Ken Smith MBE | |
---|---|
Nationality | New Zealander |
Full name | Kenneth James Smith |
Born | 11 August 1941 |
Kenneth James Smith MBE (born 11 August 1941) is a New Zealand motor racing driver, who won the New Zealand Grand Prix in 1976, 1990, and 2004. [1] [2]
Smith first competed in motor racing in 1958, winning the New Zealand Hill Climb championship when he was 16. He progressed to single seater racing in 1962, first driving a Lola March T, Formula Junior car. Later he raced in Formula Ford, Formula 5000, Formula Pacific, Formula Mondial, and Toyota Racing Series among others [3] [4]
Smith won the Gold Star Drivers Award in the 1975–1976, 1983–1984, 1984–1985, 1986–1987 and 1989–1990 seasons. [5] In 2011 Smith won the Formula 5000 Revival championship for the third time. [6] As well as his victories in New Zealand, Smith also won the Penang Grand Prix three times, the Selangor Grand Prix twice, and the Malaysian Grand Prix once. [7]
In 2021, Smith took part in his 50th New Zealand Grand Prix at age 79, during his 63rd consecutive season of racing. [8] [9]
Smith was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1987 Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to motorsport, [10] and in 1995 was inducted into the New Zealand Motorsport Hall of Fame. [11] In 2008 he received the Motorsport Personality of the Year award. [12] In 2010 he received a Motorsport New Zealand Special Award given in recognition of his pivotal role in motorsport. [13]
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Position | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014/15 | Ken Smith Motorsport | Lola T332 | Chevrolet |
SAN R1 |
SAN R2 |
SAN R3 |
SMSP R1 |
SMSP R2 |
SMSP R3 |
HAM R1 1 |
HAM R2 1 |
HAM R3 1 |
HAM2 R1 1 |
HAM2 R2 1 |
HAM2 R3 1 |
RUA R1 |
RUA R2 |
RUA R3 |
MAN R1 1 |
MAN R2 1 |
MAN R3 1 |
N/A | 0** |
2015/16 | Ken Smith Motorsport | Lola T332 | Chevrolet |
MAN R1 1 |
MAN R2 1 |
MAN R3 1 |
HAM R1 1 |
HAM R2 1 |
HAM R3 1 |
RUA R1 1 |
RUA R2 1 |
RUA R3 1 |
MAN2 R1 1 |
MAN2 R2 1 |
MAN2 R3 1 |
PHI R1 2 |
PHI R2 2 |
PHI R3 3 |
PHI R4 3 |
1st | ? | ||
2016/17 | Ken Smith Motorsport | Lola T332 | Chevrolet |
BAR R1 |
BAR R2 |
BAR R3 |
SAN R1 |
SAN R2 |
SAN R3 |
HAM R1 1 |
HAM R2 1 |
HAM R3 1 |
TAU R1 1 |
TAU R2 3 |
TAU R3 1 |
RUA R1 1 |
RUA R2 1 |
RUA R3 2 |
N/A | 0** | |||
2017/18 | Ken Smith Motorsport | Lola T332 | Chevrolet |
PUK R1 DNS |
PUK R2 DNF |
PUK R3 DNS |
MAN R1 |
MAN R2 |
MAN R3 |
TAU R1 1 |
TAU R2 2 |
TAU R3 2 |
HAM R1 1 |
HAM R2 1 |
HAM R3 1 |
RUA R1 DNF |
RUA R2 DNS |
RUA R3 DNS |
PHI R1 |
PHI R2 |
PHI R3 |
12th | 272 |
2018/19 | Ken Smith Motorsport | Lola T332 | Chevrolet |
PUK R1 1 |
PUK R2 1 |
PUK R3 1 |
TAU R1 1 |
TAU R2 1 |
TAU R3 1 |
HAM R1 |
HAM R2 |
HAM R3 |
RUA R1 |
RUA R2 |
RUA R3 |
HAM R1 |
HAM R2 |
HAM R3 |
1st | 208 |
( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Ken Smith MBE | |
