Paul Smith (racing driver)
Paul Smith (born October 29, 1955 in Sutton Coldfield ) is a British racing car driver .
Racing career
Paul Smith began his career with a fourth final place in the British Formula Atlantic Championship in 1979. Overall winner was Ray Mallock ahead of Jim Crawford . The further monoposto time led to the Aurora AFX Formula 1 series , where he was fourteenth overall on a March 782 in 1980 , and into the Formula 2 European Championship .
From the 1982 season, Smith mainly competed in touring and sports car races in Europe and North America. He competed in the IMSA GTP series , competed in the German racing championship and the sports car world championship . In the 2000s he drove historic racing cars and was a regular starter in the 24-hour race at Silverstone .
Paul Smith entered the race four times in the 24 Hours of Le Mans . In 1983 , together with John Cooper and David Ovey in a Porsche 930, he achieved class victory in Group B. The best place in the final classification was eighth in 1982 with Cooper and Claude Bourgoignie in a Porsche 935K3 .
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1982 |
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Porsche 935K3 |
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Rank 8 | |
1983 |
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Porsche 930 |
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11th place and class win | |
1984 |
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Porsche 930 |
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failure | Oil leak |
1985 |
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Tiga GC285 |
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Rank 21 |
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Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Smith, Paul |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 29, 1955 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sutton Coldfield |