British formula one driver peter collins died after being flung into a tree following a spectacular german grand prix on this day in 1958. Here is a complete list of drivers who raced for the ferrari f1 team. Peter also marked himself out as a terrific sportscar driver racing for mercedes and ferrari. Peter john collins 6 november 1931 3 august 1958 was a british racing driver. Peter collins racing career profile driver database. Formed by italian racing driver enzo ferrari in the golden years of motor racing, he pushed the teams young drivers to their very limit in order to. Doug nye inside the world of the incredible peter collins. John michael hawthorn 10 april 1929 22 january 1959 was a british racing driver. Eileen ellison racing a bugatti during the mountain race at brooklands in 1934.
Peter collins racing driver was one of the stars of early formula 1 but this british driver was also very successful in many other racing disciplines. Page 1 of 2 peter collins posted in the nostalgia forum. And one figure will be forever linked with this golden era in motor racing. Ferraris 20 greatest f1 drivers motor sport magazine.
Ranking the top 10 drivers of the 1950s bleacher report. He was killed in the 1958 german grand prix, just weeks after winning the rac british grand prix. The drivers meeting ferrari racing, race cars, vintage racing. Peter collins racing driver project gutenberg self. Nov 03, 2017 formula one drivers accepted the risks. Cars and drivers were pushed to their limits, and the competition for the world championship meant racing on a knife edge where one mistake could take a life. British racing driver peter collins and his american wife.
Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Peter collins was a british rider who ran in formula 1 between 1952 and 1958. He was a very sportive driver since he offerd fangio his car in 56 when he still had a shot at the world title. Britain was blessed with an abundance of formula 1 talent during the mid 1950s stirling moss was the established star and mike hawthorn would be crowned as the countrys first world champion. Jimmy reece born 17 nov 1929 oklahoma city, oklahoma. In theory ferrari had no official number one driver, despite the strength of fangios cv, yet he took over luigi mussos car to win in argentina and annexed peter collins s d50 to finish second in both monaco and, more famously, italy where the englishman volunteered his car.
He started his career as a 17yearold in 1949, impressing in formula 3 races, finishing third in the 1951 autosport nat. He participated in 35 world championship grands prix, winning three races with nine podiums, and scored a total of 47 championship points. Jul 30, 2018 no english driver ever conformed more precisely to that template than peter collins, a startlingly handsome, blondhaired, devilmaycare character who was killed 60 years ago this week when his. The collinses and the rest of the sport moved on, and in formula one the most memorable grand prix of the season came in germany, when hawthorn and collins, lapping together, managed to get beaten by fangio, who put in the drive of his life to regain a 40 second deficit. He is also involved in graphics and branding consultancy and pr and has worked closely with stefano coletti recently. Peter john collins 6 november 1931 3 august 1958 was a british racing driver from england, who raced in formula one. At the very next race, the german grand prix, collins lost his life after an accident on lap 11. Peter collins net worth, biography, age, height, dating, wiki.
Alfa romeo withdrew from racing, prompting the fia to fear that formula 1s grid would be too small. He became the united kingdoms first formula one world champion driver in 1958, whereupon he announced his retirement, having been profoundly affected by the death of his teammate and friend peter collins two months earlier in the 1958 german grand prix. However their ferrari dino 246s were fighting against the odds. Son of a transporter scion, peter was involved in that business as well. See more ideas about grand prix, racing and john collins. A fortnight after his british gp win, collins was killed at the nurburgring. He made his debut with the aston martin team in 1952 and secured early wins at that years goodwood nine hours race and the 1953 race at dundrod. Twelve spectators also lost their lives in the crash which was caused by a tyre bursting. The worcestershire youngster spent three years working as an. Like youve never seen them before chris harris on cars duration. Peter collins grand prix date car race position pts. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year.
