Kai Daryanani
Indian racing driver (born 2005)
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Kai Daryanani (born 13 April 2005) is an Indian racing driver who last competed in the Formula Regional European Championship for Trident.
| Kai Daryanani | |
|---|---|
Daryanani in 2025 | |
| Nationality |  Indian |
| Born | 14 April 2005 |
| Formula Regional European Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2026 |
| Current team | Trident |
| Car number | 87 |
| Starts | 19 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 25th in 2026 |
| Previous series | |
| 2025 2025 2025 2025–2026 2024 2024 2024 2023–2024 2023–2024 2023–2024 2023 2023 2023 | Eurocup-3 GB3 Eurocup-3 Winter FR Middle East Formula Trophy UAE Australian F4 Italian F4 Euro 4 F4 British F4 UAE GB4 F4 Spanish F4 South East Asia |
| Championship titles | |
| 2024 | Formula Trophy UAE |
| Statistics up to date as of 16 September 2026. | |
Daryanani previously raced in the GB3 Championship for JHR Developments and Eurocup-3 for KCL by MP under a British licence.
Daryanani is the 2024 Formula Trophy UAE Champion.[1]
Career
Formula 4
2023
Daryanani made his Formula 4 debut in 2023, driving for Pinnacle VAR in the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship.[2] His season yielded a best result of 17th at Yas Marina, seeing him finish in 36th in the championship standings.[3] Daryanani's main season championship, however, was in the 2023 F4 British Championship, where he would drive for Virtuosi Racing.[4] Another tough campaign followed, but Daryanani showed clear improvement from his 15 races in the UAE, as he secured a best result of sixth on his way to 24th in the standings.[5][6] He ended his season in the Formula 4 South East Asia Championship, where he finished tenth in the standings with one podium.[7] Daryanani also made appearances in various other F4 series, most notably in the 2023 GB4 Championship where he secured his first victory in single-seaters.[8]
2024
It was announced that Daryanani would continue in F4 in 2024, driving for Pinnacle Motorsport in the 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship.[9] Daryanani fared much better than in his previous season, this time scoring points with a best result of ninth at Yas Marina.[10] He finished 25th in the standings.[11] He then confirmed his participation in the 2024 F4 British Championship, this time driving for Fortec Motorsport.[12] Daryanani had another much improved season in the series, as he scored points regularly. He secured three fourth-placed finishes over the course of the year, and at season's end, he finished 12th in the standings, beating all his teammates.[13][14] Daryanani ended his last year in Formula 4 with a full season of the 2024 Formula Trophy UAE.[15] In the first round, he secured three points finishes.[16] He then secured his second ever victory in Formula 4 with a victory and a podium in the second round at Yas Marina, placing him second in the championship.[17] In the final round, he secured the title with a pair of podiums, handing Daryanani his first ever championship title.[1]
Formula Regional
2024
Daryanani made his Formula Regional debut at the 2024 Macau Grand Prix with Evans GP.[18] He qualified in 26th, and made improvements in the qualifying race, making six places to finish 20th, which would be his grid position for the main race.[19][20] However, Daryanani crashed out of the main race and was unable to finish the race.[21]
2025
Daryanani competed the full season in the 2025 Formula Regional Middle East Championship, continuing his successful partnership with Evans GP.[18]
2026
Daryanani moved to the Formula Regional European Championship with Trident in 2026. He also raced in the pre-season Formula Regional Middle East Trophy with them.[22]
Racing record
Racing career summary
* Season still in progress.
