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Peter Collins was a British former Formula One driver who last drove for Ferrari in 1958.
He was born on November 6th 1931 and passed away on August 3rd 1958 at the age of 26. His first race was the 1952 Grand Prix of Switzerland where he drove for HWM-Alta. Collins was active for 7 consecutive seasons between 1952 and 1958. In that period he scored 38 points in 32 races. During his career Collins achieved 3 wins and 6 podiums. His last race was the the 1958 Grand Prix of Germany.
He was born on November 6th 1931 and passed away on August 3rd 1958 at the age of 26. His first race was the 1952 Grand Prix of Switzerland where he drove for HWM-Alta. Collins was active for 7 consecutive seasons between 1952 and 1958. In that period he scored 38 points in 32 races. During his career Collins achieved 3 wins and 6 podiums. His last race was the the 1958 Grand Prix of Germany.
| Name: | Peter Collins |
| Nationality: |  British |
| Birthday: | November 6th 1931 |
| Passed away: | August 3rd 1958 (26) |
| Birthplace: | Races: | 32 races |
| Total points: | 38 points |
| Wins: | 3 wins |
| Podiums: | 6 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 17 retirements |
| First race: |  1952 Switzerland |
| Last race: |  1958 Germany |
| First win: |  1956 Belgium |
| Age first win: | 24 years, 6 months, 28 days |
Peter Collins by year
| All years | 1958 | 1957 | 1956 | 1955 | 1954 |
| 1953 | 1952 |
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Overall stats: Peter Collins
| #1 | Best Finish | Peter Collins |  | 1 (3x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Peter Collins | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Peter Collins | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Peter Collins | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Peter Collins | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Peter Collins | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Peter Collins | | (0x) |
Wins
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1958 | 7 | Silverstone | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 1 |
| 1956 | 5 | Reims | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 1 |
| 1956 | 4 | Spa-Francorchamps | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 1 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Peter Collins | | 13 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Peter Collins | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Peter Collins | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Peter Collins | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Peter Collins | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Peter Collins | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Peter Collins | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1953 | 5 | Reims | Peter Collins | HWM-Alta | 13 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1958 Ferrari 1957 Ferrari 1956 Ferrari 1955 Maserati 1954 Vanwall 1953 HWM-Alta 1952 HWM-Alta | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Peter Collins
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna |  | 2.49 place | |
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton | | 5.13 place | |
| #48 | Average race points | Peter Collins | | 3.17 points | |
| #528 | Average race result | Peter Collins | | 5.25 place | |
| #121 | Most points finishes | Peter Collins | | 7 finishes | |
| #165 | Most avoidable retirements | Peter Collins | | 4 retirements | |
| #165 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Peter Collins | | 0.24 retirements | |
| #159 | Most race laps | Peter Collins | | 1389 laps | |
| #161 | Most races | Peter Collins | | 32 races | |
| #13 | Youngest driver | Peter Collins | | 20 years, 6 months, 12 days | |
| #649 | Oldest driver | Peter Collins | | 26 years, 8 months, 28 days | |
| #428 | Biggest gain in race | Peter Collins | | 9 places gained | |
| #445 | Start from P1 | Peter Collins | | 0 starts | |
| #136 | Most retirements | Peter Collins | | 17 retirements | |
| #101 | Most points | Peter Collins | | 38 points | |
| #87 | Most podiums | Peter Collins | | 6 podiums | |
| #60 | Most wins | Peter Collins | | 3 wins |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 2.49 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 3.13 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 3.36 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 4.22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.84 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 46 | Carlos Reutemann | 3.2 |
| 47 | Denny Hulme | 3.18 |
| 48 | Peter Collins | 3.17 |
| 49 | David Coulthard | 3.17 |
| 50 | Bruce McLaren | 3.11 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 526 | Richie Ginther | 5.28 |
| 527 | Johnny Servoz-Gavin | 5.25 |
| 527 | Peter Collins | 5.25 |
| 527 | Paul Frere | 5.25 |
| 530 | Tony Brooks | 5.24 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 115 | Rolf Stommelen | 7 |
| 115 | Roy Salvadori | 7 |
| 115 | Peter Collins | 7 |
| 122 | Erik Comas | 6 |
| 122 | Philippe Alliot | 6 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 141 | Jean Behra | 4 |
| 141 | Luigi Musso | 4 |
| 141 | Peter Collins | 4 |
| 141 | Louis Rosier | 4 |
| 167 | Nico Hulkenberg | 3 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 163 | David Brabham | 0.24 |
| 163 | Piers Courage | 0.24 |
| 163 | Peter Collins | 0.24 |
| 166 | Christian Fittipaldi | 0.23 |
| 166 | Hector Rebaque | 0.23 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 157 | Jimmy Bryan | 1411 |
| 158 | Wolfgang von Trips | 1409 |
| 159 | Peter Collins | 1389 |
| 160 | Christian Danner | 1377 |
| 161 | Emanuele Pirro | 1368 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 159 | Toranosuke Takagi | 32 |
| 159 | Pedro Lamy | 32 |
| 159 | Peter Collins | 32 |
| 159 | Luigi Villoresi | 32 |
| 159 | Alberto Ascari | 32 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 11 | Troy Ruttman | 20 years, 2 months, 19 days |
| 12 | Sebastien Buemi | 20 years, 4 months, 28 days |
| 13 | Peter Collins | 20 years, 6 months, 12 days |
| 14 | Nico Rosberg | 20 years, 8 months, 13 days |
| 15 | Jimmy Davies | 20 years, 9 months, 12 days |
| Driver | Age | |
| 647 | Warwick Brown | 26 years, 9 months, 16 days |
| 648 | Bobby Ball | 26 years, 9 months, 4 days |
| 649 | Peter Collins | 26 years, 8 months, 28 days |
| 650 | Rikky von Opel | 26 years, 8 months, 23 days |
| 651 | Gianfrance Brancatelli | 26 years, 8 months, 17 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 407 | Carroll Shelby | 9 |
| 407 | Horace Gould | 9 |
| 407 | Peter Collins | 9 |
| 407 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | 9 |
| 407 | Luigi Piotti | 9 |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 92 | Paco Godia | 0 |
| 92 | Horace Gould | 0 |
| 92 | Peter Collins | 0 |
| 92 | Ken Kavanagh | 0 |
| 92 | Gerino Gerini | 0 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 132 | Gunnar Nilsson | 17 |
| 132 | Piers Courage | 17 |
| 132 | Peter Collins | 17 |
| 132 | Robert Manzon | 17 |
| 138 | Heikki Kovalainen | 16 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 99 | Luigi Musso | 40 |
| 100 | Jo Bonnier | 39 |
| 101 | Peter Collins | 38 |
| 102 | Pedro de la Rosa | 35 |
| 103 | Mika Salo | 33 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 83 | Wolfgang von Trips | 6 |
| 83 | Luigi Musso | 6 |
| 83 | Peter Collins | 6 |
| 88 | Nico Rosberg | 5 |
| 88 | Olivier Panis | 5 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 53 | Phil Hill | 3 |
| 53 | Mike Hawthorn | 3 |
| 53 | Peter Collins | 3 |
| 61 | Elio de Angelis | 2 |
| 61 | Patrick Tambay | 2 |
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