Tom Kimber-Smith
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| Tom Kimber-Smith | |||||||||||
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| Nationality |  British |
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| Born | 1 November 1984 Ascot, Berkshire, England |
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| European Le Mans Series career | |||||||||||
| Debut season | 2012 | ||||||||||
| Current team | Greaves Motorsport | ||||||||||
| Car no. | 41 | ||||||||||
| Starts | 7 | ||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||
| Poles | 0 | ||||||||||
| Fastest laps | 0 | ||||||||||
| Best finish | 5th in 2012 | ||||||||||
| Previous series | |||||||||||
| 2006-07 2006, 08 2005 2004 2002-03 2001 2000 |
Le Mans Series GT2 British GT Formula Renault UK Formula 3 Euro Series Formula Ford UK Slick 50 FF Championship T Cars |
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| Championship titles | |||||||||||
| 2003 | Formula Ford UK | ||||||||||
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Tom Kimber-Smith (born 1 November 1984 in Ascot, Berkshire) is a British race car driver.
He has enjoyed success in sportscars, winning both the Le Mans 24 Hours and Le Mans Series LMP2 class for Greaves Motorsport in 2011.[1] He won the LMP2 class again in the 2012 race, driving for Starworks Motorsport with Ryan Dalziel and Enzo Potolicchio in Starworks Motorsport's HPD ARX-03b.
He is the son of Geoff Kimber-Smith, a former driver in the British Touring Car Championship.
Contents
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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| 2000 | T Cars | 20 | ? | ? | ? | 10 | ? | 1st | |
| 2001 | Slick 50 Formula Ford Championship | Infocus Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st |
| 2002 | British Formula Ford | Panasonic Batteries Racing Team JLR | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 226 | 6th |
| Formula Ford Festival | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | ||
| 2003 | British Formula Ford | Panasonic Batteries Racing Team JLR | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 421 | 1st |
| Formula Ford Festival | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | ||
| Formula Renault UK Winter Series | Team JLR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 15th | |
| 2004 | Formula 3 Euro Series | Team Kolles | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20th |
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 27th | ||
| 2005 | Formula Renault 2.0 UK | Team JLR | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 206 | 12th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 25th | ||
| 2006 | British GT Championship | Team LNT | 11 | 2 | 5 | ? | 11 | 71 | 2nd |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - GT2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | N/A | 1st | ||
| American Le Mans Series | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 35th | ||
| 2007 | Le Mans Series - LMGT2 | Team LNT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19th |
| Le Mans Series - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 19th | ||
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGT2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | ||
| 2008 | 2008 Rolex Sports Car Series - DP | Cheever Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 32nd |
| 2011 | Le Mans Series | Greaves Motorsport | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 64 | 1st |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st | ||
| 2012 | FIA World Endurance Championship | Starworks Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19th |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st | ||
| European Le Mans Series | Greaves Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 5th | |
| American Le Mans Series - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2013 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | Greaves Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 8th |
| European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17th | ||
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 11th | ||
| American Le Mans Series - GT | CORE Autosport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 17th | |
| 2014 | European Le Mans Series | Greaves Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 9th |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | Caterham Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 11th | |
| United SportsCar Championship - PC | 8 Star Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 107 | 16th | |
| Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge - GS | Turner Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 243 | 7th |
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
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| 2004 | Team Kolles | Dallara F302/076 | Mercedes | HOC 1 21 |
HOC 2 Ret |
EST 1 7 |
EST 2 21 |
ADR 1 9 |
ADR 1 Ret |
PAU 1 13 |
PAU 2 10 |
NOR 1 DSQ |
NOR 1 21 |
MAG 1 Ret |
MAG 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 DSQ |
NÜR 2 DSQ |
ZAN 1 14 |
ZAN 2 Ret |
BRN 1 18 |
BRN 2 23 |
HOC 1 22 |
HOC 2 Ret |
20th | 2 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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| 2006 | Team LNT |
Lawrence Tomlinson Richard Dean |
Panoz Esperante GT-LM | GT2 | 321 | 15th | 1st |
| 2007 | Team LNT |
Danny Watts Tommy Milner |
Panoz Esperante GT-LM | GT2 | 60 | DNF | DNF |
| 2011 | Greaves Motorsport |
 Karim Ojjeh Olivier Lombard |
Zytek Z11SN-Nissan | LMP2 | 326 | 8th | 1st |
| 2012 | Starworks Motorsport |
 Enzo Potolicchio Ryan Dalziel |
HPD ARX-03b | LMP2 | 354 | 7th | 1st |
| 2013 | Greaves Motorsport |
Alexander Rossi Eric Lux |
Zytek Z11SN-Nissan | LMP2 | 307 | 23rd | 10th |
| 2014 |  Caterham Racing |
Chris Dyson Matt McMurry |
Zytek Z11SN-Nissan | LMP2 | 329 | 25th | 11th |
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Official website
- Tom Kimber-Smith career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by | T Cars Champion 2000 |
Succeeded by Ben Reeves |
| Preceded by
Westley Barber
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British Formula Ford Champion 2003 |
Succeeded by Valle Mäkelä |
| Preceded by | Le Mans Series LMP2 Champion 2011 with: Karim Ojjeh |
Succeeded by Mathias Beche Pierre Thiriet European Le mans Series |
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from February 2013
- Use British English from February 2013
- Official website not in Wikidata
- Use dmy dates from September 2013
- English racing drivers
- British Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
- Formula 3 Euro Series drivers
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Dutch Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
- Formula Ford drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- British GT Championship drivers
- McLaren Autosport BRDC Award nominees
- European Le Mans Series drivers
- American Le Mans Series drivers
- FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- United SportsCar Championship drivers
- People from Ascot, Berkshire
