Red Bull protege Rocco Coronel is the main improver in the Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings this week after taking another two Ginetta Junior wins at Oulton Park.
The Dutch teenager was just 0.003 seconds away from a hat-trick in Cheshire but narrowly missed out in a drag race to the line in the finale.
Nevertheless, he still climbs from joint 12th to second on the leaderboard after taking his 2025 tally to seven victories, two behind table-topper Ali Bray. Remarkably that now means, alongside Steve Gambrell, there are two car racing rookies in the top three of Autosport’s winners’ table!
After huge shuffling on the leaderboard last week, there were fewer race meetings this time around and Coronel is the only change inside the top 10. Instead, you have to go all the way down to 14th place to find the next driver to rise up the rankings.
Jamie Osborne’s unbeaten Mini Challenge victory streak did come to an end at Snetterton, but he still bagged two more triumphs that have allowed him to reenter the rankings.
The only other driver to improve inside the top half of the leaderboard this week is prolific Caterham racer Paul Goldstein. He registered a win in the 7 Racing category at Brands Hatch to leap from 46th to 21st.
Matt Harbot
Photo by: Ollie Read
Further back, reigning Formula Vee champion Matt Harbot again performed in line with the name of his AHS Dominator steed by extending his undefeated run with another two wins as the category returned to Castle Combe for the first time in nearly a decade. He is a new entry to the table in joint 26th spot.
Another new name in the top 50 this week is Lotus Elan pilot Frazer Gibney. He twice comfortably topped the slim Historic Road Sports division at Cadwell Park to move into joint 31st.
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Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings
| Pos | Driver (Car) | Overall wins | Class wins | Total |
| 1 | Ali Bray (Mazda MX-5 Mk1) | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Rocco Coronel (Ginetta G40 Junior Evo) | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Steve Gambrell (Porsche 911 GT3 Cup) | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | James Ibbotson (Hillman Imp Super) | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 5 | Aidan Hills (Mazda MX-5 Mk3) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Paul Sibley (MG Midget) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Will Blackwell-Chambers (Mazda MX-5 Mk3) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Connor Kay (Lotus Elan 26R/TVR Tuscan/MG Midget) | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Ian Bower (BMW M3) | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Alistair Camp (Honda Civic Type R FN2) | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | Tyler England (Ford Fiesta Mk4) | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | Ben Mason (Legends Sedan) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | George Line (Dallara F308) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Jamie Osborne (Mini F56 JCW) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Shane Stoney (Radical PR6/Radical SR3 XXR) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | Jake Simpson (Radical SR8) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 17 | Marcus Littlewood (Radical SR3 XXR) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Hugh Simpson (MG Midget) | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 19 | Jonathan Moore (Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport) | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 20 | Steve McDermid (MG ZR 170) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | Paul Goldstein (Caterham 7 310R/Caterham 7 Sigma 150) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | Matt Luff (Audi TT 2.0 TFSI) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | Toby Trice (Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 24 | Jack Robinson (Jaguar XK8) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | Chris Ryan (TVR Grantura MkIII) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 26= | Colin Voyce (Ford Escort) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 26= | Matt Harbot (AHS Dominator) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | Mark Smith (McLaren 720S GT3) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | Archie Clark (Ginetta G56 GTP8) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 30 | Leo Richardson (Mini Cooper) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 31= | Steve Dickens (Mallock U2 Mk29) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 31= | Frazer Gibney (Lotus Elan S1) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 33 | Wilf Butler (Citroen Saxo VTS) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Andy Hiley (Chronos HR1S) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Craig Ewing (Mazda MX-5 Mk1) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 36 | Gerry Hendry (Ford Fiesta ST) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 37 | Lewis Kent (Honda Civic Type R EP3) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 38 | Jonathan Corker (Datsun 510) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 39 | Matthew Haughton (Jedi Mk7) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 40 | Niall Bradley (BMW M3 E46) | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 41 | Aidan Mulready (Ford Fiesta Zetec) | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 42 | Tom McEwing (Caterham 7 Sigma 135) | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 43 | Dan Thackeray (Honda Civic EP3) | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 44 | Stephen Collins (MGB Roadster) | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 45 | James Hall (Caterham 7 270R) | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 46 | Dan Lloyd (Porsche 911 GT3 Cup) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 47= | Jamie Ellwood (Caterham 7 Sigma 150) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 47= | Matthew Highcock (BMW 120i) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 49 | Daniel Garrett (Locost 7) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 50 | Ben Wheatley (Caterham 7 270R) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
All car races in UK and Ireland are included except qualification/repechage, consolation and handicap races. No races in other countries.
Class wins are only counted when there are at least six starters in the class, except: when the race is part of a multi-stage event where six or more have taken part in earlier heats that feed into a semi-final or final; when multiple championships are merged in the same race, the ‘overall’ winner from the slower championship can count a class win as long as that championship has at least 10 starters across all classes. Only classes divided by car characteristics are included, not those divided by driver characteristics such as ability, professional status, age, experience (for example rookie or Pro-Am classes). Each race counts only once, so an overall winner’s class win is not added.
Where there is a tie, overall wins take precedence. Where there is still a tie, average grid size for a driver’s wins determines the order.
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Stephen Lickorish
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