Dean Smith (racing driver)


Dean Smith 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. He took three wins on his way to winning the championship in 2005.

Formula Renault

Smith moved up to the British Formula Renault Championship in 2006, finishing 9th in the overall standings. In 2007, he finished as runner-up to Fortec Motorsport teammate Duncan Tappy. He made the move to the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 in 2008 for Fortec, but finished down in 17th place. 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. 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. As part of the prize he will test a McLaren Formula One car.

GP3 Series

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

Complete GP3 Series results

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516DCPoints
2010CarlinCAT
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		7th24
2011Addax TeamIST
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		12th18