Adam Smalley (born 2 January 2001 in

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, England) is a

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racing driver currently competing in the

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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. He is a member of the

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Academy.

Career

Karting

Born in 2001 in

, 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

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Junior series, and the 2016

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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

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, racing with

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. 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

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, winning the title with 2 wins and 4 podiums in the 4 races. Adam would continue in the series in

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, 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.

Ginetta GT5 Challenge

In 2019, he would move up to the

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, again with Elite Motorsport. Winning two of the three races during the first round at

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, 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

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, competing with Elite Motorsport. With 4 wins, he would finish 4th in the standings with 462 points. He would continue in the championship in

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, again with Elite Motorsport. Winning 7 races and picking up 13 podiums, he would win the title by 51 points.

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. Succeeding Harry King, he made his debut in the series in

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, driving for Duckhams Yuasa Racing.

Porsche Supercup

Smalley raced in the

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round of the

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as a guest driver, driving for Duckhams Yuasa Racing with CLRT, where he finished 12th.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

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

Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results

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

Complete Ginetta GT4 Supercup results

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

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain results

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

Complete Porsche Supercup results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† As Smalley was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete British GT Championship results

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

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smalley, Adam 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 21st-century English sportsmen