The M3 E46 pilot gained each of the Kumbo BMW contests at Snetterton final weekend to surge in direction of the summit of Autosport’s winners’ desk.
His newest two successes comply with a victory he had already achieved within the Manufacturers Hatch season opener, alongside two Traditional Thunder triumphs at Silverstone, which means he’s now considered one of simply 5 drivers to have scored 5 or extra UK wins this 12 months.
Autosport launched its 2023 rankings last week, charting essentially the most profitable drivers by way of race wins and the highest three of Aidan Hills, Steve Foden and Elliot Lettis stays unchanged.
Behind West, the following highest mover is Steve Hewson – who has shot from outdoors the highest 50 into sixth place after taking a Marketing campaign Towards Dwelling Miserably All Porsche Trophy hat-trick in his Cayman at Anglesey final weekend.
Hewson
Photograph by: Steve Jones
These wins add to his victory within the Donington Park opener final month and imply he’s the highest-ranked of the drivers with 4 wins to their identify.
One spot behind Hewson is Sports activities 2000 star Michael Gibbins, who additionally jumps up the leaderboard having not figured in final week’s desk. He grabbed one other two wins at Manufacturers Hatch in his MCR to proceed his robust begin to the season.
Different notable improvers embody Stephen Watkins, who prolonged his unbeaten run within the Midget & Sprite Problem at Oulton Park to leap into tenth place, whereas Jonathan Lisseter’s Ma7da glory at Anglesey permits him to rise 19 positions into joint eleventh.
Somewhat additional again, Chris Beighton has develop into the second Sunbeam Tiger racer to enter the highest 20 after scoring an Equipe Traditional Racing general win and a category success within the machine at Manufacturers to maneuver into seventeenth – one place behind Jackie Cochrane, who races an analogous automotive throughout the Irish Sea.
Autosport’s most profitable nationwide racers thus far in 2023
| Pos | Driver (Automotive) | Total wins | Class wins | Whole |
| 1 | Aidan Hills (Mazda MX-5 Mk3) | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Steve Foden (Mazda MX-5 Mk1) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Elliot Lettis (Peugeot 107) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Jason West (BMW M3 E46) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Freddie Slater (Ginetta G40 Junior) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Steve Hewson (Porsche Cayman) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Michael Gibbins (MCR S2n) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Colin Turkington (BMW M3 E36 Evo/BMW M3 E30/BMW 330e M Sport) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Felix Fisher (Ray GR05) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Stephen Watkins (MG Midget) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 11= | Neil Fowler (MGB GTV8) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 11= | Jonathan Lisseter (Locost Ma7da) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Lucas Romanek (Van Diemen JL13) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Andy Southcott (MG Midget Lenham) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Luke Reade (Ginetta G56 GT4) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Jackie Cochrane (Sunbeam Tiger) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Chris Beighton (Sunbeam Tiger/Lola T70 Mk3B) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | Mark Smith (BMW M3 E36 Evo/BMW M3 E30) | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | Ben Mulryan (Ford Fiesta Zetec S Mk7) | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 20 | Graham Moore (GMS Fireblade) | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | Ian Boulton (MG ZR) | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 22 | Neil Jessop (Ford Escort Mk2 Zakspeed) | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 23 | Scott Parkin (Volkswagen Golf TDI/Audi TTCR) | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 24 | Olly Samways (Mighty Mini) | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 25 | Colin Peach (Van Diemen RFS02) | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 26 | Lars Alexander Hoffmann (Caterham 7 310R) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Axel van Nederveen (Ginetta G56 GTA) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | James Clarke (Phantom PR22) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Stuart Waite (BMW M3 E36) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Jonathan Mitchell (Caterham 7 420R) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Niall Bradley (BMW M3 E46) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | Joseph Loake (Tatuus MSV-022) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Stephen Primett (Ford Escort Mk1) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | James Lay (Radical SR3) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 35= | James Wallis (Mercedes-AMG GT3) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 35= | Bryan Bransom (BMW M3 E46) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | Graham Fennymore (Reynard SF81) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Dan Zelos (Mini F56 JCW) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Will Orton (Mini F56 JCW) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 40 | Scott Bugner (MG ZR 160) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 41 | Adam Prebble (Vauxhall Astra) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 42 | Stephen Berry (Mini Cooper S) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 43 | Ben Hancy (Mazda MX-5 Mk1) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 44 | Gordon Duncan (Radical PR6) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 45 | Stewart Black (Legends Ford Coupe) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 46 | Ryan McLeish (Legends Ford Coupe) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 47 | Ravi Ramyead (Ginetta G56 GTA) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 48 | Neven Kirkpatrick (Tremendous Mighty Mini) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 49= | Jonathan Lovell (Porsche Boxster S) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 49= | Charles Corridor (Mittell MC-41R) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
All automotive races in UK and Eire are included besides qualification/repechage, comfort and handicap races. No races in different international locations.Â
Class wins are solely counted when there are at the least six starters within the class. Solely lessons divided by automotive traits are included. Courses divided by driver traits reminiscent of means, skilled standing, age, expertise (for instance rookie or Professional-Am lessons) should not included.Â
The place there’s a tie, general wins take priority. The place there may be nonetheless a tie, common grid measurement for a driver’s wins determines the order.Â