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Kirill Smal

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Kirill Smal
Smal racing at the Red Bull Ring during the 2024 Eurocup-3 season.
NationalityRussia Russian
Born (2005-05-20) 20 May 2005 (age 19)
Aramil, Russia
Eurocup-3 career
Debut season2024
Current teamPalou Motorsport
Car number4
Starts3
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in 2024
Previous series
2023
2022
2021
2020-2021
2020-2021		Formula Regional European Championship
F4 Spanish Championship
Formula 4 UAE Championship
Italian F4 Championship
ADAC Formula 4

Kirill Yevgenyevich Smal (Russian: Кирилл Евгеньевич Смаль; born 20 May 2005) is a Russian racing driver currently competing in the 2024 Eurocup-3 season for Palou Motorsport

Career

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Karting

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Smal started karting in 2012. He participated in the Russian Karting Championship until 2015.[1] In 2016, he came second in the 60 Mini category of the WSK Final Cup.[1] In 2018, he finished fifth in the OK Junior category of the Karting World Championship with the support of SMP Racing and the following year he came fourth in the OK category.[2][3][4]

Formula 4

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In 2020, Smal made his single-seater debut by competing in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship with R-ace GP.[4] He finished the season ninth in the standings after claiming three podiums and a pole position throughout the season.[5][6] Together with R-ace GP, he also competed in a single round of the Italian F4 Championship before joining Prema Powerteam to compete in further rounds of the championship.[7] He took his first podium in the final race of the season.[6]

In 2021, he joined Xcel Motorsport to compete in Formula 4 UAE Championship.[6] He finished the season in third after taking four wins.[8][9][10] Afterwards, he rejoined Prema Powerteam to contest the full 2021 Italian F4 Championship.[11] He finished the championship in third after taking his only win of the season in the season-opening race at Circuit Paul Ricard.[12][13] He also contested the opening two rounds of the ADAC Formula 4 Championship where he took a win at Circuit Zandvoort.[14][15]

In 2022, Smal joined MP Motorsport to compete in the F4 Spanish Championship after initially stating that he wouldn't race outside of Russia that year.[16][17] Following the ban of Russian emblems, he competed under the flag of Kyrgyzstan.[18] He finished the season fourth in the standings.

In 2023, he made an appearance for MP Motorsport in the opening round of the Formula 4 UAE Championship as a replacement for Jerónimo Berrío.[19]

Formula Regional

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At the beginning of 2022, Smal was expected to join KIC Motorsport in the Formula Regional European Championship. He ultimately did not compete in the championship after SMP Racing withdrew its support in international motorsport due to the FIA's ban of Russian emblems following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[17][20][21]

In 2023, he joined Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited for a part-time campaign in the Formula Regional Middle East Championship.[22] He scored his first podium in the final round of the season at the Yas Marina Circuit.[21] He then joined Monolite Racing in the Formula Regional European Championship after missing the first round of the season.[21]

Sports car racing

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In 2023, Smal also made his debut in sports car racing. He joined CD Sport to compete in the Le Mans Cup with Fabian Michal being his teammate. The pair secured their first podium in the opening round of the season at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.[23]

Eurocup-3

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In 2024 Smal would make his debut in the Eurocup-3 series. The team he would be driving for was Palou Motorsport the team owned by two-time IndyCar Champion and 2021 Indianapolis 500 runner-up Álex Palou. Smal would finish on the Podium in his debut race at Spa-Francorchamps in the first race scoring Palou Motorsport's first ever Podium.

