, but twice to beat the might of Ferrari in his Aston Martin DBR1.
Monaco 1961
Monte Carlo, Monaco, May 14, 1961. In perhaps his finest F1 performance, holding off the Ferraris…
Monte Carlo, Monaco, May 14, 1961. In perhaps his finest F1 performance, holding off the Ferraris in an inch-perfect drive around the streets of Monte Carlo, Moss took the 15th of his 16 grand prix wins driving Rob Walker’s Lotus 18-Climax.
TV personality 2
Staying involved in F1 as the sport evolved, Moss (third from right) was witness to plenty…
Staying involved in F1 as the sport evolved, Moss (third from right) was witness to plenty of historic moments, Jody Scheckter's win with the six-wheeled Tyrrell P34 Ford at the Swedish GP at Anderstorp in 1976.
A lasting influence
An ever-popular figure, and for many still the definitive race car driver, Moss enjoyed demonstrating some…
An ever-popular figure, and for many still the definitive race car driver, Moss enjoyed demonstrating some of his legendary machines well into his 80s. Here he drives his 1955 Mercedes W196 F1 car at the 2015 British Grand Prix.
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