Kirill Smal

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.

Formula 4 In 2020, Smal made his single-seater debut by competing in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship with R-ace GP. 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. 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.

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 Season still in progress.

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Italian F4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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)