Guy Smith during the autograph session in Spa 2009. |
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| Nationality | British |
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| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Participating years | 2000 - 2001, 2003 - 2004, 2008 - |
| Teams | Johansson-Matthews Racing, Team Bentley, Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx, Quifel ASM Team |
| Best finish | 1st (2003) |
| Class wins | 1 (2003) |
Guy Smith (born 12 September 1974 in Beverley, England, UK) is a motor racing driver who has competed in various levels of motorsport.
Smith started racing karts in 1987, winning the British Championship, and in 1991 finished second in the Senior World Championship. In 1992 he moved into auto racing, winning the British Formula Renault Championship in 1995 and tested a Williams Formula 1 car. He went on to win his first Formula 3 race from pole position. In 1998 he moved to America to contest the Indy Lights series finishing 3rd in the Championship and been crowned 'Rookie of the Year'.
Since then he has raced primarily in the American Le Mans Series and Grand-Am series, posting an overall win at the 2003 24 Hours of Le Mans with co-drivers Tom Kristensen and Rinaldo Capello driving a Bentley Speed 8.[1] In 2004 he made his Champ Car debut the second half of the season for Paul Gentilozzi's Rocketsports team.
Smith raced for Dyson Racing in the American Le Mans Series between 2006 and 2009.
It was announced on 15 February 2010 that Smith would be competing in the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans with the Rebellion Racing Team driving a Lola B10/60 in the LMP1 class.[2]
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| Year | Team | Car | Team mate | Team mate | Position |
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| 2000 | Johansson-Matthews Racing | Reynard 2KQ-LM | Stefan Johansson | Jim Matthews | DNF |
| 2001 | Team Bentley | Bentley Exp Speed 8 | Martin Brundle | Stéphane Ortelli | DNF |
| 2003 | Team Bentley | Bentley Speed 8 | Tom Kristensen | Rinaldo Capello | 1st |
| 2004 | Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx | Audi R8 | Johnny Herbert | Jamie Davies | 2nd |
| 2008 | Quifel ASM Team | Lola B05/40 | Miguel Amaral | Olivier Pla | 20th |
| 2009 | Quifel ASM Team | Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S/2 | Miguel Amaral | Olivier Pla | DNF |
| 2010 | Rebellion Racing | Lola B10/60 | Andrea Belicchi | Jean-Christophe Boullion | DNF |
| 2011 | Rebellion Racing | Lola B10/60 | Andrea Belicchi | Jean-Christophe Boullion | DNF |
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| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
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| 2004 | Rocketsports | LBH |
MTY |
MIL |
POR |
CLE |
TOR |
VAN |
ROA 10 |
DEN 18 |
MTL 16 |
LS 9 |
LVS 17 |
SRF 9 |
MXC 17 |
18th | 53 |
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by James Matthews |
Autosport British Club Driver of the Year 1995 |
Succeeded by Peter Dumbreck |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by James Matthews |
British Formula Renault UK series champion 1995 |
Succeeded by Enrique Bernoldi |
| Preceded by Frank Biela Tom Kristensen Emanuele Pirro |
Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2003 with: Tom Kristensen Rinaldo Capello |
Succeeded by Seiji Ara Tom Kristensen Rinaldo Capello |
| Preceded by David Brabham Simon Pagenaud |
American Le Mans Series champion 2011 with Chris Dyson |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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