Alexander Smolyar
| Alexander Smolyar | |
|---|---|
 Smolyar driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2021 Spielberg Formula 3 round. | |
| Nationality |  Russian |
| Full name | Alexander Alexandrovich Smolyar |
| Born | 19 July 2001 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2020 |
| Current team | MP Motorsport |
| Car number | 11 |
| Former teams | ART Grand Prix |
| Starts | 38 (39 entries) |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 5 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | 6th in 2021 |
| Previous series | |
| 2018–19 2018 2017 2017 | Formula Renault Eurocup Formula Renault NEC F4 Spanish Championship SMP F4 NEZ Championship |
Alexander Alexandrovich Smolyar (Russian: Александр Александрович Смоляр; born 19 July 2001) is a Russian racing driver who currently competes in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for MP Motorsport.[1][2]
Racing career[]
Lower formulae[]
2017 was Smolyar's debut season in single-seater racing. He competed for SMP Racing in the Spanish[3] and Russian[4] Formula 4 Championships, finishing 3rd in both. He scored a total of 24 podiums, with all of his race wins coming in the Spanish Championship.
Formula Renault Eurocup[]
In the following two years the Russian driver raced in the Formula Renault Eurocup. In his debut campaign, driving for Tech 1 Racing,[5] Smolyar finished 12th in the standings, beating out two of his three teammates and helping the team to finish 5th in the team championship. His 2019 season[6] would prove to be much more successful. He finished 3rd and won three races, only being beaten in the championship by Frenchman Victor Martins and his R-ace GP teammate, Oscar Piastri.
FIA Formula 3 Championship[]
2020[]
Smolyar was signed by ART Grand Prix to drive for them in the 2020 Formula 3 Championship alongside ADAC F4 champion Théo Pourchaire and Sebastián Fernández.[7] Despite a slew of strong performances, which included a pole position at the Hungaroring and a win on the road at the first round in Britain the Russian's season was plagued with bad luck.[8][9] This included having his win taken away by a penalty for weaving on the Hangar straight as well as a collision at the first corner in Budapest.[10] Smolyar scored his only podium of the season in the second race at Monza and ended up eleventh in the standings, behind eventual runner-up Pourchaire, but ahead of his more experienced teammate Fernández.
2021[]
For the 2021 season Smolyar re-signed with ART, this time partnering Frederik Vesti and racing returnee Juan Manuel Correa.[11] Talking about his teammate's comeback Smolyar said that he was "really happy for him" and that he hoped the American would do "really well [that] season".[12] He also mentioned his relationship with the team in the interview, describing himself as being "in a little family".[13] Smolyar's start to the season was brilliant, with him taking his first Formula 3 victory in the first race of the opening weekend.[14] He then continued his good form and came out victorious in race one at the Circuit Paul Ricard, after having battled from sixth on the grid to first on the final lap.[15] Smolyar finished the season with a total of 106 points, placing 6th in the championship. During that season, he scored a total of 2 wins, 2 fastest laps, and 4 podiums.
2022[]
On 20 January 2022, Smolyar announced that he would switch to MP Motorsport for the 2022 season.[16]
Karting record[]
Karting career summary[]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CIK-FIA World Championship — KFJ | Kartprom Team | 43rd |
| 2016 | WSK Champions Cup — OK | Ward Racing | 16th |
| South Garda Winter Cup — OK | 19th | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — OK | 10th | ||
| Trofeo Andrea Margutti — OK | 1st | ||
| Trofeo delle Industrie — KZ2 | 14th | ||
| WSK Night Edition — KZ2 | 6th | ||
| WSK Night Edition — OK | 1st | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | 7th | ||
| Swedish Championship — KZ2 | 16th | ||
| CIK-FIA International Super Cup — KZ2 | 29th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — OK | 12th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | 33rd |
Complete Karting World Championship results[]
| Year | Team | Car | Prefinal | Main race |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |  Ward Racing
|
OK | 1st | DNF |
Racing record[]
Racing career summary[]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | SMP F4 Championship | SMP Racing | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 217 | 3rd |
| F4 Spanish Championship | 20 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 263 | 3rd | ||
| 2018 | Formula Renault Eurocup | Tech 1 Racing | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 12th |
| Formula Renault NEC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17th | ||