Leading is argentinas world champion juan manuel fangio ferrari no. Italy, 1957 louise king with husband peter collins and the ferrari team at the start of the 1957 mille miglia race. This seems grossly unfair to a driver described by his patron saint enzo ferrari as a really great one. Nov 05, 2017 no era in motor racing history was as glamorous or as deadly as the 1950s. Klemantaski grew up in manchuria in the 1930s and, after the second world war, accompanied the european racing circus as a photographer. Chinese astrology is brought to us as a legacy of ageold wisdom and invites us to develop an awareness of our inner potential. The story of the legends who have driven for ferrari, even with an emphasis on mike hawthorn and peter collins which is fine, when you think about it, hats a lot of drivers. Racing driver peter collins and his new wife louise pose in front of their new ford station wagon, at maranello before the mille miglia, may 1957. Peter collins racing driver was born under the sign of the goat, element metal. Trivia he joined teammate and eventual close friend mike hawthorn at ferrari in 1957. Profile for racing driver peter collins from britain. He made his debut at the 1952 swiss grand prix driving for hw motors but it was not until the 1956 season and a. Debuting on 18 may 1952, he participated in 35 world championship grands prix, winning three races with nine podiums, and scored a total of 47 championship points.
In october 1954 roy salvadori then drove the car again in the aintree international race meeting at liverpool, finishing fifth in a race which saw his teammates peter collins and reg parnell finishing second and third behind overall winner masten gregorys 1. Peter collins competed in f1 from 19521958, winning three times. A sixtimes veteran of the indianapolis 500, he was technically gifted, fast, but somewhat crashprone driver. Collins, like so many others, had a brilliant career cut short in 1958 at the nurburgring. Peter collins born 22 aug 1950 sydney, new south wales. He was killed in the 1958 german grand prix, just weeks after winning the. He won 3 races, achieved 9 podiums, and scored a total of 47 championship points. Peter collins born 06 nov 1931 kidderminster, worcestershire. He became an avid reader and in 1964 went to his first motor race. Collins was a fast, varied and extremely honourable driver, who in all likelihood, wouldve ended up as a world champion, had he not been killed in the german gp, just weeks after winning the british grand prix. In fact, at the tender age of 17, he was behind the wheel of a coopernorton 500, the car that, in the pre war years, started many young men on their motor racing. Mr noel mathews, a new zealand poet sent the publisher this verse the tragic accident had moved him to. Peter collins racing results,career statistics and team mates. The federation then decided that the 1952 season would be run under formula 2 specifications to allow more teams, such as hwm, to race.
Collins says that it was a film about the monaco gp of 1961 that first attracted him to motor racing. Peter collins initial racing experience came in the postwar 500cc competitions in a cooper, bought for him by his parents. Glyn whiting has created a special print to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of the racing driver peter collins. Astrology and natal chart of peter collins racing driver. Peter collins record producer born 1951, english record producer. Race to immortality takes place in the mid 50s and tells the story of enzo ferrari, his complex character, his famous racing team and the drivers with emphasis on two great british masters of the wheel, peter collins and mike hawthorne.
It created unique images that today send a shiver up ones spine. Racing driver peter collins and his new wife louise pose. Peter collins was born at kidderminster in 1931, the son of a garage proprietor, so it was inevitable that he should graduate to four wheels very early in life. Peter collins was promoted to grand prix driver, at the young age of 20. However their ferrari dino 246s were fighting against the odds against the vanwalls. Get all the latest news and updates on peter collins racing driver only on. Peter collins net worth, salary, age, height, bio, wiki. Now works in motorsport management and consultancy, based in switzerland, where he moved a while back. Collins began trying his luck in formula 1 at the age of 21 by the hwm team in. He also also worked in karting, as a driver promotermanager and as a track design consultant. Apart from one interview and some il commendatore quotes, the film solely focuses on the drivers and mainly mike hawthorn and peter collins. The 1950s the iconic scuderia ferrari battle to stay on top in one of the deadliest decades in motor racing history. Peter collins racing driver wikimili, the free encyclopedia peter john collins 6 november 1931 3 august 1958 was a british racing driver. American former actress louise cordier was married to british racing driver peter collins from 1957 until his death while vying for the lead of the german grand prix at the nurburgring in august, 1958.
