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 3,025 ranks Smielevski 8379th of 40,200 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. 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 | +52 |
| 2023-05-13 | Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca ND2 | P10 | +60 |
| 2023-03-04 | St- Petersburg Street Course ND2 | P26 | −127 |
| 2023-03-04 | St- Petersburg Street Course ND2 | P10 | +68 |
| 2023-01-27 | Daytona International Speedway ND2 | P28 | −133 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +103 | Daytona International Speedway 2023 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P6 |
| +81 | Virginia International Raceway 2022 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P8 |
| +68 | St- Petersburg Street Course 2023 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P10 |
| +60 | Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca 2023 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P10 |
| +52 | Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca 2023 | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | P10 |
| 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 | P16 | +22 | 3,044 |
| 2022 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Hixon Motor Sports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +1,672 | 3,022 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Connor ZilischFIA Gold | 5,416 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% |
| 🇺🇸 Aaron JeansonneFIA Silver | 4,493 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% |
| 🇺🇸 Jared ThomasFIA Silver | 4,024 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% |
| 🇺🇸 Gresham WagnerFIA Silver | 3,916 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% |
| 🇺🇸 Sam PaleyFIA Silver | 3,664 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Selin Rollan | 3,551 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Alex BachouraFIA Bronze | 3,161 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Maximilian OpalskiFIA Silver | 3,027 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60% |
| 🇺🇸 John Jodoin | 3,021 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60% |
| 🏳️ Matthew Dirks | 2,870 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Robert NoakerFIA Silver, 2× champion | 4,449 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Thomas AnnunziataHigher-rated | 4,381 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8,369 | 🏳️ Brian Barbarow | ARCA Menards East | 3,027 |
| 8,370 | 🇺🇸 Justin Lloyd | ARCA Menards Series | 3,027 |
| 8,371 | 🇵🇱 Marcin Jedlinski | GT Winter Series | 3,027 |
| 8,372 | 🇺🇸 Maximilian Opalski | Zenith Racing Series | 3,027 |
| 8,373 | 🇨🇳 Quiang Yun Ma | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,027 |
| 8,374 | 🇺🇸 Alex Keyes | Pro Mazda Championship | 3,026 |
| 8,375 | 🇦🇺 Braydan Willmington | S5000 | 3,026 |
| 8,376 | 🇷🇺 Ivan Krapivtsev | 24H Series | 3,026 |
| 8,377 | 🇩🇪 Marcel Manheller | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,026 |
| 8,378 | 🏳️ Race Liberante | SKUSA SuperNationals | 3,026 |
| 8,379 | 🏳️ Bruno Smielevski | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 3,025 |
| 8,380 | 🇲🇽 Jorge Garcíarce | USF Pro 2000 | 3,025 |
| 8,381 | 🇬🇧 Josh Caygill | BTCC | 3,025 |
| 8,382 | 🇺🇸 Kenton King | Porsche Sprint Challenge North America GT3 Cup | 3,024 |
| 8,383 | 🇫🇷 Michael Blanchemain | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,024 |
| 8,384 | 🇧🇪 Michiel Haverans | 24H Series | 3,024 |
| 8,385 | 🇬🇧 Mike DEWHIRST | Ferrari Challenge | 3,024 |
| 8,386 | 🇫🇮 Jesse Laine | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,023 |
| 8,387 | 🇨🇭 Manuel Amweg | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 3,023 |
| 8,388 | 🇺🇸 William Lambros | NASCAR Truck | 3,023 |
| 8,389 | 🇪🇸 Adrian Ferrer | ARCA Menards West | 3,022 |
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.