Guy Smith
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Guy Smith (born September 12, 1974 in Beverley, England, UK) is a motor racing driver who has competed in various levels of motor sport, He started racing karts in 1987 winning the British Championship and in 1991 finished 2nd in the senior world championship. In 1992 he moved into car racing. He won the British Formula Renault Championship in 1995 and tested a Williams Formula 1 car. He went on to win his first formula 3 race from pole position.In 1998 he moved to America to contest the Indy Lights series finishing 3rd in the Championship and been crowned 'Rookie of the Year'. Since then he has raced primarily in the American Le Mans Series and Grand-Am series, posting an overall win at the 2003 24 Hours of Le Mans with co-drivers Tom Kristensen and Rinaldo Capello driving a Bentley Speed 8 model. It is the most recent time a closed prototype car has won the enduro. In 2004 he made his Champ Car debut the second half of the season for Paul Gentilozzi's Rocketsports effort, He currently races for Dyson Racing in the American Le Mans Series driving a Porsche RS Spyder with Chris Dyson. He is married to wife Alicia and they have a daughter Bronte and they live in a 200 year old converted Barn in East Yorkshire.
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[edit] Motorsports Career Results
[edit] American Open-Wheel
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)
[edit] Champ Car
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Rocketsports |  LBH |
 MTY |
MIL |
POR |
CLE |
 TOR |
VAN |
ROA 10 |
DEN Ret |
MTL Ret |
LS 9 |
LVS Ret |
 SRF 9 |
MXC 17 |
18th | 53 |
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| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by James Matthews |
British Formula Renault UK series champion 1995 |
Succeeded by Enrique Bernoldi |
| Preceded by Frank Biela Tom Kristensen Emanuele Pirro |
Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2003 Tom Kristensen Rinaldo Capello Guy Smith |
Succeeded by Seiji Ara Tom Kristensen Rinaldo Capello |
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