Over a long career both as a driver and a team owner, the Frenchman achieved success in every formula of racing and rallying, from Formula 1 to endurance racing – the category in which he rose to supreme heights and perhaps became best known.  

The six-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans also entered in seven editions of the Fuji endurance race during his illustrious career with varied results.  His best results in the land of the Rising Sun came in 1983 and 1984 with two fourth places in the world endurance championship.  The first was in a Porsche 956 owned by the famed Japanese collector, Yoshiho Matsuda, while in 1984 he co-drove a Joest Racing Porsche, and he went on to experience several more editions of the Oriental round up until 1989 when he finished fifth overall.

After beginning his career in rallying, Pescarolo went on to make 54 Formula 1 Grand Prix starts between 1970 and 1976, following numerous victories in Formula 3 and 2. But it was in endurance racing that the infamous green helmet became best known, especially at the 24 Hours of Le Mans at which Henri took three overall victories with Matra in 1972/3/4 and a further one with Porsche in 1984.  He successfully competed against some of the biggest manufacturer names in the world, and took 22 victories in endurance racing during his career.

As Grand Marshal, he will wave off the start of the 6 Hours of Fuji, the fifth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship.  Toyota Racing will be aiming to not only feature its high technology hybrid action against Audi and Porsche in LMP1, but also take its third win of the season in a race which will also include the world’s most beautiful and high performing GTE cars from Aston Martin, Ferrari and Porsche.