Pat Moss

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Pat Moss
Moss in 1963
Born
Patricia Ann Moss

27 December 1934
Thames Ditton, Surrey
Died14 October 2008 (aged 73)
NationalityEnglish
OccupationAuto Rally Driver
SpouseErik Carlsson (m. 1963–2008; her death)
Parent(s)Alfred Moss
Aileen (née Craufurd)
RelativesSir Stirling Moss (brother)

Patricia Ann Moss-Carlsson (née Moss; 27 December 1934 – 14 October 2008) was one of the most successful female auto rally drivers of all time, achieving three outright wins and seven podium finishes in international rallies. She was crowned European Ladies' Rally Champion five times (1958, 1960, 1962, 1964–65). Her older brother Stirling Moss was a Formula One Grand Prix star during the 1950s. From 1963 until her death in 2008, Swedish rally driver Erik Carlsson was both her driving-partner and her husband.[1]

She is the author of a memoir The Story So Far (1967) and, with her husband, co-author of The Art and Technique of Driving (1965).

Biography

Pat Moss was born in

RAC Rally
, but they declined.

A more astute

Liège–Rome–Liège Rally in an Austin-Healey 100/6
and won the first of her five European Ladies' Rally Championships.

In 1960, Moss took over-all victory at the

East African Safari Rally in a Saab 96 and, at the RAC, with the Austin-Healey. Her biggest achievement, however, was winning the Netherlands' Tulip Rally in a Mini Cooper,[2] which Moss considered "twitchy, and pretty unruly on the limit".[3]

In 1963, Moss joined

Liège–Sofia–Liège and the RAC Rally. At the Monte Carlo Rally
, she came in 5th in 1964 and 3rd in 1965.

In 1968, Moss joined

understeer,[citation needed] but drove it to 14th place at the Monte Carlo Rally and 2nd place at the Rallye Sanremo, losing to Pauli Toivonen in a Porsche 911. Her other notable results of the season included winning the Sestriere Rally and finishing 8th at the Acropolis and 7th at the Tour de Corse. At the 1969 Monte Carlo Rally
, Moss drove her Fulvia to 6th place.

In December 1969,

Renault Alpine and drove her Alpine A110 to 10th place at the 1972 Monte Carlo Rally
before finally retiring in 1974.

On 14 October 2008, Moss-Carlsson died of cancer, aged 73,[6] at home in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire.[7] She was survived by her husband Erik and daughter Susan.

See also

References

  1. ^ Dirs, Ben (5 March 2015). "Pat Moss: The racing legend's sister who beat the men". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  2. ^ "The Pat Moss Edition for the MINI Hatch". www.mini.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Pat Moss – Obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 17 October 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
  4. ISBN 91-7125-060-3
  5. ^ Bulmer, Charles, ed. (20 December 1969). "Sporting side: Susan Moss-Carlsson...". Motor: 146.
  6. ^ "Obituary: Pat Moss". The Guardian. 27 October 2008.
  7. ^ "Top female rally driver dies". Hemel Hempstead Gazette & Express. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

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