Kirill Smal

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. 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 througout the season. 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. He took his first podium in the final race of the season.
In 2021 he joined Xcel Motorsport to compete in Formula 4 UAE Championship. He finished the season in 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 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. Following the ban of Russian emblems he competed under the flag of Kyrgyzstan. 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.
===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 he 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 Fabian Michal being his teammate. The pair secured their first podium in the opening round of the season at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
==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
2020 	Italian F4 Championship 	R-ace GP 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	30 	15th
2020 	Italian F4 Championship 	Prema Powerteam 	8 	0 	0 	0 	1 	30 	15th
2021 	Formula 4 UAE Championship 	Xcel Motorsport 	20 	4 	0 	2 	12 	289 	3rd
2021 	Italian F4 Championship 	Prema Powerteam 	21 	1 	1 	2 	5 	198 	3rd
2021 	ADAC Formula 4 Championship 	Prema Powerteam 	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
2023 	Formula 4 UAE Championship 	MP Motorsport 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	22 	16th
2023 	Formula Regional European Championship 	Monolite Racing 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2023 	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 	LAU11	LAU12	LAU13	NÜR11	NÜR12	NÜR13	HOC1	HOC2	HOC3	NÜR21	NÜR22	NÜR23	RBR1	RBR2	RBR3	LAU21	LAU22	LAU23	OSC1	OSC2	OSC3	9th 	91
2021	Prema Powerteam	RBR1 	RBR2 	RBR3 	ZAN1 	ZAN2 	ZAN3 	NÜR1	NÜR2	NÜR3	HOC11	HOC12	HOC13	SAC1	SAC2	SAC3	HOC21	HOC22	HOC23	 	 	 	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 	MIS1	MIS2	MIS3	IMO11	IMO12	IMO13	RBR1	RBR2	RBR3	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	15th	30
2020	Prema Powerteam	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	MUG1	MUG2	MUG3	MNZ1	MNZ2	MNZ3	IMO21	IMO22	IMO23	VLL1	VLL2	VLL3	15th	30
2021	Prema Powerteam	LEC1	LEC2	LEC3	MIS1 	MIS2 	MIS3 	VLL1	VLL2	VLL3	IMO1	IMO2	IMO3	RBR1	RBR2	RBR3	MUG1 	MUG2 	MUG3 	MNZ1	MNZ2	MNZ3	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	DUB11	DUB12	DUB13	DUB14	YMC11	YMC12	YMC13	YMC14	DUB21	DUB22	DUB23	DUB24	YMC21	YMC22	YMC23	YMC24	DUB31	DUB32	DUB33	DUB34	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	ALG1	ALG2	ALG3	JER1	JER2	JER3	CRT1	CRT2	CRT3	SPA1	SPA2	SPA3	ARA1	ARA2	ARA3	NAV1	NAV2	NAV3	CAT1	CAT2	CAT3	4th	173
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