1,000 Greatest Drivers: Laurent Aïello

Despite his relative obscurity, he might be the best touring car driver ever.

When I started this project, Aïello was alphabetically the first driver who I knew would be a lock. By the time I wrote this capsule, he was not as I recently decided to add Rauno Aaltonen to my lock list, but I’ve always respected Aïello and felt he was vastly underrated even by touring car fans. I definitely find touring car drivers in general underra…