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The sports world mourned on Sunday after the passing of British motorsport legend Sir Stirling Moss.
Moss passed away on Easter morning at age 90 with his wife Susie, who had cared for him during a long battle with the disease, next to his bed.
Moss’s death was the result of a chest infection he contracted in Singapore just before Christmas 2016.
He became one of the most admired figures in British sports history after earning acclaim as the best all-around runner of all time, while winning everyone’s hearts thanks to his incredible sportsmanship.
Off the racing circuit, he lived life to the fullest before settling down with his third wife Susie in 1980.
Here, Sportsmail It shows you some of the most iconic images from Moss’ career, off-circuit life and retirement …
The start of a truly momentous career: the first climbing career for the then 18-year-old Moss on May 9, 1948
Moss claims the checkered flag in one of his first runs at Goodwood Estate on September 18, 1948
Moss (center) celebrates with co-driver Tony Brooks (second from right) after winning the 1958 Tourist Trophy sports car race
The British, born in London in September 1929, on his way to win the Mille Miglia race, his most famous journey
Moss enjoys his winning parade at Mille Miglia, where he set a new record in Italy’s famous 1,000-mile race
Moss earned the special acclaim of the greatest driver of all time for his excellent career over the years.
Moss competes during the 1956 Monaco Grand Prix, five years before his famous victory on the Monte Carlo circuit
Moss adjusts the helmet of Ferrari rival Mike Hawthorn during the 1958 Formula One World Championship
Moss receives his trophy after historically securing the Monaco Grand Prix at Monte Carlo on May 14, 1961.
Moss is bombarded by journalists after winning the Monaco Grand Prix, triumphing in his Lotus against the fastest Ferraris.
The dire consequences following Moss’ crash at Goodwood in 1962, which effectively ended his motorsport career.
The wreckage of the crash left the British racing legend in a coma for a month and partially paralyzed for six months.
Moss lies unconscious on a stretcher at Atkinson Memorial Hospital in Wimbledon after crashing in Goodwood
The ever famous British driver is pushed into a wheelchair at Atkinson Morley Hospital in Wimbledon after his accident
He became one of the most admired figures in the history of British sport and earned great respect for his sportsmanship.
The London-born superstar collects his Sports Personality of the Year award for his Formula One exploits in 1961
The Brit exchanges the car for some water skiing while on vacation in sunny Bahamas in March 1955.
Moss drinks a glass by a pool in the Bahamas during a period of rest and recovery after his accident.
Moss built a reputation with the ladies during his incredible career, which spanned from 1948 to 1962.
Moss’ fabulous and daring reputation throughout his life always represented a certain kind of English
The former driver lifts model Liz Hooley while on vacation in Monaco in June 1973.
British Formula One legend with his first wife Katie, who married between 1957 and 1959.
Moss poses for a photo with his second wife Elaine Barberino, with the married couple between 1964 and 1968
Moss on his wedding day in April 1980 with his third wife Susie, with whom he settled for the rest of his life.
Moss had made a good living from his exploits and continued to exchange his highly marketable legend as ‘Mr Motor Racing’
Moss poses for a photo with six grid girls at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire in July 2010
Moss poses for a photo with Bunny Girls at the Goodwood Revival meeting in Sussex in September 2011
Moss. who won 212 of the 529 races he participated in, poses for a photo with 1960 style models in May 2011
Moss, portrayed at his London home, was the rarest phenomenon in sport: a man who surpassed his biggest awards
Talk to a policewoman as she drives the Lunar Rover Moon Buggy through the streets of Kensington to the science museum.
The motorsport legend poses for a photo after receiving an honorary doctorate in technology from Sunderland University
Moss pictured talking to six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton in 2013 at the Silverstone circuit
Moss’s third and final wife, Lady Susie, was his true diamond: he was unfailingly by her side in recent years.
Lady Moss paid a touching tribute to her late husband after his tragic death: “He died while living, looking wonderful.”
Lady Moss was at his bedside when he died, having cared for him during a long illness, at his central London home.
The best full race driver, who once seemed indestructible, leaves a gaping hole in British sport.
