Kirill Smal

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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• Kirill Smal career summary at DriverDB.coml
• Official website