Dion Gowda

Dion Gowda (; born 30 November 2007) is an Indian racing driver who competes under the British flag in the Formula Regional European Championship for Van Amersfoort Racing. Born and raised in Bangalore, Gowda previously competed in the 2024 Italian F4 Championship with Prema Racing, finishing eleventh.

Career

Karting (2015–2022) Gowda had a mixed karting career, after starting in the sport at the age of eight. He started karting in Europe in 2018, where he finished 37th in the WSK Final Cup, in the 60 Mini category. He continued in the category for 2019, where he finished seventh in the South Garda Winter Cup. Later in the year, Gowda stepped up to the OKJ category, in which he would compete in for 2020. His best result over the course of 2020 was an eighth place in the WSK Champions Cup at the start of the year. Gowda remained in the category for 2021, as well as taking part in the Karting Academy Trophy, where he finished a career-high fifth in the standings, after taking his first podium at the event in Wackersdorf. For 2022, Gowda stepped up to OK karting, where he struggled and only managed to take a best result of 29th place in the championship, achieved in the WSK Super Master Series.

Formula 4 (2023–2024) 2023 Gowda was announced to be moving to cars for the 2023 season, by joining the grid for the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship. He had a tough season driving for Carlin, but he showed promise by finishing in the points on two occasions and ending the season in 25th in the standings.

For the remainder of the 2023 season, Gowda joined Rodin Carlin for a full season of the 2023 F4 British Championship. He had a strong season in the championship, showing his capabilities as a racing driver by finishing in fourth place in the championship, taking four wins and six podiums on his way to a points tally of 226.

2024 Gowda would rejoin the championship in 2024, as he joined reigning champions Mumbai Falcons. Gowda had a more impressive and consistent season than his previous season, and he scored a podium over the course of the fifteen races. He finished 11th in the standings with 65 points to his name at season's end.

After his encouraging campaign in the F4 British Championship the previous year, Prema Racing signed Gowda for a full Italian F4 and Euro 4 campaign in 2024. He made a decent start to his Italian F4 season, with two podiums at Imola, but ended the championship in 11th place after low scoring rounds for the rest of the season. Gowda also finished 14th in Euro 4 campaign.

Formula Regional (2025–present) 2025

Gowda stepped up to the Formula Regional European Championship with Van Amersfoort Racing in 2025.

That year, Gowda also competed in the GB3 Championship for Xcel Motorsport alongside his main Formula Regional campaign.

2026 Gowda started the year by competing in the winter Formula Regional Middle East Trophy with Van Amersfoort Racing.

For his main season, Gowda was retained by Van Amersfoort to compete in the Formula Regional European Championship.

Karting record Karting career summary

Complete Macao International Kart Grand Prix results Year SeriesTeam Class Pre-Final Final2018 Asian Karting Open Championship Baby Race Driver Academy Mini ROK ? 16thSources:

Racing record

Racing career summary

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete F4 British Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete F4 Indian 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 Pos Points 2023 Chennai Turbo Riders MIC11 MIC12 MIC13 MIC21 MIC22 MIC23 MIC31 MIC32 MIC33 MIC34 MIC35 MIC41 MIC42 MIC43 MIC4411th24.5

Complete Italian F4 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) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points2024 Prema Racing MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 14th 16

Complete Formula Regional European 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 DC Points 2025 Van Amersfoort Racing MIS1 MIS2 SPA1 SPA2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 IMO1 IMO2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 HOC1 HOC2 MNZ1 MNZ2 12th 38 2026 Van Amersfoort Racing RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 ZAN1 ZAN2 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 HOC1 HOC2 18th* 19* Season still in progress. † Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete GB3 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Regional Middle East 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 DC Points 2026 Van Amersfoort Racing YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 LUS1 LUS2 LUS3 24th 1