Kirill Yevgenyevich Smal (; born 20 May 2005) is a Russian racing driver who last competed in the 2024 Eurocup-3 season for Palou Motorsport.
Career Karting Smal started karting in 2012. He participated in the Russian Karting Championship until 2015. In 2016, he came second in the 60 Mini category of the WSK Final Cup. 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.
Formula 4 In 2020, Smal made his single-seater debut by competing in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship with R-ace GP. He finished the season ninth in the standings after claiming three podiums and a pole position throughout the season. Together with Race GP, Smal also competed in a single round of the Italian F4 Championship before joining Prema Powerteam to compete in further rounds of the championship. He took his first podium in the final race of the season.
In 2021, Smal joined Xcel Motorsport to compete in the Formula 4 UAE Championship. He finished the season at third after taking four wins. Afterwards, he rejoined Prema Powerteam to contest the full 2021 Italian F4 Championship. He finished the championship in third after taking his only win of the season in the season-opening race at Circuit Paul Ricard. He also contested the opening two rounds of the ADAC Formula 4 Championship where he took a win at Circuit Zandvoort.
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. Following the ban of Russian emblems, he competed under the flag of Kyrgyzstan. He finished the season fourth in the standings.
In 2023, Smal made an appearance for MP Motorsport in the opening round of the Formula 4 UAE Championship as a replacement for Jerónimo Berrío.
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.
In 2023, Smal joined Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited for a part-time campaign in the Formula Regional Middle East Championship. He scored his first podium in the final round of the season at the Yas Marina Circuit. He then joined Monolite Racing in the Formula Regional European Championship after missing the first round of the season.
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 Fabien Michal being his teammate. The pair secured their first podium in the opening round of the season at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
Eurocup-3 In 2024, Smal made his debut in the Eurocup-3 series driving for Palou Motorsport, the team owned by three-time IndyCar champion Álex Palou. Smal finished on the podium in his debut race at Spa-Francorchamps. In the second round at Red Bull Ring, he finished fourth in race one, but retired from race two with a late puncture. However, despite this strong start, he left the series following the second round.
Racing record
Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2020ADAC Formula 4 ChampionshipR-ace GP200103919thItalian F4 ChampionshipR-ace GP200003015thPrema Powerteam800012021Formula 4 UAE ChampionshipXcel Motorsport20402122893rdItalian F4 ChampionshipPrema Powerteam2111251983rdADAC Formula 4 Championship610127010th2022F4 Spanish ChampionshipMP Motorsport 21 0 0 0 8 173 4th2023Formula Regional Middle East ChampionshipMumbai Falcons Racing Limited900013215th Formula 4 UAE Championship MP Motorsport300002216th Formula Regional European Championship Monolite Racing100000028th Le Mans Cup - LMP3 CD Sport70104692nd2024 Russian Circuit Racing Series - Touring Lukoil Racing SMP Team1410211348th Eurocup-3 Palou Motorsport300012713th2025 Middle East Trophy - GT3 SMP RacingRussian Circuit Racing Series - Touring200001514th2026Russian Circuit Racing Series - GT4Sportcar Racing TeamVRacing Team * 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 Points2020 R-ace GPLAU11LAU12LAU13NÜR11NÜR12NÜR13HOC1HOC2HOC3NÜR21NÜR22NÜR23RBR1RBR2RBR3LAU21LAU22LAU23OSC1OSC2OSC3 9th 912021 Prema PowerteamRBR1RBR2RBR3ZAN1ZAN2ZAN3NÜR1NÜR2NÜR3HOC11HOC12HOC13SAC1SAC2SAC3HOC21HOC22HOC23 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 Points2020 R-ace GPMIS1MIS2MIS3IMO11IMO12IMO13RBR1RBR2RBR3 15th 30 Prema PowerteamMUG1MUG2MUG3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3IMO21IMO22IMO23VLL1VLL2VLL32021Prema PowerteamLEC1LEC2LEC3MIS1MIS2MIS3VLL1VLL2VLL3IMO1IMO2IMO3RBR1RBR2RBR3MUG1MUG2MUG3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3 3rd
Complete Formula 4 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 DUB11 DUB12 DUB13 DUB14 YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC14 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 DUB24 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 YMC24 DUB31 DUB32 DUB33 DUB34 3rd 289 2023 MP MotorsportDUB11 DUB12 DUB13 KMT11 KMT12 KMT13 KMT21 KMT22 KMT23 DUB21DUB22DUB23YMC1YMC2YMC316th22
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 ALG1 ALG2 ALG3 JER1 JER2 JER3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 ARA1 ARA2 ARA3 NAV1 NAV2 NAV3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 4th 173
Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results (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 DUB11 DUB12 DUB13 KUW11 KUW12 KUW13 KUW21 KUW22 KUW23 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 ABU1 ABU2 ABU3 15th 32
Complete Formula Regional European 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 DC Points 2023 Monolite Racing IMO1 IMO2 CAT1 CAT2 HUN1 HUN2 SPA1 SPA2 MUG1 MUG2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HOC1 HOC2 28th 0
Complete Eurocup-3 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 DC Points 2024 Palou MotorsportSPA1SPA2RBR1RBR2POR1POR2POR3LEC1LEC2ZAN1ZAN2ARA1ARA2JER1JER2CAT1CAT213th27
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