Daryl DeLeon
Daryl DeLeon Taylor (born 2 August 2005) is a Filipino-British racing driver currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship, driving for Re.Beverages and Bartercard with Team HARD.[1] He is a race winner in both Radical Cup UK and the British Endurance Championship. He scored his first points in the British Touring Car Championship with Team HARD at Silverstone.
| Daryl DeLeon | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Filipino British via dual nationality |
| Born | 2 August 2005 Drogheda, Ireland |
| British Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | Re.Beverages and Bartercard with Team HARD. |
| Car number | 18 |
| Starts | 15 (15 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 25th in 2023 |
| Previous series | |
| 2022 2022 | Radical SR1 Cup GB4 Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2023 2023 2022 | BEC BEC - Class C Radical SR1 Cup |
Career edit
Radical Cup edit
DeLeon made his car racing debut in the Radical SR1 Cup in the penultimate round of the 2021, and won 2 of the 3 races in the final round of the season. He then competed in the 2021 Radical Intercontinental Cup at the Algarve International Circuit in Portugal.[2]
Competing full-time in the 2022 season with Valour Racing, he won the championship.[3] Later in the year, he contested the inaugural Radical Cup World Finals at the Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch in Nevada, United States,[4] which he won overall.[5]
In 2023, he moved up to the SR3 category of the Radical Cup UK, alongside his British Endurance Championship commitments.[6]
GB4 Championship edit
DeLeon raced for Valour Racing in the fourth round of the 2022 GB4 Championship.[7] He finished 3rd in his debut race, but did not contest any other rounds during the season, and finished 25th in the championship.
British Endurance Championship edit
DeLeon won the 2023 Team HARD Scholarship,[8] enabling him to compete in the 2023 British Endurance Championship with Team HARD, driving an Audi S3 touring car alongside Maurice Henry. Prior to the second round, DeLeon switched to a Porsche 991 GT3 Cup.[9]
British Touring Car Championship edit
As part of the Team HARD Scholarship, DeLeon became a development driver for their BTCC team for the 2023 season. On 4 July, he drove for the team in the official Goodyear Tyre Test[10] Following the departure of Jade Edwards from Team HARD after the fifth round of 2023, it was announced that DeLeon would take her place.[1][11]
Racing record edit
Karting career summary edit
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | IAME Euro Series - X30 Senior | KR Sport | 39th |
| IAME Warriors Finale B - X30 Senior | 9th | ||
| British Kart Championship - X30 Senior | 12th | ||
| Sources:[12][13] | |||
Racing career summary edit
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Radical SR1 Cup | Valour Racing | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ? | ? |
| Radical Intercontinental Cup | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| 2022 | GB4 Championship | Valour Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 15th |
| Radical SR1 Cup | 13 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | ? | 1st | ||
| Radical World Finals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ? | N/A | 1st | ||
| TGR Vios Cup Philippines - Super Sporting Class[14] | Toyota Marilao-Obengers Racing[14] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 7th | |
| 2023 | Radical Cup UK - SR3 Pro | Valour Racing | 12 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 595 | 1st* |
| 2023 British Endurance Championship | Team HARD Racing[a] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 114.5 | 2nd*‡ | |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 179 | 1st*‡ | |||
| Britcar 6 Hours - Class 5 | Racing Car Experiences | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th | |
| British Touring Car Championship | Re.Beverages and Bartercard with Team HARD. | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 25th | |
| 2024 | British Touring Car Championship | Team HARD |
*Season still in progress. ‡ Team standings.
Complete Radical SR1 Cup results edit
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | SNE1 1 | SNE1 2 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | SNE2 1 | SNE2 2 | SIL 1 4‡ | SIL 2 4‡ | SIL 3 5‡ | DON 1 Ret | DON 2 1 | ? | ? | |||
| 2022 | Valour Racing | DON1 1 6 | DON1 2 1 | BRH 1 1 | BRH 2 10 | SNE 1 1 | SNE 2 1 | SIL 1 1‡ | SIL 2 1‡ | SIL 3 5‡ | OUL 1 2 | OUL 2 1 | DON2 1 Ret | DON2 2 2 | 1st | ? |
‡ Class position.
