Luis Pérez Companc
Argentinian rally driver (born 1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Luis Pérez Companc (born 2 January 1972) is a rally and racing driver.
Luis Pérez Companc | |
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Nationality | Argentine |
Born | (1972-01-02) January 2, 1972 (age 52) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Racing licence | FIA Bronze |
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 2001–2008 |
Teams | Bozian Racing, Ford, Stobart Ford, Munchi's Ford World Rally Team |
Rallies | 25 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Stage wins | 0 |
Total points | 9 |
First rally | 2001 Rally Argentina |
24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
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Years | 2009, 2011- |
Teams | AF Corse, PeCom Racing |
Best finish | 9th (2012) |
Class wins | 0 |
He competed at the World Rally Championship from 2001 to 2008, claiming a fifth place at the 2007 Rally Japan, a sixth at the 2004 Rally Argentina, and seventh at the 2006 Rally New Zealand. In 2007 he founded the Munchi's Ford World Rally Team.
Companc has competed in sports car racing since 2008, with spells at the FIA GT Championship, FIA World Endurance Championship, European Le Mans Series and IMSA SportsCar Championship. He claimed class wins at the 2009 24 Hours of Spa, 2013 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and 2014 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, plus class podiums at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2012 and 2014.
He is a son of Gregorio Pérez Companc, and the older brother of Pablo Pérez Companc, also involved in motorsport as a one-time Indy Pro Series racer with the Chip Ganassi Racing team, but who suffered serious injuries in an on-track incident in 2007.