Biography

Chris Smiley made his debut in the BTCC in 2016 for TLC Racing in the Toyota Avensis, competing in the first half of the season.

In 2017, Smiley would compete in his first full season in the BTCC for BTC Norlin Racing with a season best finish of ninth.

It would only take until his second full season before Smiley would take his first and only, to date, BTCC win at Rockingham in race three. Adding a second place at Donington Park saw Smiley almost halve his championship position on his debut season.

A return to the Honda Civic, as in 2018, saw Smiley return to the podium places again on multiple occasions in 2019. Making a season best finish of second in the opening race at Croft.

In 2020, Smiley would make the switch to drive the Hyundai i30 with EXCELR8 Motorsport having another successful season adding a further podium to his resume.

2021 would be Smiley’s last BTCC season to date, once more in the Hyundai i30, just missing out on a podium with a season best finish of fourth. 

After two seasons away the Northern Irishman makes his return to the BTCC with Restart Racing in the Cupra Leon.