| 2019 | Formula Renault Eurocup | R-ace GP | 20 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 255 | 3rd |
| 2020 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | ART Grand Prix | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 11th |
| 2021 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | ART Grand Prix | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 107 | 6th |
| 2022 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | MP Motorsport |
Complete SMP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | SMP Racing | SOC 1 3 |
SOC 2 3 |
SOC 3 19 |
SMO 1 3 |
SMO 2 3 |
SMO 3 4 |
AHV 1 3 |
AHV 2 3 |
AHV 3 4 |
AUD 1 6 |
AUD 2 5 |
AUD 3 2 |
MSC1 1 2 |
MSC1 2 3 |
MSC1 3 8 |
MSC2 1 6 |
MSC2 2 17 |
MSC2 3 5 |
ASS 1 2 |
ASS 2 3 |
ASS 3 6 |
3rd | 217 |
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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | SMP Racing | ALC 1 2 |
ALC 2 Ret |
ALC 3 11 |
NAV1 1 1 |
NAV1 2 3 |
NAV1 3 10 |
CAT 1 3 |
CAT 2 1 |
JER 1 1 |
JER 2 1 |
JER 3 1 |
NAV2 1 DSQ |
NAV2 2 DSQ |
NAV2 3 1 |
NOG 1 3 |
NOG 2 2 |
NOG 3 1 |
EST 1 3 |
EST 2 4 |
EST 3 9 |
3rd | 263 |
Complete Formula Renault Eurocup 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Tech 1 Racing | LEC 1 8 |
LEC 2 23 |
MNZ 1 4 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
SIL 1 Ret |
SIL 2 7 |
MON 1 15 |
MON 2 11 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 15 |
SPA 1 11 |
SPA 2 16 |
HUN 1 10 |
HUN 2 6 |
NÜR 1 5 |
NÜR 2 8 |
HOC 1 8 |
HOC 2 Ret |
CAT 1 6 |
CAT 2 12 |
12th | 57 |
| 2019 | R-ace GP | MNZ 1 20 |
MNZ 2 1 |
SIL 1 Ret |
SIL 2 2 |
MON 1 2 |
MON 2 1 |
LEC 1 4 |
LEC 2 2 |
SPA 1 9 |
SPA 2 6 |
NÜR 1 3 |
NÜR 2 4 |
HUN 1 2 |
HUN 2 2 |
CAT 1 2 |
CAT 2 5 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 1 |
YMC 1 4 |
YMC 2 6 |
3rd | 255 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ART Grand Prix | RBR FEA 9 |
RBR SPR 7 |
RBR FEA Ret |
RBR SPR 20 |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR 7 |
SIL FEA 10 |
SIL SPR 6 |
SIL FEA 13 |
SIL SPR 14 |
CAT FEA 11 |
CAT SPR 12 |
SPA FEA 4 |
SPA SPR 4 |
MNZ FEA 20 |
MNZ SPR 3 |
MUG FEA 7 |
MUG SPR 10 |
11th | 59 | |||
| 2021 | ART Grand Prix | CAT 1 1 |
CAT 2 Ret |
CAT 3 11 |
LEC 1 1 |
LEC 2 7 |
LEC 3 8 |
RBR 1 14 |
RBR 2 25 |
RBR 3 4 |
HUN 1 6 |
HUN 2 4 |
HUN 3 6 |
SPA 1 10 |
SPA 2 8 |
SPA 3 3 |
ZAN 1 24 |
ZAN 2 14 |
ZAN 3 3 |
SOC 1 22 |
SOC 2 C |
SOC 3 23 |
6th | 107 |
| 2022 | MP Motorsport | BHR SPR 3 |
BHR FEA 23 |
IMO SPR |
IMO FEA |
CAT SPR |
CAT FEA |
SIL SPR |
SIL FEA |
RBR SPR |
RBR FEA |
HUN SPR |
HUN FEA |
SPA SPR |
SPA FEA |
ZAN SPR |
ZAN FEA |
MNZ SPR |
MNZ FEA |
8th* | 8* |
* Season still in progress.
References[]
- ^ "Alexander Smolyar". 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ "ART GP signs SMP Racing junior Alexander Smolyar for FIA F3". 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ "F4 ESPAÑA REVELA SUS PILOTOS 2017!". 2017-06-21. Archived from the original on 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ "2017 SMP F4 NEZ Drivers". 2017-04-18. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ "SMP prospect Smolyar joins Tech 1 for Formula Renault Eurocup". 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ "Alexander Smolyar will drive in Formula Renault Eurocup in 2019 season". 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ "ART Grand Prix seal Alexander Smolyar signing". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ "Smolyar seals first ever F3 pole in wet-dry Qualifying". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ "Smolyar runs from lights to flag for maiden F3 win". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ "Smolyar loses maiden F3 win, Beckmann promoted to first". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ "ART sign Smolyar for second season of F3". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ "'I really respect Correa' – Smolyar on why he's excited to race with his new teammate". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ "'I'm already in a little family' – Smolyar ready to reap the rewards of a second season with ART Grand Prix". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ "HIGHLIGHTS: Smolyar takes maiden win in Barcelona Race 1". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ "HIGHLIGHTS: Smolyar wins Race 1 in Le Castellet from sixth". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ "MP Motorsport sign Smolyar for 2022". FIAFormulaF3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
External links[]
- Alexander Smolyar career summary at DriverDB.com
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Russian racing drivers
- Spanish F4 Championship drivers
- SMP F4 Championship drivers
- FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers
- Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
- SMP Racing drivers
- Tech 1 Racing drivers
- R-ace GP drivers
- ART Grand Prix drivers