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Peter Collins
Nationality
United Kingdom
Born
6 November 1931
Kidderminster
Died
3 August 1958
Bonn
Lifespan
26 years 8 months 28 days
Le Mans debut
14 June 1952
Age: 20 years 7 months 8 days
Latest Le Mans
21 June 1958
Age: 26 years 7 months 15 days
| Starts | 7 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Class wins | 2 |
| Class podiums | 0 |
| Laps | 1,099 |
Biography
Accident mortel au Nürburgring
Le Mans participations (7)
| Year | No. | Team | Car | Class | Overall | Class | Status | Laps | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 25 | Aston Martin Ltd | Aston Martin DB3 Spider | 2001-3000 | — | — | retired | 230 | Lance Macklin |
| 1953 | 25 | Aston Martin Ltd | Aston Martin DB3 S | 2001-3000 | — | — | retired | 16 | Reg Parnell |
| 1954 | 20 | David Brown (GB) - Aston Martin Lagonda | Aston Martin DB3 S Coupé | 2001-3000 | — | — | retired | 138 | B. Bira (Prince Birabongse Bhanudej Bhanubandh) |
| 1955 | 23 | Aston Martin Ltd | Aston Martin DB3 S | 2001-3000 | 2nd | 1st | classified | 302 | Paul Frère |
| 1956 | 8 | Aston Martin Ltd | Aston Martin DB3 S | 2001-3000 | 2nd | 1st | classified | 299 | Stirling Moss |
| 1957 | 6 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 335 MM | 3001-5000 | — | — | retired | 2 | Phil Hill |
| 1958 | 12 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 250 TR 58 | 2001-3000 | — | — | retired | 112 | Mike Hawthorn |
Legend: Overall = overall finishing position · Class = class position · Retired/DNF = retired · DNS = did not start · NC = not classified