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Driver Grade Changes for the 2026 Season

Below is the list of changes for 2026. All the other drivers stay in the same grade as in 2024.  

Drivers going up to Premier Grade on 1st January 2026

Barry Gilzean

2025 24  BOC top 5

Elliot O’Gorman

2025 National Finalist

Steve Sargent

2025 32  BOC top 5

Dave Stevenson

2025 MG Champion



Drivers going from Premier to Main Grade on 1st January 2026

Keith Gibson

2023 24 BOC top 5



Drivers going from Clubman to Main Grade on 1st January 2026

Ray George

2025 clubman F2 champion

Steve Pratt

2025 Nats 34th Sal, 27th F1 , 28th Sports

Mark Steventon

2025 Nats 16th Sal, 30th F1, 15th Sports



Drivers going from  Main Grade to Clubman on 1st January 2026 due to a rule change

Graham Clarke

Terry Foster

Ian Howard

Nick Lake

Roddy Morrison

Steve Taylor


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2026 Premier Grade Drivers

The following drivers are in the Premier grade from 1st January 2026

Driver

Last Season in Premier

Reason for 2025 grading

Josh Bryant

2028

2025 National Finalist, 2025 24 & 32 BOC top 5, 2026 National Finalist

James Cleave

2031

2025 National Champion,  2026 National Champion

Martin Ellis

2027

2025 National Finalist,  2025 32 BOC top 5

Barry Gilzean

2027

2025 24 BOC top 5

Ross Grogan

2028

2021 National Champion, 2026 National Finalist

Greg Harwood

2028

2025 National Finalist, , 2026 National Finalist

Mark Harwood

2028

2025 National Finalist, , 2026 National Finalist

Paul Harwood

2027

2025 National Finalist,

Ron Kiddell

2026

2024  BOC top 5

Richard Mack

2028

2025 National Finalist, , 2026 National Finalist

James Noake

2028

2025 32 BOC top 5 , , 2026 National Finalist

Elliot O’Gorman

2027

2025 National Finalist,

Michael Ovens

2027

2025 32 BOC top 5

Lee Parsons

2028

2024 24 BOC top 5, , 2026 National Finalist

David Sargent

2026

2024  BOC top 5

Steve Sargent

2027

2025 32  BOC top 5

Simon Scott

2028

2025 24 BOC top 5, , 2026 National Finalist

Paul Shepherd

2026

2024 National Finalist

Dave Stevenson

2028

2025 MG Champion, 2026 National Finalist

Will Stemman

2030

2025 National Champion

Chris Thomas

2029

2024 National Champion

Gavin Wills

2028

2025 National Finalist,  2025 24 BOC top 5, , 2026 National Finalist

Ben Woodward

2028

2025 National Finalist, , 2026 National Finalist

What will change in 2027 if there are no rule changes?

The above list has been updated after the 2026 1/32 Nationals to show the drivers who will remain in Premier Grade for longer.  
The 2026 Main Grade champions Graham Woodward and Keith Gibson will go back up to Premier Grade on 1
st Jan 2027.

The 2026 Clubman champions Richard Beamish, Steve Taylor and Roger Schmitt  will up to Main Grade on 1st Jan 2027.

Nick Lake will go back up to Main Grade on 1st Jan 2027 because of his Nationals results.

There may be other changes because of the final positions in the British Open Championships.