Tommy Smith (racing driver)

Tommy Smith
Smith in 2023
NationalityAustralia Australian
Born (2002-06-06) 6 June 2002 (age 22)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Related toJack Smith (uncle)
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season2023
Current teamVan Amersfoort Racing
Car number22
Starts38 (38 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish20th in 2024
Previous series
2024
2023–2024
2022
2021–2022
2021
2021
2019-2019/20
2019
2017-18
2017-18		FR Oceania Championship
FIA Formula 3 Championship
Australian Formula 3 Championship
GB3 Championship
FR European Championship
S5000 Australia
F3 Asian Championship
Toyota Racing Series
Formula Ford NZ South Island
NZ Formula 1600 Championship

Thomas Smith (born 6 June 2002) is an Australian racing driver who is set to compete in the 2025 Indy NXT with HMD Motorsports. He previously competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship in 2023 and 2024 with Van Amersfoort Racing. Prior, he raced with Douglas Motorsport in the 2022 GB3 Championship, having won one race & scoring two podium finishes.

Career

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New Zealand Formula Ford

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The first single-seater series in which Smith competed was the 2017–18 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship. He had a best finish of third place at Teretonga Park.[1]

F3 Asian Championship

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Smith's first year in the F3 Asian Championship was in 2019. Driving for Pinnacle Motorsport, Smith had a best finish of eighth place at the final race in Shanghai. This, along with five more points-scoring results, put him 12th in the championship.[2] For the 2019–20 season, Smith joined Absolute Racing, teaming up with the inaugural W Series champion Jamie Chadwick and FIA F3 driver Devlin DeFrancesco. Smith ended the season in 10th place with 48 points, 218 points behind champion Joey Alders.[3] His highest-scoring round came at the Chang International Circuit, where he placed sixth in Races 1 and 3 and ninth in Race 2.

Formula Renault Eurocup

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In 2020, it was announced that Smith would race in Formula Renault Eurocup for the Italian team JD Motorsport alongside Finnish driver William Alatalo.[4] However, due to the impact of COVID-19, Smith was not able to compete.

Formula Regional European Championship

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In 2021, Smith contested the newly formed Formula Regional European Championship with JD Motorsport alongside Eduardo Barrichello.[5] 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 Nicola Marinangeli.[6]

GB3 Championship

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2021

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During the second half of 2021, Smith moved into the GB3 Championship, which he would contest with Douglas Motorsport. In the three rounds he contested, the Australian scored a best finish of twelfth, at Snetterton and Silverstone respectively, which meant a 22nd place in the drivers' standings.

2022

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Tommy presented trophy in 2022 by Jonathan Palmer

He remained in the category for the 2022 season, once again driving for Douglas Motorsport alongside Max Esterson and Marcos Flack.[7][8] At the first round of the campaign, held at Oulton, Smith took a second place in the reversed-grid Race 3, having defended against David Morales throughout the final laps.[9]

Following three rounds that yielded two top-five results, Smith found himself finishing second again at Spa-Francorchamps, 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.[10][11] This would end up being the pinnacle of Smith's season, with him scoring only one top-ten finish in the final three events.

Tommy Speaking at the 2023 Australian Grand Prix

FIA Formula 3

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2023

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Smiyh driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2023 Spielberg Formula 3 round

For 2023, Smith moved to the FIA Formula 3 Championship, driving for Van Amersfoort Racing.[12][13] He finished 27th in the standings with no points, having a best finish of 12th in the Feature race at Melbourne, starting from 27th.

2024

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Smith driving for Van Amersfoort Racing during the 2024 Silverstone Formula 3 round.

Van Amersfoort Racing retained Smith for the 2024 season.[14] He scored his first points in the category with a fourth-place finish in a wet-dry race at Silverstone starting from 26th position.[15]

Formula Regional Oceania Championship

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2024

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Smith at the Taupo International Motorsport Park in 2024

Smith competed in three of the five Rounds in the 2024 Formula Regional Oceania Championship with MTEC Motorsports in preparation of his 2024 racing season.[16] He scored two podiums, finishing 8th overall having missed six races, gaining two FIA Super Licence Points.

2025

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Smith is set to return to the Formula Regional Oceania Championship, competing in the first two rounds for Giles Motorsport.[17]

Indy NXT

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For 2025, Smith would switch to Indy NXT with HMD Motorsports after spending two seasons in FIA Formula 3.[18]

Personal life

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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 SCT Logistics.[19]

Smith's uncle Jack is also a racing driver, who formerly competed in the Supercars Championship with Brad Jones Racing.[20]

He is also currently completing a degree at Deakin University and is a part of there Elite Sport's Program.

In a podcast, Smith said that he started working with sports psychologist Jacqui Louder in 2024, to help with the challenging mental side of motorsport. Louder is the sports psychologist for Collingwood Football Club and one of the key figures to their recent 2023 AFL Grand Final.

