Daryl De Leon

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.^[1]

Competing full-time in the 2022 season with Valour Racing, De Leon 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, De Leon moved up to the SR3 category of the Radical Cup UK, alongside his British Endurance Championship commitments.^[5]

GB4 Championship

De Leon raced for Valour Racing in the fourth round of the 2022 GB4 Championship.^[6] 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,^[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, De Leon switched to a Porsche 991 GT3 Cup.^[8]

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^[9] 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.^[10][11]

Racing record

Karting career summary

Racing career summary

‡ Team standings. ^* Season still in progress.

Complete Radical SR1 Cup results

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

‡ Class position.

Complete GB4 Championship results

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

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;-

^*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

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.