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2020 ADAC Formula 4 Championship R-ace GP 20 0 1 0 3 91 9th
Italian F4 Championship R-ace GP 2 0 0 0 0 30 15th
Prema Powerteam 8 0 0 0 1
2021 Formula 4 UAE Championship Xcel Motorsport 20 4 0 2 12 289 3rd
Italian F4 Championship Prema Powerteam 21 1 1 2 5 198 3rd
ADAC Formula 4 Championship 6 1 0 1 2 70 10th
2022 F4 Spanish Championship MP Motorsport 21 0 0 0 8 173 4th
2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited 9 0 0 0 1 32 15th
Formula 4 UAE Championship MP Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 22 16th
Formula Regional European Championship Monolite Racing 10 0 0 0 0 0 28th
Le Mans Cup - LMP3 CD Sport 7 0 1 0 4 69 2nd
2024 Russian Circuit Racing Series - Touring Lukoil Racing SMP Team 14 1 0 2 1 134 8th
Eurocup-3 Palou Motorsport 3 0 0 0 1 27 13th

* Season still in progress.

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pos Points
2020 R-ace GP LAU1
1
11 		LAU1
2
5 		LAU1
3
3 		NÜR1
1
12 		NÜR1
2
12 		NÜR1
3
DNS 		HOC
1
12 		HOC
2
14 		HOC
3
15 		NÜR2
1
12† 		NÜR2
2
10 		NÜR2
3
7 		RBR
1
11 		RBR
2
6 		RBR
3
6 		LAU2
1
6 		LAU2
2
3 		LAU2
3
3 		OSC
1
9 		OSC
2
13† 		OSC
3
9 		9th 91
2021 Prema Powerteam RBR
1
3 		RBR
2
6 		RBR
3
Ret 		ZAN
1
5 		ZAN
2
5 		ZAN
3
1 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		NÜR
3 		HOC1
1 		HOC1
2 		HOC1
3 		SAC
1 		SAC
2 		SAC
3 		HOC2
1 		HOC2
2 		HOC2
3 		10th 70

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pos Points
2020 R-ace GP MIS
1 		MIS
2 		MIS
3 		IMO1
1 		IMO1
2 		IMO1
3 		RBR
1
18 		RBR
2
25 		RBR
3
DNS 		15th 30
Prema Powerteam MUG
1
7 		MUG
2
13 		MUG
3
17 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		MNZ
3 		IMO2
1
8 		IMO2
2
Ret 		IMO2
3
9 		VLL
1
11 		VLL
2
C 		VLL
3
2
2021 Prema Powerteam LEC
1
1 		LEC
2
3 		LEC
3
Ret 		MIS
1
9 		MIS
2
4 		MIS
3
4 		VLL
1
7 		VLL
2
6 		VLL
3
5 		IMO
1
Ret 		IMO
2
25 		IMO
3
14 		RBR
1
4 		RBR
2
4 		RBR
3
3 		MUG
1
6 		MUG
2
3 		MUG
3
4 		MNZ
1
6 		MNZ
2
5 		MNZ
3
2 		3rd 198

Complete F4 UAE Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Points
2021 Xcel Motorsport DUB1
1
4 		DUB1
2
3 		DUB1
3
3 		DUB1
4
1 		YMC1
1
9 		YMC1
2
5 		YMC1
3
Ret 		YMC1
4
2 		DUB2
1
3 		DUB2
2
3 		DUB2
3
1 		DUB2
4
1 		YMC2
1
2 		YMC2
2
5 		YMC2
3
8 		YMC2
4
4 		DUB3
1
3 		DUB3
2
2 		DUB3
3
6 		DUB3
4
1 		3rd 289
2023 MP Motorsport DUB1
1
6 		DUB1
2
4 		DUB1
3
9 		KMT1
1
KMT1
2
KMT1
3
KMT2
1
KMT2
2
 KMT2
3
DUB2
1 		DUB2
2 		DUB2
3 		YMC
1 		YMC
2 		YMC
3 		16th 22

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pos Points
2022 MP Motorsport ALG
1
9 		ALG
2
7 		ALG
3
11 		JER
1
6 		JER
2
5 		JER
3
8 		CRT
1
7 		CRT
2
5 		CRT
3
3 		SPA
1
4 		SPA
2
3 		SPA
3
13 		ARA
1
3 		ARA
2
Ret 		ARA
3
3 		NAV
1
2 		NAV
2
3 		NAV
3
23† 		CAT
1
2 		CAT
2
4 		CAT
3
2 		4th 173

