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In 1962 is Moss ernstig beseer tydens 'n ongeluk te [[Goodwood]] in sy [[Lotus motors|Lotus]]. Hy het herstel en 'n te vroeë terugkeer tot motorwedrenne probeer maak. Hy het egter agtergekom dat hy nie meer die mas kon opkom nie en sy aftrede van Grand Prix wedrenne aangekondig. Hy het egter voortgegaan om in veteraanmotorwedrenne deel te neem.
[[Beeld:Stirling_Moss_and_Denis_Jenkinson.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Stirling Moss en Denis Jenkinson]]Een van sy beroemdste wedrenne was tydens die [[Mille Miglia]] van 1955, 'n 1500 km oop pad uithouren in Italië, wat hy in 'n rekordtyd van 10 uur en 8 minute gewen het ([[Juan Manuel Fangio]] het tweede geëindig). Sy medebestuurder in die [[Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR]] was joernalis [[Denis Jenkinson]] wat hom ondersteun het met notas oor die besonderhede van die lang pad ('n innovasie wat direk gelei het tot die instel van die navigator in [[tydren]]ne).
Moss se eerste [[Formule Een]] oorwinning was in 1955 by die [[Britse Grand Prix]] te [[Aintree renb aan|Aintree]]. Dit was die enigste wedren waarin hy sy spanmaat, vriend, mentor en teenstander by [[Mercedes_BenzMercedes-Benz|Mercedes]], Juan Manuel Fangio uitgestof het. Daar word egter dikwels gegis oor die moontlikheid dat Fangio Moss op die laaste draai laat verbygaan het sodat hy voor sy tuisskare kon wen.
Tydens sy loopbaan het Moss in verskeie motors gejaag, onder andere in 'n private [[Jaguar motor|Jaguar]], vir [[Maserati]], [[Vanwall]], [[Lotus motor|Lotus]] vir [[Cooper motormaatskappy|Cooper]] en dan ook vir die magtige [[Mercedes-Benz]].
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During his career, Moss drove a private [[Jaguar (car)|Jaguar]], and raced for [[Maserati]], [[Vanwall]], [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] and [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] as well as the mighty [[Mercedes-Benz]]. He preferred to race British cars (which were often uncompetitive, considered the reason he never won the drivers' championship), and when at Vanwall he was instrumental in breaking the German/Italian stranglehold on F1 racing, kick-starting the British domination of single-seater racing design and engineering that continues to this day.
His patriotism and skill granted him triumph at one of his greatest drives: the 1961 Monaco Grand Prix. The 1961 F1 season was to be run according to 1.5 liter rules and anticipating this decision, Enzo Ferrari rolled out his state of the art 156, also known as "Sharknose." Meanwhile Moss was stuck with an underpowered Coventry-Climax. Nevertheless, the race truly went down to the wire and Moss won by a mere 3.6 seconds.
For many years during and after his career, the rhetorical phrase "Who do you think you are, Stirling Moss?" was supposedly the standard question all British policemen asked speeding motorists. Moss relates he himself was once stopped for speeding and asked just that; he reports the traffic officer had some difficulty believing him.
Stirling Moss has a younger sister, [[Pat Moss]] who was also engaged in [[Rally racing]]; she is married to [[Erik Carlsson]], another rally racer.
In [[1990]], he was inducted into the [[International Motorsports Hall of Fame]].
In June 2005, while appearing at the [[Goodwood Revival]], Moss signed the bonnet of his 1955 [[Mille Miglia]]-winning [[Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR]] which is due to enter the [[Mercedes-Benz]] museum in [[Stuttgart]].
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==Sien ook==
* [[Juan Manuel Fangio]]
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