Daryl DeLeon

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Daryl DeLeon
NationalityFlag of the Philippines.svg  Filipino
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  British
via dual nationality
Born (2005-08-02) 2 August 2005 (age 18)
Drogheda, Ireland
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season 2023
Current team Re.Beverages and Bartercard with Team HARD.
Car number18
Starts15 (15 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish25th in 2023
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, 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.

Contents

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. [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

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

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

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

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2021IAME Euro Series - X30 SeniorKR Sport39th
IAME Warriors Finale B - X30 Senior9th
British Kart Championship - X30 Senior12th
Sources: [12] [13]

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2021Radical SR1 CupValour Racing51031 ? ?
Radical Intercontinental Cup ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
2022 GB4 Championship Valour Racing300014415th
Radical SR1 Cup137979 ?1st
Radical World Finals4312 ?N/A1st
TGR Vios Cup Philippines - Super Sporting Class [14] Toyota Marilao-Obengers Racing [14] 60002307th
2023Radical Cup UK - SR3 ProValour Racing12405115951st*
2023 British Endurance Championship Team HARD Racing [lower-alpha 1] 10101114.52nd*‡
542351791st*‡
Britcar 6 Hours - Class 5Racing Car Experiences10000N/A5th
British Touring Car Championship Re.Beverages and Bartercard with Team HARD. 150000625th
2024 British Touring Car Championship Ulimited Motorsport

*Season still in progress. ‡ Team standings.

Complete Radical SR1 Cup results

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

YearTeam12345678910111213DCPoints
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
 ? ?
2022Valour 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)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
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

15th44

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;-

YearTeamCarClass123456DCCPPoints
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)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
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
25th6
2024 Unlimited Motorsport 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

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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.

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