- Longtime partner of Peter Brock died
- Bev Brock diagnosed with cancer two years ago
The longtime partner of Peter Brock has died after a battle with cancer.
Bev Brock died at the age of 77 at her Melbourne home on Sunday, two years after she was diagnosed with stage four cancer.
Despite never marrying, Bev took Peter’s surname through deed poll and spent just under three decades together before splitting in 2005.
The pair had two children together, daughter Alexandra and son Robert.
Bev also had son James, with her first husband James McIntosh.
‘Bev was a dedicated parent, always making time to make a costume for plays or help out on a school camp,’ her son, James Brock, wrote on Facebook.
‘She dedicated her life to helping Peter’s racing career taking on multiple roles, all met with skill, smarts and purpose.’
Former longtime partner of racing legend Peter Brock, Bev (pictured) has died after a two-year battle with stage four cancer
Bev was well known as a supportive figure for Peter throughout his illustrious racing career before turning to charity work and becoming an author.
She wrote two books about her former partner after their split and an autobiography about the pair’s private life.
Her dedication to charity work was recognised in 2016 when she was awarded an Order of Australia Medal.
US based racer, Kenny Habul, remembered his longtime friend as ‘an incredible person who led an amazing and full life’.
‘She battled tenaciously the last few years, but was always positive and presented herself with dignity, enthusiasm and displayed such strength. It was inspirational to be around her,’ he said.
‘She had a real passion and interest in motorsport, well after Peter passed and was genuinely proud when we won the Bathurst 12 Hour.
‘Bev really was one of the matriarchs of Australian motorsport and will be sadly missed.’
Mr Habul reminisced on Peter once telling him that Bev is ‘one in a million’, adding ‘that she was’.
Bev spent just under three decades with racing legend, Peter Brock (left), and was remembered as a ‘dedicated parent’ by her son, James (middle)
Peter would go on to tragically die during a car crash in the Targa West Rally a year after their split.
He was given a state funeral in Victoria in honour of his nine victories at Bathurst, earning him the moniker ‘king of the mountain’.
Bev said Peter did everything ‘in the public eye and… with a flourish and a bang’ and endorsed the funeral as it was how ‘he would want to be remembered’.
Peter would however leave behind a complex estate across three wills, sparking a three-year legal dispute between Bev and his family.
Bev is survived by three children and seven grandchildren.
