The final act of last year all Italian rally championships and cups (CIR, TRA, TRT, Coppa Italia....) was selection of the best rally driver and the greatest young hope (Il Personaggio dell Rally 2009). And the winner is, surprisingly, but no less deserved-Elwis Chentre ! Second is Luca Pedersoli (both-him and Elwis were regular drivers with WRC cars in TRA), this is a good indication that rally fans still love these types of cars most. Only third is Paolo Andreucci as a winner of CIR 2009 (and is definitely a much better driver as Elwis or Luca...).
The biggest hope among young drivers is from San Marino-Alex Raschi.