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/laps Podiums Points Position
2017–18 Formula Ford New Zealand South Island Series N/A 3 0 0 0 0 109 N/A
NZ Formula 1600 Championship 7 0 0 0 1 109 N/A
2018 Australian Formula 4 Championship Team BRM 21 0 0 1 0 99 8th
2019 Australian Formula 4 Championship Team BRM 12 0 0 0 0 106 7th
Toyota Racing Series Giles Motorsport 14 0 0 0 0 101 14th
F3 Asian Championship Pinnacle Motorsport 15 0 0 0 0 11 16th
2019–20 F3 Asian Championship Absolute Racing 15 0 0 0 0 48 10th
2021 Formula Regional European Championship JD Motorsport 19 0 0 0 0 0 31st
Australian S5000 Championship Team BRM 1 0 0 0 0 18 12th
GB3 Championship Douglas Motorsport 9 0 0 0 0 41 22nd
2022 GB3 Championship Douglas Motorsport 24 1 0 0 2 136.5 19th
2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 18 0 0 0 0 0 28th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 14th
2024 Formula Regional Oceania Championship mtec Motorsport 9 0 0 2 2 144 8th
FIA Formula 3 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 20 0 0 0 0 12 20th
2025 Formula Regional Oceania Championship Giles Motorsport 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD
Indy NXT HMD Motorsports 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD

* Season still in progress.

Complete Australian Formula 4 Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2018 Team BRM SYM
1
9 		SYM
2
8 		SYM
3
5 		PHI
1
11 		PHI
2
8 		PHI
3
7 		QLD
1
10 		QLD
2
9 		QLD
3
9 		WIN1
1
8 		WIN1
2
7 		WIN1
3
7 		WIN2
1
8 		WIN2
2
7 		WIN2
3
9 		SYD
1
6 		SYD
2
9 		SYD
3
8 		PUK
1
4 		PUK
2
6 		PUK
3
6 		8th 99
2019 Team BRM MEL
1
9 		MEL
2
4 		MEL
3
8 		SYD
1
4 		SYD
2
6 		SYD
3
7 		PHI1
1 		PHI1
2 		PHI1
3 		PHI2
1 		PHI2
2 		PHI2
3 		BEN1
1
6 		BEN1
2
6 		BEN1
3
4 		BEN2
1
4 		BEN2
2
5 		BEN2
3
4 		7th 106

Complete Toyota Racing Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DC Points
2019 Giles Motorsport HIG
1
15 		HIG
2
12 		HIG
3
12 		TER
1
14 		TER
2
C 		TER
3
C 		HMP
1
12 		HMP
2
11 		HMP
3
12 		HMP
4
9 		TAU
1
11 		TAU
2
14 		TAU
3
13 		TAU
4
13 		MAN
1
14 		MAN
2
8 		MAN
3
Ret 		14th 101

Complete F3 Asian Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2019 Pinnacle Motorsport SEP
1
12 		SEP
2
13 		SEP
3
13 		CHA
1
Ret 		CHA
2
DNS 		CHA
3
10 		SUZ
1
15 		SUZ
2
Ret 		SUZ
3
Ret 		SIC1
1
9 		SIC1
2
10 		SIC1
3
10 		SIC2
1
Ret 		SIC2
2
9 		SIC2
3
8 		18th 11
2019–20 Absolute Racing SEP1
1
10 		SEP1
2
11 		SEP1
3
10 		DUB
1
8 		DUB
2
12 		DUB
3
13 		ABU
1
12 		ABU
2
Ret 		ABU
3
8 		SEP2
1
7 		SEP2
2
11† 		SEP2
3
7 		CHA
1
6 		CHA
2
9 		CHA
3
6 		10th 48

Complete S5000 results

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points
2021 Team BRM SYM
R1
7 		SYM
R2
Ret 		SYM
R3
DNS 		PHI
R4 		PHI
R5 		PHI
R6 		SAN
R7 		SAN
R8 		SAN
R9 		SMP
R10 		SMP
R11 		SMP
R12 		12th 18

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2021 JD Motorsport IMO
1
Ret 		IMO
2
21 		CAT
1
22 		CAT
2
25 		MCO
1
DNQ 		MCO
2
Ret 		LEC
1
23 		LEC
2
17 		ZAN
1
Ret 		ZAN
2
29 		SPA
1
22 		SPA
2
Ret 		RBR
1
Ret 		RBR
2
26 		VAL
1
21 		VAL
2
21 		MUG
1
24 		MUG
2
27 		MNZ
1
28 		MNZ
2
18 		31st 0

