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Brian Smith (born 22 April 1975) is a racing driver from Argentina. Born in Castelar, Buenos Aires Province[1], he was the 1995 Argentine Formula Renault champion, before competing in the British Formula Three Championship and eventually International Formula 3000, entering ten races at that level. After a brief appearance in the World Series by Nissan in 2001, and a subsequent hiatus from the sport, he moved to Argentine touring car racing.
Formula Three
[edit]Smith won the 1995 Argentine Formula Renault championship[2], earning him a place in British Formula Three for the 1996 season with the TOM'S team.[3] He finished tenth in the championship that year, with a best race finish of third and two starts from pole position.[4] For 1997 season he moved to Fortec Motorsport, completing the season in seventh position overall.[4] He took his only victory in this class at Pembrey Circuit on 17 August, with a fastest lap of 50.079 seconds remains the official track record to this day.
International Formula 3000
[edit]Smith's Formula Three results earned him a seat in International Formula 3000 with Nordic Racing for the 1998 season[5], qualifying sixth on his debut at Oschersleben[5]. His best result of eighth place came at the Grand Prix de Pau, the sixth round of the championship[5], but he did not compete further in the season due to financial constraints. His race seat was taken by Kevin McGarrity.[6] Recalled to the sport for the 1999 season with Monaco Motorsport[7], he matched his best 1998 result of eighth at the season opener at Imola, but this would prove to be his only finish of the season. After failing to qualify for rounds 3 and 4 in Spain and France respectively, he was dropped in favour of Cyrille Sauvage.[7]
There was an abortive attempt to found an Argentine-based team for the 2001 season, with Smith and Nicolas Filiberti as drivers.[8]
Complete International Formula 3000 results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Nordic Racing | Lola T96/50 | Zytek-Judd V8 | A | OSC 10 |
IMO Ret |
CAT Ret |
SIL 15 |
MON 11 |
PAU 8 |
A1R | HOC | HUN | SPA | PER | NUR | 26th | 0 |
| 1999 | Monaco Motorsport | Lola B99/50 | Zytek V8 | A | IMO 8 |
MON Ret |
CAT DNQ |
MAG DNQ |
SIL | A1R | HOC | HUN | SPA | NUR | 25th | 0 |
After Formula 3000
[edit]After his potential F3000 drive failed to materialise, Smith raced at one weekend of the 2001 World Series by Nissan season for PSN Racing, scoring a single point for a tenth place finish in one of his two races. This was his last race until 2006, when he signed up to compete in Top Race V6, an Argentine touring car championship.[9]. He continues to race in that category, and also has a business importing cars.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Where are they now?". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
- ^ (in Spanish) "Estadisticas". Asociación de Propietarios de Equipos de Fórmulas Automoviliísticas. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
- ^ "TOM'S". F3 History. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
- ^ a b "The racing career of Brian Smith - in detail". Driver Database. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
- ^ a b c "International F3000 1998". Unofficial F3000 Information. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
- ^ "Formula 3000". sport-fans.co.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
- ^ a b "International F3000 1999". Unofficial F3000 Information. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
- ^ "International F3000 2001". Unofficial F3000 Information. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
- ^ (in Spanish) "Pilotos Top Race". Top Race V6. Retrieved 26 April 2009.