Guy Smith is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in European Le Mans Series for United Autosports USA. Smith has recorded 0 wins and 5 podiums from 34 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,946 ranks Smith 3772th of 38,983 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.
| 2023-08-26 | CIRCUITO MOTORLAND ARAGON LMP2 | P7 | −36 |
| 2023-07-16 | PAUL RICARD LMP2 Pro/Am | P10 | −79 |
| 2023-06-09 | LE MANS LMP3 | P18 | −9 |
| 2023-06-08 | LE MANS LMP3 | P24 | −60 |
| 2023-04-23 | BARCELONA-CATALUNYA LMP2 Pro/Am | P11 | −124 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +135 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2015 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P4 |
| +79 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2016 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P9 |
| +42 | Watkins Glen International 2021 | Trans-Am | P2 |
| +23 | Daytona International Speedway 2022 | IMSA WeatherTech | P6 |
| +21 | Spa-Francorchamps 2003 | FIA GT Championship | P20 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ▸European Le Mans Series | United Autosports USA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −239 | 3,946 |
| ▸Road to Le Mans | United Autosports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −69 | ||
| 2022 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | United Autosports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | +27 | 4,254 |
| ▸Road to Le Mans | United Autosports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −32 | ||
| 2021 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | United Autosports | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | −247 | 4,259 |
| ▸Trans-Am | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | +58 | |||
| ▸Road to Le Mans | United Autosports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −265 | ||
| 2019 | ▸WEC | Team LNT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P13 | ↑325−205 | 4,714 |
| 2016 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Bentley Team ABT Bentley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P40 | +79 | 4,593 |
| 2015 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Bentley Motorsport Bentley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | +37 | 4,593 |
| 2014 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Bentley Motorsport Bentley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P30 | ↑75−76 | 4,612 |
| 2011 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | RJN Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −227 | 4,478 |
| 2003 | ▸FIA GT Championship | Team Maranello Concessionaires | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P35 | +4 | 4,705 |
| 1997 | ▸FIA GT Championship | Saleen/Allen Speedlab | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P33 | −17 | 4,700 |
| 1996 | ▸Formula 3 Macau | TOM''S Racing Team | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +3,367 | 4,717 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Klaus AbbelenFIA Bronze | 3,588 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 58% |
| 🇧🇷 Daniel SchneiderFIA Bronze | 4,752 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🇬🇧 Andrew MeyrickFIA Gold | 3,927 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🇺🇸 Steven ThomasFIA Bronze | 3,485 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🇬🇧 Ben HanleyFIA Gold | 5,031 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇫🇷 Patrick HuismanFIA Bronze | 4,129 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| 🇩🇰 Malthe JakobsenFIA Gold | 5,585 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇩🇪 Alexander MattschullFIA Bronze | 5,336 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇩🇰 Mikkel JensenFIA Platinum | 5,310 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇦🇷 José María LópezFIA Platinum | 5,001 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇩🇪 Maro EngelFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 6,385 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇦🇹 Rene RastFIA Platinum, 3× champion | 6,108 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇫🇷 Jacques LaffiteHigher-rated | 6,099 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,762 | 🇫🇷 Thierry Stepec | FIA GT Championship | 3,948 |
| 3,763 | 🇺🇸 Cale Conley | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,947 |
| 3,764 | 🇮🇹 Federico Muggia | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,947 |
| 3,765 | 🇨🇭 Fredy Barth | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,947 |
| 3,766 | 🏳️ Gabriel Robe | Stock Car Pro Series | 3,947 |
| 3,767 | 🇺🇸 Gus Dean | ARCA Menards Series | 3,947 |
| 3,768 | 🇲🇽 Jose Garfias | Formula 3 | 3,947 |
| 3,769 | 🇺🇸 Patrick Mulcahy | Porsche Carrera Cup NA | 3,947 |
| 3,770 | 🇫🇷 Vic Stevens | Asian Le Mans Series | 3,947 |
| 3,771 | 🇺🇸 Doug Bielefeld | IMSA WeatherTech | 3,946 |
| 3,772 | 🇬🇧 Guy Smith | European Le Mans Series | 3,946 |
| 3,773 | 🇬🇧 Richard Kent | Star Mazda Championship | 3,946 |
| 3,774 | 🇬🇧 Ayrton Simmons | Euroformula Open | 3,945 |
| 3,775 | 🇨🇳 Hong Li Ye | Asian Le Mans Series | 3,945 |
| 3,776 | 🇬🇧 Michael Lyons | Prototype Cup Germany | 3,945 |
| 3,777 | 🇫🇷 David Hallyday | WEC | 3,944 |
| 3,778 | 🇯🇵 Hiroyuki Iiri | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,944 |
| 3,779 | 🇺🇸 Mike Larrison | Indy NXT | 3,944 |
| 3,780 | 🇹🇷 Cemil Çipa | Formula 3 Euro Series | 3,943 |
| 3,781 | 🇬🇧 Mat Jackson | BTCC | 3,943 |
| 3,782 | 🇦🇺 Scott Andrews | IMSA WeatherTech | 3,943 |
Guy Smith is a British professional sportscar and endurance racing driver, graded FIA Gold, whose Racer Rating of 4,414 places him at the professional level; this denotes a driver capable of competing full-time at the top tier of his discipline and beating semi-professional fields comfortably, though not a front-running force in the strongest international championships. His career on record spans 1996 to 2023 across five seasons of racing, with 18 starts totalling no race wins but four podium finishes. Smith competed most extensively in the IMSA WeatherTech Championship in 2021 and 2022, where he recorded one podium across five starts for United Autosports, and in Trans-Am in 2021, where he achieved three podiums from three starts. He also ran in the World Endurance Championship in 2019, finishing 18th overall in four races with Team LNT, and contested the European Le Mans Series in 2023 without a podium finish.[1]
Smith's head-to-head record against his most frequent rivals reflects mid-field competitiveness. Against Platinum-graded professionals such as Mikkel Jensen and Ryan Dalziel, he finished behind Jensen in all five shared races but held a 3-2 advantage over Dalziel in their five encounters. Against Gold-graded competitor Ben Hanley, Smith finished ahead once in five races. He showed occasional ability to outpace elite drivers in single outings; he finished ahead of Nick Heidfeld, a Platinum-graded former Formula 1 driver, Jonathan Bomarito and Louis Deletraz, both Platinum or Gold-graded former champions, in isolated races, though these were not recurring patterns. His average finishing position across all classified starts was 6.5th.[2]
Smith retired from active racing following the 2019 World Endurance Championship season. His motorsport background includes notable success at the highest levels of endurance racing; according to records outside this database, he won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2003 and the American Le Mans Series in 2011, achievements not reflected in his recent record from 2019 onward. His final headline activity, a return to Trans-Am racing in 2021, indicates occasional participation in his latter career before stepping away from professional competition.