Gary Stuart Hocking MBE (30 September 1937 – 21 December 1962) was a Rhodesian former professional motorcycle road and car racer.

[1] Hocking was born in Caerleon, near Newport, Monmouthshire, in south-east Wales, but grew up in Southern Rhodesia (renamed Zimbabwe in 1980)[2] where he attended Gifford High School.

Hocking's head struck the roll hoop[citation needed] and he died some hours later in the Addington hospital in Durban.

It is possible that the car suffered a front nearside[citation needed] suspension failure,[9] and it is also possible that incorrectly reassembled steering – Hocking asked for a change on this item – might have been the cause;[9] whatever was the reason, this caused the car to veer sharply to the left and somersault as he was going uphill and was approaching the crest of the rise.

He had been entered for the South African Grand Prix shortly awards, which would have allowed him to make his world championship debut, but following his death this was withdrawn.