Daryl De Leon
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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
| 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 | ||
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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 | Toyota Marilao-Obengers Racing | 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 | 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 | West Surrey Racing | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 149 | 13th |
| 2026 | British Touring Car Championship | West Surrey Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 6th* |
‡ Team standings. * Season still in progress.
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; Superscript number indicates points-scoring qualifying race position)
* Season still in progress.
Notes
External links
- career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| PrecededbyMikey Doble | Jack Sears Trophy Winner 2025 | SucceededbyIncumbent |