Quote Originally Posted by AnttiL View Post
It's pre 1979 cup. Before 1973 there weren't even manufacturer's championships.
Yep, Alen and Munari were fantastic drivers but to consider them as WRC drivers champs would be a mistake. Not only because the FIA International Cup wasn’t properly named as World Championship but mostly because it also included ERC rallys and some special events, besides WRC rallys. Between those special events the most peculiar was the ‘Giro d’Italia’, a mix rally/racing event that allowed rally crews to be replaced by a racing driver on the racing circuit runs!

To use the official WRC Drivers Championship status as the main standard to choose wall of fame drivers (and codrivers) makes sense, but it’s totally fair to say that many others (some already named here) should also have a place in it. Actually a small wall in FIA headquarters (apparently only visitable by request) seems too short attending Rallysport and WRC fabulous heritage; to build a proper Rally Museum would be the right step to honour all those (drivers, codrivers, manus, organizers, etc) that helped the sport growing through time.

Yesterday ceremony highlights: https://youtu.be/pjLQBERLWR4