About
Lucien Smith
A British junior kart racer who keeps coming through the field.
+65
Places gained at major events in 2025. It's the number that says the most about how he races.
The story so far
Six years in. Still moving up.
Where it started
Lucien has been karting for six years, and it began at the Hunts Kart Club at Kimbolton. It is still one of his favourite tracks in the UK. He raced MicroMax with KR-Sport's junior team, won his first British Kart Championships round there in August 2024, and went to the Rotax Grand Finals in Italy that autumn with Team UK.
The Mini years
2025 was his busiest year so far: 59 race starts at major events, in eight countries. He won the RMC Euro Trophy round at Genk, which earned another Team UK place, then led the Grand Final in Bahrain before contact ended his race at the front.
Up to Juniors
2026 is his first year in Juniors, and it has been a big one. Rotax Junior with KR-Sport, OK-N and X30 with Fusion Motorsport, and OK Junior with DPK Racing and Fusion. He finished P2 in the Champions of the Future Academy, and took a podium at Wackersdorf from P30 in qualifying.
Two times Team UK. He has represented his country at the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals in Sarno and in Bahrain.
Honours
The trophy shelf
RMC Euro Trophy winner
Genk, June 2025, Mini class
RMC Euro Trophy podium
Wackersdorf, May 2026, Junior
Champions of the Future Academy
P2 overall, OK-N Junior, 2026
Team UK, twice
RMC Grand Finals, Sarno 2024 and Bahrain 2025
Lap by lap
How he got here
- The start
Kimbolton
Six years of karting, and it began at the Hunts Kart Club in Cambridgeshire. He still calls it one of his favourite tracks in the UK.
- Aug 2024
First British win
His first British Kart Championships win, MicroMax at Kimbolton. P2 on the grid, down to fifth, back through, and P1 starting the last lap.
- Oct 2024
Team UK
Carries the flag at the RMC Grand Finals in Sarno, Italy. A wet qualifying leaves him P24. He starts the Final P15 and gets into the top 10 by lap two.
- Jun 2025
Genk winner
Wins the RMC Euro Trophy round at Genk. P4 after turn one, P1 by lap six, 0.6 seconds clear at the flag. That wins him a ticket to Bahrain.
- Oct 2025
Lap record
Sets a new lap record at PFI in a Mini, then takes P2 and the fastest lap at the Golden Trophy in Genk.
- Dec 2025
Team UK again
Grand Finals in Bahrain. P4 of 72 in qualifying and P2 after the heats. He leads the Final until contact from behind ends it at the front.
- Jan 2026
Junior
Moves up to Juniors. Bigger chassis, more power, and his first race is at Whilton Mill in the cold and wet of January.
- May 2026
P30 to P3
Qualifies P30 at Wackersdorf and finishes on the podium, the highest placed UK driver, with 34 overtakes across the weekend.
- Jun 2026
OK-N winner
Pole, then P1 in the Final at Larkhall, won by 0.07 seconds. Double podium for the weekend.
- Aug 2026
Pole, then P2
Pole at Whilton Mill in the British Kart Championships with a 45.733, and P2 overall in the Champions of the Future Academy.
- Nov 2026
This week
The FIA Karting World Championship at La Conca, in kart 290 with Fusion Motorsport.
Away from the kart
What you don't see
The training
Running and fitness away from the kart, because racing at this level is very physical.
The data
Every event gets broken down: position, places gained, and how the laps compare.
The next step
A day with a car racing team to see what the jump from karts really takes.