Mark Smith (British racing driver)

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Mark Smith
MSmith Alfa BTCC Oulton.jpg
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born Hednesford, Staffordshire
BTCC record
TeamsIn-Front Motorsport
Drivers'
championships
0
Wins0
Podium finishes0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Debut season2006
First win-
Best championship position23rd (2006)
Final season (2006) position23rd (0 points)

Mark Smith (born c. 1965) is a British auto racing driver.

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Career

Early career

Before entering the BTCC, Smith primarily raced in VW cars, first in the Tomcat Vento Challenge (which he won in 2000), and later the VW Racing Cup, in which he was runner-up in 2005.

British Touring Car Championship

In 2006 he competed in the British Touring Car Championship for the family-run In-Front team in an Alfa Romeo 156. [1] Their preparations were hampered pre-season, when a gearbox which was supposed to come ready-to-run was supplied in kit form and not until after the first race weekend. As a result, the team did the first race with an old-fashioned H-pattern box, and skipped round 2 completely. They never scored a top-ten points finish, and did not return in 2007, despite acquiring sponsorship from Jessops and appearing at the Autosport International Show.

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position - 1 point awarded in first race) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap - 1 point awarded all races) (* signifies that driver lead feature race for at least one lap - 1 point awarded all races)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPts
2006 InFront Motorsport Alfa Romeo 156 BRH
1

11
BRH
2

Ret
BRH
3

DNS
MON
1

MON
2

MON
3

OUL
1

16
OUL
2

16
OUL
3

Ret
THR
1

NC
THR
2

14
THR
3

14
CRO
1

17
CRO
2

17
CRO
3

18
DON
1

17
DON
2

11
DON
3

Ret
SNE
1

Ret
SNE
2

Ret
SNE
3

16
KNO
1

KNO
2

KNO
3

BRH
1

17
BRH
2

14
BRH
3

14
SIL
1

18
SIL
2

13
SIL
3

13
23rd0

References

  1. "Welcome!". Archived from the original on 4 May 2006.