Tom Coronel

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Tom Romeo Coronel (born 5 April 1972, Naarden), is a Dutch auto racing driver.

Tom's twin brother Tim (whose middle name is Alfa) is also a racer, just like their father Tom Coronel Sr. His greatest successes early in his career were winning Formula Nippon in 1999, Japanese Formula 3 series in 1997, and the Dutch Formula Ford 1800 series in 1992. Also, he is the winner of the 1997 Marlboro Masters. An internationally recognized top event in Formula 3. Tom was a test driver for the Arrows Formula One team in the late 1990s, before switching to sportscars and Touring Cars. He has done occasional FIA GT Championship races in the 2000s. He was 7th overall in the European Touring Car Championship (ETCC) in 2002 for the Carly team, and Independents' Cup champion in 2004. He attempted to win the same title (now the Yokohama Trophy) in the expanded World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) in 2005. In 2006 Tom raced with a SEAT León and won the privateers cup.

Year	Championship
1990	Dutch Citroen AX cup
1991	Dutch Citroen AX cup (Winner)
1992	Touringcars (Winner), Dutch Formula Ford
1993	Dutch Formula Ford (Winner)
1994	Euroseries Formula Opel
1995	German Formula 3
1996	Japanese Formula 3
1997	Japanese Formula 3 (winner), Marlboro Masters (winner)
1998	Formula Nippon, Japanese GT
1999	Formula Nippon (Winner), Japanese GT, 24 hours of Le Mans
2000	24 hours of Le Mans
2001	DTCC, FIA GT Championship, 24 hours of Le Mans
2002	FIA European Touring Car Championship, 24 hours of Le Mans
2003	FIA European Touring Car Championship, 24 hours of Le Mans, Japanese GT
2004	FIA European Touring Car Championship (Independants Trophy Winner)
2005	FIA World Touring Car Championship
2006	FIA World Touring Car Championship (Independants Trophy Winner)