Rallye Wrc Monte-Carlo 2013

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Originally Posted by pucky54

So tell me the (at least) 11 gentleman drivers at Monte 2011 sitting in Super 2000 cars...I am curious

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I am agree with Mirek but your question is almost simple: Those 10 are more or less gentelman drivers (in my view). Sorry if I am too tough against someone but it is just my perosnal opinion.


1 Wallenwein, Mark Škoda Fabia S2000
2 Maurin, Julien Ford Fiesta S2000
3 Betti, Luca Peugeot 207 S2000
4 Vigion, Jean-Sébastien Peugeot 207 S2000
5 Caffi, Alessandro Škoda Fabia S2000
6 Boetti, Michel Peugeot 207 S2000
7 Settembrini, Massimiliano Peugeot 207 S2000
8 Tempestini, Marco Peugeot 207 S2000
9 Pascal, Laurent Peugeot 207 S2000
10 Capelli, Stefano Peugeot 207 S2000

There is a question how to define "gentleman driver"? Is Maurin gentleman driver? Is Betti gentleman driver? Is Prokop gentleman driver? Is Wilson genleman driver?

I thought 13 WRCs wasn't bad considering two of the Official Manufacturers Teams (Ford & Mini) have pulled out and the new one (VW) only has 2 cars...

Ford is out only formally...

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Originally Posted by PLuto

There is a question how to define "gentleman driver"? Is Maurin gentleman driver? Is Betti gentleman driver? Is Prokop gentleman driver? Is Wilson genleman driver?

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Well behaving driver ;-) For me, Maurin=yes, Betti=yes, sometimes nerly no, Prokop=no, Wilson=no, sometimes nearly yes.

Maurin is 27, how can he be a gentleman driver? LOL
Same for Wallenwein

Tourist is maybe a better name. But Wallenwein is a gentlemen driver mainly driving with own funds (Wallenborn) that's what a gentlemen driver means. Nothing to do with age I thought..

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Originally Posted by mousti

Tourist is maybe a better name. But Wallenwein is a gentlemen driver mainly driving with own funds (Wallenborn) that's what a gentlemen driver means. Nothing to do with age I thought..

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Wallenborn has nothing to do with Wallenwein, it's his sponsor!
Interesting...two years ago he was "the biggest german talent" and now he should be a gentleman driver?

My fault then, with the 'Wallen' in that name I thought so :p . I never said he was a talent, he never impressed me.. But if it's just a sponsor and not funding of himself or family then indeed he's not a gentlemen driver..

Tsjoen got called a long time a gentlemen driver because of the funding of his uncle, not because his slow or "old" because he isn't slow for sure and is still on a reasonable age :p

Actually a driver called Wallenborn is often driving that Fabia if I'm right... ;) Anyway Mark Wallenwein is not a great driver (I think Sandro Wallenwein is better). Tourist or gentleman driver isn't really the correct word for guys like Maurin. I would rather say: "driver with personal financial backing", but that's longer than one word... :p