Larry Perkins

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Sign proclaiming Cowangie to be the "Hometown of Larry Perkins"

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Perkins placed eighth in the 1983 Australian Endurance Championship driving a Holden Commodore VH

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The 1984 Bathurst 1000 winning Holden Commodore

Larry Clifton Perkins Template:Post-nominals (born 18 March 1950)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> is a former racing driver and V8 Supercar team owner from Australia.

Biography

Early years

Growing up on a farm in Cowangie in the Mallee region of Victoria, Larry, the son of racing driver Eddie Perkins who had won the 1956 RedeX Round Australia Trial and maternal nephew of Bathurst 500-winner George Reynolds, developed a love for cars from a young age and loved tinkering with the farm machinery. In 1970 he was recruited as a mechanic/driver for Harry Firth's Holden Dealer Team, and although he didn't do much road racing for the team, he did race in Rallycross alongside team driver Peter Brock, and was also involved with the development of the stillborn Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 V8 project which was canned in mid-1972 by the "Supercar scare".

Racing career

After winning the TAA Formula Ford "Driver To Europe" Series in 1971 and the Australian Formula 2 Championship in 1972 (both times in an Elfin 600), Perkins travelled to Europe where he won the 1975 European Formula Three Championship. He also raced in Formula One during the 1974, 1976 and 1977 seasons. After failing to secure a permanent drive in Formula One he returned to Australia, winning the Rothmans International Series in 1979 in an Elfin MR8 for the Ansett Team Elfin factory team run by Elfin Sports Cars founder Garrie Cooper, and the 1979 Australian Rallycross Championship in a Volkswagen Beetle.<ref>John Lemm, Perkins is Australian Champ!, Racing Car News, August 1979, page 68.</ref> During 1982 and 1983 he worked with brother Garry on the construction of The Quiet Achiever solar car. He was one of the drivers of the car during the transcontinental solar crossing of Australia, the car using only a photovoltaic solar cell source.<ref name="Journey">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> During these years he met with success in Australian Touring Cars and in 1988 he returned to Europe to race at the Le Mans 24 Hour with Tom Walkinshaw Racing, finishing 4th.

After returning home from Europe, Perkins made his Bathurst 1000 debut in 1977 in a Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback where he finished third with Peter Janson. He went on to win the race six times (1982, 1983, 1984, 1993, 1995, 1997), with co-drivers Peter Brock (1982–84), John Harvey (1983) (all for the Holden Dealer Team which by then was owned by Brock with Perkins in charge of race car building and preparation), Gregg Hansford (1993) and in his last two wins in 1995 and 1997 with Russell Ingall, winning each time in an Australian developed Holden Commodore.

Arguably his most memorable win was in the 1995 Tooheys 1000 in which he dropped to last place after a pit stop at the end of the first lap to replace a flat tyre, and subsequently gained the lead with less than 10 laps remaining after the Ford Falcon of Glenn Seton retired having dropped a valve in the engine. Perkins and co-driver Russell Ingall thus became only the second driving combination in the history of the race to recover from last place to win the event. Perkins has however, never won an Australian Touring Car Championship, his best championship results being three fourth places.

Formula One

Perkins made his first appearance in Formula One at the 1974 German Grand Prix for Chris Amon Racing. With regular driver and team owner Chris Amon sidelined with sinusitis after just one practice lap, Perkins took over in the AF101, failing to qualify after crashing on the second day of practice.

In 1976 he signed a deal with the works Boro team, for the team's first season. He made his first Formula One start at the Spanish Grand Prix, finishing 13th before achieving a seasons best result of 8th at the following race in Belgium. He failed to qualify at Monaco and retired from the Swedish Grand Prix after blowing an engine. With the team's money drying up, Perkins only made two further appearances in a Boro, retiring from the Dutch and Italian Grands Prix, and after Boro's withdrawal, was left without a drive. He replaced Carlos Reutemann at Brabham for the final three races of the year, finishing in 17th position in Canada and retiring from the remaining two races.

For the beginning of 1977, the Australian secured a drive for Stanley BRM, the remnants of the once great BRM team. After his car failed to be delivered on time for the opening Grand Prix, he made his first appearance at the Brazilian Grand Prix, albeit 12.1 seconds off the pace and retiring after one lap. Lapped five times before finishing 15th in South Africa, Perkins lost his seat to Conny Andersson at the beginning of the European season. He had a brief stint at Surtees, finishing 12th in Belgium and failing to qualify in Sweden. At the French Grand Prix, he drove in Friday practice, but was replaced by Patrick Tambay the next day. This marked the end of Perkins' brief and unsuccessful Formula One career.

Retirement and legacy

Perkins retired from driving in 2003, aged 53 and was inducted into the V8 Supercars Hall of Fame in 2008. In addition to his racing credentials as a driver he is an accomplished automotive engineer and engine-builder having built many race cars for both his own team and for other racing teams. He is well known for his outgoing and humorous personality. His nickname is "LP", but he is often referred to as "Lightning Larry" or "Larrikin Larry". Larry is the father of V8 Supercar race winner Jack Perkins.

On 7 December 2017, the "Larry Perkins Trophy" was named in his honour. It is awarded to the driver who accumulates the most points across the four races at the Beaurepaires Melbourne 400, the Supercars event supporting the Australian Grand Prix.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2018 Perkins and his brother Peter discovered the lost cache of equipment left behind in the Simpson Desert by explorers Henry Vere Barclay and Ronald MacPherson in 1904. The explorers had been forced to abandon the load, which included camel tanks, tools, scientific equipment and personal belongings, in order to cross sandhills to get to a water source. The Perkins' discovery was described as a "highly significant archaeological find".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours Perkins was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for "significant service to motorsport as a touring car driver and team owner".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Position	Car	Entrant / team
1970	Formula Ford National Series	5th	Elfin 600 Ford	B.S. Stillwell & Co.
1971	National Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series	1st	Elfin 600 Ford	BS Stillwell & Co Pty Ltd
1972	Australian Drivers' Championship	11th	Elfin 600B Ford	Provincial Motors
	Australian Formula 2 Championship	1st
1975	FIA European Formula 3 Cup	1st	Ralt RT1 Ford	Team Cowangie
	British Formula 3 Championship	5th
1978	Peter Stuyvesant International Formula Pacific Series<ref>Peter Stuyvesant International Formula Pacific Series 1978 Retrieved from http://www.driverdb.com on 30 January 2011</ref>	2nd	Ralt RT1 Ford	Scuderia Veloce
1978/79	Formula Pacific New Zealand International Series<ref>Formula Pacific New Zealand International Series 1978-79 Retrieved from http://www.driverdb.com on 30 January 2011</ref>	3rd	March 78B Ford<ref>New Zealand Formula Pacific 1977-1982 Template:Webarchive Retrieved from motorsportsresults.com on 30 January 2011</ref>	Colin Giltrap Racing
1979	Rothmans International Series	1st	Elfin MR8 Chevrolet	Ansett Team Elfin
	Australian Rallycross Championship	1st	Volkswagen Beetle	Kruger Motors
1981	Australian Touring Car Championship	26th	Holden VC Commodore	Cadbury Schweppes Racing
1982	Better Brakes AMSCAR Series	10th	Holden VH Commodore SS	Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
	Australian Endurance Championship	14th
1983	Australian Endurance Championship	8th	Holden VH Commodore SS	Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
1984	Australian Endurance Championship	5th	Holden VK Commodore	Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
1985	Australian Touring Car Championship	38th	Holden VK Commodore	Mobil Holden Dealer Team
1986	Australian Endurance Championship	24th	Holden VK Commodore SS Group A	Enzed Team Perkins
	South Pacific Touring Car Championship	14th
1987	Australian Touring Car Championship	5th	Holden VK Commodore SS Group A	Enzed Team Perkins
1988	Australian Touring Car Championship	7th	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A	Holden Special Vehicles
	Asia-Pacific Touring Car Championship	6th	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A	Holden Special Vehicles
	World Sports Prototype Championship	29th	Jaguar XJR-9	Silk Cut Jaguar
1989	Australian Touring Car Championship	17th	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	Perkins Engineering
1990	Australian Touring Car Championship	11th	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	Perkins Engineering
	Australian Endurance Championship	2nd
1991	Australian Touring Car Championship	11th	Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV	Mobil 1 Racing
1992	Australian Touring Car Championship	10th	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	Perkins Engineering
1993	Australian Touring Car Championship	12th	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV Holden VP Commodore	Castrol Perkins Racing
1994	Australian Touring Car Championship	4th	Holden VP Commodore	Castrol Perkins Racing
1995	Australian Touring Car Championship	4th	Holden VR Commodore	Castrol Perkins Racing
1996	Australian Touring Car Championship	5th	Holden VR Commodore	Castrol Perkins Racing
1997	Australian Touring Car Championship	5th	Holden VS Commodore	Castrol Perkins Racing
1998	Australian Touring Car Championship	4th	Holden VS Commodore	Castrol Perkins Racing
1999	Shell Championship Series	9th	Holden VT Commodore	Castrol Perkins Racing
2000	Shell Championship Series	13th	Holden VT Commodore	Castrol Perkins Racing
2001	Shell Championship Series	14th	Holden VX Commodore	Castrol Perkins Racing
2002	V8 Supercar Championship Series	18th	Holden VX Commodore	Castrol Perkins Racing
2003	V8 Supercar Championship Series	36th	Holden VY Commodore	Castrol Perkins Racing

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	WDC	Points
1974	Dalton-Amon International	Amon AF101	Cosworth V8	ARG	BRA	RSA	ESP	BEL	MON	SWE	NED	FRA	GBR	GER Template:Small	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA			NC	0
1976	HB Bewaking Alarm Systems	Boro Ensign N175	Cosworth V8	BRA	RSA	USW	ESP Template:Small	BEL Template:Small	MON Template:Small	SWE Template:Small	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED Template:Small	ITA Template:Small					NC	0
	Martini Racing	Brabham BT45	Alfa Romeo Flat 12														CAN Template:Small	USA Template:Small	JPN Template:Small
1977	Rotary Watches Stanley BRM	BRM P207	BRM V12	ARG	BRA Template:Small																NC	0
		BRM P201B/204				RSA Template:Small
	Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Cosworth V8				USW	ESP	MON	BEL Template:Small	SWE Template:Small	FRA Template:Small	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	USA	CAN	JPN

Complete World Sportscar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	DC	Points
1984	Template:Flagicon Team Australia Template:Flagicon John Fitzpatrick Racing	Porsche 956B	MNZ	SIL Template:Small	LMS Template:Small	NUR	BRA	MOS	SPA	IMO	FJI	KYL	SAN	NC	0
1988	Template:Flagicon Silk Cut Jaguar Template:Flagicon Tom Walkinshaw Racing	Jaguar XJR-9 LM	JRZ	JAR	MON	SIL	LMS Template:Small	BRN	BRA	NUR	SPA	FJI	SAN	29th	30

Complete Australian Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	DC	Points
1981	Launceston Hotel	Holden VC Commodore	SYM Template:Small	CAL Template:Small	CAL Template:Small	LAK Template:Small	SAN Template:Small	SAN Template:Small	WAN Template:Small	AIR Template:Small	AIR Template:Small	SUR Template:Small	LAK Template:Small																								26th	1
1985	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	Holden VK Commodore	WIN Template:Small	SAN Template:Small	SYM Template:Small	WAN Template:Small	AIR Template:Small	CAL Template:Small	SUR Template:Small	LAK Template:Small	AMA Template:Small	ORA Template:Small																									25th	13
1987	Enzed Team Perkins	Holden VK Commodore	CAL Template:Small	SYM Template:Small	LAK Template:Small	WAN Template:Small	AIR Template:Small	SUR Template:Small	SAN Template:Small	AMA Template:Small	ORA Template:Small																										5th	117
1988	Holden Special Vehicles	Holden VL Commodore	CAL Template:Small	SYM Template:Small	WIN Template:Small	WAN Template:Small	AIR Template:Small	LAK Template:Small	SAN Template:Small	AMA Template:Small	ORA Template:Small																										7th	45
1989	Perkins Engineering	Holden VL Commodore	AMA Template:Small	SYM Template:Small	LAK Template:Small	WAN Template:Small	MAL Template:Small	SAN Template:Small	WIN Template:Small	ORA Template:Small																											18th	3
1990	Perkins Engineering	Holden VL Commodore	AMA Template:Small	SYM Template:Small	PHI Template:Small	WIN Template:Small	LAK Template:Small	MAL Template:Small	WAN Template:Small	ORA Template:Small																											11th	16
1991	Mobil 1 Racing	Holden VN Commodore	SAN R1 Template:Small	SYM R2 Template:Small	WAN R3 Template:Small	LAK R4 Template:Small	WIN R5 Template:Small	AMA R6 Template:Small	MAL R7 Template:Small	LAK R8 Template:Small	ORA R9 Template:Small																										11th	19
1992	Perkins Engineering	Holden VL Commodore	AMA R1 Template:Small	AMA R2 Template:Small	SAN R3 Template:Small	SAN R4 Template:Small	SYM R5 Template:Small	SYM R6 Template:Small	WIN R7 Template:Small	WIN R8 Template:Small	LAK R9 Template:Small	LAK R10 Template:Small	EAS R11 Template:Small	EAS R12 Template:Small	MAL R13 Template:Small	MAL R14 Template:Small	BAR R15 Template:Small	BAR R16 Template:Small	ORA R17 Template:Small	ORA R18 Template:Small																	10th	108
1993	Perkins Engineering	Holden VL Commodore	AMA R1 Template:Small	AMA R2 Template:Small	SYM R3 Template:Small	SYM R4 Template:Small	PHI R5 Template:Small	PHI R6 Template:Small	LAK R7 Template:Small	LAK R8 Template:Small	WIN R9 Template:Small	WIN R10 Template:Small	EAS R11 Template:Small	EAS R12 Template:Small	MAL R13 Template:Small	MAL R14 Template:Small	BAR R15 Template:Small	BAR R16 Template:Small	ORA R17 Template:Small	ORA R18 Template:Small																	12th	38
1994	Perkins Engineering	Holden VP Commodore	AMA R1 Template:Small	AMA R2 Template:Small	SAN R3 Template:Small	SAN R4 Template:Small	SYM R5 Template:Small	SYM R6 Template:Small	PHI R7 Template:Small	PHI R8 Template:Small	LAK R9 Template:Small	LAK R10 Template:Small	WIN R11 Template:Small	WIN R12 Template:Small	EAS R13 Template:Small	EAS R14 Template:Small	MAL R15 Template:Small	MAL R16 Template:Small	BAR R17 Template:Small	BAR R18 Template:Small	ORA R19 Template:Small	ORA R20 Template:Small															4th	177
1995	Perkins Engineering	Holden VR Commodore	SAN R1 Template:Small	SAN R2 Template:Small	SYM R3 Template:Small	SYM R4 Template:Small	BAT R5 Template:Small	BAT R6 Template:Small	PHI R7 Template:Small	PHI R8 Template:Small	LAK R9 Template:Small	LAK R10 Template:Small	WIN R11 Template:Small	WIN R12 Template:Small	EAS R13 Template:Small	EAS R14 Template:Small	MAL R15 Template:Small	MAL R16 Template:Small	BAR R17 Template:Small	BAR R18 Template:Small	ORA R19 Template:Small	ORA R20 Template:Small															4th	178
1996	Perkins Engineering	Holden VR Commodore	EAS R1 Template:Small	EAS R2 Template:Small	EAS R3 Template:Small	SAN R4 Template:Small	SAN R5 Template:Small	SAN R6 Template:Small	BAT R7 Template:Small	BAT R8 Template:Small	BAT R9 Template:Small	SYM R10 Template:Small	SYM R11 Template:Small	SYM R12 Template:Small	PHI R13 Template:Small	PHI R14 Template:Small	PHI R15 Template:Small	CAL R16 Template:Small	CAL R17 Template:Small	CAL R18 Template:Small	LAK R19 Template:Small	LAK R20 Template:Small	LAK R21 Template:Small	BAR R22 Template:Small	BAR R23 Template:Small	BAR R24 Template:Small	MAL R25 Template:Small	MAL R26 Template:Small	MAL R27 Template:Small	ORA R28 Template:Small	ORA R29 Template:Small	ORA R30 Template:Small					5th	192
1997	Perkins Engineering	Holden VS Commodore	CAL R1 Template:Small	CAL R2 Template:Small	CAL R3 Template:Small	PHI R4 Template:Small	PHI R5 Template:Small	PHI R6 Template:Small	SAN R7 Template:Small	SAN R8 Template:Small	SAN R9 Template:Small	SYM R10 Template:Small	SYM R11 Template:Small	SYM R12 Template:Small	WIN R13 Template:Small	WIN R14 Template:Small	WIN R15 Template:Small	EAS R16 Template:Small	EAS R17 Template:Small	EAS R18 Template:Small	LAK R19 Template:Small	LAK R20 Template:Small	LAK R21 Template:Small	BAR R22 Template:Small	BAR R23 Template:Small	BAR R24 Template:Small	MAL R25 Template:Small	MAL R26 Template:Small	MAL R27 Template:Small	ORA R28 Template:Small	ORA R29 Template:Small	ORA R30 Template:Small					5th	548
1998	Perkins Engineering	Holden VS Commodore	SAN R1 Template:Small	SAN R2 Template:Small	SAN R3 Template:Small	SYM R4 Template:Small	SYM R5 Template:Small	SYM R6 Template:Small	LAK R7 Template:Small	LAK R8 Template:Small	LAK R9 Template:Small	PHI R10 Template:Small	PHI R11 Template:Small	PHI R12 Template:Small	WIN R13 Template:Small	WIN R14 Template:Small	WIN R15 Template:Small	MAL R16 Template:Small	MAL R17 Template:Small	MAL R18 Template:Small	BAR R19 Template:Small	BAR R20 Template:Small	BAR R21 Template:Small	CAL R22 Template:Small	CAL R23 Template:Small	CAL R24 Template:Small	HDV R25 Template:Small	HDV R26 Template:Small	HDV R27 Template:Small	ORA R28 Template:Small	ORA R29 Template:Small	ORA R30 Template:Small					4th	722
1999	Perkins Engineering	Holden VT Commodore	EAS R1 Template:Small	EAS R2 Template:Small	EAS R3 Template:Small	ADE R4 Template:Small	ADE R5 Template:Small	BAR R6 Template:Small	BAR R7 Template:Small	BAR R8 Template:Small	PHI R9 Template:Small	PHI R10 Template:Small	PHI R11 Template:Small	HDV R12 Template:Small	HDV R13 Template:Small	HDV R14 Template:Small	SAN R15 Template:Small	SAN R16 Template:Small	SAN R16 Template:Small	QLD R18 Template:Small	QLD R19 Template:Small	QLD R20 Template:Small	CAL R21 Template:Small	CAL R22 Template:Small	CAL R23 Template:Small	SYM R24 Template:Small	SYM R25 Template:Small	SYM R26 Template:Small	WIN R27 Template:Small	WIN R28 Template:Small	WIN R29 Template:Small	ORA R30 Template:Small	ORA R31 Template:Small	ORA R32 Template:Small	QLD R33 Template:Small	BAT R34 Template:Small	9th	1232
2000	Perkins Engineering	Holden VT Commodore	PHI R1	PHI R2	BAR R3	BAR R4	BAR R5	ADE R6	ADE R7	EAS R8	EAS R9	EAS R10	HDV R11	HDV R12	HDV R13	CAN R14	CAN R15	CAN R16	QLD R17	QLD R18	QLD R19	WIN R20	WIN R21	WIN R22	ORA R23	ORA R24	ORA R25	CAL R26	CAL R27	CAL R28	QLD R29 Template:Small	SAN R30	SAN R31	SAN R32	BAT R33 Template:Small		13th	752
2001	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	PHI R1	PHI R2	ADE R3	ADE R4	EAS R5	EAS R6	HDV R7	HDV R8	HDV R9	CAN R10	CAN R11	CAN R12	BAR R13	BAR R14	BAR R15	CAL R16	CAL R17	CAL R18	ORA R19	ORA R20	QLD R21 Template:Small	WIN R22	WIN R23	BAT R24 Template:Small	PUK R25	PUK R26	PUK R27	SAN R28	SAN R29	SAN R30					14th	1856
2002	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	ADE R1 Template:Small	ADE R2 Template:Small	PHI R3 Template:Small	PHI R4 Template:Small	EAS R5 Template:Small	EAS R6 Template:Small	EAS R7 Template:Small	HDV R8 Template:Small	HDV R9 Template:Small	HDV R10 Template:Small	CAN R11 Template:Small	CAN R12 Template:Small	CAN R13 Template:Small	BAR R14 Template:Small	BAR R15 Template:Small	BAR R16 Template:Small	ORA R17 Template:Small	ORA R18 Template:Small	WIN R19 Template:Small	WIN R20 Template:Small	QLD R21 Template:Small	BAT R22 Template:Small	SUR R23 Template:Small	SUR R24 Template:Small	PUK R25 Template:Small	PUK R26 Template:Small	PUK R27 Template:Small	SAN R28 Template:Small	SAN R29 Template:Small						18th	568
2003	Perkins Engineering	Holden VY Commodore	ADE R1 Template:Small	ADE R1 Template:Small	PHI R3 Template:Small	EAS R4 Template:Small	WIN R5 Template:Small	BAR R6 Template:Small	BAR R7 Template:Small	BAR R8 Template:Small	HDV R9 Template:Small	HDV R10 Template:Small	HDV R11 Template:Small	QLD R12 Template:Small	ORA R13 Template:Small	SAN R14 Template:Small	BAT R15 Template:Small	SUR R16 Template:Small	SUR R17 Template:Small	PUK R18 Template:Small	PUK R19 Template:Small	PUK R20 Template:Small	EAS R21 Template:Small	EAS R22 Template:Small													36th	180

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	DC	Points
1987	Template:Flagicon Enzed Team Perkins	Holden VK Commodore SS Group A	MNZ	JAR	DIJ	NUR	SPA	BNO	SIL	BAT Template:Small				NC	0
		Holden VL Commodore SS Group A									CLD ovr:6 cls:3	WEL ovr:11 cls:7	FJI

† Not eligible for series points

Complete Asia-Pacific Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	DC	Points
1988	Template:Flagicon Holden Special Vehicles	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	BAT Template:Small	WEL Template:Small	PUK Template:Small	FJI	6	27

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
1978	Template:Flagicon Charles Ivey Racing	Template:Flagicon Gordon Spice Template:Flagicon John Rulon-Miller	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	IMSA +2.5	278	14th	2nd
1984	Template:Flagicon Team Australia Template:Flagicon John Fitzpatrick Racing	Template:Flagicon Peter Brock	Porsche 956B	C	145	DNF	DNF
1988	Template:Flagicon Silk Cut Jaguar Template:Flagicon Tom Walkinshaw Racing	Template:Flagicon Derek Daly Template:Flagicon Kevin Cogan	Jaguar XJR-9LM	C1	383	4th	4th

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

Year	Team	Co-drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
1977	Template:Flagicon NGK Janson	Template:Flagicon Peter Janson	Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback	3001cc – 6000cc	162	3rd	3rd
1979	Template:Flagicon Cadbury Schweppes Racing	Template:Flagicon Peter Janson	Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback	A	157	2nd	2nd
1980	Template:Flagicon Cadbury Schweppes Racing	Template:Flagicon Peter Janson	Holden VC Commodore	3001-6000cc	162	2nd	2nd
1981	Template:Flagicon Cadbury Schweppes Racing	Template:Flagicon Peter Janson	Holden VC Commodore	8 Cylinder & Over	67	DNF	DNF
1982	Template:Flagicon Marlboro Holden Dealer Team	Template:Flagicon Peter Brock	Holden VH Commodore SS	A	163	1st	1st
1983	Template:Flagicon Marlboro Holden Dealer Team	Template:Flagicon John Harvey Template:Flagicon Peter Brock Template:Flagicon Phil Brock	Holden VH Commodore SS	A	163	1st	1st
		Template:Flagicon Peter Brock	Holden VH Commodore SS	A	8	DNF	DNF
1984	Template:Flagicon Marlboro Holden Dealer Team	Template:Flagicon Peter Brock	Holden VK Commodore	Group C	163	1st	1st
1985	Template:Flagicon Palmer Tube Mills	Template:Flagicon Dick Johnson	Ford Mustang GT	A	159	7th	7th
			Ford Mustang GT	A	-	DNS	DNS
1986	Template:Flagicon Enzed Team Perkins	Template:Flagicon David Parsons	Holden VK Commodore SS Group A	C	140	25th	18th
1987	Template:Flagicon Enzed Team Perkins	Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme	Holden VK Commodore SS Group A	1	2	DNF	DNF
1988	Template:Flagicon Holden Special Vehicles	Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme Template:Flagicon Tom Walkinshaw	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	A	137	DNF	DNF
1989	Template:Flagicon Holden Racing Team	Template:Flagicon Tomas Mezera	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	A	158	6th	6th
1990	Template:Flagicon Perkins Engineering	Template:Flagicon Tomas Mezera	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	1	161	3rd	3rd
1991	Template:Flagicon Mobil 1 Racing	Template:Flagicon Tomas Mezera	Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV	1	65	DNF	DNF
1992	Template:Flagicon Perkins Engineering	Template:Flagicon Steve Harrington	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	A	135	9th	8th
1993	Template:Flagicon Castrol Perkins Racing	Template:Flagicon Gregg Hansford	Holden VP Commodore	A	161	1st	1st
1994	Template:Flagicon Castrol Perkins Racing	Template:Flagicon Gregg Hansford	Holden VP Commodore	A	161	3rd	3rd
1995	Template:Flagicon Castrol Perkins Racing	Template:Flagicon Russell Ingall	Holden VR Commodore	A	161	1st	1st
1996	Template:Flagicon Castrol Perkins Racing	Template:Flagicon Russell Ingall	Holden VP Commodore		160	6th	6th
1997	Template:Flagicon Castrol Perkins Racing	Template:Flagicon Russell Ingall	Holden VS Commodore	L1	161	1st	1st
1998	Template:Flagicon Castrol Perkins Racing	Template:Flagicon Russell Ingall	Holden VT Commodore	OC	161	2nd	2nd
1999	Template:Flagicon Castrol Perkins Racing	Template:Flagicon Russell Ingall	Holden VT Commodore		161	7th	7th
2000	Template:Flagicon Castrol Perkins Racing	Template:Flagicon Russell Ingall	Holden VT Commodore		159	11th	11th
2001	Template:Flagicon Castrol Perkins Racing	Template:Flagicon Russell Ingall	Holden VX Commodore		161	8th	8th
2002	Template:Flagicon Castrol Perkins Racing	Template:Flagicon Paul Dumbrell	Holden VX Commodore		161	5th	5th
2003	Template:Flagicon Castrol Perkins Racing	Template:Flagicon Steven Richards	Holden VY Commodore		161	4th	4th

References

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External links

• Larry Perkins Template:Webarchive Comprehensive Biography and Race Record