Scott Smart

Scott Paul Smart (born 29 May 1975) is a British motorcycle racer and an occasional TV commentator for Channel 4. He is the son of Paul Smart, and the nephew of Barry Sheene.

Racing career Scott Paul Smart won the Superteen series in 1994, and he was 1997 250cc British Champion, having previously finished as series runner-up, before making a move up to the 500cc World Championship the next year. He was not successful here, and after some 250cc races a year later he spent several years in British Supersport, finishing as runner-up in 2002.

British Superbikes Smart did his first full season in British Superbike in 2003 for Hawk Kawasaki, finishing ninth overall, with a string of top-ten finishes as well as twice qualifying on the front row. He then took three wins to finish fourth in 2004. This earned him a prestigious ride with Rizla Suzuki alongside reigning champion John Reynolds for 2005, but he struggled on the bike and left the team mid-season, joining the small Vivaldi racing team, but missing some races with a broken collarbone. He started 2006 with a bang, winning a chaotic wet round 3 at Donington Park, but has not been among the front-runners in the dry on his semi-works Suzuki. Late in the season, he sustained a broken wrist and did a technical piece about engine specifications whilst still in plaster. Confusingly, this was broadcast hours after he had raced in the BSB season finale, finishing sixth in race one. For 2007, he returned to Hawk Kawasaki, but had an uncompetitive start to the season.

British Superstock 1000 Smart moved down to the stock class in 2009 with the Moto Rapido Ducati team, he was pencilled in to move back to the British Superbike Championship class in 2010 under the Evo regulations, however after one of their sponsors dropped out Smart stayed in the stock class for 2010.

Radio Control Smart is also very active in Radio Controlled models, mainly touring cars and 1/12 Pan/Le Mans. He has raced at British National level and has even represented the BRCA at the 1/12 European Championships.

During his spare time, Scott is a contributor to the UK RC Car magazine Radio Controlled Car Racer.

Career statistics Stats correct as of 9 July 2012

By championship

British Superbike Championship Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 2004 BSB Kawasaki SIL7 SIL5 BHI4 BHI4 SNE5 SNE6 OUL5 OUL5 MON1 MON3 THR6 THR4 BHGPRet BHGP5 KNO1 KNO6 MAL3 MAL1 CRO3 CRO2 CAD20 CAD2 OUL8 OULRet DON4 DON4 4th 330 2006 BSB Kawasaki BHI14 BHI16 DON10 DON1 THR11 THR10 OUL13 OUL13 MONC MONC MAL17 MAL16 SNERet SNE7 KNO10 KNO7 OUL8 OULRet CRO CRO CAD CAD SIL SIL BHGP6 BHGPRet 14th 92 Year Class Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts Ref R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 2008 BSB Honda THR16 THR12 OUL11 OUL8 BHGP11 BHGP10 DON15 DON12 SNERet SNERet MALRet MAL10 OUL11 OUL8 KNORet KNO13 CAD13 CAD8 CRO13 CRORet SILRet SILRet BHI21 BHI20 14th 69 2011 BSB Ducati BHI24 BHI20 OUL17 OUL17 CRO22 CRORet THRRet THRDNS KNO16 KNO14 SNERet SNEDNS OUL10 OULC BHGP26 BHGP18 BHGP20 CAD14 CAD12 CAD13 DONRet DONDNS SIL16 SILRet BHGPRet BHGP13 BHGP15 23rd 21 E BHI24 BHI20 OUL17 OUL17 CRO22 KNO16 KNO14 OUL10 BHGP26 BHGP18 BHGP20 CAD14 CAD12 CAD13 SIL16 BHGP13 BHGP15 5th 257 2012 BSB Ducati BHI14 BHIC THR18 THR22 OUL19 OULRet OULDNS SNERet SNE15 KNORet KNO16 OUL13 OUL15 OUL15 BHGP BHGP CAD CAD DON DON ASS ASS SIL SIL BHGP BHGP BHGP 24th* 8* Year Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 2014 Kawasaki BHI BHI OUL OUL SNE SNE KNO KNO BHGP BHGP THR THR OUL19 OUL15 OUL14 CADRet CAD15 DON DON ASS ASS SIL SIL BHGP BHGP BHGP 33rd 4 Season still in progress