We'll understand if, when asked to think of great motorsport films of the last few years, you find yourself running out of candidates well before you run out of fingers. But, with the proviso that we haven't seen more than the trailer yet, this one looks promising.
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Journey to Le Mans is the story behind (spoiler alerts!) Jota Sport's win in this year's LMP2 class - one of the tightest class wins in recent years - and the action-packed season beforehand. It's also narrated by Sir Patrick Stewart, giving it the full Royal Shakespeare, which must be worth a few quid of anyone's money by itself.
It's certainly not short of drama. Team boss Simon Dolan had a huge crash just weeks before the 24-hour at Silverstone. And then, just hours before Le Mans, Audi exercised its option to steal back Marc Gene to replace Loic Duval after the latter was ruled out of the race with a monster shunt in practice. Leaving a frantic search by the Jota team for another driver and a last-minute opportunity for Oliver Turvey to step up to the plate. Action enough before the race even got under way then.
The Jota team's story is one of true Le Mans grit
The film was made by first-time director Charlotte Fantelli, who raised £400,000 of funding and invested heavily in it herself. It will be getting a limited cinematic release on the November 11, with a premiere in Leicester Square and simultaneous screenings in 50 other Vue cinemas. A shorter version will be shown on ITV in late November, and there will be a DVD in time for Christmas. It will likely make a more rewarding stocking filler than the inevitable Clarkson-versus-Caravans special, so start dropping hints now.
Trailer here