Callum Smith, Britain’s only no-armed racing driver -credit, Anita Maric SWNS
Meet the world’s only armless racing driver who uses his feet to steer.
23-year-old Callum Smith was born without arms but has already handled speeds of more than 110 mph on track.
Smith just signed his first driver contract with Team BRIT, the world’s only competitive racing team made up entirely of disabled drivers, and is now chasing a place on one of motorsport’s biggest stages: the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
“My feet are like my hands—I write with my right foot, I play Xbox with my feet like FIFA and Call of Duty,” said Smith. “I play guitar with my feet, and I eat by myself use a normal knife and fork.”
Born without arms, Smith fell in love with racing at just 2 years old after watching bike racing with his grandad, Michael, but his racing dream began when he decided to send a bold email to Team BRIT.
“The racing started off with an email to Team BRIT expressing my interest in racing and I said if they were interested in making my dreams come true, I’d be forever grateful,” Smith remembered. “They got back to me and I passed some tests with instructors and did a skid test—it went from there.”
He completed his first track day in July, 2025 and maxed out at 90 mph around Donington Park, one of the host tracks on the Superbike World Championship. Then 4 months ago he clocked an impressive 100 mph top speed on the Silverstone Formula One circuit in his own Audi A3.
Currently working towards gaining his racing license, he is putting Team BRIT’s modified BMW 1 Series through its paces at Donington Park while getting the hang of the unique set of controls, including a flat plate that allows him to use his feet to steer.
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His left foot turns the steering plate while his right foot operates the accelerator and brake.
“On top of the accelerator I have an indicator switch which gives me buttons for the horn, [headlights], window wipers etc,” he said.
Despite the accommodations, Smith said it’s a challenge.
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“It’s hard, there’s a lot of eye to foot coordination. The biggest surprise to me is how heavy the steering feels in a race car, everything is stiffer,” he said. “But I love it and I’m quite keen to get it sorted, I’m motivated to get it done.”
“I’m going to be the first person to be racing without any arms, the first one ever.”
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