Alexander Smolyar

Alexander Smolyar
Born	(2001-07-19) July 19, 2001 Russia
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2017–present
Known for	Competing in FIA Formula 3 Championship (2020–2022), Russian Circuit Racing Series (2025)

Alexander Alexandrovich Smolyar (; born 19 July 2001) is a Russian racing driver who currently competes in the 2025 Russian Circuit Racing Series representing G-Drive SMP Racing. He previously participated in the FIA Formula 3 Championship from 2020 through 2022.

Early single-seater categories

Smolyar made his initial foray into single-seater racing in 2017, driving for SMP Racing in both the Spanish and Russian Formula 4 championships. He secured third place overall in each series, accumulating 24 podium finishes and claiming all of his victories within the Spanish championship.

2018

During his first season in the 2018 Formula Renault Eurocup, Smolyar competed with Tech 1 Racing, ending the year 12th in the drivers’ standings. He outpaced two of his three teammates and played a role in the team’s fifth-place finish in the overall championship.

2019

Smolyar showed marked improvement in the 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup, concluding the season third in the standings with three race wins. He trailed only French driver Victor Martins and teammate Oscar Piastri from R-ace GP.

2020

For the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Smolyar signed with ART Grand Prix, joining forces with teammates Théo Pourchaire and Sebastián Fernández. Although he demonstrated strong pace, including securing pole position at the Hungaroring and initially winning at Silverstone, his campaign was affected by penalties and incidents. A weaving penalty cost him a maiden victory, and he was involved in a first-lap collision in Budapest. Smolyar managed to achieve one podium finish at Monza, ultimately placing 11th in the championship—behind runner-up Pourchaire but ahead of Fernández.

2021

Continuing with ART for the 2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Smolyar partnered with newcomers Frederik Vesti and returning driver Juan Manuel Correa. He began the season strongly by claiming his first Formula 3 race win during the opening event at Barcelona. Additionally, he triumphed in race one at Circuit Paul Ricard, advancing from sixth on the grid to lead on the final lap. Smolyar ended the season sixth overall, amassing 106 points along with two victories, two fastest laps, and four podium appearances.

2022

On 20 January 2022, Smolyar joined MP Motorsport for participation in the 2022 season. In light of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, he was prohibited from displaying the Russian flag, yet he was permitted to compete despite initial doubts. Visa complications resulted in his absence from the Silverstone event, where Filip Ugran took his place. Upon his return for the following rounds, Smolyar achieved his only victory of the year during the feature race at Budapest. He concluded the season tenth in the overall standings, making him the top-ranked driver even after missing a round.

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 Karting 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	Template:Country data SWETemplate:Namespace detect showall Ward Racing	OK	1st	DNF

