Dion Gowda | |
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Nationality |
![]() ![]() competes with a British racing license |
Born | United Kingdom | 29 November 2007
Italian F4 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2024 |
Current team | Prema Racing |
Starts | 9 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 2 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | currently 8th in 2024 |
Previous series | |
2023–
2024 2023 2023 |
Formula 4 UAE Championship F4 British Championship F4 Indian Championship |
Dion Gowda (born 29 November 2007) is an Indian racing driver from
Bangalore.
[1] He currently competes in the
2024 Italian F4 Championship with
Prema Racing.
[2]
Gowda had a mixed karting career, after starting in the sport at the age of 8. [3] He started karting in Europe in 2018, where he finished 37th in the WSK Final Cup, in the 60 Mini category. [4] He continued in the category for 2019, where he finished 7th in the South Garda Winter Cup. [5] 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 8th place in the WSK Champions Cup at the start of the year. [6] Gowda remained in the category for 2021, as well as taking part in the Karting Academy Trophy, where he finished a career-high 5th in the standings, after taking his first podium at the event in Wackersdorf. [7] [8] 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. [9]
Gowda was announced to be moving to cars for the 2023 season, by joining the grid for the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship. Gowda 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. [10]
Gowda would rejoin the championship in 2024, as he joined reigning champions Mumbai Falcons. [11] Gowda had a more impressive and consistent season than his previous season, and he scored a podium over the course of the 15 races. He finished 11th in the standings with 65 points to his name at season's end. [12]
For the remainder of the 2023 season, Gowda joined Rodin Carlin for a full season of the 2023 F4 British Championship. [13] He had a strong season in the championship, showing his capabilities as a racing driver by finishing in 4th place in the championship, taking four wins and six podiums on his way to a points tally of 226. [14]
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. [15] Gowda made a decent start to his Italian F4 season, with two podiums, both at Imola, from nine races so far this season. He currently sits in 8th in the standings. [16]
Season | Series | Team | Position |
---|---|---|---|
2018 | WSK Final Cup - 60 Mini | BabyRace Driver Academy | 37th |
ROK Cup International Final - Mini ROK | 11th | ||
Macau International Kart Grand Prix - Mini ROK | 10th | ||
ROK Cup Asia - Mini ROK | Eugene - GP Racing | 7th | |
2019 | WSK Champions Cup - 60 Mini | BabyRace Driver Academy | 15th |
WSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini | 48th | ||
South Garda Winter Cup - Mini ROK | 7th | ||
WSK Euro Series - 60 Mini | 34th | ||
WSK Open Cup - OKJ | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | 47th | |
WSK Final Cup - OKJ | NC | ||
Deutsche Kart Meisterschaft - OKJ | NC | ||
2020 | WSK Champions Cup - OKJ | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | 8th |
WSK Super Master Series - OKJ | 20th | ||
South Garda Winter Cup - OKJ | 24th | ||
WSK Euro Series - OKJ | 15th | ||
Champions of the Future - OKJ | 28th | ||
CIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ | 24th | ||
CIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ | 34th | ||
WSK Open Cup - OKJ | 13th | ||
2021 | WSK Champions Cup - OKJ | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | 34th |
WSK Super Master Series - OKJ | 21st | ||
WSK Euro Series - OKJ | 17th | ||
Champions of the Future - OKJ | 8th | ||
CIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ | 23rd | ||
CIK-FIA Academy Trophy | 5th | ||
WSK Open Cup - OKJ | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | 13th | |
CIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ | 9th | ||
South Garda Winter Cup - OKJ | 29th | ||
WSK Final Cup - OKJ | 21st | ||
2022 | WSK Super Master Series - OK | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | 29th |
Champions of the Future Winter Series - OK | NC | ||
Champions of the Future - OK | 42nd | ||
CIK-FIA European Championship - OK | 39th | ||
Sources: [1] [17] |
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Carlin | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25th |
F4 British Championship | Rodin Carlin | 29 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 226 | 4th | |
Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round | Xcel Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
2024 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 11th |
Italian F4 Championship | Prema Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 8th* |
( 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 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Carlin |
DUB1 1 14 |
DUB1 2 10 |
DUB1 3 20 |
KMT1 1 Ret |
KMT1 2 22 |
KMT1 3 12 |
KMT2 1 13 |
KMT2 2 15 |
