Paul Smart (23 April 1943 – 27 October 2021) was an English short circuit motorcycle road racer who later entered Grands Prix.

[2] In the Transatlantic Trophy Anglo-American Match Races in 1971 Smart rode a Triumph triple and was joint top scorer with Ray Pickrell in the winning UK team.

[12][15] He won what was stated to be the richest prize in motorcycling history – over £12,000 – in the 1972 Champion Spark Plug Classic held at the Ontario Motor Speedway on a Seeley-framed Kawasaki H2R.

[17] After making history for Ducati and winning further races, in 1978 Smart finally hung up his leathers and retired from competition to concentrate on his motorcycle business,[18][12] which he expanded into three separate shops at one stage.

He sold the shops and the family caravan park business in Kent, later qualifying as an offshore sailing skipper, formalising his long-time hobby.

[20] Smart died in a road traffic collision in the afternoon of 27 October 2021, aged 78, while riding his motorcycle in East Sussex and Kent.