Frank Perris

Frank Perris
Born(1931-05-28)May 28, 1931
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedMarch 17, 2015(2015-03-17) (aged 83)
Isle of Wight, England
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1960 - 1966, 1969, 1971
First race1960 350cc French Grand Prix
Last race1971 500cc Belgian Grand Prix
First win1963 125cc Japanese Grand Prix
Last win1965 125cc Czechoslovakian Grand Prix
Team(s)Suzuki
Championships0
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
40 3 18 0 2 163
Isle of Man TT career
TTs contested18[1]
TT wins0
TT podiums4[2]

Frank Perris (May 28, 1931 – March 17, 2015) was a Canadian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and TT rider from Toronto.[1] Perris was noticed by the Suzuki team after his third-place in the 1961 500 cc World Championship, becoming a contracted-rider from 1962 until 1966. His best season was in 1965 when he won two 125cc Grand Prix races aboard a Suzuki two-stroke, and finished the year in second place in the 125cc world championship behind Hugh Anderson.

He later became Competitions Manager for Norton-Villiers, running the reformed works Norton road-race team.[3]

  1. ^ a b [1] IOM TT Database, Race Results: Frank Perris Retrieved 2014-02-09
  2. ^ [2] IOM TT Database, Frank Perris: TT Career summary Retrieved 2014-02-09
  3. ^ Motorcycle Mechanics, March 1972, p.26. Frank Perris interview Accessed 2014-02-09

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