Peril and pizzazz unite tragic f1 ace peter collins with. British racing driver peter collins on his ferrari dino 246 during tests before the british grand prix at silverstone, uk, 18th july 1958. The film is beautifully made, the archive footage of the races and cars are great. Not all her colleagues appreciated she had been married to a great racing driver nor been a broadway star, in her maiden name of louise king. By 1958 collins, partnered by his very good friend mike hawthorn, became a championship contender after winning the british gp at silverstone. Peter collins racing driver 19311958, english racing driver. Peter john collins 6 november 1931 3 august 1958 was a formula one driver from england. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the. Influential drag racer who has been inducted into the automotive hall of fame as well as the international motorsports hall of fame. Peril and pizzazz unite tragic f1 ace peter collins with lewis. Death was an everpresent part of life as a racing driver, and therefore of life as a racing drivers wife. It is believed that the wise man is not subjected to stellar influences. May 05, 1957 tragedy of the mille miglia road race. Sep 20, 20 peter collins competed in f1 from 19521958, winning three times.
Peter jeffrey revson february 27, 1939 march 22, 1974 was a united states racing driver, who competed in formula one from 1964 until his death in an accident in testing for the 1974 south african grand prix. With peter collins, enzo ferrari, lin gallagher, mike hawthorn. Read all news including political news, current affairs and news headlines online on peter collins racing driver. British racing driver peter collins and his american wife louise collins walking hand in hand at the mille miglia automobile race. Collins starred once more as mosss codriver and their mercedes 300slr won to clinch the world sportscar championship for the team. Peter collins racing driver for other people named peter collins, see peter collins disambiguation. This image is in the folder silverstone british grand prix and has the name rf 195 mike hawthorn and peter collins. Collinss late1955 appearance in the targa florio for the threepointed star, sharing with team. Peter collins the nostalgia forum the autosport forums. British racing driver peter collins on his ferrari dino. Peter collins managing director allinsport gmbh linkedin.
Peter john collins drove briefly for brm and vanwall before signing for ferrari in 1956. Enzo ferrari believed that a married drivers concentration would no longer be solely on the only job that really mattered, that of winning races for. Last week i had the rare experience of meeting for the first time a living link with our motor racing past. She was known as flying fay and started out as a speedway motorcycle racer, she switched to cars full time in 1930 and she was still racing during the 1950s against drivers like stirling moss and peter collins. One of our favorites as he and mike hawthorne loved to party and race. This list does not include drivers who raced ferrari cars that were entered by teams other than ferrari. Reece finished in the top ten of the 500 three times. In addition, both tony brooks and peter collins were race winners and the stars of the field on their day.
He set several speed records, becoming the first person to reach 200mph in the 18th mile. Jan 28, 2016 peter john collins 6 november 1931 3 august 1958 was a british racing driver from england. He was also the third british winner of the british grand prix, as he won it in 1958. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. It was race 2 of 11 in the 1958 world championship of drivers and race 2 of 10 in the 1958 international cup for formula one manufacturers. Collins surname peter given name racecar drivers from england. Fighting for the lead, peter was running between tony brooks vanwall and the other ferrari of hawthorn. It was a monday evening when i first met the english racing driver peter collins, and a week later we were married. The 1958 monaco grand prix was a formula one motor race held on 18 may 1958 at monaco. In 1957, he was invited by peter collins to be his navigator on the mille miglia in his ferrari 335 sport. As was the case for many upandcoming british stars peter collins was practically born into motor racing by virtue of his father being a prominent figure in the motor trade. He participated in 35 world championship grands prix, debuting on may 18, 1952.
Telling a tale of the dangerous racing times is the dedication page, this book is dedicated to the memory of mon ami, mate peter collins peter died aug 3, 1958. Louise king with husband peter collins and the ferrari team at the start of the 1957 mille miglia race. He started his career as a 17yearold in 1949, impressing in formula 3 races, finishing third in the 1951 autosport national formula 3 championship. He participated in 35 world championship grands prix, debuting on 18 may 1952. Collins wife louise stands behind them in a striped blouse.