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  1. www.24h-lemans.com › en › newsHenri Pescarolo at Le Mans (2) - 1968-1969, the exploit and ...

    Feb 8, 2016 · On April 16, 1969 during a private testing session, Pescarolo's Matra took off in the Mulsanne Straight. He managed to flee the car engulfed in flames. Burned on his face and body, he also suffered two broken vertebrae, forcing him to face immobility for three months.

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  3. humansideofracing.com › portraits › henri-pescaroloHenri Pescarolo, 1970 - Human Side of Racing

    Sep 25, 2023 · In 1970, Henri Pescarolo, signs a contract with Matra to race in Formula 1 and endurance for the French team. He finishes third in the 1970 Monaco Grand Prix.

  4. www.youtube.com › watch24 Heures du Mans 1969 Henri Pescarolo accident - YouTube

    Aug 14, 2021 · HENRI PESCAROLO IN LE MANS (2) - 1968-1969, THE HAZAÑA AND THE ACCIDENTHolder of the Sarthe participation record with 33 starts, Henri Pescarolo competed in ...

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  5. www.motorsport.com › lemans › newsA visit with 24 Hours of Le Mans legend Henri Pescarolo

    The first problem is attributable to Jean Py which led to Pescarolo Sport declaring bankruptcy. The rest was independent of my will. I made a choice that turned out catastrophic and I regret...

  6. www.motorsportmagazine.com › lunch-henri-pescaroloLunch with... Henri Pescarolo – the original 'Mr Le Mans'

    Sep 25, 2024 · In 1999, with a three-year-old Courage-Porsche, he did his inal Le Mans as a driver, and his irst as an entrant. With Michel Ferté and Patrice Gay, he finished a brave ninth. From its base at Le Mans, the little Pescarolo Sport team was immediately punching above its weight.

  7. www.24h-lemans.com › en › newsHenri Pescarolo and Le Mans (3) – 1970–1974, en route for ...

    Sep 8, 2016 · Worse still, after its flop at Le Mans in 1970 (none of the three cars fielded saw the chequered flag), Matra only entered one car the next year and Pescarolo was temporarily laid off by Jean-Luc Lagardère, head of the racing programme.

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  9. www.oldracingcars.com › driver › Henri_PescaroloHenri Pescarolo - OldRacingCars.com

    Henri sadly suffered a stroke in 2008, whilst he also suffered facial burns whilst racing and the combined effect has left a paralysis on his face. Pescarolo was one of the greatest sportscar drivers of the 1970's and 1980's, winning Le Mans in 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1984.