Kai Daryanani (born 13 April 2005) is an Indian racing driver who last competed in the Formula Regional European Championship for Trident.
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.
Career
Formula 4
2023 Daryanani made his Formula 4 debut in 2023, driving for Pinnacle VAR in the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship. His season yielded a best result of 17th at Yas Marina, seeing him finish in 36th in the championship standings. Daryanani's main season championship, however, was in the 2023 F4 British Championship, where he would drive for Virtuosi Racing. 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. He ended his season in the Formula 4 South East Asia Championship, where he finished tenth in the standings with one podium. 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.
2024 It was announced that Daryanani would continue in F4 in 2024, driving for Pinnacle Motorsport in the 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship. Daryanani fared much better than in his previous season, this time scoring points with a best result of ninth at Yas Marina. He finished 25th in the standings. He then confirmed his participation in the 2024 F4 British Championship, this time driving for Fortec Motorsport. 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. Daryanani ended his last year in Formula 4 with a full season of the 2024 Formula Trophy UAE. In the first round, he secured three points finishes. 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. In the final round, he secured the title with a pair of podiums, handing Daryanani his first ever championship title.
Formula Regional
2024 Daryanani made his Formula Regional debut at the 2024 Macau Grand Prix with Evans GP. 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. However, Daryanani crashed out of the main race and was unable to finish the race.
2025 Daryanani competed the full season in the 2025 Formula Regional Middle East Championship, continuing his successful partnership with Evans GP.
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.
Racing record
Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position2023Formula 4 UAE ChampionshipPinnacle VAR 15 0 0 0 0 0 36thF4 British ChampionshipVirtuosi Racing 29 0 0 0 0 8 24thGB4 ChampionshipEvans GP 6 1 0 0 1 61 18thEuro 4 ChampionshipCram Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 0 27thF4 Spanish Championship 9 0 0 0 0 0 35thMacau Formula 4 RacePinnacle Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 N/A 10thFormula 4 South East Asia Championship 6 0 0 0 1 36 10th2024Formula 4 UAE ChampionshipPinnacle Motorsport 15 0 0 0 0 2 25thF4 British ChampionshipFortec Motorsport 30 0 0 0 0 93 12thItalian F4 ChampionshipCram Motorsport 12 0 0 0 0 0 31stEuro 4 Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 33rdFormula 4 Australian ChampionshipEvans GP 3 1 1 1 2 50 8thMacau Grand Prix 2 0 0 0 0 N/A DNFFormula Trophy UAE 7 1 0 0 4 1021st2025Formula Regional Middle East ChampionshipEvans GP 15 0 0 0 0 2 22nd Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship KCL by MP Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC† GB3 Championship JHR Developments 24 0 0 0 2 219 11thEurocup-3KCL by MP 13 0 0 0 0 13 17th2026Formula Regional Middle East TrophyTrident 11 0 0 0 0 0 33rdFormula Regional European Championship 19 0 0 0 0 10 25thEurocup-3GRS Team 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD* Season still in progress.
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112131415DCPoints 2023 Pinnacle VAR DUB11 DUB12 DUB13 KMT11 KMT12 KMT13 KMT21 KMT22 KMT23 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 YMC1 YMC2 YMC3 36th 0 2024 Pinnacle Motorsport YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 DUB11 DUB12 DUB13 YMC31 YMC32 YMC33 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 25th 2
Complete F4 British Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132DCPoints 2023 Virtuosi Racing DPN1 DPN2 DPN3 BHI1 BHI2 BHI3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 THR1 THR2 THR3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 DPGP1 DPGP2 DPGP3 DPGP4 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 24th 8 2024 Fortec Motorsport DPN1 DPN2 DPN3 BHI1 BHI2 BHI3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 THR1 THR2 THR3 SILGP1 SILGP2 SILGP3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 DPGP1 DPGP2 DPGP3 DPGP4 SILN1 SILN2 SILN3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 BHGP4 12th 93
Complete GB4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints 2023 Evans GPOUL1OUL2OUL3SIL11SIL12SIL13DON11DON12DON13SNE1SNE2SNE3SIL21SIL22SIL23BRH1BRH2BRH3DON21DON22DON23 18th 61
Complete Euro 4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789DCPoints 2023 Cram MotorsportMUG1MUG2MUG3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3CAT1CAT2CAT3 27th 0 2024 Cram MotorsportMUG1MUG2MUG3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3 33rd 0
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints 2023 Cram MotorsportSPA1SPA2SPA3ARA1ARA2ARA3NAV1NAV2NAV3 JER1 JER2 JER3 EST1 EST2 EST3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3CAT1CAT2CAT3 35th 0
Complete Formula 4 South East Asia Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam1234567891011DCPoints 2023 Pinnacle MotorsportZZIC1ZZIC2ZZIC3 MAC1 MAC2 SEP11 SEP12 SEP13 SEP21 SEP22 SEP23 10th 36
Complete Italian F4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints 2024 Cram Motorsport MIS1 MIS2 MIS3IMO1IMO2IMO3VLL1VLL2VLL3MUG1MUG2MUG3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 31st 0
Complete Formula 4 Australian Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112DCPoints 2024 Evans GPBEN11BEN12BEN13BEN21BEN22BEN23SYD1SYD2SYD3 SEP1 SEP2 SEP3 8th 50
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) YearTeam1234567DCPoints 2024 Evans GPDUB1DUB2DUB3YMC11YMC12YMC21YMC221st102
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 YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 YMC31 YMC32 YMC33 LUS1 LUS2 LUS3 22nd 2 2026 Trident YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 LUS1 LUS2 LUS3 33rd 0
Complete GB3 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 DC Points 2025 JHR DevelopmentsSIL11SIL12SIL13ZAN1ZAN2ZAN3SPA1SPA2SPA3HUN1HUN2HUN3SIL21SIL22SIL23BRH1BRH2BRH3DON1DON2DON3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3 11th 219
Complete Eurocup-3 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819DCPoints 2025 KCL by MPRBR1RBR2POR1PORSRPOR2LEC1LECSRLEC2MNZ1MNZ2ASS1ASS2SPA1SPA2JER1JER2CAT1CAT2 17th 13 2026 LEC1LECSRLEC2POR1POR2IMO1IMOSRIMO2MNZ1MNZ2SIL1SIL2JER1JERSPRJER2HUN1HUN2CAT1CAT2 * * Season still in progress.
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 2026 Trident RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 ZAN1 ZAN2 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 HOC1 HOC2 25th 10
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