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Key facts
- Born
- Peter John Collins , ( 1931-11-06 ) 6 November 1931, Kidderminster , Worcestershire, England
- Died
- 3 August 1958 (1958-08-03) (aged 26), Bonn , West Germany
- Cause of death
- Injuries sustained at the 1958 German Grand Prix
- Spouse
- Louise King ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1957 )
- Nationality
- British
- Active years
- 1952 – 1958
- Teams
- HWM , Vanwall , BRM , Maserati , Ferrari
- Entries
- 35 (32 starts)
- First entry
- 1952 Swiss Grand Prix
- First win
- 1956 Belgian Grand Prix
- Last win
- 1958 British Grand Prix
- Last entry
- 1958 German Grand Prix
- Participating years span years
- 1952 – 1958
- Best finish
- 2nd ( 1955 , 1956 )
- Class wins
- 2 ( 1955 , 1956 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Peter
- Family name
- Collins
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Kidderminster
- Place of death
- Bonn
- Educated at
- Bromsgrove School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 24 Hours of Le Mans
- Sport
- motorcycle sport
- Image
- Ferrari 246 F1.jpg
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- Commons category
- Peter Collins (racing driver)
- date of birth
- 1931-11-06
- date of death
- 1958-08-03
- number of wins
- 3
- points for
- 47
- pole positions
- 0
- podium finishes
- 9
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 36
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