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Who was the last active F1 driver to win at Daytona?

From Fernando Alonso to Felipe Nasr, Rubens Barrichello or Alex Zanardi, the F1 community has a few of its past representatives racing at Daytona this weekend, but who was the last active F1 driver to win the classic 24-hour race? Looking at the history books, we have to go all the way back to 1985, when Arrows' Thierry Boutsen won the event paired with Bob Wollek, Al Unser and AJ Foyt on-board Preston Henn's Porsche 962. Actually, Boutsen was a late addition to the crew, initially starting the race alongside Henri Pescarolo and Bruce Leven in the latter's own 962. An early retirement however saw the F1 driver switch to Henn's entry, a move Wollek himself had recommended. Needless to say,...
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