Formula 1 driver · 1952–1958

Peter Collins

NationalityBritain BritainCodeCOLNumber18Last teamFerrari
Starts29
Wins3
Podiums8
Poles0
Points44
Titles0

Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.

Driver DNA

Profile

Methodology
QualiRaceGainsFinishPoints

Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026

starts: not sourceddefense: not sourcedtyre management: not sourcedwet weather: not sourcedlate race: not sourcedrace pace: not sourced

Qualifying Pace

High
n=87 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
45-42
pole rate
0.0%
front row rate
3.1%

Race Result vs Teammate

High
n=65 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)

teammate race h2h
28-37
avg finish delta when both classified
1.176

Positions Gained

Medium
n=13 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)

mean positions gained
4
expectation adjusted
1.85

Finishing

High
n=29 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts

classification rate
44.8%
teammate classification rate
55.6%
retirements
16

Consistency

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)

spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher

finish position std
3.516

Team Points Share

High
n=21 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

share of the team's points in events where the team scored

points
44
team points
173
points per start
1.517

Street Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

High-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Low-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Teammate record

TeammateTeamSeasonsQuali H2HRace H2H
Maserati, Ferrari1955–19586–84–8
Ferrari1956–19583–01–2
Ferrari1956–19586–02–3
Ferrari1957–19583–93–7
Ferrari19581–00–1
Ferrari19573–01–2
Ferrari19560–64–1
Ferrari19561–01–0
HWM, Ferrari1952–19561–21–2
Ferrari19562–44–1
Ferrari19560–00–0
Ferrari19563–02–1

Recent races

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1958Ferrari7120145th
1957Ferrari502089th
1956Ferrari6240253rd
1955Maserati2000074th
1954Vanwall1000035th
1953HWM4000033rd
1952HWM4000026th