François Perrodo
French billionaire, businessman, racing driver and car collector
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François Hubert Marie Perrodo (born 14 February 1977) is a French billionaire businessman, racing driver, and car collector. He is the chairman of Perenco, 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]
14 February 1977
IFP School
INSEAD
Racing driver
François Perrodo | |
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Perrodo in 2017 | |
| Born | François Hubert Marie Perrodo 14 February 1977 |
| Citizenship | French |
| Education | St Peter's College, Oxford IFP School INSEAD |
| Occupations | Businessman Racing driver |
| Categorisation |  FIA Bronze |
| Known for | Chairman, Perenco |
| Parent(s) | Hubert Perrodo Carrie Perrodo |
Biography
Origin
François Perrodo was born on 14 February 1977 in Singapore. He is the son of Carrie and Hubert Perrodo, French businessman and founder of the oil group Perenco.
Education
Perrodo has a degree in physics from St Peter's College, Oxford,[3] where he captained the University polo team in 1999.[4][5] He is now a member of Guards Polo Club.[4]
After an engineering degree in 2002 from the École Nationale Supérieure du Pétrole et des Moteurs (ENSPM) now called IFP School (French Institute of Petroleum), Perrodo received an MBA from INSEAD in Singapore.[6]
Business
Perrodo is the president of the Franco-British Perenco, an oil and gas corporation specialized in secondary 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]
Diversification
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]
Car collection
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]
- McLaren F1 #069
- McLaren F1 GTR 4R
- McLaren F1 LM
- McLaren F1 GTR 5R
- Ferrari 250 GT/L Berlinetta
- Ferrari 250 GTO s/n 3387 (purchased in 2016 for $56.4 million)
- Ferrari 250 SWB Competizione
- Ferrari 250 SWB Berlinetta
- Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder (Grey)
- Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder (Black)
- Ferrari 275 GTB/2
- Ferrari 275 GTB/C
- Ferrari 333 SP
- Ferrari 288 GTO
- Ferrari F40
- Ferrari F40
- Ferrari F50
- Ferrari 550 Barchetta Pininfarina
- Ferrari LaFerrari
- Ferrari 812 Competizione Aperta
- Ferrari Monza SP2
- Ferrari Daytona SP3
- Ferrari 550 Maranello GTS
- Ferrari 365 GTS/4
- Bugatti EB110 Super Sport
- Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse
- Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport
- Bugatti Centodieci
- Porsche 910
- Porsche 917K
- Porsche 911 GT1 Evo
- Porsche 911 GT2 993 (Red)
- Porsche 911 GT2 993 (Yellow)
- Porsche 911 GT2 993 (Blue)
- Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 997 (White)
- Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 997 (Black)
- Porsche Carrera GT
- Porsche RS Spyder Evo
- Porsche RS Spyder Evo
- Maserati MC12
- Maserati MC12 (Blue Carbon Fibre)
- Maserati MC12 GT1
- Aston Martin DBR9
- Alpine A110 (2017)
- Lancia Delta Integrale
- 2008 McLaren MP4-23A Formula 1 car driven by Lewis Hamilton, winning Australian and Monaco GP.
- Lamborghini Diablo SE
- Toyota TS020 LM907, the only TS020 in private hands
The collection used to include the following, which have since been sold:
- McLaren F1 #045[11]
- McLaren P1
- McLaren Senna
- McLaren 675LT
- Porsche 918 Spyder
- Lamborghini Huracán Performante
- Mercedes-Benz AMG SLS Black Series
- Lexus LFA
- Ford GT (2017)
Racing driver
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Perrodo is a motorsport enthusiast, having started racing classic cars in 2010.[12][13] He is currently competing in the LMP2 Pro-Am class in the European Le Mans Series for AF Corse.
Perrodo has competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship, driving for AF Corse in the LMP2 class until 2022, having initially competed in the GTE Am class from 2013 until 2016. He has taken part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, V de V Series, Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, IMSA SportsCar Championship and the 24H Series.
Perrodo was involved in a controversial incident when driving AF Corse's No. 83 LMP2 entry in the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans. While running side-by-side with the GTE-Pro class leading No. 64 Corvette of Alexander 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]
Complete European Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics 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 F136 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 DGF 5.2 L V10 | 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 L V8 | DAY 3 |
SEB |
MON |
WGL |
ELK |
IMS | PET 4 |
24th | 306 | [20] | |||||
| 2026 | AF Corse USA | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 13 |
SEB |
WGL |
MOS |
ELK |
IMS |
PET |
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