Pedro Rodríguez was considered the best driver of his era in the wet,[REF][REF] and after many years racing for Ferrari in the World Championship of Makes for sports cars, he signed for JW-Gulf-Porsche in 1970.
After winning the LMP2 class at the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans, the first class victory for a Mexican driver since Rodríguez, Ricardo González recognized Pedro Rodríguez as his hero [REF].