Simon Allaway pilots one of the most distinctive cars in club racing and his unmistakable Lotus Esprit has powered him to sixth in the Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings.
It has been a successful campaign so far for Allaway as he has registered victories in the CNC Heads Sports/Saloons category, but it was his latest brace in the Classic Sports Car Club’s Special Saloons & Modsports division that has propelled him into the upper reaches of Autosport’s winners’ table.
Allaway did have to contend with the rapid Honda CRX of Thomas Carey at Oulton Park last weekend but could not be denied and has therefore taken his 2025 tally to nine wins, sending him leaping up from 16th.
Also now on nine wins is Aidan Mulready, who twice topped the Ford Fiesta element of the combined Fiesta/Mini contests at Kirkistown to jump up from 26th to seventh, although this pair are still some five victories adrift of all-conquering Ali Bray in top spot.
Despite there just being a small number of events last weekend, there is still a fair amount of movement on the leaderboard and the next-highest improver is Callum Grant in 16th.
He has shot up from outside of the top 50 last week after also grabbing a double win at Oulton, this time in a Merlyn in Formula Junior.
Back at Kirkistown, Formula Ford star Jason Smyth was not in action, but there were two triumphs for Craig Ewing among the Mazda MX-5s. He therefore charges back into the top 50 in 26th.
Ewing is two places ahead of Michael Cullen, who bagged Jack Sears Trophy spoils at Oulton in his Lotus Cortina to be another to re-enter the table this week.
Photo by: Mick Walker
The other circuit racing event was at Snetterton and Dan Thackeray continued his impressive display in Class B of Racing Hondas as two further wins mean he has returned to the top 50 in 32nd spot.
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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) | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | George Line (Dallara F308) | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | James Ibbotson (Hillman Imp Super) | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Matthew Highcock (BMW 120i) | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Rocco Coronel (Ginetta G40 Junior Evo) | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | Simon Allaway (Lotus Esprit V8) | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Aidan Mulready (Ford Fiesta Zetec) | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Ben Short (Mazda MX-5 Mk1) | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Aidan Hills (Mazda MX-5 Mk3) | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Paul Sibley (MG Midget) | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Taylor O’Flanagan (Caterham 7 310R) | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 12 | Marcus Littlewood (Radical SR3 XXR) | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Gerry Hendry (Ford Fiesta ST) | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Ian Bower (BMW M3) | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 15 | Ali Topley (Ford Focus Cup Zetec S) | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 16 | Callum Grant (Merlyn Mk5/7/Merlyn Mk20A) | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 17 | Steve Gambrell (Porsche 911 GT3 Cup) | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 18 | Ben Wheatley (Caterham 7 270R) | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 19 | Matt Luff (Audi TT 2.0 TFSI) | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 20 | Mark Smith (McLaren 720S GT3) | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 21 | Shane Stoney (Radical PR6/Radical SR3 XXR) | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 22 | Jason Smyth (Van Diemen RF00/JL12) | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 23 | Steve Dickens (Mallock U2 Mk29) | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 24= | Andy Hiley (Chronos HR1S) | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 24= | Adam Shepherd (Cupra Leon Competicion TCR/Honda Integra DC5) | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 26 | Craig Ewing (Mazda MX-5 Mk1) | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 27 | Paul Cook (BMW E46 M3) | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 28 | Michael Cullen (Lotus Cortina/Raw Stryker/Austin Mini) | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 29 | Jonathan Corker (Datsun 510) | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 30 | Alistair Camp (Honda Civic Type R FN2) | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 31 | Peter Keen (BMW 116i) | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 32 | Dan Thackeray (Honda Civic EP3) | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 33 | Hugh Simpson (MG Midget) | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 34 | Jonathan Moore (Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport) | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 35 | Ollie Reuben (TVR Griffith) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 36 | Jamie Ellwood (Caterham 7 Sigma 150) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 37 | Daniel Garrett (Locost 7) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 38 | Ben Mason (Legends Sedan) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 39 | Ryan McLeish (Legends Coupe) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 40 | Mark White (Honda Civic Type R) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 41 | Sean McGovern (Ford Fiesta Zetec) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 42 | Jordan Harrison (Lola T540E) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 43 | Thorburn Astin (BMW 1 Series F20/F21) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 44 | Matt Harbot (AHS Dominator) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 45 | Jack Kingsbury (Renault Clio 197) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 46 | Jack Harding (Mazda MX-5 Mk3) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 47 | Ryan Yarrow (Spire GT-3) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 48 | Matthew Armstrong (Caterham 7 420R) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 49 | Ross Wilkinson (Mini Cooper S) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 50 | Gilbert Yates (Ferrari 296 Challenge) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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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