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	align=left |2019 Formula Renault Eurocup	R-ace GP	20	3	2	4	10	255	3rd
2020	align=left |2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship	ART Grand Prix	18	0	1	0	1	59	11th
2021	align=left |2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship	ART Grand Prix	20	2	0	2	4	107	6th
2022	align=left |2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship	MP Motorsport	16	1	2	1	3	76	10th
2023	align=left |2023 Russian Circuit Racing Series - Touring	Lukoil Racing Team	12	2	1	2	8	266	3rd
2023–24	style="text-align:left;" |2023–24 Middle East Trophy - 992	SMP Racing	1	0	1	0	0	0	NC†
2024	align=left |2024 Russian Circuit Racing Series - Touring	Lukoil Racing SMP Team	14	1	0	2	8	248	3rd
2025	align=left |2025 Middle East Trophy - GT3	SMP Racing	2	0	0	0	0	25	5th
	align="left" |2025 Russian Circuit Racing Series - Touring	align="left" |G-Drive Racing SMP Racing						} Full SMP F4 Championship Results (key) (Races displayed in bold denote pole position) (Races in italics signify 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 Final Position Total 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 Full F4 Spanish Championship Results (key) (Bold indicates pole position) (Italics denote fastest lap) Two disqualifications omitted for brevity* Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Final Position Total 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 style="background:#FFFFBF;" | NAV2 3 1 style="background:#FFDF9F;" | [[Circuit Paul Armagnac]|NOG 1}} "3" style="background:#DFDFDF;" | [[Circuit Paul Armagnac]|NOG 2}} "2" style="background:#FFFFBF;" | [[Circuit Paul Armagnac]|NOG 3}} "1" style="background:#FFDF9F;" | [[Autódromo do Estoril]|EST 1}} "3" style="background:#DFFFDF;" | [[Autódromo do Estoril]|EST 2}} "4" style="background:#DFFFDF;" | [[Autódromo do Estoril]|EST 3}} "9" style="background:#FFDF9F;" 3rd style="background:#FFDF9F;" 263 Full Formula Renault NEC Results (legend) (Entries in bold denote pole positions) (Entries in italics represent fastest laps) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Standing Total Points 2018 Tech 1 Racing PAU 1 13th PAU 2 11th MNZ 1 MNZ 2 SPA 1 11th SPA 2 16th HUN 1 10th HUN 2 6th NÜR 1 5th NÜR 2 8th HOC 1 8th HOC 2 Retired 17th 18 Full Formula Renault Eurocup Results (legend) (Entries in bold signify pole positions) (Entries in italics indicate fastest laps) 2019 Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Final Position Points Total 2018 Tech 1 Racing LEC 1 8th LEC 2 23rd MNZ 1 4th MNZ 2 Retired SIL 1 Retired SIL 2 7th MON 1 15th MON 2 11th RBR 1 Retired RBR 2 15th SPA 1 11th SPA 2 16th HUN 1 10th HUN 2 6th NÜR 1 5th style="background:#DFFFDF"|NÜR 2 8th style="background: #DFFFDF"|HOC 1 < br>8th style =" background : #EFCFFF " |HOC < br>2 < br> Retired style = " background : #DFFFDF " |CAT < br>1 < br>6th style = " background : #CFCFFF " |CAT < br>2 < br>12th !12th !57 !R-ace GP !style = " background : #CFCFFF " MNZ < br >1 < br > 20th !style = " background : #FFFFBF " MNZ < br >2 < br > 1st !style = " background : #EFCFFF " SIL < br >1 < br > Retired !style = " background : #DFDFDF " SIL < br >2 < br > 2nd !style = " background : #DFDFDF " MON < br >1 < br > 2nd !style = " background : #FFFFBF " MON < br >2 < br > 1st !style = " background : #DFFFDF " LEC < br >1 < br > 4th !style = " background : #DFDFDF " LEC < br >2 < br > 2nd !style = " background : #DFFFDF " SPA < br >1 < br > 9th !style = " background : #DFFFDF " SPA < br >2 < br > 6th !style = " background : #FFDF9F " NÜR < br >1 < br > 3rd !style = " background : #DFFFDF " NÜR < br >2 < br > 4th !style = " background : #DFDFDF " HUN < br >1 < br > 2nd !style = " background : #DFDFDF " HUN < br >2 < br > 2nd !style = " background : #DFDFDF " CAT < br >1 < br > 2nd !style = " background : #DFFFDF " CAT < br >2 < br > 5th !style = " background : #EFCFFF " HOC < br >1 < br > Retired !style = " background : #FFFFBF " HOC < br >2 < br > 1st !style = " background : #DFFFDF" YMC < br >1 < br > 4th !style = " background : #DFFFDF" YMC < br >2 < br > 6th ! style=“background:#FFDF9F;” 3rd ! style=“background:#FFDF9F;” 255 Full FIA Formula 3 Championship Results (key) (Races displayed in bold denote pole positions; races in italics signify fastest lap points awarded to top ten finishers) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Final Position Points Total 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 < br/>1 < br/> 1 CAT < br/>2 < br/> Ret CAT < br/>3 < br/> 11 LEC < br/>1 < br/> 1 LEC < br/>2 < br/> 7 LEC < br/>3 < br/> 8 RBR < br/>1 < br/> 14 RBR < br/>2 < br/> 25 RBR < br/>3 < br/> 4 HUN < br/>1 < br/> 6 HUN < br/>2 < br/> 4 HUN < br/>3 < br/> 6 SPA < br/>1 < br/> 10 SPA < br/>2 < br/> 8 6th !107 [[2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship]|2022]] nowrap MP Motorsport [[Bahrain International Circuit]|BHR SPR]] {{small}|3} style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Bahrain International Circuit]|BHR FEA]] {{small}|23} style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Imola Circuit]|IMO SPR]] {{small}|8} style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Imola Circuit]|IMO FEA]] {{small}|14} style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya]|CAT SPR]] {{small}|6} style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya]|CAT FEA]] {{small}|4} style=""| style=""| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Red Bull Ring]|RBR SPR]] {{small}|9} style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Red Bull Ring]|RBR FEA]] {{small}|7} style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Hungaroring]|HUN SPR]] {{small}|15} style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Hungaroring]|HUN FEA]] {{small}|1} style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]|SPA SPR]] {{small}|3} style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]|SPA FEA]] {{small}|9} style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Circuit Zandvoort]|ZAN SPR]] {{small}|14} style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Circuit Zandvoort]|ZAN FEA]] {{small}|10} style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Autodromo Nazionale di Monza]|MNZ SPR]] {{small}|25} style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Autodromo Nazionale di Monza]|MNZ FEA]] {{small}|27†} colspan=3| 10th 76 External links