Nigel Smith (racing driver)

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Nigel Smith
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1951-03-17) 17 March 1951 (age 72)
Surbiton, Surrey, England
British Touring Car Championship
Years active2
TeamsTeam HMSO
Starts45
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish25th in 1994

Nigel Smith (born 17 March 1951) is a British businessman and retired auto racing driver.

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Racing career

His racing career started 1972 as a successful karting driver winning superkart grands prix in the Netherlands, Belgium and New Zealand. He made the switch to car racing in 1984, making appearances in Sports 2000 and Formula Ford. In 1990 and 1991 he was a front running driver in the Honda CRX Challenge. He privately entered a class B Ralt in the British Formula Three Championship in 1991 and 1992. In 1993 he competed in British Formula 2 with a Reynard 92D. He finished the season as the highest placed British driver with six podiums.

In 1994 his Team HMSO Cavalier, entered a former Ecurie Ecosse Vauxhall Cavalier in the British Touring Car Championship. A successful season saw him finish as runner-up in the Total Cup for Privateers. The team returned for another season in the BTCC in 1995, where Smith finished third in the privateers cup.

Smith went on to compete in touring car racing in North America and Sweden. In 1998 he competed in one season of the GTR Euroseries before spending two years in FIA GT Championship in a N-GT class Porsche 911 GT3. [1]

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

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

YearTeamCar12345678910111213141516171819202122232425PosPts
1994 Team HMSO Cavalier Vauxhall Cavalier 16v THR
18
BRH
1

13
BRH
2

14
SNE
15
SIL
1

20
SIL
2

Ret
OUL
16
DON
1

20
DON
2

18
BRH
1

16
BRH
2

20
SIL
13
KNO
1

Ret
KNO
2

17
OUL
17
BRH
1

19
BRH
2

10
SIL
1

17
SIL
2

16
DON
1

23
DON
2

20
25th1
1995 HMSO Bookshops Vauxhall Cavalier 16v DON
1

16
DON
2

16
BRH
1

18
BRH
2

16
THR
1

11
THR
2

14
SIL
1

Ret
SIL
2

Ret
OUL
1

12
OUL
2

16
BRH
1

16
BRH
2

17
DON
1

16
DON
2

Ret
SIL
Ret
KNO
1

12
KNO
2

18
BRH
1

16
BRH
2

16
SNE
1

17
SNE
2

15
OUL
1

14
OUL
2

14
SIL
1

Ret
SIL
2

DNS
26th0

Complete Swedish Touring Car Championship results

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

YearTeamCar123456789DCPts
1996 Bohlin Racing Vauxhall Cavalier GSi MAN
1

2
MAN
2

2
KAR
DNS
FAL
1
FAL
2
KNU
1
KNU
2
KIN
1
KIN
2
11th35

Complete North American Touring Car Championship results

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

YearTeamCar12345678910111213141516DCPts
1996 Motorsport Team Schemes Vauxhall Cavalier LRP
1
LRP
2
DET
1
DET
2
POR
1
POR
2
TOR
1

10
TOR
2

DNS
TRV
1
TRV
2
MDO
1

9
MDO
2

9
VAN
1
VAN
2
LAG
1
LAG
2
13th23

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2001 Flag of France.svg Perspective Racing Flag of France.svg Thierry Perrier
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Michel Neugarten
Porsche 911 GT3-RSGT2759th3rd
2003 Flag of France.svg Thierry Perrier
Flag of France.svg Perspective Racing
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Michel Neugarten
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Khan
Porsche 911 GT3-RSGT30518th3rd
2004 Flag of France.svg Thierry Perrier
Flag of France.svg Perspective Racing
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Khan
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Sugden
Porsche 911 GT3-RSGT28323rd10th
2006 Flag of Russia.svg Russian Age Racing
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cirtek Motorsport
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Sugden
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Christian Vann
Ferrari 550-GTS MaranelloGT1124DNFDNF

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References

  1. "career details at BTCC Pages". Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2010.