Motorsport Trivia

[52Paddy]

I agree. Am intrigued to hear the answer.

[AndyL]

Yes I give up too!

[D-Type]

Me too

[Mintexmemory]

Ok guys last clue - The competitor in question won this FIA world championship on 8 successive occasions

Shame on you Andy L you discounted the right answer

[Prisoner Monkeys]

Sebastien Loeb is the only person I can think of who has done that. I cannot find any other series but the WRC that is classified as a "world" championship with a driver who has won eight consecutive titles. Formula 1 and the WRC are the only two series I can find with a "world" title that have been running for at least eight years.

But if it is Loeb, I have no idea how Guernsey fits into it.

[52Paddy]

Ok guys last clue - The competitor in question won this FIA world championship on 8 successive occasions

Shame on you Andy L you discounted the right answer

I have it! Daniel Elena - 8 times World Rally Co-Driver's Champion from Monaco.

[Mintexmemory]

I have it! Daniel Elena - 8 times World Rally Co-Driver's Champion from Monaco.

Correctimundo - I've had my signature showing the current quote for the last 2 weeks!! I forget who said it, might have been Henry Liddon.
Nowhere did I say driver, as a former 'nav' myself I am strongly of the opinion that the efforts of the 'sack of spuds' are equally important for the prospects of success.
So over to you 52Paddy.

[D-Type]

Goood question!

The FIA website doesn't list a World Rally Navigators' or Co-Driver's Championship as far as I can see - which isn't to say that there isn't one.

I totally agree with you about rallies being won by two-man crews.

(Incidentally, did you know that in WW2 the commander of a Luftwaffe bomber crew was the Navigator?)

[Mintexmemory]

Goood question!

The FIA website doesn't list a World Rally Navigators' or Co-Driver's Championship as far as I can see - which isn't to say that there isn't one.

I totally agree with you about rallies being won by two-man crews.

(Incidentally, did you know that in WW2 the commander of a Luftwaffe bomber crew was the Navigator?)

You have to go forensic but the WRC co-driver's championship is on the FIA website.(with points listing for the last 4 seasons iirc.) This is the link -
2011 Co-Driver WRC Classification
The previous season's results are in the right hand menu
Despite there being a number of occasions when navs have swapped horses mid-stream (or been swapped) the title has always gone to the co-driver of the driver champion.
Interesting about the Luftwaffe, think I heard that on a Yesterday TV documentary (too much time on my hands during enforced holiday week!). Glad you didn't think I'd been off piste with the question

[D-Type]

My apologies! I only looked at the front "Championships" page and didn't dig any deeper.

As to "off piste" questions, as far as I'm concerned any form of competition involving four wheels (maybe even 3) and an engine is OK. Admittedly I'm not sure about the Pig-and-Ford races. But equating "Formula 1", "Grand Prix" and "World Championship" does make the hackles rise.

52Paddy over to you