Chris Smiley

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Chris Smiley
NationalityBritish
Born (1992-04-06) 6 April 1992 (age 29)
Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, UK
Related toKathryn Smiley (23) Charlotte Smiley (19)
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season2016
Current teamGinsters Excelr8 with TradePriceCars.com
Car number22
Former teamsTLC Racing, BTC Racing
Starts162
Wins1
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finish13th in 2018
Previous series

2014
2013
2007-08
Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup
Volkswagen Racing Cup
Mini Challenge GB
Karting
Ginetta Junior Championship
Championship titles
2013Mini 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 2000 he finished 3rd overall in the BRDC Stars Of Tomorrow in 2006, he also raced in the Ginetta Junior Championship after winning the junior scholarship 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 winning both races at Oulton Park Circuit , 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 Points
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 		32nd 0
2017 BTC Norlin Racing Chevrolet Cruze BRH
1
21 		BRH
2
Ret 		BRH
3
25 		DON
1
Ret 		DON
2
17 		DON
3
17 		THR
1
19 		THR
2
15 		THR
3
18 		OUL
1
NC 		OUL
2
27 		OUL
3
20 		CRO
1
20 		CRO
2
20 		CRO
3
13 		SNE
1
14 		SNE
2
17 		SNE
3
20 		KNO
1
19 		KNO
2
14 		KNO
3
26 		ROC
1
20 		ROC
2
10 		ROC
3
9 		SIL
1
18 		SIL
2
11 		SIL
3
7 		BRH
1
11 		BRH
2
Ret 		BRH
3
11 		21st 45
2018 BTC Norlin Racing Honda Civic Type R (FK2) BRH
1
10 		BRH
2
17 		BRH
3
16 		DON
1
7 		DON
2
2* 		DON
3
NC 		THR
1
10 		THR
2
10 		THR
3
9 		OUL
1
12 		OUL
2
18 		OUL
3
Ret 		CRO
1
17 		CRO
2
12 		CRO
3
Ret 		SNE
1
7 		SNE
2
5 		SNE
3
Ret 		ROC
1
4 		ROC
2
7 		ROC
3
1* 		KNO
1
8 		KNO
2
10 		KNO
3
11 		SIL
1
25 		SIL
2
18 		SIL
3
Ret 		BRH
1
29 		BRH
2
12 		BRH
3
8 		13th 152
2019 BTC Racing Honda Civic Type R (FK8) BRH
1
Ret 		BRH
2
20 		BRH
3
7 		DON
1
7 		DON
2
Ret 		DON
3
11 		THR
1
14 		THR
2
15 		THR
3
11 		CRO
1
2 		CRO
2
27 		CRO
3
24 		OUL
1
16 		OUL
2
Ret 		OUL
3
Ret 		SNE
1
14 		SNE
2
8 		SNE
3
3 		THR
1
10 		THR
2
21 		THR
3
17 		KNO
1
6 		KNO
2
11 		KNO
3
4 		SIL
1
3 		SIL
2
6 		SIL
3
Ret 		BRH
1
Ret 		BRH
2
24 		BRH
3
Ret 		14th 132
2020 Excelr8 Motorsport Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance DON
1
8 		DON
2
12 		DON
3
2* 		BRH
1
15 		BRH
2
13 		BRH
3
Ret 		OUL
1
9 		OUL
2
14 		OUL
3
9 		KNO
1
14 		KNO
2
9 		KNO
3
7 		THR
1
13 		THR
2
16 		THR
3
16 		SIL
1
16 		SIL
2
15 		SIL
3
13 		CRO
1
12 		CRO
2
12 		CRO
3
19 		SNE
1
11 		SNE
2
10 		SNE
3
23 		BRH
1
13 		BRH
2
11 		BRH
3
12 		14th 106
2021 Ginsters Excelr8 with TradePriceCars.com Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance THR
1
Ret 		THR
2
Ret 		THR
3
15 		SNE
1
10 		SNE
2
13 		SNE
3
11 		BRH
1
7 		BRH
2
7 		BRH
3
10 		OUL
1
Ret 		OUL
2
14 		OUL
3
10 		KNO
1
5 		KNO
2
13 		KNO
3
6 		THR
1
16 		THR
2
11 		THR
3
9 		CRO
1
7 		CRO
2
11 		CRO
3
Ret 		SIL
1
13 		SIL
2
7 		SIL
3
4 		DON
1
9 		DON
2
12 		DON
3
16 		BRH
1
15 		BRH
2
Ret 		BRH
3
12 		15th 138

References[]

  1. ^ "Chris Smiley career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  2. ^ "TEAM HARD TARGET 'REGULAR POINTS' WITH NEW RECRUIT SMILEY". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.

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