“Three things: Derek Bell, Porsche 962 and Rothmans. That does it for me. I grew up watching Derek wrestle the 962 and he was a master at it. His record speaks for itself. Plus, that car was amazing, with the best livery.”

Nick Tandy, Porsche works driver

“I looked up to David Brabham a huge amount. I was influenced by him in single-seaters and always took his advice. He was hugely successful in sports cars and I admire his ability to be so focused and determined.”

Alexander Sims, BMW works driver

“I don’t have a Le Mans hero, but my Dad Kurt Thiim raced a C11 for Mercedes there in 1991 and he has always been an inspiration for me in my career. It would have been cool to have raced one of those Group C cars at their height.”

Nicki Thiim, Aston Martin works driver

“I worked for AJ Foyt for a year and he told me when he did Le Mans, he turned up and won it with Dan Gurney in a Ford GT40. AJ ended up driving 16-18 hours as Dan was sick towards the end. Foyt was one of those guys who would get in and wrestle with anything.”

Mike Conway, Toyota works driver

“Allan McNish. A fellow Scot who for me was the benchmark for what an endurance racer should be. Fast, consistent, clever in traffic and a massive team player.”

Jonathan Adam, Aston Martin works driver