The thread of talents

[Got Mail]

I thought it was a nice new direction for the Kitchen Table. Gryazin seems like a likeable chap, very down to earth.

Nikolay is a really great young guy. Very humble, incredibly modest and very 'western' in his attitude. Not at all like the 'cold' Russian stererotype some may imagine.

[AnttiL]

Time for an update?

Know of any youngsters on the verge of breaking through?
Local drivers with potential that you want others to know about?
Which talents do we believe have what it takes to advance on the international scale?

Post your leads on your local drivers - the ones that deserve more acknowledge, the exceptional ones, the late bloomers etc. Include the driver's plan for 2019 if available.

UPDATED: DRIVER LIST
Some of the young drivers to keep an eye on 2019:
(list sorted by proximity to WRC - WRC2 - ERC - JWRC - JERC - National Championship Classes)
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• Kalle Rovanperä,born 2000 (FIN) - 2019: WRC2Pro + ? rounds WRC
• Gus Greensmith, 1996 (ENG) - 2019: WRC2 + min 1 round WRC
• Nikolay Gryazin, 1997 (RUS) - reigning ERCU28-champ - 2019: WRC2 + ERC1J
• Eerik Pietarinen, 1993 (FIN) - reigning Finnish R5-champion - 2019: WRC2
• Emil Bergkvist, 1994 (SWE) - reigning JWRC-champion - 2019: WRC2
• Ken Torn, 1993 (EST) - 2019: JWRC
• Martin Sesks, 1999 (LAT) - reigning ERCU27-champion - 2019: JWRC + ERC1J
• Tom Kristensson, 1991 (SWE) - reigning ERCU27-runner up - 2019: JWRC
• Dennis Rådström, 1995 (SWE) - reigning JWRC-runner up - 2019: JWRC
• Jan Solans, 1997 (SPA) - 2019: JWRC
• Oliver Solberg, 2001 (NOR) - 2019: R5 selected rounds in Latvia + maybe WRC2
• Emil Lindholm, 1996 (FIN) - 2019: R5 in Finnish Championship + Rally Sweden&Finland WRC2
• Henrik Pietarinen, ???? (FIN) - 2019: First R5 season in Finnish Championship
• Julian Wagner, 1995 (AUT) - 2019: AuT R5 championship
• Petr Semerád, 2001 (CZE)
• Erik Cais, 2001 (CZE)
• Mats van den Brand, 1991 (HOL)
• Chris Ingram, 1994 (ENG)
• Steve Rökland, 1992 (NOR)
• Adrian Fourmeaux, 1995 (FRA) - 2018 French Junior Champion - 2019: WRC2
• Jean-Baptiste Francesci, 1996 (FRA)
• Ralfs Sirmacis, 1994 (LAT)

• Kalle Rovanperä,born 2000 (FIN) - 2019 WRC2Pro Champion - 2020 WRC Toyota
• Gus Greensmith, 1996 (ENG) - 2020 WRC M-Sport (partial season)
• Pierre-Louis Loubet, 1997 (FRA) - 2019 WRC2 Champion - 2020 WRC Hyundai customer team (partial season)
  
• Nikolay Gryazin, 1997 (RUS) - 2020 WRC2 Hyundai
• Adrian Fourmaux, 1995 (FRA) - 2018 French Junior Champion - 2020: WRC2 M-Sport
  
• Oliver Solberg, 2001 (NOR) - 2020 WRC3, ERC
• Jari Huttunen, 1994 (FIN) - 2020 WRC3, Polish championship
• Jan Solans, 1997 (SPA) - 2019 JWRC champion - 2020 WRC3
  
• Emil Lindholm, 1996 (FIN) - 2020 ERC, Finnish championship
  
• Martin Sesks, 1999 (LAT) - 2018 ERCU27-champion - 2020 JWRC
• Tom Kristensson, 1991 (SWE) - 2018 ERCU27-runner up - 2020 JWRC
• Sami Pajari, 2001 (FIN) - 2020 JWRC
  
• Ken Torn, 1993 (EST) - 2020 ERC with Rally4 car
  
• Eerik Pietarinen, 1993 (FIN) - 2020 selected rounds in Rally2 car in Finland and neighboring countries
• Emil Bergkvist, 1994 (SWE) - 2018 JWRC champion - 2020 only Rally Sweden Lockdown
• Dennis Rådström, 1995 (SWE) - 2018 JWRC runner up - 2020 selected rounds in Rally4 car
• Chris Ingram, 1994 (ENG) - 2019 ERC champion - 2020 no starts
• Henrik Pietarinen, 1995 (FIN) - 2020 no starts

[EstWRC]

i think you can add Robert Virves there from Estonia as potential talent