Chris Smiley
| Chris Smiley | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born |
6 April 1992 Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, UK |
| British Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2016 |
| Current team | TLC Racing |
| Car no. | 22 |
| Starts | 15 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 30th in 2016 |
| Previous series | |
| 2014 2014 2013 2007-08 2007 |
Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup Volkswagen Racing Cup Mini Challenge GB Karting Ginetta Junior Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2013 | Mini Challenge GB |
Chris Smiley (born 6 April 1992) is a British racing driver currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship. He debuted in 2016, after winning the Mini Challenge GB in 2013.
Racing career
Smiley began his career in karting in 2007, he also raced in the Ginetta Junior Championship in 2007. He went on to win the 2013 Mini Challenge GB title, scoring 9 wins and 14 podiums in 20 races. He made a one-off appearance in the 2014 Volkswagen Racing Cup, as well as finishing 4th in the Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup in 2014.[1] In January 2016, it was announced that Smiley would make his British Touring Car Championship debut with TLC Racing driving a Toyota Avensis.[2]
Racing record
Complete British Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races; * signifies that driver led race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)
| 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 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | TLC Racing | Toyota Avensis | BRH 1 24 |
BRH 2 28 |
BRH 3 Ret |
DON 1 22 |
DON 2 21 |
DON 3 17 |
THR 1 18 |
THR 2 22 |
THR 3 16 |
OUL 1 28 |
OUL 2 22 |
OUL 3 21 |
CRO 1 24 |
CRO 2 24 |
CRO 3 23 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SNE 3 |
KNO 1 |
KNO 2 |
KNO 3 |
ROC 1 |
ROC 2 |
ROC 3 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 3 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
BRH 3 |
30th | 0 |
References
- ↑ "Chris Smiley career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ↑ "TEAM HARD TARGET 'REGULAR POINTS' WITH NEW RECRUIT SMILEY". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
External links
- Chris Smiley career summary at DriverDB.com
- Chris Smiley on Facebook
- Chris Smiley on Twitter
