Quirt Smith is a racing driver who last raced in International GT. Smith has recorded 1 win and 3 podiums from 15 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,423 ranks Smith 9679th of 15,530 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.
| 2024-04-21 | Sonoma · CAY3.8 | P1 | +75 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ▸International GT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +75 | 1,423 | |
| 2023 | ▸International GT | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | −483 | 1,348 | |
| 2022 | ▸International GT | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +31 | 1,831 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Kevin Maxim | 1,714 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% |
| 🏳️ Maria Mejia | 1,997 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
| 🏳️ Florian Eyme | 2,283 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🏳️ Rick Iorio | 1,299 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% |
| 🏳️ Geoff Isringhausen Jr | 2,461 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Spencer PumpellyFIA SILVER | 3,775 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇺🇸 Eric FilgueirasFIA SILVER | 3,336 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Eric ZitzaFIA SILVER | 3,041 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🏳️ Mike Ward | 2,296 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Joe Rizzo | 2,249 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇬🇧 Stevan McAleerFIA GOLD | 4,413 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Henry O'HaraFIA SILVER | 3,162 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Quirt Smith was a club-level sportscar racer who competed exclusively in International GT between 2022 and 2024, retiring after three seasons with 15 starts to his name. His Racer Rating of 1,423 places him well below the professional and semi-professional ranks; he raced in an amateur field typical of International GT's open-entry grid. Over those three years, Smith scored one race victory and three podiums, finishing on average in fifth place across his classified starts.[1]
Smith's head-to-head record reveals a competitive pattern against rivals of similar standing. Against Rick Iorio, a driver of comparable rating, Smith held a 6-1 advantage across seven meetings. However, when facing stronger opposition, his results reversed markedly. Against Kevin Maxim, Smith finished ahead in only 4 of 11 shared races. More steeply, he lost his head-to-head records against Maria Mejia (1-7), Florian Eyme (1-6), and Geoff Isringhausen Jr (0-6 against a former champion). Against FIA Gold-graded professional Spencer Pumpelly, a one-time champion with a rating nearly three times higher, Smith managed three finishes ahead in five races; he also occasionally beat other graded professionals including Stevan McAleer, finishing ahead of the Gold-graded driver on four occasions. These scattered results against stronger opposition represent isolated competitive moments rather than a sustained challenge to drivers operating at a higher level.