Leonel Adrián Pernía (born September 27, 1975 in

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) is an

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. He has run in different series, with major success in

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, where he finished 3rg in 2009 and 2nd in 2010 driving for the works

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team. He is the son of former footballer and racing driver

Vicente Pernía Vicente Alberto Pernía (born 25 April 1949 in Tandil, Buenos Aires Province), known as ''El Tano'' (the Italian, in lunfardo), is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a defender. He then went on to a second career as a c ...

, and brother of Spanish international footballer Mariano Pernía. In fact, he played for

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First Division in 1997, in the National Professional Soccer League the next two years, then raced at the Argentine Turismo Nacional in 2000 and 2001. Because of the crisis, he returned to the United States to compete in the Major Indoor Soccer League from 2002 to 2005. In 2006, Pernía retired from football and returned to Argentina to race professionally. That year he competed at the TC Pista in a Chevrolet (12th) and the

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in a Honda (3 races). The next season, Pernía raced two TC Pista races, half of the TC2000 season in a Fineschi Honda and the rest of the year in a works Honda, ending up 13th. The next years, he continued racing for Honda and was vice-championship in 2009 and 2010. He also raced at the Turismo Nacional Clase 3 in 2008, the Top Race V6 in 2009 and

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since 2009. In 2009 he also won the Drivers Masters karting all-star race in downtown Buenos Aires. In 2013, 2014 and 2015 he was runner-up in Super TC 2000 (successor to TC 2000) behind Matías Rossi and

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(twice), already with the official

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Argentina team. In 2018 he won the Turismo Nacional Clase 3 championship with Chetta Racing and the following year the Súper TC 2000 with Renault.

Career

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pernia, Leonel 1975 births TC 2000 Championship drivers Argentine racing drivers Living people Top Race V6 drivers Turismo Carretera drivers World Touring Car Championship drivers Súper TC 2000 drivers