Collector Henri Pescarolo – Great witness Sébastien Bourdais: “Henri started my career in Endurance”

From the Elf sector to the first participations in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Henri Pescarolo was decisive in the start of the Le Mans driver's career. Years also marked by the disillusionment of 2001.

Published on 15/03/2023 à 14:45

Valentin GLO

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Collector Henri Pescarolo – Great witness Sébastien Bourdais: “Henri started my career in Endurance”

Henri Pescarolo and Sébastien Bourdais pose in front of the Matra MS670B and the Courage C60 in 2002. © FREDERIC LE FLOC H / DPPI

This interview comes from Collector Henri Pescarolo, available on our online store and on newsstands from March 15.

Before establishing a strong relationship with Henri at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, “Pesca” selected you in 1995 for the Elf Network, then pushed you into Formula Renault when you only finished 11th in the Campus season. For what ?

He even had to defend my case to Laurent (Sénéchal, then president of the Filière. Editor's note) for it to pass, because on paper, it was not a win. I finished eleventh in the Campus despite a lot of crashes (even though you had to be among the first six to climb. Editor's note). He had seen me evolve and despite me

Valentin GLO

Journalist. Endurance reporter (WEC, IMSA, ELMS, ALMS) and sometimes F1 or IndyCar.

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