# Daryl De Leon

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**Daryl De Leon Taylor** (born 2 August 2005) is a [Filipino](/source/Filipinos)-[British](/source/British_people) racing driver currently competing in the [British Touring Car Championship](/source/2024_British_Touring_Car_Championship) for [West Surrey Racing](/source/West_Surrey_Racing). He is a race winner in both Radical Cup UK, the British Endurance Championship, and [British Touring Car Championship](/source/British_Touring_Car_Championship) where he made his debut in [2023](/source/2023_British_Touring_Car_Championship) with [Team HARD](/source/Team_HARD).

De Leon scored his first BTCC win in 2025, winning Race 2 on the [Brands Hatch](/source/Brands_Hatch) Indy Circuit, driving a [WSR](/source/West_Surrey_Racing) [BMW 330i M Sport](/source/BMW_330i_M_Sport). He went on to win the [Jack Sears Trophy](/source/British_Touring_Car_Championship), narrowly beating teammate [Charles Rainford](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Spring_Mountain_Motorsports_Ranch) in [Nevada](/source/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](/source/Britcar) commitments.[5]

### GB4 Championship

De Leon raced for Valour Racing in the fourth round of the [2022 GB4 Championship](/source/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](/source/Team_HARD) Scholarship,[7] enabling him to compete in the 2023 British Endurance Championship with [Team HARD](/source/Tony_Gilham_Racing), driving an [Audi S3](/source/Audi_S3) touring car alongside Maurice Henry. Prior to the second round, De Leon switched to a [Porsche 991 GT3 Cup](/source/Porsche_911_GT3#991_GT3_Cup_(2013–2017)).[8]

### British Touring Car Championship

As part of the [Team HARD](/source/Tony_Gilham_Racing) Scholarship, De Leon became a development driver for their [BTCC](/source/BTCC) team for the [2023 season](/source/2023_British_Touring_Car_Championship). On 4 July, he drove for the team in the official [Goodyear](/source/Goodyear_Tire_and_Rubber_Company) Tyre Test[9] Following the departure of [Jade Edwards](/source/Jade_Edwards) from [Team HARD](/source/Tony_Gilham_Racing) after the fifth round of 2023, it was announced that De Leon would take her place.[10][11]

## 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 Sources:[12][13]

### 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[14] Toyota Marilao-Obengers Racing[14] 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[a] 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 9 0 0 0 2 92 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)

Year Team Car 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 DC Points 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 25th 6 2024 Duckhams Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport Cupra León DON 1 13 DON 2 15 DON 3 Ret BRH 1 NC BRH 2 14 BRH 3 19 SNE 1 17 SNE 2 10 SNE 3 12 THR 1 18 THR 2 17 THR 3 NC OUL 1 18 OUL 2 12 OUL 3 13 CRO 1 18 CRO 2 14 CRO 3 17 KNO 1 15 KNO 2 16 KNO 3 DSQ DON 1 17 DON 2 17 DON 3 9 SIL 1 18 SIL 2 19 SIL 3 13 BRH 1 7 BRH 2 13 BRH 3 17 18th 48 2025 West Surrey Racing BMW 330i M Sport LCI DON 1 15 DON 2 12 DON 3 15 BRH 1 7 BRH 2 1* BRH 3 13 SNE 1 10 SNE 2 15 SNE 3 19 THR 1 10 THR 2 9 THR 3 14 OUL 1 18 OUL 2 15 OUL 3 14 CRO 1 6 CRO 2 3 CRO 3 Ret KNO 1 8* KNO 2 6 KNO 3 Ret* DON 1 11 DON 2 5 DON 3 9 SIL 1 13 SIL 2 10 SIL 3 20 BRH 1 DNS BRH 2 13 BRH 3 13 13th 149 2026 West Surrey Racing BMW 330i M Sport LCI DON 1 12 DON 2 5 DON 3 13 BRH 1 112 BRH 2 10 BRH 3 4 SNE 1 36 SNE 2 10 SNE 3 3 OUL 1 OUL 2 OUL 3 THR 1 THR 2 THR 3 KNO 1 KNO 2 KNO 3 DON 1 DON 2 DON 3 CRO 1 CRO 2 CRO 3 SIL 1 SIL 2 SIL 3 BRH 1 BRH 2 BRH 3 6th* 92*

* 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"](https://timeattackmanila.com/motorsports/raceresults/daryl-de-leon-taylor-looks-back-on-successful-radical-sr1-cup-debut-season/). *Time Attack Manila*. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

1. ["Daryl DeLeon Taylor crowned SR1 Cup UK champion in title decider at Donington"](https://timeattackmanila.com/motorsports/raceresults/daryl-deleon-taylor-crowned-sr1-cup-uk-champion-in-title-decider-at-donington/). *Time Attack Manila*. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

1. ["Daryl DeLeon Taylor to contest Radical Cup World Finals 2022 in Las Vegas"](https://timeattackmanila.com/motorsports/motorsportnews/daryl-deleon-taylor-to-contest-radical-cup-world-finals-2022-in-las-vegas/). *Time Attack Manila*. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

1. ["Daryl DeLeon Taylor wraps up 2022 as Radical Finals World Champion"](https://timeattackmanila.com/motorsports/raceresults/daryl-deleon-taylor-wraps-up-2022-as-radical-finals-world-champion/). *Time Attack Manila*. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

1. ["Daryl DeLeon Taylor moves up to PRO SR3 for 2023 Radical Cup UK"](https://timeattackmanila.com/motorsports/motorsportnews/daryl-deleon-taylor-moves-up-to-pro-sr3-for-2023-radical-cup-uk/). *Time Attack Manila*. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

1. ["Sportscar stars Daryl DeLeon Taylor and Danny Harrison to debut in GB4"](https://formulascout.com/sportscar-stars-daryl-deleon-taylor-and-danny-harrison-to-debut-in-gb4/94157). *Formula Scout*. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

1. ["Team HARD. Racing conclude their 2023 Scholarship and launch for 2024"](https://www.team-hard.com/team-hard-racing-conclude-their-2023-scholarship-and-launch-for-2024/). *Team HARD.*. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

1. ["Daryl DeLeon 2nd overall in BEC Brands Hatch after late 911 GT3 car swap"](https://timeattackmanila.com/motorsports/raceresults/daryl-deleon-2nd-overall-in-bec-brands-hatch-after-late-911-gt3-car-swap/). *Time Attack Manila*. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

1. ["ROOKIES REFLECT ON GOODYEAR TYRE TEST"](https://www.btcc.net/2023/07/06/rookies-reflect-on-goodyear-tyre-test/). *[BTCC](/source/BTCC)*. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

1. ["Daryl DeLeon to step into Team HARD race seat"](https://www.touringcartimes.com/2023/07/14/daryl-deleon-to-step-into-team-hard-race-seat/). *TouringCarTimes*. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

1. ["DARYL DELEON ANNOUNCED FOR TEAM HARD"](https://www.btcc.net/2023/07/14/daryl-deleon-announced-for-team-hard/). *BTCC*. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

1. ["Daryl DeLeon | Racing career profile | Driver Database"](https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/daryl-de-leon). *DriverDatabase*. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

1. ["DeLeon Daryl — Kartcom"](https://www.kartcom.com/en/pilot/de-leon-daryl/). *Kartcom*. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

1. ["Daryl DeLeon Taylor confirmed for TGR Vios Cup Ph debut with Obengers Racing"](https://timeattackmanila.com/motorsports/motorsportnews/daryl-deleon-taylor-confirmed-for-tgr-vios-cup-ph-debut-with-obengers-racing/). *Time Attack Manila*. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

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