Dean Smith (racing driver)

Dean Smith
Nationality	British
Born	22 March 1988 (1988-03-22) (age 23) Wolverhampton (England)
2011 GP3 Series
Debut season	2010
Current team	Carlin
Car no.	14
Starts	0
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Previous series
2008–09 2008–09 2008 2008 2007 2006–07, 2009 2004–05	Porsche Carrera Cup GB Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 WEC British Formula Three 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

Dean Smith (born 22 March 1988 in Wolverhampton, West Midlands) is a British 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 competing during the 2009 Formula Renault UK season at Oulton Park.

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 Three 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 will test a McLaren Formula One car.^[2]

GP3 Series

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

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	ESP FEA 4	ESP SPR 5	TUR FEA 22	TUR SPR 10	VAL FEA 17	VAL SPR 23	GBR FEA 6	GBR SPR 22	GER FEA 9	GER SPR 12	HUN FEA 5	HUN SPR 3	BEL FEA 6	BEL SPR 4	ITA FEA Ret	ITA SPR 16	7th	24
2011	Addax Team	TUR FEA 9	TUR SPR 6	ESP FEA 7	ESP SPR 3	VAL FEA 5	VAL SPR 11	GBR FEA 8	GBR SPR 2	GER FEA 24	GER SPR Ret	HUN FEA 24	HUN SPR 19	BEL FEA 20	BEL SPR 20	ITA FEA	ITA SPR	12th	18

* Season in Progress

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/2900/career/ Career statistics at Driver Database
2. ^ ^{a b} O' Leary, Jamie (2009-12-07). "McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC: D. Smith". autosport.com (Haymarket Publishing). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80464. Retrieved 2009-12-07. 
3. ^ "Smith joins Carlin for GP3". carlin.co.uk (Carlin). 2010-04-08. http://www.carlin.co.uk/news/699/Smith-joins-Carlin-for-GP3/. Retrieved 2010-04-08. 

External links

• Official website
• Career statistics from Driver Database

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

Persondata
Name	Smith, Dean
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Date of birth	22 March 1988
Place of birth	Wolverhampton (England)
Date of death
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