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2023 Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited DUB1
1
 DUB1
2
 DUB1
3
 KUW1
1
 KUW1
2
 KUW1
3
 KUW2
1
10 		KUW2
2
20 		KUW2
3
24 		DUB2
1
12 		DUB2
2
15 		DUB2
3
7 		ABU
1
8 		ABU
2
3 		ABU
3
7 		15th 32

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2023 Monolite Racing IMO
1 		IMO
2 		CAT
1
17 		CAT
2
19 		HUN
1
26 		HUN
2
18 		SPA
1
Ret 		SPA
2
12 		MUG
1
Ret 		MUG
2
Ret 		LEC
1
19 		LEC
2
18 		RBR
1
 RBR
2
 MNZ
1
 MNZ
2
 ZAN
1
 ZAN
2
 HOC
1
 HOC
2
 28th 0

Complete Eurocup-3 results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DC Points
2024 Palou Motorsport SPA
1
3 		SPA
2
C 		RBR
1
4 		RBR
2
Ret 		POR
1
 POR
2
 POR
3
 LEC
1
 LEC
2
 ZAN
1
 ZAN
2
 ARA
1
 ARA
2
 JER
1
 JER
2
 CAT
1
 CAT
2
 9th* 27*

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kirill Smal". kirillsmal.com. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  2. ^ Wood, Ida (26 December 2018). "The top karting stars of 2018". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  3. ^ Wood, Ida (10 December 2019). "The top karting stars of 2019". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b Allen, Peter (18 July 2020). "SMP Racing karter Kirill Smal enters ADAC F4 with R-ace GP". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  5. ^ Woollard, Craig (30 October 2020). "First poles for Seppanen and Smal in wet ADAC F4 Lausitz qualifying". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  6. ^ a b c Wood, Ida (5 January 2021). "SMP Racing protege Kirill Smal to F4 UAE with Xcel Motorsport". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  7. ^ Allen, Peter (30 September 2020). "Kirill Smal joins Prema's Italian F4 line-up at Mugello". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  8. ^ Whitfield, Steve (15 January 2021). "SMP Racing protege Smal takes first F4 win in opening UAE round". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  9. ^ Wood, Ida (30 January 2021). "Xcel's Kirill Smal wins twice in F4 UAE at Dubai". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  10. ^ Wood, Ida (13 February 2021). "Enzo Trulli edges Dilano Van't Hoff to the F4 UAE title in final race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  11. ^ Allen, Peter (24 February 2021). "Kirill Smal to contest full Italian F4 season with Prema". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  12. ^ Wood, Ida (15 May 2021). "Smal starts Italian F4 season with Paul Ricard victory". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  13. ^ Gascoigne, Roger (20 December 2021). "The route Bearman took to his momentous F4 title double". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  14. ^ Gascoigne, Roger (11 July 2021). "Smal heads Montoya in incident-filled ADAC F4 race three at Zandvoort". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Kirill Smal 2021 mit Prema am Start | ADAC Formel 4". www.adac-motorsport.de (in German). Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Kirill is joining us for the Spanish Formula 4 2022 season, welcome to the team". Twitter. MP Motorsport. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  17. ^ a b Wood, Ida (12 March 2022). "KIC Motorsport names its first two drivers for FREC". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  18. ^ Wood, Ida (29 April 2022). "Kucharczyk quickest in test, Lisle, Machiels and Smal join Spanish F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  19. ^ Wood, Ida (10 January 2023). "Rookies to watch: 2023 Formula 4 UAE". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  20. ^ Allen, Peter (10 March 2022). "Smolyar out of F3 as SMP withdraws from international racing". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  21. ^ a b c Wood, Ida (8 May 2023). "Kirill Smal finds budget for part-time FREC campaign with Monolite". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  22. ^ Wood, Ida (9 January 2023). "Prema reveals big name additions to FRMEC and F4 UAE line-ups". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  23. ^ "Team Virage Wins Messy Le Mans Cup Opener | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
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