Kai Daryanani

Kai Daryanani
Daryanani in 2025
Nationality	Indian
Born	(2005-04-14) 14 April 2005 (age 20) Hong Kong, HKG
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season	2026
Current team	Trident
Car number	TBA
Starts	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	TBD in 2026
Previous series
2023 2023 2023 2023 2023–2024 2023–2024 2023–2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2025 2025 2025 2025	Formula 4 South East Asia Championship Macau Formula 4 Race F4 Spanish Championship GB4 Championship Formula 4 UAE Championship F4 British Championship Euro 4 Championship Italian F4 Championship Formula 4 Australian Championship Macau Grand Prix Formula Trophy UAE FR Middle East Eurocup-3 Winter GB3 Eurocup-3
Championship titles
2024	Formula Trophy UAE

Kai Daryanani (born 12 April 2005) is an Indian racing driver who is set to compete in the Formula Regional European Championship for Trident. He previously competed in the GB3 Championship for JHR Developments and Eurocup-3 for KCL by MP under a British licence.

Daryanani is the 2024 Formula Trophy UAE Champion. ^[1]

Career

Formula 4

2023

Daryanani made his Formula 4 debut in 2023, driving for Pinnacle VAR in the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship. ^[2] His season yielded a best result of 17th at Yas Marina, seeing him finish in 36th in the championship standings. ^[3] Daryanani's main season championship, however, was in the 2023 F4 British Championship, where he would drive for Virtuosi Racing. ^[4] Another tough campaign followed, but Daryanani showed clear improvement from his 15 races in the UAE, as he secured a best result of sixth on his way to 24th in the standings. ^{[5] [6]} He ended his season in the Formula 4 South East Asia Championship, where he finished tenth in the standings with one podium. ^[7] Daryanani also made appearances in various other F4 series, most notably in the 2023 GB4 Championship where he secured his first victory in single-seaters. ^[8]

2024

It was announced that Daryanani would continue in F4 in 2024, driving for Pinnacle Motorsport in the 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship. ^[9] Daryanani fared much better than in his previous season, this time scoring points with a best result of ninth at Yas Marina. ^[10] He finished 25th in the standings. ^[11] He then confirmed his participation in the 2024 F4 British Championship, this time driving for Fortec Motorsport. ^[12] Daryanani had another much improved season in the series, as he scored points regularly. He secured three fourth-placed finishes over the course of the year, and at season's end he finished 12th in the standings, beating all his teammates. ^{[13] [14]} He ended his last year in Formula 4 with a full season of the 2024 Formula Trophy UAE. ^[15] In the first round, he secured three points finishes. ^[16] He then secured his second ever victory in Formula 4 with a victory and a podium in the second round at Yas Marina, placing him second in the championship. ^[17] In the final round, he secured the title with a pair of podiums, handing Daryanani his first ever championship title. ^[1]

Formula Regional

Daryanani driving at the Hungaroring during the 2025 GB3 Championship

2024

Daryanani made his Formula Regional debut at the 2024 Macau Grand Prix with Evans GP. ^[18] He qualified in 26th, and made improvements in the qualifying race, making six places to finish 20th, which would be his grid position for the main race. ^{[19] [20]} However, Daryanani crashed out of the main race and was unable to finish the race. ^[21]

2025

Daryanani competed the full season in the 2025 Formula Regional Middle East Championship, continuing his successful partnership with Evans GP. ^[18]

