Gastón Perkins
Argentine racing driver
Gastón Carlos Perkins (April 15, 1928– April 19, 2006) was an Argentine racing driver. He won the Turismo Carretera championship in 1969.[1]
Racing career
Perkins started his racing career in 1952. He was one of the Argentine drivers who participated in the Marathon de la Route (Nürburgring) in 1969 with Eduardo Rodríguez Canedo and Jorge Cupeiro.[2]
He won three titles in Turismo Nacional (Class B) in 1963, 1964 and 1965, with Renault Dauphine.[3] In 1969 he was Turismo Carretera champion with a Torino.[2][1]
He died in his hometown, Juan Bautista Alberdi, Buenos Aires Province, in 2006 at the age of 78.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Gastón Carlos Perkins | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ a b c "Se fue Gastón Perkins". LA NACION (in Spanish). 2006-04-20. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ "Campeones". Turismo Nacional - APAT (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-12.
External links
- Gastón Perkins career summary at DriverDB.com
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| Preceded by Carlos Pairetti | Turismo Carretera champion 1969 | Succeeded by |
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Turismo Carretera Champions
- Juan Gálvez
- Guillermo Ortelli
- Dante Emiliozzi
- Héctor Gradassi
- Agustín Canapino
- Roberto Mouras
- Oscar Castellano
- Mariano Werner
- Juan Manuel Fangio
- Rubén Luis di Palma
- Francisco Espinosa
- Antonio Aventín
- Oscar Aventín
- Omar Martínez
- Ángel Lo Valvo
- Rodolfo de Álzaga
- Juan Manuel Bordeu
- Eduardo Copello
- Carlos Pairetti
- Gastón Perkins
- Nasif Estéfano
- Jorge Martínez Boero
- Oscar Angeletti
- Emilio Satriano
- Walter Hernández
- Eduardo Ramos
- Ernesto Bessone
- Juan Manuel Silva
- Norberto Fontana
- Christian Ledesma
- Emanuel Moriatis
- Mauro Giallombardo
- Diego Aventín
- Matías Rossi
- José Manuel Urcera
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