Earlier this week in Paris, the FIA devoted its 2019 Hall of Fame celebrations to motorsport's long distance sports car racers.
Since the inception of the world endurance drivers' title in 1981, 28 great champions have been crowned, and the distinguished group of inductees came together in Paris for a family picture.
Sportscar legends Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell were in the front row, flanked by FIA president Jean Todt, but a look at the group photo reveals a tremendous gathering from which only one man was missing.
1991 world champion Teo Fabi was absent for personal reasons while 1984 laureate Stefan Bellof was represented by his elder brother Georg.
Here is the outstanding list of champions recognized at the FIA's ceremony.
- Bob Garretson (1981)
- Jacky Ickx (1982, 1983)
- Stefan Bellof (1984)
- Derek Bell (1985, 1986)
- Hans-Joachim Stuck (1985)
- Raul Boesel (1987)
- Martin Brundle (1988)
- Jean-Louis Schlesser (1989, 1990)
- Mauro Baldi (1990)
- Teo Fabi (1991)
- Yannick Dalmas (1992)
- Derek Warwick (1992)
- André Lotterer (2012)
- Marcel Fässler (2012)
- Benôit Tréluyer (2012)
- Allan McNish (2013)
- Loïc Duval (2013)
- Tom Kristensen (2013)
- Anthony Davidson (2014)
- Sébastien Buemi (2014, 2018-19)
- Brendon Hartley (2015, 2017)
- Mark Webber (2015)
- Timo Bernhard (2015, 2017)
- Marc Lieb (2016)
- Neel Jani (2016)
- Roman Dumas (2016)
- Earl Bamber (2017)
- Kazuki Nakajima (2018-19)
- Fernando Alonso (2018-19)
