What’s your idea of a perfect day?
A day without time.
If you could invite any four people (living or dead) to a dinner party, who would they be?
My son Afonso, Obi-wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker and Master Yoda.
What are you reading now?
I’m always on the move, so mainly magazines and newspapers.
And what’s playing on your headphones?
Lots of styles of music, Pink Floyd.
Which driver inspired you the most?
Ayrton Senna.
And your favourite production car?
The old Mclaren F1 GTR.
At the table, what’s the one dish you can never resist?
A good pasta.
If your house was on fire and your family members were safe, what would be the first three things would you save?
I would get a hard disc drive where all the photos, good memories of our family’s life are, my son Afonso’s Benfica soccer team uniform and a very special Star Wars Lego figures collection hand painted by Afonso.
What virtue do you most admire in others?
Wisdom.
If you could travel to any place on earth, where would you go?
To Egypt, to see the Pyramids, then I would find a gateway-portal and timetravel to Tattoine where Afonso is!
Do you have a favourite number?
14, my birthday.
Give us one word to describe the Macau Grand Prix circuit.
Crazy.
André Couto is a local racing driver who won the Macau F3 Grand Prix in 2000. He is currently competing in the Japan SuperGT500 Series and this year in Macau he will race in the WTCC event. In 2009 his son Afonso was diagnosed with Leukaemia, and he passed away in 2010.