Died of cancer and pulmonary fibrosis. He worked as a farmer in his homeland, which he took up after a crash in 1965, which sadly killed a small boy. He survived a plane crash in 1966, albeit with burns that would scar him for life, as he saved a number of people that day although his farm manager died in the crash. Until ill-health, he attended a number of historic festivals and ran a nature reserve. Maggs raced from 1958 onwards in his homeland before moving to Europe just one year later. He was a star in Formula Junior in Ken Tyrrell's Cooper-T56 in 1961 and this led to him making his Grand Prix debut later that year, the first South African to appear in the World Championship.

Biography last updated 17 Jan 2016