Brian Redman
In 1979 Essex, also sponsored the official Porsche entries for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, but the two 936s, #12 (driven by Jacky Ickx, Brian Redman and Jürgen Barth) and the #14 (with Bob Wollek and Hurley Haywood) did not finish the race, although the number 14 car took pole position and the number 12 car set the fastest lap.