Hi Vroom,
The driver is certainly a big part of the equation, but like most motor sport it is a combination of man (or woman) and machine together.
Different vehicals suite different driving styles and conditions same with tyres and electronics.
I would like to see if there are trends relating to what works with different track/surfaces conditions, tyres and other variables. By ruling out the pro and sponsored drivers from the result we may also gain information on which cars suit more normal driving abilities. We may find some chassis are particularly forgiving allowing better results at this level than others.
Personally I think there is a lot of valid knowledge that could be gained from this