Danial Frost

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Danial Frost
BornDanial Nielsen Frost
(2001-10-18) 18 October 2001 (age 22)
Singapore
Indy Lights career
38 races run over 3 years
Team(s)No. 68 (HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing)
Best finish5th (2021)
First race 2021 Indy Lights Grand Prix of Alabama (Birmingham)
Last race 2023 Indy NXT Firestone Grand Prix of Indianapolis (Indianapolis)
First win 2022 Indy Lights Grand Prix of Indianapolis (Indianapolis)
Last win 2023 Indy NXT Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg)
WinsPodiums Poles
263
Previous series
2020

201920
2019–20
2018–19
2018
2017–18

2017–18
2017
2017
2017
2016–17
Formula Regional Americas Championship
Indy Pro 2000 Championship
Asian Le Mans Series
MRF Challenge
U.S. F2000 National Championship
Formula 4 South East Asia Championship
MRF Challenge
F4 Danish Championship
Formula 4 Japanese Championship
Formula Masters China
Formula 4 South East Asia Championship

Danial Nielsen Frost (born 18 October 2001 in Singapore) is a Singaporean race car driver. [1] [2] He last competed in Indy NXT driving for HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing. [3]

Contents

Career

Frost began his racing career in the 2016–17 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship. In 2017 he moved to the Formula Masters China and finished in 3rd place. In 2017–18 he made his debut in the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship. [4] In 2018 he competed in the U.S. F2000 National Championship with Exclusive Autosport, [5] and in 2019 he moved to the Indy Pro 2000 Championship, [6] the second step on the Road to Indy.

In 2020, Frost signed with Andretti Autosport. [5] In the following year, Frost switched to HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing. [7]

Following his season in 2022 Indy Lights for HMD Motorsports w/ Dale Coyne Racing, Frost tested one of the team's cars in October 2022 in a private IndyCar driver evaluation test at Sebring. [8]

Frost re-signed with HMD Motorsports w/ Dale Coyne Racing for the 2023 Indy Lights championship. He won the season-opening Indy NXT by Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday, 5 March 2023, earning his second career victory in IndyCar’s development series. [9]

In 2024, Frost announced that his racing career would be placed on hold as he would complete his required two years of military service for his home country of Singapore. [10]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2016–17 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship Meritus.GP 30714183175th
2017 Formula Masters China Eurasia Racing17143101663rd
F4 Japanese Championship Zap Speed Racing Team20000035th
F4 Danish Championship Vesti Motorsport300001614th
2017–18 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship MRF Racing 160001836th
Formula 4 South East Asia Championship Meritus.GP 512037117th
2018 U.S. F2000 National Championship Exclusive Autosport700007717th
2018–19 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 MRF Racing 810161067th
2019 Indy Pro 2000 Championship Exclusive Autosport1621163185th
2019–20 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Inter Europol Endurance 20000168th
2020 Indy Pro 2000 Championship Turn 3 Motorsport1711163293rd
Formula Regional Americas Championship Andretti Autosport 100001628th
2021 Indy Lights Andretti Autosport 2002243385th
2022 Indy Lights HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing 1410013827th
2023 Indy NXT HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing 1410033616th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 MRS GT-Racing100000NC
2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 Cool Racing 21002406th

* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Masters China results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718DCPoints
2017 Eurasia Racing SEP1
1

2
SEP1
2

4
SEP1
3

2
SEP1
4

2
SEP2
1

3
SEP2
2

5
SEP2
3

2
SEP2
4

5
ZIC1
1

Ret
ZIC1
2

6
ZIC1
3

DNS
ZIC2
1

6
ZIC2
2

1
ZIC2
3

5
SIC
1

3
SIC
2

3
SIC
3

3
SIC
4

3
3rd166

American open–wheel racing results

U.S. F2000 Championship

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
2018 Exclusive Autosport STP
STP
IMS
IMS
LOR
ROA
19
ROA
16
TOR
8
TOR
4
MDO
7
MDO
9
MDO
9
POR
POR
17th77

Indy Pro 2000 Championship

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617RankPoints
2019 Exclusive Autosport STP
4
STP
3
IMS
3
IMS
3
LOR
1
ROA
11
ROA
12
TOR
1
TOR
4
MDO
13
MDO
6
GTW
4
POR
2
POR
6
LAG
6
LAG
12
5th318
2020 Turn 3 Motorsport ROA
1
ROA
3
MOH
2
MOH
8
MOH
11
LOR
5
GMP
5
IMS
5
IMS
5
IMS
9
MDO
2
MDO
5
NJM
12
NJM
5
NJM
7
STP
2
STP
3
3rd329

Indy Lights/Indy NXT

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920RankPoints
2021 Andretti Autosport ALA
1

7
ALA
2

12
STP
1

2
STP
2

4
IMS
1

7
IMS
2

6
DET
1

6
DET
2

12
RDA
1

11
RDA
2

3
MDO
1

2
MDO
2

2
GTW
1

6
GTW
2

10
POR
1

8
POR
2

6
LAG
1

9
LAG
2

4
MDO
3

4
MDO
4

6
5th338
2022 HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing STP
5
ALA
4
IMS
1

1L*
IMS
2

7
DET
1

10
DET
2

5
RDA
8
MDO
13
IOW
7
NSH
10
GTW
4
POR
10
LAG
1

7
LAG
2

7
7th382
2023 STP
1L
BAR
10
IMS
11
DET
18
DET
5
RDA
7
MDO
11
IOW
14
NSH
16
IMS
7
GMP
5
POR
3
LAG
3
LAG
6
6th361

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassMakeEngine1234567RankPoints
2023 MRS GT-RacingLMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY
8
SEB
WGL
MOS
ELK
IMS
PET
NC†0†

Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP3 Championship.

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

YearTeamClassCarEngine12345Pos.Points
2019–20 Inter Europol Endurance LMP2 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SHA BEN SEP
6
BUR
6
8th16
2023–24 Cool Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 SEP
1

1
SEP
2

3
DUB ABU
1
ABU
2
6th40

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References

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  2. "Frost, Shields dominate at Lucas Oil Raceway". 25 May 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
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  4. "MRF Challenge unveils 2017-18 entry list". 5 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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