Kai Daryanani
Kai Daryanani | |
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Nationality | India |
Born | Mumbai, India | 12 April 2005
Formula Regional Middle East Championship career | |
Debut season | 2025 |
Current team | Evans GP |
Car number | TBA |
Starts | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | TBD in 2025 |
Previous series | |
2023 2023 2023 2023 2023–2024 2023–2024 2023–2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 | Formula 4 South East Asia Championship Macau Formula 4 Race F4 Spanish Championship GB4 Championship Formula 4 UAE Championship F4 British Championship Euro 4 Championship Italian F4 Championship Formula 4 Australian Championship Macau Grand Prix Formula Trophy UAE |
Championship titles | |
2024 | Formula Trophy UAE |
Kai Daryanani (born 12 April 2005) is a British-Indian racing driver from Hong Kong.[1] He is set to compete in the 2025 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with Evans GP.[2] He is the 2024 Formula Trophy UAE Champion.[3]
Career
[edit]Formula 4
[edit]2023
[edit]Daryanani made his Formula 4 debut in 2023, driving for Pinnacle VAR in the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship.[4] His season yielded a best result of 17th at Yas Marina, seeing him finish in 36th in the championship standings.[5] Daryanani's main season championship, however, was in the 2023 F4 British Championship, where he would drive for Virtuosi Racing.[6] 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.[7][8] He ended his season in the Formula 4 South East Asia Championship, where he finished 10th in the standings with one podium.[9] 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.[10]
2024
[edit]It was announced that Daryanani would continue in F4 in 2024, driving for Pinnacle Motorsport in the 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship.[11] Daryanani fared much better than in his previous season, this time scoring points with a best result of ninth at Yas Marina.[12] He finished 25th in the standings.[13] He then confirmed his participation in the 2024 F4 British Championship, this time driving for Fortec Motorsport.[14] 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.[15][16] He ended his last year in Formula 4 with a full season of the 2024 Formula Trophy UAE.[17] In the first round, he secured three points finishes.[18] 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.[19] In the final round, he secured the title with a pair of podiums, handing Daryanani his first ever championship title.[20]
Formula Regional
[edit]2024
[edit]Daryanani made his Formula Regional debut at the 2024 Macau Grand Prix with Evans GP.[21] He qualified in 26th, and made improvements in the qualifying race, making 6 places to finish 20th, which would be his grid position for the main race.[22][23] However, Daryanani crashed out of the main race and was unable to finish the race.[24]
2025
[edit]Daryanani is set for a full season in the 2025 Formula Regional Middle East Championship, continuing his successful partnership with Evans GP.[21]
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2023 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Pinnacle VAR | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36th |
F4 British Championship | Virtuosi Racing | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 24th | |
GB4 Championship | Evans GP | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 18th | |
Euro 4 Championship | Cram Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th | |
F4 Spanish Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35th | ||
Macau Formula 4 Race | Pinnacle Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 10th | |
Formula 4 South East Asia Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 10th | ||
2024 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Pinnacle Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25th |
F4 British Championship | Fortec Motorsport | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 12th | |
Italian F4 Championship | Cram Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st | |
Euro 4 Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33rd | ||
Formula 4 Australian Championship | Evans GP | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 8th | |
Macau Grand Prix | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
Formula Trophy UAE | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 102 | 1st | ||
2025 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | Evans GP |
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results
[edit](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
[edit](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
[edit](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 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Evans GP | OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
OUL 3 |
SIL1 1 |
SIL1 2 |
SIL1 3 |
DON1 1 11 |
DON1 2 10 |
DON1 3 8 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SNE 3 |
SIL2 1 |
SIL2 2 |
SIL2 3 |
BRH 1 9 |
BRH 2 Ret |
BRH 3 1 |
DON2 1 |
DON2 2 |
DON2 3 |
18th | 61 |
Complete Euro 4 Championship results
[edit](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 | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Cram Motorsport | MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MUG 3 |
MNZ 1 20 |
MNZ 2 16 |
MNZ 3 14 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
CAT 3 |
27th | 0 |
2024 | Cram Motorsport | MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MUG 3 |
RBR 1 17 |
RBR 2 24 |
RBR 3 Ret |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
33rd | 0 |
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
[edit](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 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Cram Motorsport | SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
ARA 1 |
ARA 2 |
ARA 3 |
NAV 1 |
NAV 2 |
NAV 3 |
JER 1 19 |
JER 2 23 |
JER 3 28 |
EST 1 29 |
EST 2 25 |
EST 3 23 |
CRT 1 29 |
CRT 2 23 |
CRT 3 22 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
CAT 3 |
35th | 0 |
Complete Formula 4 South East Asia Championship results
[edit](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 | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Pinnacle Motorsport | ZZIC 1 |
ZZIC 2 |
ZZIC 3 |
SEP1 1 7 |
SEP1 2 14 |
SEP1 3 9 |
SEP2 1 5 |
SEP2 2 11 |
SEP2 3 2 |
10th | 36 |
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
[edit](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 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | Cram Motorsport | MIS 1 Ret |
MIS 2 18 |
MIS 3 Ret |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 |
VLL 1 |
VLL 2 |
VLL 3 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MUG 3 |
LEC 1 31 |
LEC 2 20 |
LEC 3 12 |
CAT 1 Ret |
CAT 2 22 |
CAT 3 23 |
MNZ 1 25 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
MNZ 3 17 |
31st | 0 |
Complete Formula 4 Australian Championship results
[edit](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 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | Evans GP | BEN1 1 |
BEN1 2 |
BEN1 3 |
BEN2 1 |
BEN2 2 |
BEN2 3 |
SYD 1 |
SYD 2 |
SYD 3 |
SEP 1 5 |
SEP 2 3 |
SEP 3 1 |
8th | 50 |
Complete Macau Grand Prix results
[edit]Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Qualifying Race | Main Race |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | Evans GP | Tatuus F3 T-318 | 26th | 20th | DNF |
Complete Formula Trophy UAE results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | Evans GP | DUB 1 4 |
DUB 2 4 |
DUB 3 9 |
YMC1 1 1 |
YMC1 2 2 |
YMC2 1 3 |
YMC2 2 2 |
1st | 102 |
Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results
[edit](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 | KUW1 1 |
KUW1 2 |
KUW1 3 |
KUW2 1 |
KUW2 2 |
KUW2 3 |
DUB 1 |
DUB 2 |
DUB 3 |
YMC 1 |
YMC 2 |
YMC 3 |
JED 1 |
JED 2 |
JED 3 |
TBD | TBD |
References
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- ^ Waring, Bethonie (2023-07-29). "Smith holds off Stilp for British F4 Croft victory". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
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- Living people
- 2005 births
- Indian racing drivers
- Sportspeople from Mumbai
- UAE F4 Championship drivers
- British F4 Championship drivers
- GB4 Championship drivers
- Spanish F4 Championship drivers
- South East Asian F4 Championship drivers
- Italian F4 Championship drivers
- Australian F4 Championship drivers
- Formula Regional Middle East Championship drivers
- Pinnacle Motorsport drivers
- Van Amersfoort Racing drivers
- Virtuosi Racing drivers
- Evans GP drivers
- Cram Competition drivers
- Fortec Motorsport drivers