Moss monument for Mallory.

Sir Stirling Moss is to immortalised with a statue commemorating his achievements at the Mallory Park circuit, which will be unveiled in his presence next Monday [12 June].

Renowned as the 'greatest driver never to win the world championship', Moss nevertheless achieved success in several areas of the sport, beginning in hillclimbing, and including saloon and sportscar classes as well as grands prix. His career included works drives with Jaguar and HWM before he was signed by Mercedes-Benz to partner world champion Juan Manuel Fangio in the top flight. In 1955, as well as beating the Argentine to the British GP title, Moss won the Mille Miglia, Targa Florio and Tourist Trophy sportscar events, but had to endure four years of finishing as runner-up in F1 during his time with Mercedes, Maserati and Vanwall.

In the late 1950s and early '60s, he led the changeover to rear-engined F1 cars, achieving the first victory for such a car at the 1958 Argentine GP, before a near-fatal accident at Goodwood ended his GP career in 1962. One of the original jet-setters, Moss remains in demand, fulfilling engagements around the world and competing in historic racing, as well as writing an exclusive column for Crash.net and Autocourse.com.

Motorsport acquaintances John Surtees, Raymond Baxter, Charles Morgan and Chris Meek will all pay tribute to Moss during the unveiling, which will also feature a celebration of his career with 20 of the 80+ cars he drove during his career, including his first, a 2.5-litre Cooper Alta, one of the most famous, the Lotus 18 which he drove to victory in the 1961 Monaco GP, and examples of the Vanwalls and Maseratis he raced.