187 drivers raced in the fifth grading period of 2025, which contained 16 meetings.  The average car attendance across the 14 U.K. meetings was 27.29 and there were 49 different race winners.

The Best Attended Meetings for the Period were:-
Skegness 7 Aug – 53 cars,  King’s Lynn 26 Jul – 51 cars,  Knockhill 30 Jul – 38 cars,  Taunton 4 Aug – 35 cars.

Drivers with the Best Attendance Record for the Period were:-
7 Gordon Moodie – 7 app.,  24 Jon Palmer – 7 app.,  92 John Hogg – 7 app.,  183 Charlie Guinchard – 7 app.,  387 Jason McDonald – 7 app.,  776 Dan Roots – 7 app.

Top Scorers for the Period, by grade, were:-
White: 53 Philip Mann – 59 pts;  Yellow: 700 Adam Rubery – 84 pts;  Blue: 126 Jamie Avery & 854 Robbie Dawson – 93 pts each;  Red: 92 John Hogg – 126 pts;  S/S: 183 Charlie Guinchard – 191 pts.

Carry On Regardless - Most No-Score Meetings (Nils):-
99 Simon Young – 17 mtgs.,  483 Andrew Seneschall – 14 mtgs.,  925 Jake Wilson – 14 mtgs.,  231 Bradley Clayton – 13 mtgs.,  820 John Ovenden – 13 mtgs.

Never Quite Got Off The Mark - Most No-Score Meetings (Nils) And No Points:-
663 Bryan Lindsay – 9 mtgs.,  95 Joseph Willcock – 7 mtgs.,  145 Harry Adams – 7 mtgs.,  369 Ruby Lomax – 7 mtgs.,  420 Mark Burroughs – 7 mtgs.,  544 James Rogers – 7 mtgs.

2025 Novice Of The Year
The Novice of the Year is open to ‘genuine’ novices, i.e. those who are in their first BriSCA F2 season or have not raced in more than 3 meetings in total in previous seasons and who started this season with a white roof.  The novice who has scored the most national points at the end of the season will be the winner of the Novice of the Year title.
Current standings:
155 – 435pts, 207 – 153pts, 339 – 62pts, 50 – 57pts, 771 – 43pts, 318 – 42pts, 910 – 26pts, 820 – 17pts, 483 – 5pts, 178 – 2pts, 305 – 2pts, 87 – 1pt, 112 – 1pt, 458 – 1pt, 617 – 1pt, 770 – 1pt, 878 – 1pt.
The winner will be presented with the Novice of the Year trophy.  The runner-up and the third place finisher will also receive trophies.

David’s Observations
• These grades will come into force on 1 September 2025.  The next grading period of season 2025 will run from 21 August to 20 September inclusive.
• In order to be eligible for downgrading on 1 October 2025, you must race a minimum of three times between 21 August and 20 September and also have raced at least once between 21 July and 20 August.
• International drivers are shown on the grading list solely for information purposes.  Their positions have no effect on grades.
• Points, appearances etc., are from meetings attended, that are on the National Fixture List.

Graded Drivers Retired in the Period (in points scoring order within grades)
    R:  667, 606, 488, 218, 84
    B:  192, 121, 801, 217, 161, 302, 142, 343, 325, 811
    Y:  621, 299, 36, 924, 212, 300
    In total, 38 drivers retired or failed to race in the period.