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From 1947 to 1953 Musy raced Moto Guzzi motorcycles on a professional basis. He was given the title of Swiss Champion (250 cc and 500 cc) six times nationally and internationally.
It was always Benoît's wish to race on four wheels, as he felt that motorcycle racing was an excellent preparation to drive race cars in the future. In 1954 he
switched to racing cars by purchasing a Maserati A6-GCS (two liters - sport) from the famous Maserati™ factory headed by the "Commandatore" Orsi.
In 1955, after many first place finishes in international races with 150S and 200S Maseratis, he acquired a new Maserati 300S (3 litres) - Video available - click here!
Unfortunately, his life came to an end on the 7th of October 1956 at the steering wheel of a Maserati 200S in Montlhéry France. The car's steering column broke while turning on a speed bank, and Benoît Musy could not control his car to avoid the accident.
In 1958 Benoît Musy's wife, Consuelo Heusch Musy, sold the Maserati 300S (chassis No.
3057) to the Angola Racing team. The car was raced for several seasons with some mechanical modification, and subsequently it was left unattended for almost three decades in a garage in
Africa. Fortunately, in the late 1980's a car enthusiast, Mr. Stein Johnsen, rescued the car and in the UK, the 300S underwent a complete restoration process. In 1994 after
two years of painstaking craftsmanship the car emerged like new. Since the new Milleneum, the Maserati 300S has been back on the race track competing in a series of races under the
banner of the "Old-Timer Grand Prix," such as at Nürburgring 2001 and throughout Europe (Video available - click here!).
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