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship 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 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Pinnacle VAR | DUB1 1 25 |
DUB1 2 21 |
DUB1 3 28 |
KMT1 1 25 |
KMT1 2 28 |
KMT1 3 24 |
KMT2 1 Ret |
KMT2 2 Ret |
KMT2 3 24 |
DUB2 1 20 |
DUB2 2 26 |
DUB2 3 29 |
YMC 1 17 |
YMC 2 Ret |
YMC 3 Ret |
36th | 0 |
| 2024 | Pinnacle Motorsport | YMC1 1 22 |
YMC1 2 16 |
YMC1 3 29† |
YMC2 1 16 |
YMC2 2 9 |
YMC2 3 27 |
DUB1 1 27 |
DUB1 2 22 |
DUB1 3 14 |
YMC3 1 23 |
YMC3 2 25 |
YMC3 3 22 |
DUB2 1 Ret |
DUB2 2 23 |
DUB2 3 18 |
25th | 2 |
Complete F4 British Championship 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 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Virtuosi Racing | DPN 1 16 |
DPN 2 19 |
DPN 3 Ret |
BHI 1 14 |
BHI 2 17 |
BHI 3 16 |
SNE 1 C |
SNE 2 16 |
SNE 3 15 |
THR 1 14 |
THR 2 102 |
THR 3 19 |
OUL 1 13 |
OUL 2 11 |
OUL 3 14 |
SIL 1 17 |
SIL 2 18 |
SIL 3 18 |
CRO 1 16 |
CRO 2 6 |
CRO 3 16 |
KNO 1 11 |
KNO 2 8 |
KNO 3 19 |
DPGP 1 18 |
DPGP 2 16 |
DPGP 3 8 |
DPGP 4 DNS |
BHGP 1 Ret |
BHGP 2 16 |
BHGP 3 19 |
24th | 8 | |
| 2024 | Fortec Motorsport | DPN 1 11 |
DPN 2 82 |
DPN 3 C |
BHI 1 10 |
BHI 2 Ret |
BHI 3 12 |
SNE 1 18 |
SNE 2 810 |
SNE 3 19 |
THR 1 9 |
THR 2 104 |
THR 3 12 |
SILGP 1 9 |
SILGP 2 116 |
SILGP 3 Ret |
ZAN 1 6 |
ZAN 2 13 |
ZAN 3 4 |
KNO 1 11 |
KNO 2 8 |
KNO 3 12 |
DPGP 1 4 |
DPGP 2 Ret |
DPGP 3 42 |
DPGP 4 8 |
SILN 1 13 |
SILN 2 C |
SILN 3 13 |
BHGP 1 8 |
BHGP 2 125 |
BHGP 3 13 |
BHGP 4 6 |
12th | 93 |
Complete GB4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Euro 4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula 4 South East Asia Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula 4 Australian Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Macau Grand Prix results
| Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Qualifying Race | Main Race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  Evans GP |
Tatuus F3 T-318 | 26th | 20th | DNF |
Complete Formula Trophy UAE results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship/Trophy 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Evans GP | YMC1 1 25† |
YMC1 2 18 |
YMC1 3 18 |
YMC2 1 15 |
YMC2 2 13 |
YMC2 3 13 |
DUB 1 21 |
DUB 2 14 |
DUB 3 14 |
YMC3 1 Ret |
YMC3 2 17 |
YMC3 3 12 |
LUS 1 16 |
LUS 2 15 |
LUS 3 12 |
22nd | 2 |
| 2026 | Trident | YMC1 1 19 |
YMC1 2 17 |
YMC1 3 24† |
YMC2 1 25 |
YMC2 2 25 |
YMC2 3 18 |
DUB 1 19 |
DUB 2 18 |
DUB 3 17 |
LUS 1 18 |
LUS 2 C |
LUS 3 16 |
33rd | 0 |
Complete GB3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Eurocup-3 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 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | KCL by MP | RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
POR 1 10 |
POR SR Ret |
POR 2 17 |
LEC 1 13 |
LEC SR 9 |
LEC 2 DNS |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
ASS 1 14 |
ASS 2 18 |
SPA 1 9 |
SPA 2 11 |
JER 1 8 |
JER 2 11 |
CAT 1 9 |
CAT 2 15 |
17th | 13 | |
| 2026 | GRS Team | LEC 1 |
LEC SR |
LEC 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
IMO 1 |
IMO SR |
IMO 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
JER 1 |
JER SPR |
JER 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
* | * |
* Season still in progress.
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)