Daryl DeLeon

Daryl DeLeon
DeLeon at Thruxton Circuit in 2024
Nationality	Filipino   British via dual nationality
Born	(2005-08-02) 2 August 2005 (age 19) Drogheda, Ireland
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season	2023
Current team	Duckhams Racing With Bartercard
Car number	18
Starts	45 (45 entries)
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	18th in 2024
Previous series
2022 2022	Radical SR1 Cup GB4 Championship
Championship titles
2023 2023 2022	BEC BEC - Class C Radical SR1 Cup

Daryl DeLeon Taylor (born 2 August 2005) is a Filipino-British racing driver currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship for Duckhams Racing with Bartercard. He is a race winner in both Radical Cup UK and the British Endurance Championship, and made his debut in the British Touring Car Championship in 2023 with Team HARD.

Career

Radical Cup

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. ^[1]

Competing full-time in the 2022 season with Valour Racing, he won the championship. ^[2] Later in the year, he contested the inaugural Radical Cup World Finals at the Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch in Nevada, United States, ^[3] which he won overall. ^[4]

In 2023, he moved up to the SR3 category of the Radical Cup UK, alongside his British Endurance Championship commitments. ^[5]

GB4 Championship

DeLeon raced for Valour Racing in the fourth round of the 2022 GB4 Championship. ^[6] 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

DeLeon won the 2023 Team HARD Scholarship, ^[7] 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. ^[8]

British Touring Car Championship

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 ^[9] Following the departure of Jade Edwards from Team HARD after the fifth round of 2023, it was announced that DeLeon would take her place. ^{[10] [11]}

Racing record

Karting career summary

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

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*
	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	Duckhams Racing With Bartercard	30	0	0	0	0	48	18th
2025	British Touring Car Championship	Team BMW

‡ Team standings.

Complete Radical SR1 Cup results

(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

(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

(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

(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	Duckhams Racing with Bartercard	Cupra León	DON 1 13	DON 2 15	DON 3 Ret	BRH 1 NC	BRH 2 14	BRH 3 19	SNE 1 17	SNE 2 10	SNE 3 12	THR 1 18	THR 2 17	THR 3 NC	OUL 1 18	OUL 2 12	OUL 3 13	CRO 1 18	CRO 2 14	CRO 3 17	KNO 1 15	KNO 2 16	KNO 3 DSQ	DON 1 17	DON 2 17	DON 3 9	SIL 1 18	SIL 2 19	SIL 3 13	BRH 1 7	BRH 2 13	BRH 3 17	18th	48
2025	Team BMW	BMW 330e M Sport	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

1. 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

1. "Daryl DeLeon Taylor looks back on successful Radical SR1 Cup debut season". Time Attack Manila. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
2. "Daryl DeLeon Taylor crowned SR1 Cup UK champion in title decider at Donington". Time Attack Manila. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
3. "Daryl DeLeon Taylor to contest Radical Cup World Finals 2022 in Las Vegas". Time Attack Manila. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
4. "Daryl DeLeon Taylor wraps up 2022 as Radical Finals World Champion". Time Attack Manila. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
5. "Daryl DeLeon Taylor moves up to PRO SR3 for 2023 Radical Cup UK". Time Attack Manila. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
6. "Sportscar stars Daryl DeLeon Taylor and Danny Harrison to debut in GB4". Formula Scout. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
7. "Team HARD. Racing conclude their 2023 Scholarship and launch for 2024". Team HARD. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
8. "Daryl DeLeon 2nd overall in BEC Brands Hatch after late 911 GT3 car swap". Time Attack Manila. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
9. "ROOKIES REFLECT ON GOODYEAR TYRE TEST". BTCC . 6 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
10. "Daryl DeLeon to step into Team HARD race seat". TouringCarTimes. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
11. "DARYL DELEON ANNOUNCED FOR TEAM HARD". BTCC. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
12. "Daryl DeLeon | Racing career profile | Driver Database". DriverDatabase. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
13. "DeLeon Daryl — Kartcom". Kartcom. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
14. "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

• Daryl DeLeon career summary at DriverDB.com