Tom Percival
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{{Short description|British powerboat racer (1943–1984)}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name = Tom Percival
| image = Speedboatraces drie uren van Amsterdam no 10 Tom Percival, Bestanddeelnr 928-1635.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| caption = Percival (in boat 10) in 1975.
| nationality = British
| birth_name = Thomas Colin Percival
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1943|3|28}}
| birth_place = North Walsham, Norfolk, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1984|8|20|1943|3|28}}
| death_place = Liège, Belgium
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| last series = JPS F1 Powerboat World Championship
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| best finish = 3rd
| year = 1982, 1983
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| titles = F1 World Championship
Paris six-hour Enduro
| title years = 1978
1976, 1977
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Thomas Colin Percival (28 March 1943 – 20 August 1984) was a British powerboat racer.
Career
Percival was educated at Gresham's School. He began his powerboat racing career in 1964, and won the Formula 1 (OZ) championship in 1978. He was also a twice winner of the Paris Six Hour Enduro.{{cite news|title=Tom Percival|url=http://www.fastonwater.co.uk/tom_percival.html|work=Fast on Water}}
He was twice the Canon European Series champion, in 1976 and 1978.[http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=b&n=5008 Tom Percival], motorsportmemorial.org, accessed 6 August 2022
During his career, he won over two hundred trophies. As of 2022, he was still the holder of the lap record for Oulton Broad.Donna-Louise Bishop, [https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/powerboat-racer-tom-percival-legacy-into-museum-8624876 Legacy of Norfolk powerboat racer to be immortalised at new museum], Eastern Daily Press, 16 January 2022, accessed 6 August 2022