Kirill Smal
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| Kirill Smal | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Russian |
| Born | 20 May 2005 Aramil, Russia |
| Formula Regional European Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | Monolite Racing |
| Car number | 21 |
| Starts | 2 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 8 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | TBA in 2023 |
| Previous series | |
| 2022 2021 2020-2021 2020-2021 | F4 Spanish Championship Formula 4 UAE Championship Italian F4 Championship ADAC Formula 4 |
Kirill Smal (born 20 May 2005) is a Russian racing driver currently racing in the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship for Monolite Racing.
Career
Karting
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
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 througout 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 he 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
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
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]
Racing record
Racing career summary
| 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 | ||||||||
| Le Mans Cup - LMP3 | CD Sport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15* | 3rd* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results
(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
(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 |
Complete F4 UAE Championship results
(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 |
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
(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 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Kirill Smal". kirillsmal.com. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ↑ Wood, Ida (2018-12-26). "The top karting stars of 2018". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ↑ Wood, Ida (2019-12-10). "The top karting stars of 2019". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Allen, Peter (2020-07-18). "SMP Racing karter Kirill Smal enters ADAC F4 with R-ace GP". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ↑ Woollard, Craig (2020-10-30). "First poles for Seppanen and Smal in wet ADAC F4 Lausitz qualifying". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Wood, Ida (2021-01-05). "SMP Racing protege Kirill Smal to F4 UAE with Xcel Motorsport". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ↑ Allen, Peter (2020-09-30). "Kirill Smal joins Prema's Italian F4 line-up at Mugello". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ↑ Whitfield, Steve (2021-01-15). "SMP Racing protege Smal takes first F4 win in opening UAE round". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ↑ Wood, Ida (2021-01-30). "Xcel's Kirill Smal wins twice in F4 UAE at Dubai". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ↑ Wood, Ida (2021-02-13). "Enzo Trulli edges Dilano Van't Hoff to the F4 UAE title in final race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ↑ Allen, Peter (2021-02-24). "Kirill Smal to contest full Italian F4 season with Prema". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ↑ Wood, Ida (2021-05-15). "Smal starts Italian F4 season with Paul Ricard victory". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ↑ Gascoigne, Roger (2021-12-20). "The route Bearman took to his momentous F4 title double". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ↑ Gascoigne, Roger (2021-07-11). "Smal heads Montoya in incident-filled ADAC F4 race three at Zandvoort". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ↑ "Kirill Smal 2021 mit Prema am Start | ADAC Formel 4". www.adac-motorsport.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ↑ "Kirill is joining us for the Spanish Formula 4 2022 season, welcome to the team". Twitter. MP Motorsport. 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Wood, Ida (2022-03-12). "KIC Motorsport names its first two drivers for FREC". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ↑ Wood, Ida (2022-04-29). "Kucharczyk quickest in test, Lisle, Machiels and Smal join Spanish F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ↑ Wood, Ida (2023-01-10). "Rookies to watch: 2023 Formula 4 UAE". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ↑ Allen, Peter (2022-03-10). "Smolyar out of F3 as SMP withdraws from international racing". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Wood, Ida (2023-05-08). "Kirill Smal finds budget for part-time FREC campaign with Monolite". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ↑ Wood, Ida (2023-01-09). "Prema reveals big name additions to FRMEC and F4 UAE line-ups". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ↑ "Team Virage Wins Messy Le Mans Cup Opener | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
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