Tommy Smith (racing driver)
Thomas Smith (born 6 June 2002) is an Australian racing driver who is racing with Douglas Motorsport in the GB3 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 had a best finish of third place at Teretonga Park. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Personal life. Tommy is the grandson of Australian Transport Tycoon Peter Smith, His father, Geoff Smith is Peter's eldest son, currently the Managing Director of SCT Logistics. Smith's uncle Jack  Smith is also a racing driver. He is currently competing in the Supercars Championship with Brad Jones Racing. Education Tommy attended Brighton Grammar school, completing his motorsport commitments alongside his education. He currently attends Deakin University and is a part of their elite athlete program under the 'Emerging Athlete' category. Racing record. Career summary. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Season still in progress. Complete GB3 Championship results. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Season still in progress.