Maurice Smith (racing driver)

{{short description|American racing driver (born 1971)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}

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Maurice "Mo" Smith (born 17 December 1959) is an American racing driver. He is the reigning champion of the European Le Mans Series in the LMP3 class.{{Cite web |last=Lloyd |first=Daniel |title=Deletraz, Habsburg Champions as Prema Wins at Portimao – Sportscar365 |url=https://sportscar365.com/lemans/elms/deletraz-habsburg-champions-as-prema-wins-at-portimao/ |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=sportscar365.com |language=en-US}}

Racing record

= Racing career summary =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"

!Season

!Series

!Team

!Races

!Wins

!Poles

!F/Laps

!Podiums

!Points

!Position

2014–15

| align="left" |Formula Skip Barber Winter Series

| align="left" |N/A

|17

|0

|0

|0

|1

|0

|NC†

rowspan="3" |2019

| align="left" |Le Mans Cup - LMP3

| rowspan="2" align="left" |Cool Racing{{cite web |date=4 April 2019 |title=2019 Michelin Le Mans Cup - Provisional Entry List Le Castellet Round |url=https://www.lemanscup.com/assets/PDF/2019/01-Entry-List/Le%20Castellet%20entry%20list.pdf |accessdate=5 April 2019 |publisher=www.lemanscup.com}}

|6

|0

|0

|0

|0

|7.5

|24th

align="left" |Ultimate Cup Series - Challenge Proto-LMP3

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|24

|27th

align="left" |IMSA Prototype Challenge - LMP3

| align="left" |Simraceway Motorsports

|4

|0

|0

|0

|0

|69

|29th

2020

| align="left" |Le Mans Cup - LMP3

| align="left" |Cool Racing{{cite news |date=8 July 2020 |title=26 Cars For Michelin Le Mans Cup Season Opener |publisher=Dailysportscar |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2020/07/08/26-cars-for-michelin-le-msn-cup-season-opener.html |accessdate=8 July 2020}}

|7

|1

|0

|0

|3

|59

|5th

rowspan="2" |2021

| align="left" |Le Mans Cup - LMP3

| rowspan="2" align="left" |Cool Racing{{cite news |date=5 March 2021 |title=31 Cars for 2021 Michelin Le Mans Cup |publisher=Dailysportscar |url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/2021/03/05/31-cars-for-2021-michelin-le-mans-cup.html |accessdate=5 March 2021}}

|7

|0

|0

|0

|3

|71

| style="background:#DFDFDF;" |2nd

align=left| Ligier European Series - JS2R

|2

|0

|0

|0

|0

|22

|10th

rowspan="2" |2022

| align="left" |European Le Mans Series - LMP3

| rowspan="2" align="left" |Cool Racing{{Cite web |last=Bristol |first=David |date=2022-01-12 |title=COOL Racing présente son équipage LMP3 |url=https://www.endurance-info.com/auto/article/100362-cool-racing-presente-son-equipage-lmp3 |access-date=2022-02-05 |website=Endurance Info |language=fr}}{{cite web |last=Goodwin |first=Graham |date=15 March 2022 |title=2022 Michelin Le Mans Cup Attracts Record Entry |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2022/03/15/2022-michelin-le-mans-cup-attracts-record-entry.html |access-date=15 March 2022 |publisher=Dailysportscar}}

|6

|2

|0

|0

|4

|86

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |1st

align="left" |Le Mans Cup - LMP3

|7

|1

|0

|0

|1

|53

|4th

As Smith was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

= Complete European Le Mans Series results =

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

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!Year

!Entrant

!Class

!Chassis

!Engine

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!Rank

!Points

2022

!Cool Racing

!LMP3

!Ligier JS P320

!Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |LEC
{{small|1}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |IMO
{{small|3}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |MNZ
{{small|Ret}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |CAT
{{small|3}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |SPA
{{small|Ret}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |ALG
{{small|1}}

! style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1st

! style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 86

References

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