2026

Daryanani will move to the Formula Regional European Championship with Trident in 2026. He will also race in the pre-season Formula Regional Middle East Trophy with them. ^[22]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2023	Formula 4 UAE Championship	Pinnacle VAR	15	0	0	0	0	0	36th
	F4 British Championship	Virtuosi Racing	29	0	0	0	0	8	24th
	GB4 Championship	Evans GP	6	1	0	0	1	61	18th
	Euro 4 Championship	Cram Motorsport	3	0	0	0	0	0	27th
	F4 Spanish Championship		9	0	0	0	0	0	35th
	Macau Formula 4 Race	Pinnacle Motorsport	2	0	0	0	0	N/A	10th
	Formula 4 South East Asia Championship		6	0	0	0	1	36	10th
2024	Formula 4 UAE Championship	Pinnacle Motorsport	15	0	0	0	0	2	25th
	F4 British Championship	Fortec Motorsport	30	0	0	0	0	93	12th
	Italian F4 Championship	Cram Motorsport	12	0	0	0	0	0	31st
	Euro 4 Championship		3	0	0	0	0	0	33rd
	Formula 4 Australian Championship	Evans GP	3	1	1	1	2	50	8th
	Macau Grand Prix		2	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
	Formula Trophy UAE		7	1	0	0	4	102	1st
2025	Formula Regional Middle East Championship	Evans GP	15	0	0	0	0	2	22nd
	Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship	KCL by MP Motorsport	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	GB3 Championship	JHR Developments	24	0	0	0	2	219	11th
	Eurocup-3	KCL by MP	13	0	0	0	0	13	17th
2026	Formula Regional Middle East Trophy	Trident	3	0	0	0	0	0*	27th*
	Formula Regional European Championship		0	0	0	0	0	0	TBD

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship 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	14	15	DC	Points
2023	Pinnacle VAR	DUB1 1 25	DUB1 2 21	DUB1 3 28	KMT1 1 25	KMT1 2 28	KMT1 3 24	KMT2 1 Ret	KMT2 2 Ret	KMT2 3 24	DUB2 1 20	DUB2 2 26	DUB2 3 29	YMC 1 17	YMC 2 Ret	YMC 3 Ret	36th	0
2024	Pinnacle Motorsport	YMC1 1 22	YMC1 2 16	YMC1 3 29†	YMC2 1 16	YMC2 2 9	YMC2 3 27	DUB1 1 27	DUB1 2 22	DUB1 3 14	YMC3 1 23	YMC3 2 25	YMC3 3 22	DUB2 1 Ret	DUB2 2 23	DUB2 3 18	25th	2

Complete F4 British Championship 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	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	DC	Points
2023	Virtuosi Racing	DPN 1 16	DPN 2 19	DPN 3 Ret	BHI 1 14	BHI 2 17	BHI 3 16	SNE 1 C	SNE 2 16	SNE 3 15	THR 1 14	THR 2 102	THR 3 19	OUL 1 13	OUL 2 11	OUL 3 14	SIL 1 17	SIL 2 18	SIL 3 18	CRO 1 16	CRO 2 6	CRO 3 16	KNO 1 11	KNO 2 8	KNO 3 19	DPGP 1 18	DPGP 2 16	DPGP 3 8	DPGP 4 DNS	BHGP 1 Ret	BHGP 2 16	BHGP 3 19		24th	8
2024	Fortec Motorsport	DPN 1 11	DPN 2 82	DPN 3 C	BHI 1 10	BHI 2 Ret	BHI 3 12	SNE 1 18	SNE 2 810	SNE 3 19	THR 1 9	THR 2 104	THR 3 12	SILGP 1 9	SILGP 2 116	SILGP 3 Ret	ZAN 1 6	ZAN 2 13	ZAN 3 4	KNO 1 11	KNO 2 8	KNO 3 12	DPGP 1 4	DPGP 2 Ret	DPGP 3 42	DPGP 4 8	SILN 1 13	SILN 2 C	SILN 3 13	BHGP 1 8	BHGP 2 125	BHGP 3 13	BHGP 4 6	12th	93

Complete GB4 Championship 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	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	DC	Points
2023	Evans GP	OUL 1	OUL 2	OUL 3	SIL1 1	SIL1 2	SIL1 3	DON1 1 11	DON1 2 10	DON1 3 8	SNE 1	SNE 2	SNE 3	SIL2 1	SIL2 2	SIL2 3	BRH 1 9	BRH 2 Ret	BRH 3 1	DON2 1	DON2 2	DON2 3	18th	61

