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Kai Daryanani

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Kai Daryanani
NationalityIndia India
Born (2005-04-12) 12 April 2005 (age 19)
Mumbai, India
Formula Regional Middle East Championship career
Debut season2025
Current teamEvans GP
Car numberTBA
Starts0
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in 2025
Previous series
2023

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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
2024Formula 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

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Formula 4

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2023

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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

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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

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2024

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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

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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

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
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

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(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

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(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

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(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

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(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

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(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

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(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

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(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

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(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

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Year Team Car Qualifying Qualifying Race Main Race
2024 Australia Evans GP Tatuus F3 T-318 26th 20th DNF

Complete Formula Trophy UAE results

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(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

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(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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