Danial Frost | |||||||
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Born | Danial Nielsen Frost 18 October 2001 Singapore | ||||||
Indy Lights career | |||||||
38 races run over 3 years | |||||||
Team(s) | No. 68 (HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing) | ||||||
Best finish | 5th (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) | ||||||
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Previous series | |||||||
2020 2019–20 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]
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]
* Season still in progress.
(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 | DC | Points |
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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 | 3rd | 166 |
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
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2018 | Exclusive Autosport | STP | STP | IMS | IMS | LOR | ROA 19 | ROA 16 | TOR 8 | TOR 4 | MDO 7 | MDO 9 | MDO 9 | POR | POR | 17th | 77 |
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points |
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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 | 5th | 318 | |
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 | 3rd | 329 |
(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)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Rank | Points |
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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 | 5th | 338 |
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 | 7th | 382 | ||||||
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 | 6th | 361 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Points |
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2023 | MRS GT-Racing | LMP3 | 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.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Points |
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2019–20 | Inter Europol Endurance | LMP2 | Ligier JS P217 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SHA | BEN | SEP 6 | BUR 6 | 8th | 16 | |
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 | 6th | 40 |
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