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Larry Perkins

Larry Perkins Nationality  AustralianFormula OneWorld Championship career Active years 1974, 1976, 1977Teams Amon, Boro, Brabham, BRM, SurteesRaces 15 (11 starts) Championships0 Wins 0 Podium finishes    0 Career points 0 Pole positions0 Fastest laps0 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.


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 1974Dalton-Amon InternationalAmonAF101 CosworthV8ARG
BRA
RSA
ESP
BEL
MON
SWE
NED
FRA
GBR
GER
DNQ AUT
ITA
CAN
USA
- 0 1976HB Bewaking Alarm SystemsBoro EnsignN175 CosworthV8BRA
RSA
USW
ESP
13 BEL
8 MON
DNQ SWE
Ret FRA
GBR
GER
AUT
NED
Ret ITA
Ret - 0 Martini RacingBrabhamBT45 Alfa RomeoFlat 12CAN
17 USA
Ret JPN
WD 1977Rotary WatchesStanley BRMBRMP207 BRMV12ARG
BRA
Ret - 0 BRMP201B/204 RSA
15 Team SurteesSurteesTS19 CosworthV8USW
ESP
MON
BEL
12 SWE
DNQ FRA
DNQ GBR
GER
AUT
NED
ITA
USA
CAN
JPN

Career results

Season Series Position Car Team 1970 Australian Formula Ford Championship5th Elfin600 Ford1971 Australian Formula Ford Championship1st Elfin600 Ford1972 Australian Formula 2Championship 1st Elfin600B Ford1975 European Formula 3 Championship1st RaltRT1 Ford1979 Tasman Cup1st ElfinMR8 ChevroletAnsett Team Elfin1981Australian Touring Car Championship26th HoldenCommodore VCPeter Janson 1985 Australian Touring Car Championship 25th HoldenCommodore VK SSGroupA1987Australian Touring Car Championship 5th Holden Commodore VK SSGroupA Enzed Team Perkins1988Australian Touring Car Championship 7th HoldenCommodore VL SSGroupAHolden Special Vehicles1989Australian Touring Car Championship 17th HoldenCommodore VL SSGroupA SVPerkins Engineering1990Australian Touring Car Championship 11th Holden Commodore VL SSGroupA SV Perkins Engineering1991Australian Touring Car Championship 11th HoldenCommodore VN SSGroupAAdvantage Racing1992Australian Touring Car Championship 10th Holden Commodore VL SSGroupA SV Perkins Engineering1993Australian Touring Car Championship 12th Holden Commodore VL SSGroupA SV
Holden Commodore VPCastrol Perkins Racing1994Australian Touring Car Championship 4th Holden Commodore VP Castrol Perkins Racing1995Australian Touring Car Championship 4th HoldenCommodore VRCastrol Perkins Racing1996Australian Touring Car Championship 5th Holden Commodore VR Castrol Perkins Racing1997Australian Touring Car Championship 5th HoldenCommodore VSCastrol Perkins Racing1998Australian Touring Car Championship 4th Holden Commodore VS Castrol Perkins Racing1999V8Supercar Championship Series9th HoldenCommodore VTCastrol Perkins Racing2000V8Supercar Championship Series 13th Holden Commodore VT Castrol Perkins Racing2001V8Supercar Championship Series 14th HoldenCommodore VXCastrol Perkins Racing2002V8Supercar Championship Series 18th Holden Commodore VX Castrol Perkins Racing2003V8Supercar Championship Series 36th HoldenCommodore VYCastrol Perkins Racing

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Preceded by
None European Formula Three Champion
1975 Succeeded by
Riccardo PatresePreceded by
Dick Johnson
John French Winner of the Bathurst 1000
1982, 1983, 1984
(with Peter Brockand John Harvey (1983)) Succeeded by
John Goss
Armin Hahne Preceded by
Jim Richards
Mark SkaifeWinner of the Bathurst 1000
1993
(with Gregg Hansford) Succeeded by
Dick Johnson
John BowePreceded by
Dick Johnson
John BoweWinner of the Bathurst 1000
1995
(with Russell Ingall) Succeeded by
Craig Lowndes
Greg MurphyPreceded by
Craig Lowndes
Greg MurphyWinner of the Bathurst Classic
1997
(with Russell Ingall) Succeeded by
Jason Bright
Steven Richards


v • d • eTeams contesting the 2008 V8 SupercarChampionship Series Holden Racing TeamTasman MotorsportStone Brothers RacingFord Performance RacingJack Daniel's RacingBrad Jones Racing1 Garth Tander
2 Mark Skaife3 Jason Richards
51 Greg Murphy4 James Courtney
9 Shane Van Gisbergen5 Mark Winterbottom
6 Steven Richards7 Todd Kelly
11 Shane Price12 Andrew Jones
14 Cameron McConvilleHSV Dealer TeamDick Johnson RacingTeam Kiwi RacingBritek MotorsportGarry Rogers MotorsportSuperCheap Auto Racing15 Rick Kelly
16 Paul Dumbrell17 Steven Johnson
18 Will Davison021 Kayne Scott25 Jason Bright
26 Marcus Marshall33 Lee Holdsworth
34 Michael Caruso39 Russell Ingall
67 Paul MorrisPaul Weel RacingRod Nash RacingTeamVodafonePaul Cruickshank RacingFord Rising Stars Racing50 Andrew Thompson55 Tony D'Alberto88 Jamie Whincup
888 Craig Lowndes111 Fabian Coulthard777 Michael Patrizi
Categories: 1950 births | European Formula Three Championship drivers | Australian Formula Two Championship drivers | V8 Supercar drivers | Australian Formula One drivers | Amon Formula One drivers | Australian racecar drivers | Living people

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