Bruno Smielevski is a racing driver who last raced in Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin for Hixon Motor Sports. Smielevski has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 10 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,064 ranks Smielevski 5240th of 17,494 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2023-05-14 | Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca · ND2 | P10 | +61 |
| 2023-05-13 | Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca · ND2 | P10 | +66 |
| 2023-03-04 | St- Petersburg Street Course · ND2 | P26 | −129 |
| 2023-03-04 | St- Petersburg Street Course · ND2 | P10 | +72 |
| 2023-01-27 | Daytona International Speedway · ND2 | P28 | −131 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Hixon Motor Sports | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +50 | 3,098 |
| 2022 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Hixon Motor Sports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | +73 | 3,048 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Connor ZilischFIA GOLD | 5,895 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% |
| 🇺🇸 Aaron JeansonneFIA SILVER | 4,894 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% |
| 🇺🇸 Jared ThomasFIA SILVER | 4,297 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% |
| 🇺🇸 Sam PaleyFIA SILVER | 4,250 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Gresham WagnerFIA SILVER | 4,235 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% |
| 🏳️ Selin Rollan | 3,999 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Maximilian OpalskiFIA SILVER | 3,486 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60% |
| 🇺🇸 Alex BachouraFIA BRONZE | 3,340 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% |
| 🏳️ Matthew Dirks | 3,123 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 John Jodoin | 2,989 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60% |
| 🇺🇸 Robert NoakerFIA SILVER · 2× CHAMPION | 5,433 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Nate CiceroFIA SILVER | 4,364 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,230 | 🇨🇦 Mikhail Goikhberg | Star Mazda Championship | 3,068 |
| 5,231 | 🇺🇸 Scott Dollahite | GT World Challenge America | 3,068 |
| 5,232 | 🇺🇸 Kaia Teo | McLaren Trophy America | 3,067 |
| 5,233 | 🇫🇷 Philippe Chatelet | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,067 |
| 5,234 | 🏳️ Devon Rouse | NASCAR Truck Series | 3,066 |
| 5,235 | 🇦🇺 Marcel Zalloua | Bathurst 12 Hour | 3,066 |
| 5,236 | 🇦🇺 Sergio Pires | Bathurst 12 Hour | 3,066 |
| 5,237 | 🏳️ Brad McAllister | Trans-Am TA2 | 3,065 |
| 5,238 | 🇺🇸 Brian Thienes | IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge | 3,065 |
| 5,239 | 🇷🇺 Denis Remenyako | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,065 |
| 5,240 | 🏳️ Bruno Smielevski | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 3,064 |
| 5,241 | 🏳️ David Gravel | NASCAR Truck Series | 3,064 |
| 5,242 | 🇩🇪 Dennis Wüsthoff | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,064 |
| 5,243 | 🇨🇭 Edi Haxhiu | Italian F4 | 3,064 |
| 5,244 | 🇩🇪 Jacob Schell | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 3,064 |
| 5,245 | 🇨🇦 Jon Brel | IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge | 3,063 |
| 5,246 | 🏳️ Matty Graham | Porsche Carrera Cup NA | 3,063 |
| 5,247 | 🏳️ Mike Vess | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,063 |
| 5,248 | 🇯🇵 Takehide Maeda | Super GT | 3,063 |
| 5,249 | 🇺🇸 David Hodge | International GT | 3,062 |
| 5,250 | 🇺🇸 Johan Schwartz | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 3,062 |
Bruno Smielevski is a semi-professional driver who competed in the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin during the 2022 and 2023 seasons. His rating of 3,064 places him in the semi-professional band, a level at which competitive drivers win in pro-am and one-make classes and hold their own in the mid-pack of stronger professional fields. Smielevski recorded 10 starts across two seasons without claiming a win or podium finish, averaging 14th place. He raced for Hixon Motor Sports, a team that has fielded the much stronger Connor Zilisch, a FIA Gold driver and 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion.[1]
The competitive context of Smielevski's record shows him operating at the lower end of his one-make field. His head-to-head record against the regular rivals in the series tells a consistent story: he was outpaced substantially. Against Sam Paley, a professional driver rated 4,250, Smielevski failed to finish ahead in all ten shared races. Against Jared Thomas, who won the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup championship three consecutive times from 2022 through 2024, Smielevski finished ahead only three times in ten meetings. Against Connor Zilisch, he managed one victory in the head-to-head over ten races, a notable result against a driver of much higher calibre, though Zilisch finished ahead nine times. Smielevski did beat several professional-level drivers in isolated appearances, including Robert Noaker, an FIA Silver driver who has won national championships.
By his final season appearance in 2023, Smielevski finished 17th in the championship standings with no wins or podiums in the six rounds he contested. He has since retired from active racing.