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

De Leon scored his first BTCC win in 2025, winning Race 2 on the Brands Hatch Indy Circuit, driving a WSR BMW 330i M Sport. He went on to win the Jack Sears Trophy, narrowly beating teammate Charles Rainford.

Career

Radical Cup

De Leon made his car racing debut in the Radical SR1 Cup in the penultimate round of the 2021, and won two of the three races in the final round of the season. He then competed in the 2021 Radical Intercontinental Cup at the Algarve International Circuit in Portugal.

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

In 2023, De Leon moved up to the SR3 category of the Radical Cup UK, alongside his British Endurance Championship commitments.

GB4 Championship

De Leon raced for Valour Racing in the fourth round of the 2022 GB4 Championship. He finished third in his debut race, but did not contest any other rounds during the season, and finished 25th in the championship.

British Endurance Championship

De Leon won the 2023 Team HARD Scholarship, 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, De Leon switched to a Porsche 991 GT3 Cup.

British Touring Car Championship

As part of the Team HARD Scholarship, De Leon 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 Following the departure of Jade Edwards from Team HARD after the fifth round of 2023, it was announced that De Leon would take her place.

Racing record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2021IAME Euro Series - X30 SeniorKR Sport39th
IAME Warriors Finale B - X30 Senior9th
British Kart Championship - X30 Senior12th
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Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2021Radical SR1 CupValour Racing51031??
Radical Intercontinental Cup???????
2022GB4 ChampionshipValour Racing300014415th
Radical SR1 Cup137979?1st
Radical World Finals4312?N/A1st
TGR Vios Cup Philippines - Super Sporting ClassToyota Marilao-Obengers Racing60002307th
2023Radical Cup UK - SR3 ProValour Racing12405115951st*
British Endurance ChampionshipTeam HARD Racing10101114.52nd*‡
542351791st*‡
Britcar 6 Hours - Class 5Racing Car Experiences10000N/A5th
British Touring Car ChampionshipRe.Beverages and Bartercard with Team HARD.150000625th
2024British Touring Car ChampionshipDuckhams Racing With Bartercard3000004818th
2025British Touring Car ChampionshipWest Surrey Racing29120214913th
2026British Touring Car ChampionshipWest Surrey Racing1200021136th*

‡ Team standings. * Season still in progress.

Complete Radical SR1 Cup results

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

YearTeam12345678910111213DCPoints
2021SNE1 1SNE1 2BRH 1BRH 2SNE2 1SNE2 2SIL 1 4‡SIL 2 4‡SIL 3 5‡DON 1 RetDON 2 1??
2022Valour RacingDON1 1 6DON1 2 1BRH 1 1BRH 2 10SNE 1 1SNE 2 1SIL 1 1‡SIL 2 1‡SIL 3 5‡OUL 1 2OUL 2 1DON2 1 RetDON2 2 21st?

‡ Class position.

Complete GB4 Championship results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2022Valour RacingSNE1 1SNE1 2SNE1 3OUL 1OUL 2OUL 3SIL1 1SIL1 2SIL1 3DON1 1 3DON1 2 8DON1 3 9SNE2 1SNE2 2SNE2 3SIL2 1SIL2 2SIL2 3BRH 1BRH 2BRH 3DON2 1DON2 2DON2 315th44

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
2023Team HARD.Audi S3 SaloonCSIL1 188th‡2nd‡114.5‡
Porsche 991 GT3 Cup IBRH 2OUL 4SIL2 3SNE 7DON 101st‡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; Superscript number indicates points-scoring qualifying race position)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2023Re.Beverages and Bartercard with Team HARD.Cupra LeónDON 1DON 2DON 3BRH 1BRH 2BRH 3SNE 1SNE 2SNE 3THR 1THR 2THR 3OUL 1OUL 2OUL 3CRO 1 23CRO 2 21CRO 3 18KNO 1 RetKNO 2 22KNO 3 RetDON 1 22DON 2 RetDON 3 RetSIL 1 14SIL 2 26SIL 3 21BRH 1 21BRH 2 RetBRH 3 1225th6
2024Duckhams Racing with Un-Limited MotorsportCupra LeónDON 1 13DON 2 15DON 3 RetBRH 1 NCBRH 2 14BRH 3 19SNE 1 17SNE 2 10SNE 3 12THR 1 18THR 2 17THR 3 NCOUL 1 18OUL 2 12OUL 3 13CRO 1 18CRO 2 14CRO 3 17KNO 1 15KNO 2 16KNO 3 DSQDON 1 17DON 2 17DON 3 9SIL 1 18SIL 2 19SIL 3 13BRH 1 7BRH 2 13BRH 3 1718th48
2025West Surrey RacingBMW 330i M Sport LCIDON 1 15DON 2 12DON 3 15BRH 1 7BRH 2 1*BRH 3 13SNE 1 10SNE 2 15SNE 3 19THR 1 10THR 2 9THR 3 14OUL 1 18OUL 2 15OUL 3 14CRO 1 6CRO 2 3CRO 3 RetKNO 1 8*KNO 2 6KNO 3 Ret*DON 1 11DON 2 5DON 3 9SIL 1 13SIL 2 10SIL 3 20BRH 1 DNSBRH 2 13BRH 3 1313th149
2026West Surrey RacingBMW 330i M Sport LCIDON 1 12DON 2 5DON 3 13BRH 1 112BRH 2 10BRH 3 4SNE 1 36SNE 2 10SNE 3 3OUL 1 1015OUL 2 4OUL 3 15THR 1THR 2THR 3KNO 1KNO 2KNO 3DON 1DON 2DON 3CRO 1CRO 2CRO 3SIL 1SIL 2SIL 3BRH 1BRH 2BRH 36th*113*

* Season still in progress.

Notes

External links

  • career summary at DriverDB.com
Sporting positions
PrecededbyMikey DobleJack Sears Trophy Winner 2025SucceededbyIncumbent