Daryl DeLeon

Daryl De Leon 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.

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.

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.

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 SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2021 IAME Euro Series - X30 Senior KR Sport 39th IAME Warriors Finale B - X30 Senior 9th British Kart Championship - X30 Senior 12thSources:

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/A1st 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 5951st* British Endurance Championship Team HARD Racing 1 0 1 0 1 114.52nd*‡ 5 4 2 3 5 1791st*‡ 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 21 0 0 0 3 165 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 Points 2023 Team HARD. Audi S3 Saloon C SIL1 8th‡ 2nd‡ 114.5‡ Porsche 991 GT3 Cup I BRH OUL SIL2 SNE DON 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 Bartercardwith Team HARD. Cupra León DON1 DON2 DON3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 THR1 THR2 THR3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 DON1 DON2 DON3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 25th 6 2024 Duckhams Racingwith Un-Limited Motorsport Cupra León DON1 DON2 DON3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 THR1 THR2 THR3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 DON1 DON2 DON3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 18th 48 2025 West Surrey Racing BMW 330i M Sport LCI DON1 DON2 DON3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 THR1 THR2 THR3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 DON1 DON2 DON3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 13th 149 2026 WSR BMW 330i M Sport LCI DON1 DON2 DON3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 THR1 THR2 THR3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 DON1 DON2 DON3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 11th* 165* Season still in progress.