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The legendary Sir Stirling Moss, who passed away last April, will be commemorated at Goodwood’s motorsport events in 2021.

One of the founding patrons of the Festival of Speed, and a regular competitor at the Revival, Moss was a favourite of the fans, who christened him ‘Mr Goodwood’.

The Duke of Richmond said: “Stirling and his wife Susie were such an important part of the Goodwood family for so many years.

“All of us here felt his loss especially keenly as we weren’t able to commemorate his incredible life as we would have wanted last year.

Sir Stirling Moss at the 2011 Goodwood Revival - Photo by Adam Beresford

“We hope that fans at our events around the world will join us in celebrating his racing career and bidding farewell to ‘Mr Goodwood’ in 2021.

“Stirling’s supreme skill and love for his sport will continue to be remembered at Goodwood for many years to come.”

It was at the Goodwood Motor Circuit that Moss took part in, and won, his very first motor race, on September 18, 1948, a day after his 19th birthday.

In the years that followed, Moss contested 56 races at Goodwood, winning 21 of them and finishing on the podium a further 13 times.

Sir Stirling Moss at the 2008 Goodwood Revival - Photo by Michael Cole

Goodwood was the scene of four of Moss’ seven Tourist Trophy victories; two for Ferrari and two for Aston Martin, including clinching the British marque’s world championship title in 1959.

It was also the scene of his career-ending accident on April 23, 1962.

This weekend marks the anniversary of the 1955 Mille Miglia, which Moss won with the invaluable help of co-driver Denis ‘Jenks’ Jenkinson.

The daring duo completed the epic 1,000-mile race in ten hours, seven minutes and 48 seconds, at an average speed of 99mph – a record which will stand in perpetuity.

Sir Stirling Moss waves the chequered flag at Goodwood Revival's Settrington Cup in 2016 - Photo by Dominic James

Honouring this achievement at the Festival of Speed, Mercedes-Benz will be displaying the fearsome 300 SLR ‘722’ in which the pair competed, and which is rarely seen outside the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart.

Mercedes-Benz will also be bringing a W196 Formula 1 car of the type Moss used to win his first Grand Prix, at Aintree in 1955.

The Goodwood Revival in September will host perhaps the largest ever gathering of Moss’ competition cars, celebrating his life and career in a way that was not possible in 2020.

Goodwood to celebrate Formula 1 legend Sir Stirling Moss at 2021 events