Complete GB3 Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2021 Douglas Motorsport BRH
1 		BRH
2 		BRH
3 		SIL1
1 		SIL1
2 		SIL1
3 		DON1
1 		DON1
2 		DON1
3 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		SPA
3 		SNE
1
12 		SNE
2
15 		SNE
3
15 		SIL2
1
12 		SIL2
2
15 		SIL2
3
14 		OUL
1 		OUL
2 		OUL
3 		DON2
1
Ret 		DON2
2
16 		DON2
3
18 		22nd 41
2022 Douglas Motorsport OUL
1
17 		OUL
2
17 		OUL
3
2 		SIL1
1
14 		SIL1
2
16 		SIL1
3
12 		DON1
1
13 		DON1
2
21 		DON1
3
5 		SNE
1
Ret 		SNE
2
18 		SNE
3
42 		SPA
1
14 		SPA
2
19 		SPA
3
11 		SIL2
1
21 		SIL2
2
16 		SIL2
3
7 		BRH
1
13 		BRH
2
11 		BRH
3
17 		DON2
1
14 		DON2
2
Ret 		DON2
3
17 		19th 136.5

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2023 Van Amersfoort Racing BHR
SPR
23 		BHR
FEA
28† 		MEL
SPR
Ret 		MEL
FEA
12 		MON
SPR
21 		MON
FEA
15 		CAT
SPR
18 		CAT
FEA
23 		RBR
SPR
21 		RBR
FEA
18 		SIL
SPR
26 		SIL
FEA
25 		HUN
SPR
24 		HUN
FEA
29 		SPA
SPR
24 		SPA
FEA
18 		MNZ
SPR
Ret 		MNZ
FEA
20 		27th 0
2024 Van Amersfoort Racing BHR
SPR
28 		BHR
FEA
22 		MEL
SPR
27 		MEL
FEA
Ret 		IMO
SPR
24 		IMO
FEA
27 		MON
SPR
13 		MON
FEA
12 		CAT
SPR
18 		CAT
FEA
25 		RBR
SPR
21 		RBR
FEA
22 		SIL
SPR
21 		SIL
FEA
4 		HUN
SPR
25 		HUN
FEA
24 		SPA
SPR
25 		SPA
FEA
16 		MNZ
SPR
23 		MNZ
FEA
15 		20th 12

Complete New Zealand Grand Prix results

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Year Team Car Qualifying Main race
2019 New Zealand Giles Motorsport Tatuus FT-50 - Toyota 15th Ret

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

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Year Team Car Qualifying Quali Race Main race
2023 Netherlands Van Amersfoort Racing Dallara F3 2019 26th 23rd 14th

Complete Formula Regional Oceania Championship Results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2024 mtec Motorsport TAU
1
7 		TAU
2
6 		TAU
3
12 		MAN
1
6 		MAN
2
3 		MAN
3
4 		HMP
1
5 		HMP
2
9 		HMP
3
7 		CHR
1 		CHR
2 		CHR
3 		HIG
1 		HIG
2 		HIG
3 		8th 144
2025 Giles Motorsport TAU
1
 TAU
2
 TAU
3
 HMP
1
 HMP
2
 HMP
3
 MAN
1
 MAN
2
 MAN
3
 TER
1
 TER
2
 TER
3
 HIG
1
 HIG
2
 HIG
3
 TBD TBD

Complete American open–wheel racing results

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Indy NXT

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2025 HMD Motorsports STP BAR IMS IMS DET GMP RDA MDO IOW LAG LAG POR MIL NSH

* Season still in progress.

References

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  1. ^ "NZ Formula 1600 Championship 2018 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Countdown begins as F3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA prepares for second sensational season - F3 Asian Championship Certified by FIA". www.f3asia.com. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Absolute Racing sign Cao and Smith for F3 Asian new season | Absolute Racing". Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  4. ^ Wood, Elliot (6 March 2020). "Tommy Smith swaps Asian F3 for Europe with JD Motorsport". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  5. ^ Wood, Ida (20 January 2021). "Tommy Smith finally joins JD Motorsport in F3 after pandemic delay". Formula Scout. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  6. ^ Tommy Smith has a car land on him #F3 #MonacoGP #Australia, retrieved 3 November 2021
  7. ^ "TOMMY SMITH RETURNS TO DOUGLAS MOTORSPORT FOR FULL 2022 GB3 CAMPAIGN". www.gb-3.net. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  8. ^ Smyth, Richard (14 April 2022). "Your season guide for the 2022 GB3 Championship". F1 Feeder Series. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  9. ^ "GRUNDTVIG POWERS TO RACE THREE VICTORY AT OULTON PARK". www.gb-3.net. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  10. ^ "AMENDED RACE THREE RESULT – SMITH DECLARED WINNER". www.gb-3.net. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  11. ^ Neal, Timothy (26 July 2022). "SMITH GETS FIRST GB3 WIN ON RECOUNT". AutoAction.
  12. ^ "Tommy Smith joins VAR for '23 FIA F3". www.vanamersfoortracing.nl. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  13. ^ "RACE WINNER SMITH GRADUATES TO FIA F3". www.gb-3.net. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  14. ^ "Tommy Smith stays with Van Amersfoort Racing for 2024". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  15. ^ "'It does take a little bit of pressure off now' – Tommy Smith of his first Formula 3 points at Silverstone". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Aussie Smith signs for part season in NZ with mtec Motorsport". toyota.co.nz. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Smith returns to NZ for two round Castrol Toyota FR Oceania cameo". Toyota GAZOO Racing NZ. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
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