Nigel Smith (racing driver)

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

Nigel Smith
Nationality	British
Born	(1951-03-17) 17 March 1951 Surbiton, Surrey, England
British Touring Car Championship
Years active	1994–1995
Teams	Team HMSO
Starts	45
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	25th in 1994

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.

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

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

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	Pos	Pts
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					25th	1
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	26th	0

Complete Swedish Touring Car Championship results

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

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	DC	Pts
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	11th	35

Complete North American Touring Car Championship results

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

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	DC	Pts
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	13th	23

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2001	Perspective Racing	Thierry Perrier Michel Neugarten	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	GT	275	9th	3rd
2003	Thierry Perrier Perspective Racing	Michel Neugarten Ian Khan	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	GT	305	18th	3rd
2004	Thierry Perrier Perspective Racing	Ian Khan Tim Sugden	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	GT	283	23rd	10th
2006	Russian Age Racing Cirtek Motorsport	Tim Sugden Christian Vann	Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello	GT1	124	DNF	DNF