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, which was founded by his father. In October 2023, Forbes estimated his family to be worth US$10 billion.
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, where he captained the University polo team in 1999. He is now a member of Guards Polo Club.
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.
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. He has acquired significant real estate using shell companies in offshore tax havens.
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.
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.
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.
The collection includes: 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 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
Perrodo is a motorsport enthusiast, having started racing classic cars in 2010. 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.
Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts 2013 Prospeed Competition LMGTE Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL IMO RBR HUN LEC 8th 40 2014 Crubilé Sport LMGTE Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL IMO 20th 13 AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 RBR LEC EST 2018 TDS Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC MNZ RBR SIL SPA ALG 10th 38 2020 AF Corse LMGTE Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 LEC SPA LEC MNZ ALG NC 0 2021 AF Corse LMGTE Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 CAT RBR LEC MNZ SPA ALG 3rd 83 2022 AF Corse LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC IMO MNZ CAT SPA ALG 12th 25Pro-Am Cup3rd101 2023 AF Corse LMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC ARA SPA ALG POR 1st 110 2024 AF Corse LMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA MUG ALG 1st 98 2025 AF Corse LMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 4th 74 2026 AF Corse LMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 1st* 67*
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points 2013 Prospeed Competition LMGTE Am Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ SHA 22nd 15 AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 BHR 2014 Prospeed Competition LMGTE Am Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL SPA LMS 9th 58 Porsche 911 RSRPorsche M97/80 4.0 L Flat-6 AUS FUJ SHA BHR SÃO 2015 AF Corse LMGTE Am Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS NÜR AUS FUJ SHA BHR 2nd 148 2016 AF Corse LMGTE Am Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS NÜR MEX AUS FUJ SHA BHR 1st 188 2017 TDS Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL SPA LMS NÜR MEX AUS FUJ SHA BHR 14th 55 2018–19 TDS Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SPA LMS SIL FUJ SHA SEB SPA LMS 8th 66 2019-20 AF Corse LMGTE Am Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 SIL FUJ SHA BHR AUS SPA LMS BHR 1st 167 2021 AF Corse LMGTE Am Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 SPA POR MON LMS BHR BHR 1st 150 2022 AF Corse LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB SPA LMS MNZ FUJ BHR 18th 12Pro-Am Cup1st177
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Prospeed Competition Emmanuel Collard Sébastien Crubilé Porsche 997 GT3-RSR GTEAm 298 36th 9th Prospeed Competition Emmanuel Collard Markus Palttala Porsche 997 GT3-RSR GTEAm 194 DNF DNF AF Corse Rui Águas Emmanuel Collard Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTEAm 330 26th 4th AF Corse Rui Águas Emmanuel Collard Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTEAm 331 27th 2nd TDS Racing Emmanuel Collard Matthieu Vaxivière Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 213 DNF DNF TDS Racing Loïc Duval Matthieu Vaxivière Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 366 DSQ DSQ TDS Racing Loïc Duval Matthieu Vaxivière Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 366 8th 3rd AF Corse Nicklas Nielsen Emmanuel Collard Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTEAm 339 26th 3rd AF Corse Nicklas Nielsen Alessio Rovera Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTEAm 340 25th 1st AF Corse Nicklas Nielsen Alessio Rovera Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 361 24th 19th AF Corse Ben Barnicoat Norman Nato Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 183 DNF DNF LMP2 Pro-Am AF Corse Ben Barnicoat Nicolás Varrone Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 297 18th 4th LMP2 Pro-Am 1st AF Corse António Félix da Costa Matthieu Vaxivière Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 364 26th 9th LMP2 Pro-Am 4th 2026 AF Corse Ben Barnicoat Matthieu Vaxivière Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 357 23rd 9th LMP2 Pro-Am 2nd
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 SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR COA PET 27th 22 2017 EBIMOTORS GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 DAY SEB LBH COA DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 65th 22 2023 AF Corse LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAYSEB MON WGL ELK IMS PET 24th 306 2026 AF Corse USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS PET 42nd 199
Legends of Le Mans Series results (key) +Complete Legends of Le Mans Series resultsYearEntrantClassDriversRounds1234567892026 JMB Racing François Perrodo831-2IMO1IMO1SPA1SPA1LMSLMSLMSBAHBAH
References
External links Official Company website