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– Euro Qualif.KF3 Angerville 2009

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– Winning first race. Karts in 1987.

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– Winning a Porsche Junior Scholarship

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5.			Ezra Idafar
6.			Menasheh Idafar
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8.			Sandy Nicholas Stuvik
9.			Daniel Haglöf
10.			Sebastian Vettel
11.			Jono Lester
12.			Kevin Korjus
13.			Márk Királykúti
14.			Cassey Watson
15.			Felipe Merjech
16.			Lewis Hamilton
17.			Keisuke Kunimoto
18.			Kyle Busch
19.			Tom Blomqvist
20.			Jean-Eric Vergne
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Ken Smith

Date of birth:	August 11, 1941 (69 y/o)
Races entered:	317
Wins:	32
Podiums:	75
Pole positions:	13
Fastest laps:	22
Race win percentage:	10.37%
(the above statistics are a summary of the data currently available on the Career details page.)

Racing career highlights

Tasman Cup Revival Series champion 2008-09.
Second in Tasman Cup Revival Series F5000 2007-08.
Second in Formula Ford New Zealand 2000-01.
New Zealand International Formula Pacific Series champion 1990.
Third in Formula Pacific New Zealand International Series 1984-85.
New Zealand International Formula Pacific Series champion 1984.
Third in Formula Pacific New Zealand International Series 1983.
Third in Shah Alam Grand Prix 1981.
Penang Grand Prix winner 1979.
Winner of the Malaysian Grand Prix 1979.
Second in Selangor Grand Prix 1979.
New Zealand Gold Star champion 1975-76.
Second in Rothmans International Series 1976.
Peter Stuyvesant International Series Champion 1976.
Penang Grand Prix winner 1972.
Penang Grand Prix winner 1971.

Racing career summary

The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the Career details. Seasons spanning over two years (for example 2009-10 championships) have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends (2010 in the previous example).

2010	22 races.	10 wins.	15 podiums.	2 pole positions.	10 fastest race laps.
2009	27 races.	9 wins.	14 podiums.	4 pole positions.	10 fastest race laps.
2008	37 races.	0 wins.	12 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
2007	18 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
2006	20 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
2005	16 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
2004	24 races.	1 win.	1 podium.	? pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
2003	3 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
2002	? races.	? wins.	? podiums.	? pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
2001	? races.	? wins.	? podiums.	? pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
2000	? races.	? wins.	? podiums.	? pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1991	? races.	1 win.	1 podium.	? pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1990	10 races.	1 win.	1 podium.	? pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1987	8 races.	? wins.	? podiums.	? pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1986	? races.	? wins.	? podiums.	? pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1985	8 races.	0 wins.	5 podiums.	? pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1984	8 races.	1 win.	6 podiums.	? pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1983	8 races.	0 wins.	4 podiums.	? pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1982	12 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1981	13 races.	0 wins.	1 podium.	0 pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1980	6 races.	1 win.	1 podium.	0 pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1979	11 races.	2 wins.	3 podiums.	3 pole positions.	1 fastest race lap.
1978	14 races.	1 win.	3 podiums.	1 pole position.	? fastest race laps.
1977	4 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1976	7 races.	3 wins.	5 podiums.	3 pole positions.	1 fastest race lap.
1975	8 races.	0 wins.	1 podium.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1974	7 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1973	3 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1972	4 races.	1 win.	1 podium.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1971	4 races.	1 win.	1 podium.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1970	4 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1969	2 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1968	3 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1967	2 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1966	2 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1965	2 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1964	? races.	? wins.	? podiums.	? pole positions.	? fastest race laps.

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This profile page was last modified 2010-05-25 04:01:46 by Ross Karlsson
Modification: Singapore Grand Prix 1971

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Fan poll

Who is your favourite 2010 Formula 1 driver?


	The current top five:
1.		Sebastian Vettel	55
2.		Robert Kubica	32
3.		Lewis Hamilton	31
4.		Fernando Alonso	30
5.		Jenson Button	24

Top 2010 race winners

1.	Kyle Busch	17
2.	Menasheh Idafar	15
3.	Tom Tweedie	14
	Chris Pither	14
5.	Jean-Eric Vergne	13
	Joey Saldana	13
	Richie Stanaway	13
8.	Riccardo Brutschin	12
	Faisal Raffii	12
	Tim Shaffer	12
11.	Matthew Hamilton	11
	James Cole	11
	Andre Heimgartner	11
14.	Ian Hayr	10
	Tim Harvey	10
	Scott Pye	10
	Grant Brennan	10
	Yuji Kunimoto	10
	William Bamber	10
	John McIntyre	10

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