Complete GB4 Championship 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 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Valour Racing | SNE1 1 | SNE1 2 | SNE1 3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | OUL 3 | SIL1 1 | SIL1 2 | SIL1 3 | DON1 1 3 | DON1 2 8 | DON1 3 9 | SNE2 1 | SNE2 2 | SNE2 3 | SIL2 1 | SIL2 2 | SIL2 3 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | BRH 3 | DON2 1 | DON2 2 | DON2 3 | 15th | 44 |
Complete British Endurance Championship results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap in class – 1 point awarded all races;-
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | DC | CP | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Team HARD. | Audi S3 Saloon | C | SIL1 18 | 8th‡ | 2nd‡ | 114.5‡ | |||||
| Porsche 991 GT3 Cup I | BRH 2 | OUL 4 | SIL2 3 | SNE 7 | DON 10 | 1st‡ | 1st‡ | 179‡ |
*Season still in progress. ‡ Team standings.
Complete British Touring Car Championship results edit
(key) Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded – 2002–2003 all races, 2004–present just in first race) Races in italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded all races) * signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap (1 point awarded – 2002 just in feature races, 2003–present all races)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Re.Beverages and Bartercard with Team HARD. | Cupra León | DON 1 | DON 2 | DON 3 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | BRH 3 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SNE 3 | THR 1 | THR 2 | THR 3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | OUL 3 | CRO 1 23 | CRO 2 21 | CRO 3 18 | KNO 1 Ret | KNO 2 22 | KNO 3 Ret | DON 1 22 | DON 2 Ret | DON 3 Ret | SIL 1 14 | SIL 2 26 | SIL 3 21 | BRH 1 21 | BRH 2 Ret | BRH 3 12 | 25th | 6 |
| 2024 | Team HARD | Cupra Léon | DON 1 | DON 2 | DON 3 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | BRH 3 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SNE 3 | THR 1 | THR 2 | THR 3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | OUL 3 | CRO 1 | CRO 2 | CRO 3 | KNO 1 | KNO 2 | KNO 3 | DON 1 | DON 2 | DON 3 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | SIL 3 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | BRH 3 | - | - |
Notes edit
- ^ DeLeon competed in the no. 34 car for Team HARD in round 1, he competed in the no. 28 car from round 2 onwards.
References edit
- ^ a b "Daryl DeLeon to step into Team HARD race seat". TouringCarTimes. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Daryl DeLeon Taylor looks back on successful Radical SR1 Cup debut season". Time Attack Manila. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Daryl DeLeon Taylor crowned SR1 Cup UK champion in title decider at Donington". Time Attack Manila. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Daryl DeLeon Taylor to contest Radical Cup World Finals 2022 in Las Vegas". Time Attack Manila. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Daryl DeLeon Taylor wraps up 2022 as Radical Finals World Champion". Time Attack Manila. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Daryl DeLeon Taylor moves up to PRO SR3 for 2023 Radical Cup UK". Time Attack Manila. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Sportscar stars Daryl DeLeon Taylor and Danny Harrison to debut in GB4". Formula Scout. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Team HARD. Racing conclude their 2023 Scholarship and launch for 2024". Team HARD. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Daryl DeLeon 2nd overall in BEC Brands Hatch after late 911 GT3 car swap". Time Attack Manila. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "ROOKIES REFLECT ON GOODYEAR TYRE TEST". BTCC. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "DARYL DELEON ANNOUNCED FOR TEAM HARD". BTCC. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Daryl DeLeon | Racing career profile | Driver Database". DriverDatabase. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "DeLeon Daryl — Kartcom". Kartcom. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Daryl DeLeon Taylor confirmed for TGR Vios Cup Ph debut with Obengers Racing". Time Attack Manila. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
External links edit
- Daryl DeLeon career summary at DriverDB.com