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🇦🇺 Larry Perkins
Racing driver from Australia. Formula 1, Surtees.
Driver facts
Full name
Larry Perkins
Born
18 March 1950(b. 1950)
Nationality
Australia
Current team
Surtees
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
11
Career DNFs
6
Racer Rating
5,562
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,562Rank 548 of 40,700 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Larry Perkins is a racing driver from Australia who last raced in Formula 1 for Surtees. Perkins has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 11 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,562 ranks Perkins 548th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
1977 form
Last 11 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 1977-06-05 | Zolder | P12 | +60 |
| 1977-03-05 | Kyalami | P15 | +8 |
| 1977-01-23 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | DNF | −107 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +80 | Zolder 1976 | Formula 1 | P8 |
| +59 | Zolder 1977 | Formula 1 | P12 |
| +13 | Jarama 1976 | Formula 1 | P13 |
| +7 | Kyalami 1977 | Formula 1 | P15 |
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | ▸Formula 1 | Surtees | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P17 | −41 | 5,562 |
| 1976 | ▸Formula 1 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +4,253 | 5,603 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Perkins finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 Jody Scheckter | 6,391 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% |
| 🇸🇪 Ronnie Peterson | 6,242 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% |
| 🇬🇧 John Watson | 6,238 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% |
| 🇨🇭 Clay Regazzoni | 6,212 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% |
| 🇫🇷 Jacques Laffite | 6,099 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% |
| 🇩🇪 Jochen Mass | 6,098 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% |
| 🇺🇸 Mario Andretti | 6,053 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% |
| 🇫🇷 Patrick Depailler | 6,040 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% |
| 🇬🇧 James Hunt | 5,912 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% |
| 🇸🇪 Gunnar Nilsson | 5,897 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% |
| 🇦🇷 Carlos ReutemannHigher-rated | 6,552 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% |
| 🇮🇹 Riccardo PatreseFIA Bronze | 6,417 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,700 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 538 | 🇺🇸 Travis Pastrana | NASCAR Truck | 5,575 |
| 539 | 🇬🇧 Jack Fairman | Formula 1 | 5,572 |
| 540 | 🇦🇹 Patrick Friesacher | Formula 1 | 5,569 |
| 541 | 🇵🇱 Roman Bilinski | Formula 2 | 5,569 |
| 542 | 🇨🇦 Allen Berg | Formula 1 | 5,566 |
| 543 | 🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Formula 1 | 5,566 |
| 544 | 🇬🇧 John Miles | Formula 1 | 5,566 |
| 545 | 🇦🇹 Thomas Preining | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,565 |
| 546 | 🇩🇰 Christian Rasmussen | IndyCar | 5,564 |
| 547 | 🇧🇪 Johnny Claes | Formula 1 | 5,564 |
| 548 | 🇦🇺 Larry Perkins | Formula 1 | 5,562 |
| 549 | 🇻🇪 Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Formula 2 | 5,561 |
| 550 | 🇩🇰 Malthe Jakobsen | WEC | 5,561 |
| 551 | 🇺🇸 Tony Settember | Formula 1 | 5,558 |
| 552 | 🇫🇷 Julien Canal | WEC | 5,557 |
| 553 | 🇫🇷 Michel Ferté | International Formula 3000 | 5,557 |
| 554 | 🇹🇭 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | Formula 2 | 5,557 |
| 555 | 🇬🇧 Daniel Ticktum | Formula E | 5,556 |
| 556 | 🇺🇸 Graham Rahal | IndyCar | 5,553 |
| 557 | 🇺🇸 Jonathan Bomarito | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,553 |
| 558 | 🇬🇧 Jordan King | Formula E | 5,552 |
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