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24 years ago

The last time an active F1 driver was victorious at Le Mans came in 1991, when Bertrand Gachot and Johnny Herbert won alongside Volker Weidler driving Mazda's 787B. The victory remarkably remains the only one for a Japanese manufacturer. Gachot went on to drive for Jordan, which (eventually) became Force India and is this year sponsored by Gachot's Hype Energy drink company. And who happens to drive for said team now?

Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.