Adam Smalley

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Adam Smalley
Adam Smalley - 2017 Ginetta Junior Knockhill (Sunday, R1 junior podium).jpg
Smalley in 2017
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 23)
Poulton-le-Fylde, United Kingdom
Ginetta GT4 Supercup career
Debut season 2020
Current teamElite Motorsport
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number54
Starts39 (39 entries)
Wins11
Poles5
Best finish1st in 2021
Previous series
2019
2017, 2018
2017
Ginetta GT5 Challenge
Ginetta Junior Championship
Ginetta Junior Winter Series
Championship titles
2021
2018
2017
Ginetta GT4 Supercup Pro
Ginetta Junior Championship
Ginetta Junior Winter Series
Awards
2022-2023 Porsche Carrera Cup GB Junior Driver

Adam Smalley (born 2 January 2001 in Poulton-le-Fylde, England) is a British racing driver currently competing in the 2024 British GT Championship with Garage 59.

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Making his car racing debut in 2017, Smalley has won the title in 3 of the 4 categories he has raced in, and won the 2022-2023 Porsche Carrera Cup GB Junior Driver Award in November 2021, succeeding Harry King. [1] He is a member of the Motorsport UK Academy.

Career

Karting

Born in 2001 in Poulton-le-Fylde, Smalley made his karting debut in 2011 at the Trent Valley Kart Club, aged 10. Throughout his 6 year karting campaign, he won titles such as the MSA E Plate Rotax Junior series, and the 2016 Rotax Max Wintercup in the Rotax Max Junior class, beating drivers such as FIA F3 driver László Tóth.

Ginetta Junior Championship

Smalley made his car racing debut in the 2017 Ginetta Junior Championship, racing with JHR Developments. In this year he would finish 7th in the standings, with a podium and a fastest lap. At the end of the year, he would compete in the Winter Series at Brands Hatch, winning the title with 2 wins and 4 podiums in the 4 races.

Adam would continue in the series in 2018, this time switching teams to Elite Motorsport. He would dominate this year, winning 8 races and picking up 9 pole positions to win the title by 8 points. [2]

Ginetta GT5 Challenge

In 2019, he would move up to the Ginetta GT5 Challenge, again with Elite Motorsport. Winning two of the three races during the first round at Oulton Park, [3] and would continue through the season with two further wins and 10 podiums, to finish 2nd in the standings, 49 points behind champion Scott McKenna.

Ginetta GT4 Supercup

In 2020, Smalley would switch to the Ginetta GT4 Supercup, competing with Elite Motorsport. With 4 wins, he would finish 4th in the standings with 462 points. [4]

He would continue in the championship in 2021, again with Elite Motorsport. [5] Winning 7 races and picking up 13 podiums, he would win the title by 51 points. [6]

Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

In November 2021, it was announced that Adam Smalley was the 2022-2023 Porsche Carrera Cup GB Junior Driver, following a shootout day earlier in the month. [1] Succeeding Harry King, he made his debut in the series in 2022, driving for Duckhams Yuasa Racing.

Porsche Supercup

Smalley raced in the Silverstone round of the 2022 Porsche Supercup as a guest driver, driving for Duckhams Yuasa Racing with CLRT, where he finished 12th. [7]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2011Trent Valley Kart Club - Comer Cadet18th
2012Trent Valley Kart Club - Comer Cadet5th
Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Comer Cadet13th
2013Trent Valley Kart Club - Minimax33rd
Super 1 National Rotax Mini Max Championship 17th
2014 Super 1 National Rotax Mini Max Championship 4th
SKUSA SuperNationals XVIII - TaG Junior50th
2015 Super 1 National Rotax Max Junior 18th
SKUSA SuperNationals XIX - TaG SeniorSmak Racing77th
MSA E Plate - Rotax Junior1st
2016British Open Championship - Rotax Max Junior5th
Rotax Max Wintercup - Rotax Max JuniorColes Racing1st

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2017 Ginetta Junior Championship JHR Developments 1700113777th
HHC Motorsport90000
Ginetta Junior Winter Series Elite Motorsport421041301st
2018 Ginetta Junior Championship Elite Motorsport25896175931st
2019 Ginetta GT5 Challenge Elite Motorsport17411103082nd
2020 Ginetta GT4 Supercup - Pro Elite Motorsport19415104624th
2021 Ginetta GT4 Supercup - Pro Elite Motorsport20842166281st
2022 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain - Pro Duckhams Yuasa Racing 16102101032nd
Porsche Supercup Duckhams Yuasa Racing with CLRT 100000NC†
2023 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain - Pro Team Parker Racing 16435141291st
Porsche Supercup 100000NC†
Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe - Sport Division - Pro60003713rd
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Proton Competition 50000037th
2024 British GT Championship - GT3 Garage 5920000225th*
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

As Smalley was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

Complete Ginetta GT4 Supercup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant1234567891011121314151617181920212223DCPoints
2020 Elite Motorsport DON
1

4
DON
2

4
DON
3

10
BHGP
1

4
BHGP
2

4
BHGP
3

1
OUL
1

4
OUL
2

3
THR
1

Ret
THR
2

2
THR
3

4
CRO
1

2
CRO
2

2
CRO
3

1
SNE
1

3
SNE
2

1
SNE
3

4
BHI
1

1
BHI
2

3
4th462
2021 Elite Motorsport SNE
1

1
SNE
2

1
SNE
3

Ret
BHI
1

2
BHI
2

1
BHI
3

5
OUL
1

12
OUL
2

6
KNO
1

1
KNO
2

1
KNO
3

5
THR
1

1
THR
2

1
THR
3

2
CRO
1

2
CRO
2

2
CRO
3

3
DON
1

3
DON
2

2
DON
3

4
BHGP
1

5
BHGP
2

4
BHGP
3

3
1st628

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain results

YearEntrantClass12345678Pos.Points
2022 Duckhams Yuasa Racing Pro DON
1

1
DON
2

4
BRH
1

8
BRH
2

3
OUL
1

2
OUL
2

4
KNO
1

4
KNO
2

2
SNE
1

7
SNE
2

7
THR
1

3
THR
2

2
SIL
1

3
SIL
2

7
BRH
1

3
BRH
2

3
2nd103
2023 Team Parker Racing Pro DON
1

2
DON
2

1
BRH
1

2
BRH
2

4
THR
1

2
THR
2

3
OUL
1

2
OUL
2

1
KNO
1

2
KNO
2

3
DON
1

3
DON
2

1
SIL
1

2
SIL
2

3
BRH
1

4
BRH
2

1
1st141

Complete British GT Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCarClass123456789DCPoints
2024 Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo GT3 OUL
1

5
OUL
2

4
SIL
1

DON
1

SPA
1

SNE
1

SNE
2

DON
1

BRH
1

5th*22*

* Season still in progress.

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