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Hayward hares up to second in Autosport National Driver Rankings

Clubmans Sports Prototype racer Michelle Hayward has stormed into second place in the Autosport National Driver Rankings after taking three more class wins at Brands Hatch last weekend.

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Hayward has once again been the driver to beat in the CSP2 division of the series this year, winning seven of the nine races so far in a Mallock Mk23.

Her latest successes mean she has risen 30 places on the leaderboard and has narrowed Lucky Khera's lead at the top of the standings to three wins.

But Hayward was far from the only driver to boost their position after last weekend's club racing action, as Jasver Sapra moved into third spot after registering his sixth win of the year in his BMW M3.

His latest victory came in the Clubsport Trophy contest at Silverstone, a win that has moved him up from fifth.

Also on the rise was Mini Se7en S class racer Michael Winkworth, who triumphed twice more at Cadwell Park - including taking an impressive overall podium in race one - to move from 29th to fifth.

Mini Se7en S class racer Michael Winkworth

Mini Se7en S class racer Michael Winkworth

Photo by: Steve Jones

That is one place above Mazda MX-5 ace Fraser Fenwick, who picked up another win in his Mk1 machine at Silverstone to gain two spots and take sixth.

Further back in the top 10, on a weekend where there has been a lot of movement up and down the leaderboard, two drivers that claimed treble victories have shot up the rankings.

BMW Compact Cup racer Mikey Doble and reigning Pickup Truck Racing champion George Turiccki were not inside the top 50 last week, but their hat-tricks over the weekend have sent them charging into ninth and 10th places, respectively.

Further back, Cody Tree claimed two overall Clubmans victories at Brands to take his combined 2022 tally to five and move him to 13th place, one position above Craig Land - another driver to enjoy triple success, this time in Locost at Brands.

Autosport's most successful national racers so far in 2022

 
Pos Driver (Car) Overall wins Class wins Total
1 Lucky Khera (Ferrari 488 Challenge/Lamborghini Huracan GT3/McLaren 720S GT3) 4 6 10
2 Michelle Hayward (Mallock U2 Mk23) 0 7 7
3 Jasver Sapra (BMW E46 M3) 6 0 6
4 Harry Hickton (Citroen Saxo VTR) 6 0 6
5 Michael Winkworth (Mini Se7en S) 0 6 6
6 Fraser Fenwick (Mazda MX-5 Mk1) 5 0 5
7 Will Gibson (34 Ford Coupe) 5 0 5
8 Benn Simms (Reynard SF77) 5 0 5
9 Mikey Doble (BMW E36 Compact 318Ti) 5 0 5
10 George Turiccki (SHP Pickup) 5 0 5
11 Peter Barrable (Legends Ford Coupe) 5 0 5
12 Dave Griffin (BMW E36 M3) 4 1 5
13 Cody Tree (Phantom P94) 4 1 5
14 Craig Land (Locost 7) 2 3 5
15 Harry Senior (Caterham 7 Sigma 150) 4 0 4
16 John Mickel (34 Ford Coupe) 4 0 4
17 Miles Rudman (34 Ford Coupe) 4 0 4
18 Steve McDermid (MG ZR 170) 4 0 4
19= Jordan Dempsey (Spectrum 011) 4 0 4
19= Joshua Law (MCR S2) 4 0 4
21 Jamie Winrow (Caterham 7 Sigma 135) 4 0 4
22 Dave Cockell (Ford Escort Cosworth) 4 0 4
23 Colin Queen (Ray GR18) 4 0 4
24= Kevin Kivlochan (AC Cobra/Morgan +8) 4 0 4
24= Richard Webb (Spire RGBR) 4 0 4
26 Michael Cullen (Lotus Cortina/Stryker) 4 0 4
27 James Wheeler (MGB GTV8) 4 0 4
28 Liam McGill (Ford Focus 2.0 TDCI Zetec S) 4 0 4
29 Aaron Head (Caterham 420R) 4 0 4
30 Jon Woolfitt (Spire GTR) 4 0 4
31 Steven Gray (Ford Fiesta ST) 4 0 4
32 Julian Thomas (Shelby Daytona Cobra/Chevron B8/BMW M240i) 3 1 4
33 Scott Parkin (Ford Focus 2.0 TDCI Zetec S/Ford Ka/Volkswagen Golf TDI) 3 1 4
34 Clive Wood (Mallock U2 Mk23/Mallock U2 Mk20B) 2 2 4
35 Mike Williamson (Mitsubishi Evo 4) 2 2 4
36 Max Haynes (Caterham 7 Sigmax) 2 2 4
37 Tom Waterfield (Cooper Mk9/Cooper T41) 2 2 4
38 Peter Baxter (SEAT Leon) 2 2 4
39 Jonathan Harmer (Tiga SC80) 1 3 4
40 Michael Weddell (Mini Cooper) 0 4 4
41 Lee Piercey (BMW E36) 0 4 4
42 Zac Blackwell (Mini Cooper S R56) 0 4 4
43 Paul Jarvis (Citroen Saxo VTS) 0 4 4
44 Peter Dilnot (Ginetta G40 Cup) 0 4 4
45 Ben Powney (Locost Ma7da) 3 0 3
46 Sam Weller (Mini F56 JCW/Citroen C1) 3 0 3
47 Phil Jenkins (Caterham 420R) 3 0 3
48 Aidan Hills (Mazda MX-5 Mk3) 3 0 3
49 Ollie Neaves (MGB GTV8) 3 0 3
50 Mike Jordan (Mini Se7en) 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. Only classes divided by car characteristics are included. Classes divided by driver characteristics such as ability, professional status, age, experience (for example rookie or Pro-Am classes) are not included.

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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