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🇺🇸 Mark Smith
Racing driver from United States. British GT Championship, Paddock Motorsport. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Mark Smith
Born
10 April 1967(b. 1967)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Paddock Motorsport
Series
British GT Championship
Status
Active
Championships
12014
Career wins
13
Career podiums
65
Career starts
161
Career DNFs
7
Racer Rating
3,225
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
3,225Rank 7098 of 40,308 indexed, +89 this season
FIA Categorisation
Bronze
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Mark Smith is a racing driver from United States who competes in British GT Championship for Paddock Motorsport. Smith is a one-time champion (2014), with 13 wins and 65 podiums from 161 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,225 ranks Smith 7098th of 40,308 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.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2026-05-14 | Nürburgring Nordschleife SP 10 | P7 | −17 |
| 2026-05-02 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park SPB | P2 | +6 |
| 2026-04-19 | Nürburgring Nordschleife SP 10 | P6 | −14 |
| 2026-02-01 | Oulton Park GT3 | P4 | +132 |
| 2026-02-01 | Oulton Park GT3 | P13 | −92 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +168 | MSR Cresson 2013 | NASA | P1 |
| +155 | MSR Houston 2014 | NASA | P1 |
| +149 | Eagles Canyon Raceway 2012 | NASA | P1 |
| +132 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2018 | American Endurance Racing | P2 |
| +132 | Oulton Park 2026 | British GT Championship | P4 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
MSR Houston4 starts+35
Silverstone4 starts+25
Oulton Park8 starts+18
Eagles Canyon Raceway6 starts+16
Struggles
Clockwise8 starts-22
Nürburgring Nordschleife4 starts-19
Laguna Seca11 starts-16
MSR Cresson16 starts-12
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸British GT Championship | Paddock Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +114 | 3,225 |
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | AV Racing by Black Falcon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −18 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | AV Racing by BLACK FALCON | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | −14 | ||
| ▸PCA Club Racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P41 | +6 | |||
| 2025 | ▸British GT Championship | Paddock Motorsport | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +305 | 3,136 |
| ▸PCA Club Racing | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P39 | −270 | |||
| 2024 | ▸British GT Championship | Paddock Motorsport | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +241 | 3,101 |
| ▸PCA Club Racing | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P32 | +22 | |||
| ▸24H Series | GDL Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P33 | −58 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | BLACK FALCON | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | +6 | ||
| 2023 | ▸British GT Championship | Paddock Motorsport | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +699 | 2,890 |
| ▸PCA Club Racing | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P40 | −14 | |||
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | BLACK FALCON Team TEXTAR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | −33 | ||
| 2022 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +224 | 2,238 | |
| ▸SCCA Regionals | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | +109 | |||
| ▸British GT Championship | Paddock Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P30 | +17 | ||
| 2021 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 17 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P4 | −81 | 1,888 | |
| 2020 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P4 | +479 | 1,810 | |
| ▸American Endurance Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P32 | −92 | |||
| ▸NASA | Ford Mustang | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | −98 | ||
| ▸NASCAR Truck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P31 | +10 | |||
| 2019 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +141 | 1,481 | |
| ▸American Endurance Racing | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P10 | +178 | |||
| 2018 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P72 | −313 | 1,566 | |
| ▸American Endurance Racing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | ↑100+109 | |||
| ▸NASA | Ford Mustang | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | −220 | ||
| 2015 | ▸American Endurance Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −50 | 1,674 | |
| 2014 | ▸NASA | Ford Mustang | 22 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +912 | 1,724 |
| 2013 | ▸NASA | Ford Mustang | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P108 | −176 | 812 |
| 2012 | ▸NASA | Ford Boss 302S | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P103 | −362 | 988 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Smith finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Heath Spencer | 2,889 | 43 | 10 | 33 | 23% |
| 🏳️ Doug Boccignone | 2,154 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Tim Smith | 1,742 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 69% |
| 🏳️ Andrew Forrest | 743 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 85% |
| 🏳️ Kelly McKnight | 1,062 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 85% |
| 🏳️ John Seidell | 400 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 82% |
| 🏳️ Trygve Isaacson | 1,612 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 77% |
| 🇲🇴 Kevin TseFIA Bronze | 4,300 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 37% |
| 🏳️ Casey Holdway | 1,332 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 67% |
| 🇬🇧 Marcus CluttonFIA Gold | 4,091 | 28 | 8 | 20 | 29% |
| 🇩🇪 Max HesseFIA Gold | 5,830 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇧🇪 Dries VanthoorFIA Platinum, 3× champion | 5,720 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇨🇭 Raffaele MarcielloFIA Platinum, 3× champion | 5,641 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 21% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,308 drivers indexed
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|---|---|---|---|
| 7,088 | 🇮🇹 Gastone Sampieri | Italian F4 | 3,228 |
| 7,089 | 🇩🇰 Martin Vedel Mortensen | 24H Series | 3,228 |
| 7,090 | 🇬🇧 Ravi Ramyead | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,228 |
| 7,091 | 🇯🇵 Taiyo Ida | 24H Series | 3,228 |
| 7,092 | 🇩🇪 Kersten Jodexnis | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,227 |
| 7,093 | 🇫🇷 Deborah Mayer | Le Mans Cup | 3,226 |
| 7,094 | 🇩🇪 Nick Salewsky | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 3,226 |
| 7,095 | 🇦🇷 Pedro Serramalera | Star Mazda Championship | 3,226 |
| 7,096 | 🇫🇮 Tomi Limmonen | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,226 |
| 7,097 | 🏳️ Greg Caton | British GT Championship | 3,225 |
| 7,098 | 🇺🇸 Mark Smith | British GT Championship | 3,225 |
| 7,099 | 🇺🇸 Scott Reeves | ARCA Menards Series | 3,225 |
| 7,100 | 🇫🇷 Sylvain GUINTOLI | Le Mans Cup | 3,225 |
| 7,101 | 🇷🇺 Vladislav Ryabov | Euroformula Open | 3,225 |
| 7,102 | 🇸🇪 Carl Rydquist | Trans-Am TA2 | 3,223 |
| 7,103 | 🇺🇸 Harry Cheung | Ferrari Challenge | 3,223 |
| 7,104 | 🇨🇳 Jamie Lai Jing Wen | TCR World Tour | 3,223 |
| 7,105 | 🇺🇸 Mike Anderson | SVRA | 3,223 |
| 7,106 | 🇺🇸 Christian Weir | TGRNA GR Cup North America | 3,222 |
| 7,107 | 🇺🇸 David Grant | Porsche Sprint Challenge North America Cayman | 3,222 |
| 7,108 | 🇰🇷 Kyuho Lee | GB3 | 3,222 |
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