Larry Perkins
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| Larry Perkins | |
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Nationality  Australian |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Active years | 1974, 1976, 1977 |
| Teams | Amon, Boro, Brabham, BRM, Surtees |
| Races | 15 (11 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1974 German Grand Prix (DNQ) / 1976 Spanish Grand Prix (13th) |
| Last race | 1977 Belgian Grand Prix (12th) / 1977 French Grand Prix (DNQ) |
Larry Perkins (born March 18, 1950) is a former racing driver and current V8 Supercar team owner from Australia. He was born in the small town of Cowangie in Victoria. The son of racing driver Eddie Perkins (winner of the 1955 RedeX Round Australia Trial), Larry developed a love for cars from a young age. From racing in Formula One in the 1970s, to driving in Australia in V8 Supercars. He retired from driving in 2003, aged 53, and now owns his own V8 Supercar team. He is well known for his very outgoing and humorous personality. His nickname is "Larrikin Larry".
After winning the Australian Formula 2 Championship in 1972, Perkins travelled to Europe where he won the European Formula 3 Championship. He also raced in Formula 1 during the 1974, 1976 and 1977 seasons. After failing to secure a permanent drive in the series he returned to Australia and picked up where he left off almost instantly, winning in both Formula 5000 and Touring Cars. He has won the Bathurst 1000 six times (1982, 1983, 1984, 1993, 1995, 1997), with co drivers such as Peter Brock, Gregg Hansford and in his last two wins, Russell Ingall winning each time in a home-grown Holden Commodore V8. By far his most memorable was the last to first effort in 1995. Less than 50 metres off the start line on Lap 1, Perkins made contact with Craig Lowndes, blowing one of his tyres. He pitted in last place and was lapped while in the pits. From there Perkins staged an amazing comeback, and took the lead with less than 10 laps left, after Glenn Seton's car retired with mechanical problems. Perkins went on to win and be only the second person in the history of the race to win after dropping to last. Perkins has never won an Australian Touring Car Championship. He retired from racing in 2003, finishing fourth.
He is the father of V8 Supercar driver Jack Perkins.
[edit] Complete Formula One World Championship results
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Points |
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| 1974 | Dalton-Amon International | Amon AF101 | Cosworth V8 | ARG |
BRA |
RSA |
ESP |
BEL |
MON |
SWE |
NED |
FRA |
GBR |
GER DNQ |
AUT |
ITA |
CAN |
USA |
- | 0 | ||
| 1976 | HB Bewaking Alarm Systems | Boro Ensign N175 | Cosworth V8 | BRA |
RSA |
USW |
ESP 13 |
BEL 8 |
MON DNQ |
SWE Ret |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
AUT |
NED Ret |
ITA Ret |
- | 0 | ||||
| Martini Racing | Brabham BT45 | Alfa Romeo Flat 12 | CAN 17 |
USA Ret |
JPN WD |
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| 1977 | Rotary Watches Stanley BRM | BRM P207 | BRM V12 | ARG |
BRA Ret |
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| BRM P201B/204 | RSA 15 |
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| Team Surtees | Surtees TS19 | Cosworth V8 | USW |
ESP |
MON |
BEL 12 |
SWE DNQ |
FRA DNQ |
GBR |
GER |
AUT |
NED |
ITA |
USA |
CAN |
JPN |
[edit] Career results
| Season | Series | Position | Car | Team |
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| 1970 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | 5th | Elfin 600 Ford | |
| 1971 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | 1st | Elfin 600 Ford | |
| 1972 | Australian Formula 2 Championship | 1st | Elfin 600B Ford | |
| 1975 | European Formula 3 Championship | 1st | Ralt RT1 Ford | |
| 1979 | Tasman Cup | 1st | Elfin MR8 Chevrolet | Ansett Team Elfin |
| 1981 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 26th | Holden Commodore VC | Peter Janson |
| 1985 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 25th | Holden Commodore VK SSGroupA | |
| 1987 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 5th | Holden Commodore VK SSGroupA | Enzed Team Perkins |
| 1988 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 7th | Holden Commodore VL SSGroupA | Holden Special Vehicles |
| 1989 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 17th | Holden Commodore VL SSGroupA SV | Perkins Engineering |
| 1990 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 11th | Holden Commodore VL SSGroupA SV | Perkins Engineering |
| 1991 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 11th | Holden Commodore VN SSGroupA | Advantage Racing |
| 1992 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 10th | Holden Commodore VL SSGroupA SV | Perkins Engineering |
| 1993 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 12th | Holden Commodore VL SSGroupA SV Holden Commodore VP |
Castrol Perkins Racing |
| 1994 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 4th | Holden Commodore VP | Castrol Perkins Racing |
| 1995 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 4th | Holden Commodore VR | Castrol Perkins Racing |
| 1996 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 5th | Holden Commodore VR | Castrol Perkins Racing |
| 1997 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 5th | Holden Commodore VS | Castrol Perkins Racing |
| 1998 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 4th | Holden Commodore VS | Castrol Perkins Racing |
| 1999 | V8Supercar Championship Series | 9th | Holden Commodore VT | Castrol Perkins Racing |
| 2000 | V8Supercar Championship Series | 13th | Holden Commodore VT | Castrol Perkins Racing |
| 2001 | V8Supercar Championship Series | 14th | Holden Commodore VX | Castrol Perkins Racing |
| 2002 | V8Supercar Championship Series | 18th | Holden Commodore VX | Castrol Perkins Racing |
| 2003 | V8Supercar Championship Series | 36th | Holden Commodore VY | Castrol Perkins Racing |
[edit] External links
- Larry Perkins Comprehensive Biography and Race Record
- Perkins Motorsport Official Team Site
| Preceded by None |
European Formula Three Champion 1975 |
Succeeded by Riccardo Patrese |
| Preceded by Dick Johnson John French |
Winner of the Bathurst 1000 1982, 1983, 1984 (with Peter Brock and John Harvey (1983)) |
Succeeded by John Goss Armin Hahne |
| Preceded by Jim Richards Mark Skaife |
Winner of the Bathurst 1000 1993 (with Gregg Hansford) |
Succeeded by Dick Johnson John Bowe |
| Preceded by Dick Johnson John Bowe |
Winner of the Bathurst 1000 1995 (with Russell Ingall) |
Succeeded by Craig Lowndes Greg Murphy |
| Preceded by Craig Lowndes Greg Murphy |
Winner of the Bathurst Classic 1997 (with Russell Ingall) |
Succeeded by Jason Bright Steven Richards |
