Daryl De Leon
Filipino-British racing driver (born 2005)
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Daryl De Leon[a] Taylor (born 2 August 2005) is a Filipino-British racing driver currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship for WSR. 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.
Filipino
Britishvia dual nationality
2 August 2005
| Daryl De Leon | |
|---|---|
De Leon at Thruxton Circuit in 2024 | |
| Nationality | Filipino British via dual nationality |
| Born | Daryl De Leon Taylor 2 August 2005 Drogheda, Ireland |
| British Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | WSR |
| Car number | 2 |
| Former teams | Re. Beverages and Bartercard with Team HARD., Duckhams Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport |
| Starts | 101 (102 entries) |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 5 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 13th in 2025 |
| Previous series | |
| 2022 2022 | Radical SR1 Cup GB4 Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2025 2023 2023 2022 | Jack Sears Trophy BEC BEC - Class C Radical SR1 Cup |
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.
Personal life
De Leon is dating Wera Alliance Racing Academy driver Liona Theobald, who currently competes in the Mini Challenge Trophy.
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]
For 2024, De Leon would remain with Duckhams Racing, but the team under the shell would be Un-Limited Motorsport, who ran a single Cupra León for the Filipino driver.
De Leon would move from the Un-Limited Motorsport Cupra León to a household name in West Surrey Racing and their BMW 330i M Sport LCI for 2025, partnering reigning champion Jake Hill, Aiden Moffat and rookie Charles Rainford. De Leon, Rainford and NAPA driver Sam Osborne would fight for the Jack Sears Trophy all season long, but ultimately De Leon would win, taking 2 outright pole positions at Silverstone and Brands Hatch GP.
De Leon and Rainford would be the only drivers of a downgraded 2-car team for WSR in 2026, and the team became an Independent for the first time in over 10 years. Lewis Gilbert would jump from GB3 to partner he and Rainford from Thruxton.
Racing record
Karting career summary
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[b] | 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 | WSR | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 215 | 11th* |
‡ 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;-
| 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.