Thomas Smith (born 6 June 2002) is an

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racing driver set to compete in the

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with

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. He previously raced with Douglas Motorsport in the

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, having won one race and finishing 19th overall in the standings.

Career

New Zealand Formula Ford

The first single-seater series in which Smith competed was the 2017–18

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. He had a best finish of third place at

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F3 Asian Championship

Smith's first year in the F3 Asian Championship was in

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. Driving for Pinnacle Motorsport, Smith had a best finish of eighth place at the final race in

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. This, along with five more points-scoring results, put him 12th in the championship. For the 2019–20 season, Smith joined Absolute Racing, teaming up with the inaugural W Series champion

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and FIA F3 driver

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. Smith ended the season in 10th place with 48 points, 218 points behind champion

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. His highest-scoring round came at the

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, where he placed sixth in Races 1 and 3 and ninth in Race 2.

Formula Renault Eurocup

In 2020, it was announced that Smith would race in

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for the Italian team

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alongside Finnish driver

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. However, due to the impact of COVID-19, Smith was not able to compete.

Formula Regional European Championship

In 2021, Smith contested the newly formed

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with

alongside

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. Both Smith and Barrichello failed to amass points throughout the 20-race-long campaign, with the Australian ending up 31st in the standings. Of note, a multi-car incident on the first lap of Race 2 at Monaco resulted in Smith flipping the car of

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GB3 Championship

2021

During the second half of 2021, Smith moved into the

, which he would contest with Douglas Motorsport. In the three rounds he contested, the Australian scored a best finish of twelfth, at

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and

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respectively, which meant a 22nd place in the drivers' standings.

2022

He remained in the category for the 2022 season, once again driving for Douglas alongside Max Esterson and

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. At the first round of the campaign, held at Oulton, Smith finished the main races in 17th place, whilst taking a second place in the reversed-grid Race 3, having defended against

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throughout the final laps. Following three rounds that yielded two top-five results in the reversed-grid races, Smith found himself finishing second again at

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, which, following the application of a red flag rule, which reinstated the results from the lap before the Race 3 had been abandoned, meant that the Australian was awarded with the victory. This would end up being the pinnacle of Smith's season, with him scoring only one top-ten finish in the final three events.

FIA Formula 3

For 2023, Smith moved to the

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, driving for

Personal life

Tommy is the grandson of Peter Smith, founder of the Specialized Container Transport (SCT) Group. His father, Geoff Smith, is Peter's eldest son and currently the Managing Director of

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. Smith's uncle Jack Smith is also a racing driver. He is currently competing in the

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with

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Racing record

Racing career summary

* Season still in progress.

Complete Australian Formula 4 Championship results

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