Adam Smalley
| Adam Smalley | |
|---|---|
 Smalley in 2024 | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 2 January 2001 Poulton-le-Fylde, United Kingdom |
| Ginetta GT4 Supercup career | |
| Debut season | 2020 |
| Current team | Elite Motorsport |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 54 |
| Starts | 39 (39 entries) |
| Wins | 11 |
| Poles | 5 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2021 |
| Previous series | |
| 2019 2017, 2018 2017 | Ginetta GT5 Challenge Ginetta Junior Championship Ginetta Junior Winter Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2024 2021 2018 2017 | British GT Championship - Silver-Am 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.
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
[edit]Karting
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Trent Valley Kart Club - Comer Cadet | 18th | |
| 2012 | Trent Valley Kart Club - Comer Cadet | 5th | |
| Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Comer Cadet | 13th | ||
| 2013 | Trent Valley Kart Club - Minimax | 33rd | |
| Super 1 National Rotax Mini Max Championship | 17th | ||
| 2014 | Super 1 National Rotax Mini Max Championship | 4th | |
| SKUSA SuperNationals XVIII - TaG Junior | 50th | ||
| 2015 | Super 1 National Rotax Max Junior | 18th | |
| SKUSA SuperNationals XIX - TaG Senior | Smak Racing | 77th | |
| MSA E Plate - Rotax Junior | 1st | ||
| 2016 | British Open Championship - Rotax Max Junior | 5th | |
| Rotax Max Wintercup - Rotax Max Junior | Coles Racing | 1st |
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ginetta Junior Championship | JHR Developments | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 377 | 7th |
| HHC Motorsport | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ginetta Junior Winter Series | Elite Motorsport | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 130 | 1st | |
| 2018 | Ginetta Junior Championship | Elite Motorsport | 25 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 593 | 1st |
| 2019 | Ginetta GT5 Challenge | Elite Motorsport | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 308 | 2nd |
| 2020 | Ginetta GT4 Supercup - Pro | Elite Motorsport | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 462 | 4th |
| 2021 | Ginetta GT4 Supercup - Pro | Elite Motorsport | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 628 | 1st |
| 2022 | Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain - Pro | Duckhams Yuasa Racing | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 103 | 2nd |
| Porsche Supercup | Duckhams Yuasa Racing with CLRT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2023 | Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain - Pro | Team Parker Racing | 16 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 129 | 1st |
| Porsche Supercup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe - Sport Division - Pro | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 3rd | ||
| Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Proton Competition | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37th | |
| 2024 | British GT Championship - GT3 | Garage 59 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 140 | 3rd |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup |
† As Smalley was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
Complete Ginetta GT4 Supercup results
[edit](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 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
4th | 462 | ||||
| 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 |
1st | 628 |
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos. | 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 |
2nd | 103 |
| 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 |
1st | 141 |
Complete British GT Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Garage 59 | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | GT3 | OUL 1 5 |
OUL 2 4 |
SIL 1 1 |
DON 1 8 |
SPA 1 2 |
SNE 1 10 |
SNE 2 4 |
DON 1 3 |
BRH 1 8 |
3rd | 140 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "ADAM SMALLEY NAMED AS 2022/2023 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB JUNIOR DRIVER". BARC. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "ADAM SMALLEY PREVAILS AS CHAMPION FROM GINETTA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP FINALE". BARC. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Poulton motor race ace Adam Smalley meets Ginetta GT5 Challenge head on with double win at Oulton Park". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "ADAM SMALLEY". Ginetta. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Adam Smalley Targets Title Challenge In 2021 Ginetta GT4 SuperCup". Ginetta. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Poulton motor race ace Adam Smalley crowned Ginetta champion at Brands Hatch". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Adam Smalley to make Porsche Supercup debut at British GrandPrix". PorscheSport. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
External links
[edit]- Adam Smalley career summary at DriverDB.com
- Sportspeople from Lancashire
- English racing drivers
- People from Poulton-le-Fylde
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Ginetta Junior Championship drivers
- Ginetta GT4 Supercup drivers
- Porsche Carrera Cup GB drivers
- Porsche Supercup drivers
- JHR Developments drivers
- Porsche Carrera Cup Germany drivers
- British GT Championship drivers
- Proton Competition drivers
- GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers