François Perrodo | |
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 Perrodo in 2017 | |
| Born | François Hubert Marie Perrodo (1977-02-14)14 February 1977 (age 48) Singapore |
| Alma mater | St Peter's College, Oxford IFP School INSEAD |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Chairman,Perenco |
| Parent(s) | Hubert Perrodo Carrie Perrodo |
François Hubert Marie Perrodo (born 14 February 1977) is a French billionaire businessman, racing driver, and car collector. He is the chairman ofPerenco, an oil and gas company with operations in 14 countries,[1] which was founded by his father. In October 2023, Forbes estimated his family to be worth US$10 billion.[2]
François Perrodo was born on 14 February 1977 inSingapore. He is the son ofCarrie andHubert Perrodo, French businessman and founder of the oil groupPerenco.
François Perrodo has a degree in physics fromSt Peter's College, Oxford,[3] where he captained theUniversity polo team in 1999.[4][5] He is now a member ofGuards Polo Club.[4]
After an engineering degree in 2002 from theÉcole Nationale Supérieure du Pétrole et des Moteurs (ENSPM) now calledIFP School (French Institute of Petroleum), he received an MBA fromINSEAD in Singapore.[6]
Perrodo is the president of the Franco-BritishPerenco, an oil and gas corporation specialized insecondary recovery from wells the major oil companies have ceased to exploit.[1] He has acquired significant real estate using shell companies in offshore tax havens.[7]
As of January 2025, the Perrodo family is diversifying its investments into luxury real estate, diamonds, and clothing. This shift aims to reduce reliance on hydrocarbons and explore new asset classes. Recent filings reveal their acquisitions include a $21 million office and apartment block in New York's SoHo and upscale properties in Spain, alongside ventures in packaged Italian food.[8]
Francois Perrodo, the family's chairman, leads these investments through their London-based family office BNF Capital and private equity firm Perwyn Advisors. The family is also involved in battery metals, uranium, and vineyards.[8]
Perrodo maintains a large collection of historically significant automobiles and is one of the most prolific French car collectors. He keeps cars in both France and the United Kingdom. Perrodo shares photos and stories of his cars and his racing career on his Instagram account.[9]
The collection includes:[10]
The collection used to include the following, which have since been sold:
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Perrodo is a motorsport enthusiast, having started racing classic cars in 2010.[12][13]
He has competed in theFIA World Endurance Championship, driving forAF Corse in the LMP2 class until 2022, having initially competed in the GTE Am class from 2013 until 2016. He has taken part in the24 Hours of Le Mans, V de V Series, Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, United SportsCar Championship and the 24 Hours Series. In the 2025 season he is driving an LMP2 car for AF Corse in theEuropean Le Mans Series
Perrodo was involved in a controversial incident when driving AF Corse's No. 83 LMP2 entry in the2022 24 Hours of Le Mans. While running side-by-side with the GTE-Pro class leading No. 64Corvette ofAlexander Sims in the final hours of the race, Perrodo swerved sharply left and sent the Corvette crashing into the barriers in the middle of the Mulsanne Straight. AF Corse's No. 51 GTE-Pro entry was running second in class at the time and went on to inherit the class lead from the Corvette.[14]
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Prospeed Competition | LMGTE | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL 5 | IMO Ret | RBR 5 | HUN 4 | LEC 6 | 8th | 40 | |
| 2014 | Crubilé Sport | LMGTE | Porsche 997 GT3 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL 8 | IMO 10 | 20th | 13 | ||||
| AF Corse | Ferrari F458 Italia | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | RBR 8 | LEC Ret | EST 8 | |||||||
| 2018 | TDS Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 2 | MNZ 2 | RBR 9 | SIL | SPA | ALG | 10th | 38 |
| 2020 | AF Corse | LMGTE | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | LEC | SPA 2 | LEC | MNZ | ALG 8 | NC | 0 | |
| 2021 | AF Corse | LMGTE | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | CAT WD | RBR 1 | LEC 3 | MNZ 3 | SPA 1 | ALG 10 | 3rd | 83 |
| 2022 | AF Corse | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 8 | IMO 14 | MNZ 12 | CAT 5 | SPA 7 | ALG 8 | 12th | 25 |
| Pro-Am Cup | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3rd | 101 | ||||
| 2023 | AF Corse | LMP2 Pro-Am | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 2 | LEC 3 | ARA 1 | SPA 4 | PRT 3 | ALG 1 | 1st | 110 |
| 2024 | AF Corse | LMP2 Pro-Am | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 1 | LEC 4 | IMO 2 | SPA 1 | MUG 7 | ALG 4 | 1st | 98 |
| 2025 | AF Corse | LMP2 Pro-Am | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 1 | LEC 8 | IMO 5 | SPA 4 | SIL 3 | ALG 6 | 4th | 74 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | AF Corse | GTLM | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8 | DAY 10 | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | COA | PET | 27th | 22 | [18] | ||
| 2017 | EBIMOTORS | GTD | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Lamborghini 5.2LV10 | DAY 9 | SEB | LBH | COA | DET | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET | 65th | 22 | [19] |
| 2023 | AF Corse | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 LV8 | DAY 3 | SEB | MON | WGL | ELK | IMS | PET 4 | 24th | 306 | [20] | |||||
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| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by | FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers 2016 With:Emmanuel Collard &Rui Águas | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers 2019-20 With:Emmanuel Collard &Nicklas Nielsen | Succeeded by Incumbent |
