Peter Collins

Peter John Collins (born 6 November 1931 in Kidderminster) is a British former racing driver. A Formula 3 prodigy who made his racing début aged 17, he first appeared in Formula 1 in 1953 for Anglo Racing Engineering, then for Gordini when it became clear he was an exciting future prospect. Scoring his first podium in 1954, Collins was soon recruited to the government funded B.C.M.A. team in 1955. There, he became one of the quickest drivers in the field, though hampered by chronic unreliability. When he did finish, he was rarely off the podium, and he was the runner-up in the hotly-contested 1955 championship at the age of 23.

Complete Alternate Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	WDC	Pts.
1953	Anglo Racing Engineering	Leader LF153	Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12	MON DNPQ			FRA 16	GBR DNQ				USA Ret			14th	3
	Alexander Racing Team	Gordini G-953	Gordini ART-004 3.0 V6		NED Ret	BEL Ret			GER 4	SUI Ret	ITA 8
1954	Alexander Racing Team	Gordini G-953	Gordini ART-004 3.0 V6	MON 6	FRA 13	BEL Ret	NED 3	GBR Ret	SUI 5	GER Ret	USA Ret	ITA Ret			11th	7
1955	British Commonwealth Motorsport Association	B.C.M.A. C-01	B.C.M.A. A/AS Griffin 2.5 L6	MON DNA	FRA Ret	BEL Ret	GBR 1	SCO 4	SOV Ret	ITA 3					2nd	16
1956	British Commonwealth Motorsport Association	B.C.M.A. C-01	B.C.M.A. A/AS Griffin 2.5 L6	MON 2	FRA Ret	BEL Ret	GER Ret	GDR	IRL Ret	SCO Ret	GBR 3	ITA Ret	THA		9th	10
1957	British Commonwealth Motorsport Association	B.C.M.A. RP.1001	B.C.M.A. A/AS Wyvern 2.5 L6	MAR 6	MON Ret	FRA Ret	BEL Ret	NED Ret	IRL 2	GBR 2	GER 1	ITA Ret	ESP Ret	USA 2	3rd	28
1958	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 246	Ferrari 143 2.5 L4	AUS 2	MON	FRA	NED	BEL	GER	GBR	POR	ITA	MAR	USA	2nd	6

* denotes season still in progress