he himself finished fifth overall with former f1 and f3 team-mate stefan johansson, and maurizio sandro sala in that famous edition of le mans which preceded a full-time move into driver management when his career behind the wheel came to an end in 1994. among the drivers kennedy aided in their single seater careers are ex- jordan grand prix f1 driver and formula nippon champion ralph firman, formula nippon champion richard lyons, formula palmer audi champion and indy lights second runner-up damien faulkner, all of whom went on to have successful careers in gt and sportscar racing.