The ten greatest auto racers of all-time are?

Question

Here's mine:
AJ Foyt
Mario Andretti
Richard Petty
Dale Earnhardt
David Pearson
Rick Mears
Al Unser
Dan Gurney
Michael Schumacher
John Force

Honorable mention:
Cale Yarborough
Darrell Waltrip
Juan Manuel Fangio

Answer 1

you forgot Fernando Alonso!!!!!

Answer 2

You left the great Tazio Nuvolari off your list and you relegated Juan Manuel Fangio to an `Honorable mention'! And no Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart, Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Ari Vatanen or Juha Kankkunen. How long have you actually followed racing?
Obviously you are American (you spelled honourable without the `u') and nine of your top 10 and two of your `Honorable mention(s)' are American drivers. The rest of the world also produces great drivers.

Answer 3

Richard Petty Don Garlits Jackie Stewart

Dale Earnhardt, SR. John Force Mario Andretti

Jeff Gordon Shirley Muldowney A.J. Foyt

David Pearson Michael Schumaker Darrell Waltrip

Answer 4

Jim Clark
AJ Foyt
Dale Earnhardt
Juan manuel Fangio
Mario andretti
Richard Petty
Al Unser
Nigel Mansell
Jacky Ickx
Alberto Ascari

Answer 5

Talking about all the motorsports I'm familiar with, my list would be:
1(tied, in my mind) Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna
2. Juan Manuel Fangio, of course
3. Jim Clark
4. Jackie Stewart
5. Tom Kristensen (7-times winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans)
6. Fernando Alonso (youngest back-to-back champion in F1, and out of this list, my personal favourite)
7. Mika Hakkinen and Niki Lauda (F1 champions that came back from the dead).


I didn't put Schumacher in the list, because the fact that his career has been tainted by dozens of controversies turned me away from him.
And I know almost nothing about American motorsport. I just know a certain Nascar driver tried his hand at driving a F1 car in 2003.

Answer 6

I'm not going to take a stab at a complete list, but anyone who submits a list of ten guys without including Ayrton Senna is a complete and total idiot.

Frankly, after that, you've got to include Schumacher, Andretti, Fangio, and Foyt; the rest are all arguable.

Answer 7

1. Aryton Senna
2. M. Schumacher
3. Mario Andretti
4. Michael Andretti
5. A.J. Foyt
6. Dan Gurney
7. Rick Mears
8. Al Unser
9. Richard Petty
10. Dale Earnhardt

Answer 8

Earnhardt
Petty
Mears
Force
Bill Elliott
The Allisons
Mario Andretti
Kenny Bernstein
Don Prudomme

Answer 9

You can argue this list all day long, but Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Jackie Stewart, Shirley Muldowney, Big Daddy Don Garlits, and Kenny Bernstein are a few names that should be considered.

Answer 10

There is noway to give afair answer.I can see the drivers you picked and they are very good and they are deservant of their mention.
But in all fairness these are the big name drivers who without their heros would not be there for this(these) list.
Jackie Stewart comes to mind as a champion driver and my personal favorite in open wheel.
Sam Ard,Ellis,Farmer ,Gant in late models sportsman(Now Busch)
Rutherford,Bettenhausen,In Indy
Red Byron,The Flock brothes,Darrell Derringer,Curtis turner, in Nascar.
So the list grows and goes on in our own minds for our favorites.So keep the racing green and lets go.

Answer 11

1. Michael Schumacher
2. Ayrton Senna
3. Alain Prost
4. Niki Lauda
5. Carlos Sainz

Momentary they are in my head...