Bernard Collomb
Born: |
07 Oct 1930 |
Died: |
18 Sep 2011 |
Nationality: |
France |
Grands Prix: | 4 (1961-1964) |
F2 starts: | 3 (1960) |
Sometime garage owner from Nice, who did reasonably well in local events. Remained a garage owner and exporter for his entire working life, later specialising in Japanese cars. Collomb started his racing career in motorcycle racing before buying a Cooper T45 Formula 2 car to attempt a sideline of racing to support his dealership. He then bought and entered a number of other cars to move up to Formula 1 over the next few years, finshing single-seater racing after a big crash in 1966, going into GT racing for a few more years.
Biography last updated 7 Oct 2021