Autosprout Top 50 Drivers 2003: Tom K - 31st

Truckosaurus · 18 Dec 2003, 13:06 (Ref:815090)

I was reading this week's Autosport in ASDA just now, and their headline is "Top Fifty Drivers of 2003".

Tom kristensen is Top Sportscar Driver and in 31st Place Overall (Down 8 (!) Places from 2002). If Five Consequtive Le Mans Victories and leading Bentley to their first LM win since the '20s is not enough to improve his ranking then I don't know what is.

**Aysedasi** · 18 Dec 2003, 13:07 (Ref:815093)

Ridiculous.

I suppose every F1 driver who drove last season is above him?

Graham Goodwin · 18 Dec 2003, 15:14 (Ref:815270)

14 of this season's bumper crop of F1 talent is above special K in the list!

cybersdorf · 18 Dec 2003, 15:38 (Ref:815298)

In other words, all of them

Ah, the mastery of Kimi Raikkonen...............
F1 test drivers, too?

Graham Goodwin · 18 Dec 2003, 17:14 (Ref:815393)

So that's a guy who raced three times in 2003, won all three and one of them a historic victory in one of the world's biggest races into the bargain, being beaten in this list by amongst others the bloke who finished 15th in the F1 World Championship, yep that makes sense!!

BobN · 18 Dec 2003, 17:41 (Ref:815404)

IRL drivers in the top 10? These guys run 100% throttle in circles!!!

jhansen · 18 Dec 2003, 17:42 (Ref:815405)

Well, I don't have a subsription to Autosport, so I have not viewed the list. But this sounds pretty typical. Obvsioualy the only cars that take any skill to drive are the technical masterpieces known as Forumla 1 cars. Can somebody post the top 10 or something? Tom K. definitely got left out on this deal. Who decides the list, journalists?

The Badger · 18 Dec 2003, 17:56 (Ref:815411)

You got the name right in the thread heading then ..... Autosprout !!!

rdjones · 18 Dec 2003, 18:51 (Ref:815435)

Oh you mean you manged to get this weeks Autosport - I have been to 5 different shops today with out any luck......

jhansen · 18 Dec 2003, 18:55 (Ref:815438)

Did Marco Werner make the list? This guy impressed me this year. First year in the prototype ranks. First year in the ALMS. Every track was a new track for him and he was on the pace. Picked up the drivers title along with Biela and helped his team win the team title. Got poles at Trois-Rivieras (and fastest lap), Road America and Petit. He did well at Le Mans (was that his first?) for Team Goh as well.

Dunlop Corner · 18 Dec 2003, 20:29 (Ref:815496)

Quote:

Originally posted by jhansen
He did well at Le Mans (was that his first?) for Team Goh as well.

No, Werner was the leader of the "all-german" Audi that suddenly popped out for the 2002 race. Marco did very well there also.I am also very impressed by Werner.

Graham Goodwin · 18 Dec 2003, 20:49 (Ref:815512)

The only sportscar racers in the 50 were Tom, Herbert and Brabs

jhansen · 18 Dec 2003, 20:52 (Ref:815515)

That's outrageous! Quite an injustice. There are a number of talented drivers in the sportscar ranks these days. And thanks for the info Dunlop.

Mackmot · 18 Dec 2003, 21:19 (Ref:815533)

RD I think its yorkshire, ive been to loads of places none have it

pirenzo · 18 Dec 2003, 21:59 (Ref:815562)

Well, i thought sprouts were nasty, so i suppose this sort of thing is to be expected from automatic sprouts.

rdjones · 18 Dec 2003, 22:05 (Ref:815570)

Quote:

Originally posted by Mackmot
RD I think its yorkshire, ive been to loads of places none have it

You know what it's like up here - we will try again tomorrow - normally it is quite easy to get hold off, well my newsagents save it for me.

Graham Goodwin · 18 Dec 2003, 23:08 (Ref:815643)

Don't forget it's rather more expensive than usual!

cybersdorf · 18 Dec 2003, 23:20 (Ref:815647)

Quote:

Originally posted by Dunlop Corner
Werner was the leader of the "all-german" Audi that suddenly popped out for the 2002 race.

No he was not. Or rather, it was not.

BobN · 19 Dec 2003, 00:16 (Ref:815675)

He may not have been "leader", but he was on what was billed as the "German" squad. Maybe the rest of the world views Austria as being part of Germany.

WERNER/PETER/KRUMM

Vman · 19 Dec 2003, 01:13 (Ref:815688)

If TK was 31st, who was 30th?

Fab · 19 Dec 2003, 06:10 (Ref:815781)

Simply ridiculous

Graham Goodwin · 19 Dec 2003, 07:11 (Ref:815809)

Bjorn Wirdheim was 30th

cybersdorf · 19 Dec 2003, 07:33 (Ref:815817)

Quote:

Originally posted by BobN
Maybe the rest of the world views Austria as being part of Germany.

Looks like the "rest of the world"

is wrong. Nothing new there, right

Pilgrimage · 19 Dec 2003, 09:24 (Ref:815879)

Quote:

Originally posted by Graham Goodwin
Bjorn Wirdheim was 30th

Who? Some bloke called Bjorn?
Traversty of justice me thinks.

SALEEN S7R · 19 Dec 2003, 12:15 (Ref:815997)

Whilst I agree Tom K is a great driver - so is Bjorn Wirdheim, he won this years International F3000 championship in a dominant fashion - beating lots of other top International drivers. Okay Tom K was PART of the winning car and yes he did have a big part to play in Bentley winning LM this year - but lets face it, the oppostion wasnt there this year at LM in comparissan to previous years, so yeah hes won THE big race of the year, but other than LM and the Spa 1000km and a couple of other selected events how many events did he actually race in this year?

Just my 2 cents.

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