RACING DRIVER

Peter Collins

1931 - 1958

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Peter John Collins (6 November 1931 – 3 August 1958) was a British racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1952 to 1958. Collins won three Formula One Grands Prix across seven seasons. In endurance racing, Collins won the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1958 with Ferrari. Born and raised in Kidderminster, Collins started his racing career aged 17 in a 500cc Cooper 500. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Collins is the 117th most popular racing driver (up from 118th in 2019), the 1,856th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,678th in 2019) and the 17th most popular British Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Peter Collins ranks 117 out of 1,080. Before him are Stig Blomqvist, Charles Leclerc, Markku Alén, Jean Behra, Riccardo Paletti, and Tommi Mäkinen. After him are Nico Hülkenberg, Pedro Rodríguez, Lucien Bianchi, Paul Frère, Felipe Massa, and Danny Sullivan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Peter Collins ranks 149. Before him are Lars Hörmander, Don Walsh, Carmen Dell'Orefice, Claire Bloom, Marianne Koch, and Uri Orlev. After him are Te Atairangikaahu, George Vassiliou, Magali Noël, John Milnor, Franco Interlenghi, and Olympia Dukakis. Among people deceased in 1958, Peter Collins ranks 55. Before him are Christabel Pankhurst, Luigi Musso, Johannes R. Becher, Mikhail Zoshchenko, Pierre-Étienne Flandin, and Franz Bardon. After him are Grigory Petrovsky, Ludwig Crüwell, Douglas Mawson, Oscar Torp, Ernest Jones, and Rudolf Rocker.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Collins ranks 1,856 out of 8,785. Before him are Lynn Redgrave (1943), Jean Marsh (1934), Ida Lupino (1918), Alice Keppel (1868), Arthur Young (1741), and Alvin Lee (1944). After him are David Jacobs (1888), William Murdoch (1754), Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884), Richard Aldington (1892), John Guillermin (1925), and Pasquale Anfossi (1727).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Peter Collins ranks 17. Before him are Stirling Moss (1929), Lewis Hamilton (1985), Tony Brooks (1932), Tom Pryce (1949), Mike Hailwood (1940), and Colin McRae (1968). After him are Roger Williamson (1948), John Watson (1946), David Coulthard (1971), David Purley (1945), Trevor Taylor (1936), and Johnny Herbert (1964).

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