Peter Collins (speedway rider)

For other people named Peter Collins, see Peter Collins (disambiguation).
Peter Collins
MBE
Born (1954-03-24) 24 March 1954 (age 70)
Manchester, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1971Rochdale Hornets
1971–1986Belle Vue Aces
Individual honours
1976World Champion
1979British Champion
1974, 1975British League Riders' Champion
1973British Under-21 Champion
1974European Final winner
1974, 1975, 1984Northern Riders Champion
1974, 1978Internationale
1974, 1975Bass Yorkshire Open
1975, 1976, 1979Silver Plume
1976Pride of the East
1976Olympique
1976Daily Mirror Grand Prix
1976Scottish Open Champion
1976, 1977Intercontinental Champion
1974, 1977Golden Sovereign
1976, 1979Manpower Trophy
1976Golden Gauntlets
1977Skol Masters
1978Superama
Team honours
1971, 1972, 1982British League Champion
1972, 1973, 1975British League KO Cup winner
1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980World Team Cup Winner
1977, 1980, 1983, 1984World Pairs Champion
1984British League Pairs Champion
1975, 1976, 1977, 1978Northern Trophy
1983British League Cup

Peter Spencer Collins MBE (born 24 March 1954)[1] is an English former speedway rider[2] who spent his whole career (1971–1986) with the Belle Vue Aces, the team he supported as a child.

During his career, Peter Collins won 10 World Championships in speedway competition (one Individual, four Pairs and five World Team Cups) making him the most successful British rider in history.[3] At retirement he had earned 118 international caps for the England national speedway team (a record) and 9 caps for Great Britain.[4]

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  2. ^ Lawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. ISBN 978-0-244-72538-9
  3. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 516. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  4. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 1 November 2023.