March 17, 2015(2015-03-17) (aged 83) Isle of Wight, England
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years
1960 - 1966, 1969, 1971
First race
1960 350cc French Grand Prix
Last race
1971 500cc Belgian Grand Prix
First win
1963 125cc Japanese Grand Prix
Last win
1965 125cc Czechoslovakian Grand Prix
Team(s)
Suzuki
Championships
0
Starts
Wins
Podiums
Poles
F. laps
Points
40
3
18
0
2
163
Isle of Man TT career
TTs contested
18[1]
TT wins
0
TT podiums
4[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]
^ ab[1] IOM TT Database, Race Results: Frank Perris Retrieved 2014-02-09
^[2] IOM TT Database, Frank Perris: TT Career summary Retrieved 2014-02-09
^Motorcycle Mechanics, March 1972, p.26. Frank Perris interview Accessed 2014-02-09
FrankPerris (May 28, 1931 – March 17, 2015) was a Canadian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and TT rider from Toronto. Perris was noticed by the Suzuki...
official Isle of Man TT website". Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Frank, Aaron (16 November 2011). "The First American Motorcycle to Win the Isle...
that he came from a wealthy family with oceanfront homes. Professor FrankPerri has argued that police interviews with Christopher Porco were seriously...
Rocco Perri (Italian: [ˈrɔkko ˈpɛrri]; born Rocco Perre; December 30, 1887 – disappeared April 23, 1944) was an Italian-born organized crime figure in...
since the Norton race-shop was disbanded in 1962, headed by ex-racer FrankPerris. In 1972, he teamed with Dave Croxford to win the Thruxton 500 endurance...
Manhunter. Perri and his wife, Michele Miner are the parents of Giacomo Miner Perri and Justine Miner Perri. Perri is the older brother of James Perri and younger...
champion Phil Read was recruited to the team, as was former Suzuki GP rider FrankPerris to act as team manager. The bikes were designed by Peter Williams. in...
the crown due to having five wins to Read's four. Read took over from FrankPerris in 1967 as representative for the Grand Prix Riders' Association. The...
Prix Sachsenring FrankPerris Jim Redman Jim Redman Mike Hailwood Report 9 25 July Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Masaryk Circuit FrankPerris Phil Read Jim...
Gläser Norton Ret 15 6 Ret 1 17 Hugh Anderson Norton 7 Ret Ret 7 0 18 FrankPerris Norton 7 Ret Ret 0 19 Tony Godfrey Norton 7 0 20 Jack Findlay Norton...
philanthropist, art collector and political patron (b. 1910) 2015 – FrankPerris, Canadian motorcycle racer (b. 1931) 2016 – Meir Dagan, Israeli general...
started a building business with former motorcycle Grand Prix rider FrankPerris, completing their first house in October 1967, also selling one to ex-racer...
1958–1960 1952 125cc Nations Grand Prix 1958 250cc Nations Grand Prix UK FrankPerris 3 1960–1971 1963 125cc Japanese Grand Prix 1965 125cc Czechoslovakian...
Redman Tarquinio Provini Mike Hailwood Report 12 10 November Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka Circuit Luigi Taveri FrankPerris Jim Redman Jim Redman † Report...
Suzuki Jim Redman Honda Jim Redman Honda Report 1963 Luigi Taveri Honda FrankPerris Suzuki Jim Redman Honda Jim Redman Honda Report 1962 Tommy Robb Honda...
(Matchless) Mike Duff (Matchless) 1965 125 cc Hugh Anderson (Suzuki) FrankPerris (Suzuki) Jochen Leitert (MZ) Hugh Anderson (Suzuki) 250 cc Mike Duff...
Nigel Palmer Matchless-Metisse Ret 0 - Terry Pallister Norton Ret 0 - FrankPerris Suzuki Ret 0 - Norman Price Norton Ret 0 - Barry Randle Norton Ret 0...
third place in the 125cc world championship, behind Hugh Anderson and FrankPerris. In 1964, he teamed with Brian Setchell to win the Thruxton 500 endurance...
smoke and flames. Ernst had crashed heavily and was lying unconscious. Frank [Perris] had stopped and marshals, after dragging Ernst from the flames, were...
Time Points 1 Kel Carruthers Australia Benelli 95.95 mph 2:21.35.2 15 2 FrankPerris United Kingdom Suzuki 93.69 mph 2:24.59.4 12 3 Santiago Herrero Spain...
problems, he won comfortably from Peter Williams (Arter Matchless) and FrankPerris on a Suzuki. The Yamaha twins dominated the 250cc race, which was reduced...
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