Thomas Smith (born 6 June 2002) is an Australian racing driver who last raced in the Formula Regional European Championship with JD Motorsport.
| Tommy Smith | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Smith at the Red Bull Ring in 2021 | |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Born | 6 June 2002 Melbourne, Australia |
| Formula Regional European Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | JD Motorsport |
| Car number | 16 |
| Starts | 19 (20 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 31st in 2021 |
| Previous series | |
| 2021 2019-2019/20 2017-18 2017-18 | S5000 Australia F3 Asian Championship Formula Ford NZ South Island Series NZ Formula 1600 Championship |
Career
New Zealand Formula Ford
The first single-seater series in which Smith competed was the 2017–18 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship. He ended the season in 18th place, with a best finish of third at Teretonga Park, and finished 596 points behind the champion, New Zealander Callum Hedge.[1]
F3 Asian Championship
Smith's first year in the F3 Asian Championship was in 2019. Driving for Pinnacle Motorsport, Smith had a best finish of eighth place at the final race in Shanghai. This, along with five more points-scoring results, put him 18th in the championship.[2] For the 2019–20 season, Smith joined Absolute Racing, teaming up with the inaugural W Series champion Jamie Chadwick and FIA F3 driver Devlin DeFrancesco. Smith ended the season in 10th place with 48 points, 218 points behind champion Joey Alders.[3] His highest-scoring round came at the Chang International Circuit, where he placed sixth in Races 1 and 3 and ninth in Race 2.
Formula Renault Eurocup
In 2020, it was announced that Smith would race in Formula Renault Eurocup for the Italian team JD Motorsport alongside Finnish driver William Alatalo.[4] However, due to the impact of COVID-19, Smith was not able to compete.
Formula Regional European Championship
In 2021, Smith contested the newly formed Formula Regional European Championship with JD Motorsport alongside Eduardo Barrichello.[5] Both Smith and Barrichello failed to amass points throughout the 20-race-long campaign. Of note, a multi-car incident on the first lap of Race 2 at Monaco resulted in Smith flipping the car of Nicola Marinangeli.[6]
Personal life
Smith's uncle Jack Smith is also a racing driver. He is currently competing in the Supercars Championship with Brad Jones Racing.
When he is not racing, Tommy spends time interacting with motorsport fans on social media and messaging platform Discord.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | Formula Ford New Zealand South Island Series | N/A | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 19th |
| NZ Formula 1600 Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 18th | ||
| 2018 | Australian Formula 4 Championship | Team BRM | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 8th |
| 2019 | Australian Formula 4 Championship | Team BRM | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 7th |
| Toyota Racing Series | Giles Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 14th | |
| F3 Asian Championship | Pinnacle Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18th | |
| 2019–20 | F3 Asian Championship | Absolute Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 10th |
| 2021 | Formula Regional European Championship | JD Motorsport | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st |
| Australian S5000 Championship | Team BRM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12th | |
| GB3 Championship | Douglas Motorsport | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 22nd |
* Season still in progress.
Complete Australian Formula 4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Team BRM | SYM 1 9 |
SYM 2 8 |
SYM 3 5 |
PHI 1 11 |
PHI 2 8 |
PHI 3 7 |
QLD 1 10 |
QLD 2 9 |
QLD 3 9 |
WIN1 1 8 |
WIN1 2 7 |
WIN1 3 7 |
WIN2 1 8 |
WIN2 2 7 |
WIN2 3 9 |
SYD 1 6 |
SYD 2 9 |
SYD 3 8 |
PUK 1 4 |
PUK 2 6 |
PUK 3 6 |
8th | 99 |
| 2019 | Team BRM | MEL 1 9 |
MEL 2 4 |
MEL 3 8 |
SYD 1 4 |
SYD 2 6 |
SYD 3 7 |
PHI1 1 |
PHI1 2 |
PHI1 3 |
PHI2 1 |
PHI2 2 |
PHI2 3 |
BEN1 1 6 |
BEN1 2 6 |
BEN1 3 4 |
BEN2 1 4 |
BEN2 2 5 |
BEN2 3 4 |
7th | 106 |
Complete Toyota Racing Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Giles Motorsport | HIG 1 15 |
HIG 2 12 |
HIG 3 12 |
TER 1 14 |
TER 2 C |
TER 3 C |
HMP 1 12 |
HMP 2 11 |
HMP 3 12 |
HMP 4 9 |
TAU 1 11 |
TAU 2 14 |
TAU 3 13 |
TAU 4 13 |
MAN 1 14 |
MAN 2 8 |
MAN 3 Ret |
14th | 101 |
Complete F3 Asian Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Pinnacle Motorsport | SEP 1 12 |
SEP 2 13 |
SEP 3 13 |
CHA 1 Ret |
CHA 2 DNS |
CHA 3 10 |
SUZ 1 15 |
SUZ 2 Ret |
SUZ 3 Ret |
SIC1 1 9 |
SIC1 2 10 |
SIC1 3 10 |
SIC2 1 Ret |
SIC2 2 9 |
SIC2 3 8 |
18th | 11 |
| 2019–20 | Absolute Racing | SEP1 1 10 |
SEP1 2 11 |
SEP1 3 10 |
DUB 1 8 |
DUB 2 12 |
DUB 3 13 |
ABU 1 12 |
ABU 2 Ret |
ABU 3 8 |
SEP2 1 7 |
SEP2 2 11† |
SEP2 3 7 |
CHA 1 6 |
CHA 2 9 |
CHA 3 6 |
10th | 48 |
Complete S5000 results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Team BRM | SYM R1 7 |
SYM R2 Ret |
SYM R3 DNS |
PHI R4 |
PHI R5 |
PHI R6 |
SAN R7 |
SAN R8 |
SAN R9 |
SMP R10 |
SMP R11 |
SMP R12 |
12th | 18 |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | JD Motorsport | IMO 1 Ret |
IMO 2 21 |
CAT 1 22 |
CAT 2 25 |
MCO 1 DNQ |
MCO 2 Ret |
LEC 1 23 |
LEC 2 17 |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 29 |
SPA 1 22 |
SPA 2 Ret |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 26 |
VAL 1 21 |
VAL 2 21 |
MUG 1 24 |
MUG 2 27 |
MNZ 1 28 |
MNZ 2 18 |
31st | 0 |
Complete GB3 Championship 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 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Douglas Motorsport | BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
BRH 3 |
SIL1 1 |
SIL1 2 |
SIL1 3 |
DON1 1 |
DON1 2 |
DON1 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
SNE 1 12 |
SNE 2 15 |
SNE 3 15 |
SIL2 1 12 |
SIL2 2 15 |
SIL2 3 14 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
OUL 3 |
DON2 1 Ret |
DON2 2 16 |
DON2 3 18 |
22nd | 41 |
* Season still in progress.
References
- ^ "NZ Formula 1600 Championship 2018 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Countdown begins as F3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA prepares for second sensational season - F3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA". www.f3asia.com. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Absolute Racing sign Cao and Smith for F3 Asian new season | Absolute Racing". Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (6 March 2020). "Tommy Smith swaps Asian F3 for Europe with JD Motorsport". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ Wood, Ida (20 January 2021). "Tommy Smith finally joins JD Motorsport in F3 after pandemic delay". Formula Scout. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ Tommy Smith has a car land on him #F3 #MonacoGP #Australia, retrieved 3 November 2021
External links
- Tommy Smith career summary at DriverDB.com