Dean Smith (racing driver)

Dean Smith
Dean Smith
Nationality	British
Born	22 March 1988 (age 36); Wolverhampton, England
Previous series
2010–11 ; 2008–09 ; 2008–09 ; 2008 ; 2008 ; 2007 ; 2006–07, 2009 ; 2004–05	GP3 Series ; Porsche Carrera Cup GB ; Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 ; Formula Renault 2.0 WEC ; British Formula 3 ; Formula Renault 2.0 NEC ; Formula Renault UK ; Formula BMW UK
Championship titles
2009 ; 2005	Formula Renault UK ; Formula BMW UK
Awards
2009	McLaren Autosport Award

Last updated January 29, 2025

Dean Smith (born 22 March 1988 in Wolverhampton, West Midlands) is a British former racing driver, who was the 2009 champion of the British Formula Renault Championship and winner of that year's McLaren Autosport BRDC Award.

Career

Formula BMW

After previously competing in karting, Smith was awarded a Formula BMW scholarship in 2004, finishing 15th in the Formula BMW UK championship.^[1] He took three wins on his way to winning the championship in 2005.^[1]

Formula Renault

Smith moved up to the British Formula Renault Championship in 2006, finishing 9th in the overall standings.^[1] In 2007, he finished as runner-up to Fortec Motorsport teammate Duncan Tappy.^[1] He made the move to the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 in 2008 for Fortec, but finished down in 17th place.^[1] Smith finished 2008 by scoring two fourth-placed finishes on his British Formula 3 debut with Fortec. A lack of funds prevented him from a full F3 campaign in 2009, meaning he moved to the Porsche Carrera Cup. He was then given the opportunity to join British Formula Renault team Manor Competition, and took seven victories on his way to winning the title, despite missing the opening round of the championship at Brands Hatch due to him competing in the supporting Porsche races at the circuit.^[1] He also took second place in the final race of the Eurocup season at the brand-new Ciudad del Motor de Aragón circuit in Spain.

In December 2009 he was awarded the prestigious McLaren Autosport BRDC Award.^[2] As part of the prize he tested a McLaren Formula One car.^[2]

GP3 Series

Smith raced in the new GP3 Series in 2010 with Carlin, after securing support from the Racing Steps Foundation.^[3]

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	DC	Points
2007	Fortec Motorsport	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	OSC 1 DSQ	OSC 2 16	ASS 1	ASS 2	ZOL 1	ZOL 1	NUR 1	NUR 2	OSC 1	OSC 2	SPA 1	SPA 2	HOC 1	HOC 2	43rd	5

Complete GP3 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	DC	Points
2010	Carlin	CAT FEA 4	CAT SPR 5	IST FEA 22	IST SPR 10	VAL FEA 17	VAL SPR 23	SIL FEA 6	SIL SPR 22	HOC FEA 9	HOC SPR 12	HUN FEA 5	HUN SPR 3	SPA FEA 6	SPA SPR 4	MNZ FEA Ret	MNZ SPR 16	7th	24
2011	Addax Team	IST FEA 9	IST SPR 6	CAT FEA 7	CAT SPR 3	VAL FEA 5	VAL SPR 11	SIL FEA 8	SIL SPR 2	NÜR FEA 24	NÜR SPR Ret	HUN FEA 24	HUN SPR 19	SPA FEA 20	SPA SPR 20	MNZ FEA	MNZ SPR	12th	18

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/2900/career/ Career statistics at Driver Database
1 2 O' Leary, Jamie (7 December 2009). "McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC: D. Smith". autosport.com. Haymarket Publishing . Retrieved 7 December 2009.
↑ "Smith joins Carlin for GP3". carlin.co.uk. Carlin. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2010.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}

External links

Official website
Dean Smith career summary at DriverDB.com

Awards
Preceded by Alexander Sims	McLaren Autosport BRDC Award 2009	Succeeded by Lewis Williamson
Sporting positions
Preceded by Tim Bridgman	Formula BMW UK Champion 2005	Succeeded by Niall Breen
Preceded by Adam Christodoulou	Formula Renault UK Champion 2009	Succeeded by Tom Blomqvist

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[driverdb-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/2900/career/ Career statistics at Driver Database

[Award-2] 1 2 O' Leary, Jamie (7 December 2009). "McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC: D. Smith". autosport.com. Haymarket Publishing . Retrieved 7 December 2009.

[3] "Smith joins Carlin for GP3". carlin.co.uk. Carlin. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2010.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}

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