Sam Smelt
Sam Smelt (born 23 August 1996) is a British racing driver, who competed in the British Touring Car Championship with AmD Tuning.[1] He previously raced in the VW Racing Cup and F4 British Championship both in 2017 and in karting before that season. He competed in British GT in 2019.
| Sam Smelt | |
|---|---|
 Sam Smelt's Ford Mustang GT4 at Brands Hatch | |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 23 August 1996 Northampton |
| British Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2018 |
| Current team | AmD with Cobra Exhausts |
| Car number | 23 |
| Starts | 30 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 34th in 2018 |
| Finished last season | 34th |
| Previous series | |
| 2017 | F4 British Championship VW Racing Cup |
British GT Championship
Smelt drove with ex-BTCC driver Árón Taylor-Smith in a Ford Mustang GT4. They finished 22nd in the championship with only 4 points, scored at Snetterton.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | AmD with Cobra Exhausts | Audi S3 Saloon | BRH 1 24 |
BRH 2 25 |
BRH 3 25 |
DON 1 28 |
DON 2 Ret |
DON 3 24 |
THR 1 28 |
THR 2 24 |
THR 3 26 |
OUL 1 31 |
OUL 2 Ret |
OUL 3 17 |
CRO 1 25 |
CRO 2 24 |
CRO 3 26 |
SNE 1 22 |
SNE 2 20 |
SNE 3 18 |
ROC 1 Ret |
ROC 2 23 |
ROC 3 Ret |
KNO 1 22 |
KNO 2 Ret |
KNO 3 Ret |
SIL 1 22 |
SIL 2 26 |
SIL 3 23 |
BRH 1 25 |
BRH 2 19 |
BRH 3 26 |
34th | 0 |
Complete British GT Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | RACE Performance | Ford Mustang GT4 | GT4 | OUL 1 25 |
OUL 2 28 |
SNE 1 25 |
SNE 2 21 |
SIL 1 Ret |
DON 1 30 |
SPA 1 29 |
BRH 1 26 |
DON 1 Ret |
22nd | 4 |
| 2020 | Speedworks Motorsport | Toyota GR Supra GT4 | GT4 | OUL 1 17 |
OUL 2 Ret |
DON 1 15 |
DON 2 15 |
BRH 1 16 |
DON 1 19 |
SNE 1 23 |
SNE 2 23 |
SIL 1 27 |
8th | 9.5 |
References
- Paice, Simon (8 January 2018). "BTCC DEBUTANT SMELT JOINS JACKSON IN AMD AUDI'S". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. TheCheckeredFlag. Retrieved 21 January 2018.