Rocco Coronel (born 23 October 2010) is a Dutch racing driver who competes for MP Motorsport in the F4 Spanish Championship as a member of the Red Bull Junior Team. He is the son of Tom Coronel, and won the 2025 Ginetta Junior Championship.
Personal life Coronel is the son of accomplished touring car racer Tom Coronel and fellow racing driver Paulien Zwart. He is also the nephew of Dakar regular Tim Coronel, brother of Tom.
Career Karting (2014–2025) Coronel began driving karts in 2014, before making his competitive debut in 2021, a year in which he won the GK4 title and finished runner-up in the IAME Netherlands Series, both in mini karts. After winning the Junior SignMind title in 2022, Coronel began racing internationally in 2023, winning the IAME Series France and WSK Open Series, as well as taking third in the IAME Euro Series standings. In his final full-time year in karts, Coronel most notably finished third in the Karting World Championship, as well as taking fourth in the WSK Champions Cup and fifth in the Champions of the Future Euro Series.
Ginetta Juniors (2024–2025)
In late 2024, Coronel made his car racing debut, competing in the Ginetta Junior Winter Series for R Racing, scoring two rookie podiums. Continuing with the team for the main season in 2025, Coronel began the year by winning twice at Donington Park, before winning all three races at Silverstone and twice at Oulton Park to take an early championship lead. Coronel then won four times between Snetterton and Zandvoort, and then finished on the podium six times in the next eight races to become the first Dutchman to clinch the Ginetta Juniors title, doing so with two races to spare.
Formula 4 (2025–present) Towards the end of 2025, Coronel made his single-seater debut in the Barcelona finale of the F4 Spanish Championship for MP Motorsport, in which he finished third in race two, but was ineligible for points as he was a guest driver.
In early 2026, Coronel joined Van Amersfoort Racing to compete in the first three rounds of the Formula Winter Series, in which he took his maiden single-seater win in race two at Estoril. In parallel, Coronel also continued with MP Motorsport to race in the Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship, in which he took four podiums and ended the season seventh overall. Following that, Coronel remained with MP for the main Spanish F4 season, which he kicked off by winning twice in Valencia.
Formula One During 2024, Coronel joined the Red Bull Junior Team, after entering their Driver Search programme during the summer.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2023WSK Champions Cup — X30 JuniorVictoryLane4thIAME Winter Cup — X30 Junior34thIAME Series France — X30 Junior1stIAME Euro Series — X30 JuniorVictoryLane3rdWSK Open Series — X30 JuniorVictoryLaneAurelien FathNicolas Martins1stKarting Academy TrophyTom Coronel11thChampions of the Future Euro Series — OK-JVictoryLane153rdKarting World Championship — OK-JNicolas Martins38thIAME Warriors Final — X30 JuniorVictoryLaneNCWSK Final Cup — OK-JNicolas Martins36th2024WSK Champions Cup — OK-JAurelien Fath4thWSK Super Master Series — OK-JVictoryLane17thIAME Winter Cup — X30 Junior4thBritish Kart Championship — X30 Junior43rdChampions of the Future Euro Series — OK-JVictoryLane5thKarting European Championship — OK-J12thKarting World Championship — OK-J3rdWSK Final Cup — OK-J4th 2025WSK Super Master Series — OKVictoryLane19thSources:
Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2024Ginetta Junior Winter SeriesR Racing 3 0 0 0 0 46 7th2025 Ginetta Junior Championship R Racing 22 11 4 4 19 6601st F4 Spanish Championship MP Motorsport 3 0 0 0 1 0 NC†2026Formula Winter SeriesVan Amersfoort Racing 9 1 0 1 2 70 9thEurocup-4 Spanish Winter ChampionshipMP Motorsport 9 0 0 1 4 57 6thF4 Spanish Championship 9 2 0 0 2 87* 4th* BMW M240i Cup – Pro 9 7 8 7 8 * * Supercar Challenge – GT Koopman Racing * * Italian F4 Championship AKM Motorsport * *Sources: Season still in progress.
Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021222324Points2025R Racing
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021Points 2025 MP Motorsport ARA1 ARA2 ARA3 NAV1 NAV2 NAV3 POR1 POR2 POR3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 JER1 JER2 JER3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 NC† 02026 MP Motorsport 5th* 111* † As Coronel was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. Season still in progress.
Complete Formula Winter Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrant123456789101112131415Points 2026 EST1EST2EST3POR1POR2POR3CRT1CRT2CRT3ARA1ARA2ARA3CAT1CAT2CAT3 9th 70
Complete Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrant123456789Points 2026 MP MotorsportPOR1PORSPRPOR2JAR1JARSPRJAR2ARA1ARASPRARA2 7th 57
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