---|---|
Nationality | New Zealander |
Full name | Kenneth James Smith |
Born | 11 August 1941 |
Kenneth James Smith MBE (born 11 August 1941) is a New Zealand motor racing driver, who won the New Zealand Grand Prix in 1976, 1990, and 2004. [1] [2]
Smith first competed in motor racing in 1958, winning the New Zealand Hill Climb championship when he was 16. He progressed to single seater racing in 1962, first driving a Lola March T, Formula Junior car. Later he raced in Formula Ford, Formula 5000, Formula Pacific, Formula Mondial, and Toyota Racing Series among others [3] [4]
Smith won the Gold Star Drivers Award in the 1975–1976, 1983–1984, 1984–1985, 1986–1987 and 1989–1990 seasons. [5] In 2011 Smith won the Formula 5000 Revival championship for the third time. [6] As well as his victories in New Zealand, Smith also won the Penang Grand Prix three times, the Selangor Grand Prix twice, and the Malaysian Grand Prix once. [7]
In 2021, Smith took part in his 50th New Zealand Grand Prix at age 79, during his 63rd consecutive season of racing. [8] [9]
Smith was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1987 Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to motorsport, [10] and in 1995 was inducted into the New Zealand Motorsport Hall of Fame. [11] In 2008 he received the Motorsport Personality of the Year award. [12] In 2010 he received a Motorsport New Zealand Special Award given in recognition of his pivotal role in motorsport. [13]
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Position | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014/15 | Ken Smith Motorsport | Lola T332 | Chevrolet |
SAN R1 |
SAN R2 |
SAN R3 |
SMSP R1 |
SMSP R2 |
SMSP R3 |
HAM R1 1 |
HAM R2 1 |
HAM R3 1 |
HAM2 R1 1 |
HAM2 R2 1 |
HAM2 R3 1 |
RUA R1 |
RUA R2 |
RUA R3 |
MAN R1 1 |
MAN R2 1 |
MAN R3 1 |
N/A | 0** |
2015/16 | Ken Smith Motorsport | Lola T332 | Chevrolet |
MAN R1 1 |
MAN R2 1 |
MAN R3 1 |
HAM R1 1 |
HAM R2 1 |
HAM R3 1 |
RUA R1 1 |
RUA R2 1 |
RUA R3 1 |
MAN2 R1 1 |
MAN2 R2 1 |
MAN2 R3 1 |
PHI R1 2 |
PHI R2 2 |
PHI R3 3 |
PHI R4 3 |
1st | ? | ||
2016/17 | Ken Smith Motorsport | Lola T332 | Chevrolet |
BAR R1 |
BAR R2 |
BAR R3 |
SAN R1 |
SAN R2 |
SAN R3 |
HAM R1 1 |
HAM R2 1 |
HAM R3 1 |
TAU R1 1 |
TAU R2 3 |
TAU R3 1 |
RUA R1 1 |
RUA R2 1 |
RUA R3 2 |
N/A | 0** | |||
2017/18 | Ken Smith Motorsport | Lola T332 | Chevrolet |
PUK R1 DNS |
PUK R2 DNF |
PUK R3 DNS |
MAN R1 |
MAN R2 |
MAN R3 |
TAU R1 1 |
TAU R2 2 |
TAU R3 2 |
HAM R1 1 |
HAM R2 1 |
HAM R3 1 |
RUA R1 DNF |
RUA R2 DNS |
RUA R3 DNS |
PHI R1 |
PHI R2 |
PHI R3 |
12th | 272 |
2018/19 | Ken Smith Motorsport | Lola T332 | Chevrolet |
PUK R1 1 |
PUK R2 1 |
PUK R3 1 |
TAU R1 1 |
TAU R2 1 |
TAU R3 1 |
HAM R1 |
HAM R2 |
HAM R3 |
RUA R1 |
RUA R2 |
RUA R3 |
HAM R1 |
HAM R2 |
HAM R3 |
1st | 208 |
( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)