BELGIUM: MOTOR RACING: PETER COLLINS WINS BELGIAN GRAND PRIX (1956)

BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)

PETER COLLINS WINS BELGIAN GRAND PRIX

Peter Collins joins select band of Englishmen who have won an International Grand Prix.

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Francorchamps, Belgium:

GV PAN Cars away at start of race approaching right hand bend, GV Three cars coming up incline, SV PAN Stirling Moss No. 30 Maserati comes up over brow of hill into SCU Away from camera he goes his nearside back wheel flies off and he skids to stop farther down the road. He gets out and runs back as Marshalls come forward. SV Moss's broken car lying on roadside as another car flashes by. GV PAN Moss now in No. 34 Maserati drawing close to leaders as they near the end of race comes round sharp right hand bend down towards grandstand. SCU PAN Ditto. SCU PAN Peter Collins No. 8 Ferrari comes past camera into SV and down towards Grandstand at finish. GV Collins is flagged in the winner. SCU He rolls to a stop in his car and is congratulated.

Personalities - Sport; Motor Racing; Stirling Moss (b. 1929), Belgium

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Background: PETER COLLINS WINS BELGIAN GRAND PRIX

Peter Collins joins select band of Englishmen who have won an International Grand Prix. Stirling Moss loses wheel: thrilling pictures.

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[andrewholt]

Peter Collins and Mike Hawthorn were good friends
Mike Hawthorn from Yorkshire was the first ever British F1 world champion 🏁🙏
Mike Hawthorn and Peter Collins were very close friends, After winning the world championship Mike immediately announced his retirement 🏁