Stirling Moss
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Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss was a British racing driver and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One from 1951 to 1961. Widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers to never win the Formula One World
Moss in 1958
Moss shared this Vanwall VW5 with Tony Brooks to win the 1957 British Grand Prix.
"Stirling Moss" script and a British flag on a 1958 Maserati 420M/58 he raced in the Race of Two Worlds on Monza. The very same script was printed on the Maserati MC20 prototype in honour of the driver.
Moss (left) with Innes Ireland at the 1961 Dutch Grand Prix
1958 Formula One season
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The 1958 Formula One season was the 12th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 9th World Championship of Drivers, the first International Cup for F1 Manufacturers and five non-champi
Stirling Moss
…finished runner-up to Fangio in 1956 and 1957 with Maserati and Vanwall, winning multiple Grands Prix across both seasons. He took four wins in his 1958 campaign, but lost out on the title again to Mike Hawthorn by one point. From 1959 to 1961, Moss competed for Walker, taking multiple wins in each as…
Mike Hawthorn won his first and only championship (and the first for a British driver), driving for Scuderia Ferrari.
Vanwall won the first International Cup for F1 Manufacturers with the Vanwall VW 5.
Ferrari finished runner-up in the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers with Ferrari 246 and 156.