Complete Euro 4 Championship 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	DC	Points
2023	Cram Motorsport	MUG 1	MUG 2	MUG 3	MNZ 1 20	MNZ 2 16	MNZ 3 14	CAT 1	CAT 2	CAT 3	27th	0
2024	Cram Motorsport	MUG 1	MUG 2	MUG 3	RBR 1 17	RBR 2 24	RBR 3 Ret	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	MNZ 3	33rd	0

Complete F4 Spanish Championship 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	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	DC	Points
2023	Cram Motorsport	SPA 1	SPA 2	SPA 3	ARA 1	ARA 2	ARA 3	NAV 1	NAV 2	NAV 3	JER 1 19	JER 2 23	JER 3 28	EST 1 29	EST 2 25	EST 3 23	CRT 1 29	CRT 2 23	CRT 3 22	CAT 1	CAT 2	CAT 3	35th	0

Complete Formula 4 South East Asia Championship 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	DC	Points
2023	Pinnacle Motorsport	ZZIC 1	ZZIC 2	ZZIC 3	MAC 1 Ret	MAC 2 10	SEP1 1 7	SEP1 2 14	SEP1 3 9	SEP2 1 5	SEP2 2 11	SEP2 3 2	10th	36

Complete Italian F4 Championship 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	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	DC	Points
2024	Cram Motorsport	MIS 1 Ret	MIS 2 18	MIS 3 Ret	IMO 1	IMO 2	IMO 3	VLL 1	VLL 2	VLL 3	MUG 1	MUG 2	MUG 3	LEC 1 31	LEC 2 20	LEC 3 12	CAT 1 Ret	CAT 2 22	CAT 3 23	MNZ 1 25	MNZ 2 Ret	MNZ 3 17	31st	0

Complete Formula 4 Australian Championship 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	DC	Points
2024	Evans GP	BEN1 1	BEN1 2	BEN1 3	BEN2 1	BEN2 2	BEN2 3	SYD 1	SYD 2	SYD 3	SEP 1 5	SEP 2 3	SEP 3 1	8th	50

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

Year	Team	Car	Qualifying	Qualifying Race	Main Race
2024	Evans GP	Tatuus F3 T-318	26th	20th	DNF

Complete Formula Trophy UAE results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	DC	Points
2024	Evans GP	DUB 1 4	DUB 2 4	DUB 3 9	YMC1 1 1	YMC1 2 2	YMC2 1 3	YMC2 2 2	1st	102

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship/Trophy 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	DC	Points
2025	Evans GP	YMC1 1 25†	YMC1 2 18	YMC1 3 18	YMC2 1 15	YMC2 2 13	YMC2 3 13	DUB 1 21	DUB 2 14	DUB 3 14	YMC3 1 Ret	YMC3 2 17	YMC3 3 12	LUS 1 16	LUS 2 15	LUS 3 12	22nd	2
2026	Trident	YMC1 1 19	YMC1 2 17	YMC1 3 24†	YMC2 1	YMC2 2	YMC2 3	DUB 1	DUB 2	DUB 3	LUS 1	LUS 2	LUS 3				27th*	0*

Complete GB3 Championship 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	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	DC	Points
2025	JHR Developments	SIL1 1 9	SIL1 2 15	SIL1 3 3	ZAN 1 9	ZAN 2 14	ZAN 3 Ret	SPA 1 8	SPA 2 10	SPA 3 13	HUN 1 9	HUN 2 Ret	HUN 3 2	SIL2 1 9	SIL2 2 7	SIL2 3 6	BRH 1 9	BRH 2 7	BRH 3 51	DON 1 15	DON 2 19	DON 3 11	MNZ 1 Ret	MNZ 2 6	MNZ 3 143	11th	219

Complete Eurocup-3 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	14	15	16	17	18	DC	Points
2025	KCL by MP	RBR 1	RBR 2	POR 1 10	POR SR Ret	POR 2 17	LEC 1 13	LEC SR 9	LEC 2 DNS	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	ASS 1 14	ASS 2 18	SPA 1 9	SPA 2 11	JER 1 8	JER 2 11	CAT 1 9	CAT 2 15	17th	13

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External links

• Kai Daryanani career summary at DriverDB.com