When 'Boy Wonder' Moss tackled Australia's greatest race

More than 14 years after his career-ending Goodwood crash, the late Sir Stirling Moss made a sensational, albeit short-lived, comeback at the Bathurst 1000 that caused him to question his decision to retire so abruptly in 1962

Published Apr 23, 2020, 3:08 PM

The late Stirling Moss may not instantly spring to mind on the topic of Bathurst heroes, yet the legendary Brit holds his own special place in the history of Australia's Great Race thanks to an unlikely appearance alongside three-time world champion Jack Brabham in 1976.

That the two global stars even agreed to take part in the race was something quite remarkable. Both were retired, Moss having barely turned a wheel since his nasty Goodwood crash in 1962. Brabham, meanwhile, had stopped racing at the end of the 1970 Formula 1 season.

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Andrew van Leeuwen is Motorsport.com's Australian Editor and provides award-winning coverage of Supercars. He started his career working for Australasian Motorsport News in Melbourne, working his way into the top digital editor role before relocating to Mainz, Germany, in 2012. During his three-year stint in Europe he covered a number of series, including the DTM, while working for Autosport, before returning to Australia as part of Motorsport.com's global expansion in early 2015. Alongside his Motorsport.com commitments Andrew is one-third of the successful Below the Bonnet podcast. He lives in Perth with his wife Anne, kids Nico and Billie and chihuahua Coco.