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  1. Peter John Collins (6 November 1931 – 3 August 1958) was a British racing driver. He was killed in the 1958 German Grand Prix , just weeks after winning the RAC British Grand Prix . He started his career as a 17-year-old in 1949, impressing in Formula 3 races, finishing third in the 1951 Autosport National Formula 3 Championship.

    • 2nd ( 1955, 1956)
    • Aston MartinDavid BrownScuderia Ferrari
    • 2 ( 1955, 1956)
    • 1952-1958
  2. May 6, 2024 · 6 May 2024. John Bray,BBC News, Shelsley Walsh. BBC. Members of Peter Collins' family attended the event. A memorial to honour a British motor racing driver who died more than 60 years ago...

  3. Jul 7, 2014 · Peter Collins was the debonair embodiment of the 1950s racing driver, a man of good looks and charm and wit. Born in 1931, he missed the war; with half a…

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  4. Jul 7, 2014 · Nigel Roebuck. Peter Collins was the debonair embodiment of the 1950s racing driver, a man of good looks and charm and wit. Born in 1931, he missed the war; with half a dozen years more behind him, he would surely have flown Spitfires. As it was, Collins, the son of a Kidderminster motor dealer, raced cars, beginning with a Formula 3 Cooper ...

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  5. Feb 10, 2024 · 10 February 2024. John Bray,BBC News West Midlands. Getty Images. Peter Collins died during a race in 1958. A fundraising campaign to honour a British motor racing driver has reached its...

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  7. Peter Collins was born in Kidderminster, Worcesteshire, England. His father was a prominent figure in the motor trade and Peter spent three years serving an apprenticeship at Ford in Dagenham. Collins got his racing car, one of the new Cooper Mk IIs, in 1948, apparently a birthday present from his parents.

  8. Mar 12, 2023 · Bernard Cahier/Getty Images. Peter Collins won several Grands Prix and died in an accident during a race in 1958. A bronze memorial to a racing driver who died in a Grand Prix nearly 65...

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