| Dario Cabanelas | |
|---|---|
 Cabanelas in 2024 | |
| Nationality |  Swiss |
| Born | 21 July 2006 Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
Dario Cabanelas Altukhov (born 21 July 2006) is a Swiss racing driver who most recently competed for Team Virage in the JS P4 class of the Ligier European Series.
Cabanelas began karting at the age of six. [1] Competing in karting until 2020, Cabanelas most notably won the Vega Trophy in 2020 before stepping up to French F4 the following year. [2] In his first season in single-seaters, Cabanelas scored a best result of fourth in the reverse-grid race at Le Castellet, which helped him finish eighth in the standings at season's end. [3]
Remaining in the French F4 Championship for 2022, [4] Cabanelas took two third-place finishes at Pau and Lédenon, en route to a ninth-place points finish. [5] [6] During 2022, Cabanelas also represented Switzerland in the FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup. [7] [8]
Having spent most of 2023 testing for Saintéloc Racing, Cabanelas remained with them to race in the final four rounds of that year's Eurocup-3 season. [9] Taking his maiden points on his debut round at Jerez, [10] Cabanelas then finished ninth and tenth in both races at Estoril, [11] [12] before taking his fourth and final points finish of the season at Barcelona. [13]
Remaining in Eurocup-3 for 2024, Cabanelas joined MP Motorsport for his only full-time season in the series. [14] Taking points in a wet season opening race at Spa by finishing eighth, [15] Cabanelas then finished 10th in race one at the Red Bull Ring and seventh in race one at Algarve. [16] [17] However, that turned out to be Cabanelas' best result of the season as he scored just one points finish across the next three rounds, a tenth at Zandvoort, before leaving the team and the series with two rounds to spare. [18]
Cabanelas then switched to sports car racing for 2025, joining Team Virage to compete in the JS P4 class of the Ligier European Series. [19] In the season-opening round at Barcelona, Cabanelas fought for the lead in his stints in both of the races, but finished no higher than 13th alongside Laura Villars. [20] [21] After Villars left the team after the round at Le Mans, Cabanelas finished fifth in both races at Spa before leaving the team with two rounds left. [22] [23]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Asturias Karting Championship – Cadet | La Morgal Sports | 2nd |
| 2018 | Asturias Karting Championship – Cadet | DPK Racing | 2nd |
| Spanish Championship Karting – Cadet | 20th | ||
| 2019 | Asturias Karting Championship – Junior | DPK Racing | 2nd |
| Spanish Championship Karting – Junior | 15th | ||
| Karting European Championship – OK-J | 113rd | ||
| WSK Open Cup – OK-J | 67th | ||
| 2020 | 25° South Garda Winter Cup – OK-J | DPK Racing | NC |
| WSK Euro Series – OK Junior | 57th | ||
| WSK Super Master Series – OK-J | Spirit-Racing.CH | 108th | |
| Swiss Kart Championship – OK-J | Spirit Racing | 3rd | |
| IAME International Games – X30 Junior | 13th | ||
| Vega Trofeo – Junior | 1st | ||
| Sources: [24] [25] | |||
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 8th |
| 2022 | French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 90 | 9th |
| FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup | Team Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | DNF | |
| 2023 | Eurocup-3 | Saintéloc Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18th |
| 2024 | Eurocup-3 | MP Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 16th |
| 2025 | Ligier European Series - JS P4 | Team Virage | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22* | 15th* |
| Sources: [26] [24] | |||||||||
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | NOG 1 6 | NOG 2 9 | NOG 3 6 | MAG1 1 5 | MAG1 2 5 | MAG1 3 7 | HUN 1 6 | HUN 2 10 | HUN 3 6 | LÉD 1 8 | LÉD 2 11 | LÉD 3 8 | MON 1 Ret | MON 2 11 | MON 3 C | LEC 1 8 | LEC 2 4 | LEC 3 9 | MAG2 1 6 | MAG2 2 9 | MAG2 3 7 | 8th | 102 |
| 2022 | NOG 1 11 | NOG 2 4 | NOG 3 8 | PAU 1 6 | PAU 2 3 | PAU 3 8 | MAG 1 24† | MAG 2 8 | MAG 3 6 | SPA 1 19 | SPA 2 8 | SPA 3 8 | LÉD 1 8 | LÉD 2 8 | LÉD 3 3 | CRT 1 Ret | CRT 2 9 | CRT 3 6 | LEC 1 19 | LEC 2 5 | LEC 3 16 | 9th | 90 |
| Year | Team | Cup | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main Race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Team Switzerland | Formula 4 | 7th | 3rd | NC |
(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 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Saintéloc Racing | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | ARA 1 | ARA 2 | MON 1 | MON 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | JER 1 13 | JER 2 10 | EST 1 9 | EST 2 10 | CRT 1 13 | CRT 2 Ret | BAR 1 13 | BAR 2 10 | 18th | 5 | |
| 2024 | MP Motorsport | SPA 1 8 | SPA 2 C | RBR 1 10 | RBR 2 16 | ALG 1 7 | ALG 2 21 | ALG 3 12 | LEC 1 20 | LEC 2 22 | ZAN 1 Ret | ZAN 2 10 | ARA 1 19 | ARA 2 Ret | JER 1 WD | JER 2 WD | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | 16th | 13 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Team Virage | JS P4 | Ligier JS P4 | BAR 1 13 | BAR 2 13 | LEC 1 13 | LEC 2 12 | LMS 10 | SPA 1 5 | SPA 2 5 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | ALG 1 | ALG 2 | 15th* | 22* |