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🇬🇧 Guy Smith

Racing driver from United Kingdom. European Le Mans Series, United Autosports USA.
Driver facts
Full name
Guy Smith
Born
12 September 1974(b. 1974)
Nationality
United Kingdom
Current team
United Autosports USA
Series
European Le Mans Series
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
5
Career starts
34
Career DNFs
3
Racer Rating
3,946
Guy Smith
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
3,946
Rank 3772 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2023 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2023-08-26CIRCUITO MOTORLAND ARAGON LMP2European Le Mans SeriesP7−36
2023-07-16PAUL RICARD LMP2 Pro/AmEuropean Le Mans SeriesP10−79
2023-06-09LE MANS LMP3Road to Le MansP18−9
2023-06-08LE MANS LMP3Road to Le MansP24−60
2023-04-23BARCELONA-CATALUNYA LMP2 Pro/AmEuropean Le Mans SeriesP11−124
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+135Nürburgring Nordschleife 2015Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieP4
+79Nürburgring Nordschleife 2016Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieP9
+42Watkins Glen International 2021Trans-AmP2
+23Daytona International Speedway 2022IMSA WeatherTechP6
+21Spa-Francorchamps 2003FIA GT ChampionshipP20
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2023▸European Le Mans SeriesUnited Autosports USA300000—−2393,946
▸Road to Le MansUnited Autosports200000—−69
2022▸IMSA WeatherTechUnited Autosports200000P24+274,254
▸Road to Le MansUnited Autosports100000—−32
2021▸IMSA WeatherTechUnited Autosports301000P8−2474,259
▸Trans-Am303000P7+58
▸Road to Le MansUnited Autosports200100—−265
2019▸WECTeam LNT400100P13↑325−2054,714
2016▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieBentley Team ABT Bentley100000P40+794,593
2015▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieBentley Motorsport Bentley200000P30+374,593
2014▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieBentley Motorsport Bentley200100P30↑75−764,612
2011▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieRJN Motorsport301000P28−2274,478
2003▸FIA GT ChampionshipTeam Maranello Concessionaires200000P35+44,705
1997▸FIA GT ChampionshipSaleen/Allen Speedlab100000P33−174,700
1996▸Formula 3 MacauTOM''S Racing Team300000—+3,3674,717
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Smith finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇩🇪 Klaus AbbelenFIA Bronze3,588127558%
🇧🇷 Daniel SchneiderFIA Bronze4,75272529%
🇬🇧 Andrew MeyrickFIA Gold3,92772529%
🇺🇸 Steven ThomasFIA Bronze3,48572529%
🇬🇧 Ben HanleyFIA Gold5,03162433%
🇫🇷 Patrick HuismanFIA Bronze4,12963350%
🇩🇰 Malthe JakobsenFIA Gold5,58551420%
🇩🇪 Alexander MattschullFIA Bronze5,33652340%
🇩🇰 Mikkel JensenFIA Platinum5,3105050%
🇦🇷 José María LópezFIA Platinum5,0015050%
🇩🇪 Maro EngelFIA Platinum, 1× champion6,38531233%
🇦🇹 Rene RastFIA Platinum, 3× champion6,10832167%
🇫🇷 Jacques LaffiteHigher-rated6,099110100%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
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3,763🇺🇸 Cale ConleyNASCAR Xfinity3,947
3,764🇮🇹 Federico MuggiaFormula Renault Eurocup3,947
3,765🇨🇭 Fredy BarthNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie3,947
3,766🏳️ Gabriel RobeStock Car Pro Series3,947
3,767🇺🇸 Gus DeanARCA Menards Series3,947
3,768🇲🇽 Jose GarfiasFormula 33,947
3,769🇺🇸 Patrick MulcahyPorsche Carrera Cup NA3,947
3,770🇫🇷 Vic StevensAsian Le Mans Series3,947
3,771🇺🇸 Doug BielefeldIMSA WeatherTech3,946
3,772🇬🇧 Guy SmithEuropean Le Mans Series3,946
3,773🇬🇧 Richard KentStar Mazda Championship3,946
3,774🇬🇧 Ayrton SimmonsEuroformula Open3,945
3,775🇨🇳 Hong Li YeAsian Le Mans Series3,945
3,776🇬🇧 Michael LyonsPrototype Cup Germany3,945
3,777🇫🇷 David HallydayWEC3,944
3,778🇯🇵 Hiroyuki IiriNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie3,944
3,779🇺🇸 Mike LarrisonIndy NXT3,944
3,780🇹🇷 Cemil ÇipaFormula 3 Euro Series3,943
3,781🇬🇧 Mat JacksonBTCC3,943
3,782🇦🇺 Scott AndrewsIMSA WeatherTech3,943
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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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia
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83rd Members’ Meeting race results[2]
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