KMT2 3 8 |
DUB2 1 11 |
DUB2 2 33 |
DUB2 3 13 |
YMC 1 16 |
YMC 2 20 |
YMC 3 26 |
25th | 5 |
2024 | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited |
YMC1 1 6 |
YMC1 2 Ret |
YMC1 3 Ret |
YMC2 1 11 |
YMC2 2 Ret |
YMC2 3 Ret |
DUB1 1 3 |
DUB1 2 4 |
DUB1 3 11 |
YMC3 1 6 |
YMC3 2 26† |
YMC3 3 5 |
DUB2 1 14 |
DUB2 2 12 |
DUB2 3 4 |
11th | 65 |
( 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 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Rodin Carlin |
DPN 1 4 |
DPN 2 810 |
DPN 3 2 |
BHI 1 9 |
BHI 2 11 |
BHI 3 10 |
SNE 1 C |
SNE 2 1010 |
SNE 3 1 |
THR 1 7 |
THR 2 38 |
THR 3 Ret |
OUL 1 5 |
OUL 2 182 |
OUL 3 5 |
SIL 1 11 |
SIL 2 510 |
SIL 3 5 |
CRO 1 6 |
CRO 2 95 |
CRO 3 4 |
KNO 1 13 |
KNO 2 Ret |
KNO 3 1 |
DPGP 1 Ret |
DPGP 2 1 |
DPGP 3 95 |
DPGP 4 17 |
BHGP 1 EX |
BHGP 2 123 |
BHGP 3 9 |
4th | 226 |
( 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 | Prema Racing |
MIS 1 11 |
MIS 2 7 |
MIS 3 9 |
IMO 1 3 |
IMO 2 3 |
IMO 3 10 |
VLL 1 20 |
VLL 2 9 |
VLL 3 14 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MUG 3 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
LEC 3 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
CAT 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
8th* | 41* |
Dion Gowda | |
---|---|
Nationality |
![]() ![]() competes with a British racing license |
Born | United Kingdom | 29 November 2007
Italian F4 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2024 |
Current team | Prema Racing |
Starts | 9 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 2 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | currently 8th in 2024 |
Previous series | |
2023–
2024 2023 2023 |
Formula 4 UAE Championship F4 British Championship F4 Indian Championship |
Dion Gowda (born 29 November 2007) is an Indian racing driver from
Bangalore.
[1] He currently competes in the
2024 Italian F4 Championship with
Prema Racing.
[2]
Gowda had a mixed karting career, after starting in the sport at the age of 8. [3] He started karting in Europe in 2018, where he finished 37th in the WSK Final Cup, in the 60 Mini category. [4] He continued in the category for 2019, where he finished 7th in the South Garda Winter Cup. [5] 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 8th place in the WSK Champions Cup at the start of the year. [6] Gowda remained in the category for 2021, as well as taking part in the Karting Academy Trophy, where he finished a career-high 5th in the standings, after taking his first podium at the event in Wackersdorf. [7] [8] 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. [9]
Gowda was announced to be moving to cars for the 2023 season, by joining the grid for the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship. Gowda 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. [10]
Gowda would rejoin the championship in 2024, as he joined reigning champions Mumbai Falcons. [11] Gowda had a more impressive and consistent season than his previous season, and he scored a podium over the course of the 15 races. He finished 11th in the standings with 65 points to his name at season's end. [12]
For the remainder of the 2023 season, Gowda joined Rodin Carlin for a full season of the 2023 F4 British Championship. [13] He had a strong season in the championship, showing his capabilities as a racing driver by finishing in 4th place in the championship, taking four wins and six podiums on his way to a points tally of 226. [14]
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. [15] Gowda made a decent start to his Italian F4 season, with two podiums, both at Imola, from nine races so far this season. He currently sits in 8th in the standings. [16]
Season | Series | Team | Position |
---|---|---|---|
2018 | WSK Final Cup - 60 Mini | BabyRace Driver Academy | 37th |
ROK Cup International Final - Mini ROK | 11th | ||
Macau International Kart Grand Prix - Mini ROK | 10th | ||
ROK Cup Asia - Mini ROK | Eugene - GP Racing | 7th | |
2019 | WSK Champions Cup - 60 Mini | BabyRace Driver Academy | 15th |
WSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini | 48th | ||
South Garda Winter Cup - Mini ROK | 7th | ||
WSK Euro Series - 60 Mini | 34th | ||
WSK Open Cup - OKJ | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | 47th | |
WSK Final Cup - OKJ | NC | ||
Deutsche Kart Meisterschaft - OKJ | NC | ||
2020 | WSK Champions Cup - OKJ | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | 8th |
WSK Super Master Series - OKJ | 20th | ||
South Garda Winter Cup - OKJ | 24th | ||
WSK Euro Series - OKJ | 15th | ||
Champions of the Future - OKJ | 28th | ||
CIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ | 24th | ||
CIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ | 34th | ||
WSK Open Cup - OKJ | 13th | ||
2021 | WSK Champions Cup - OKJ | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | 34th |
WSK Super Master Series - OKJ | 21st | ||
WSK Euro Series - OKJ | 17th | ||
Champions of the Future - OKJ | 8th | ||
CIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ | 23rd | ||
CIK-FIA Academy Trophy | 5th | ||
WSK Open Cup - OKJ | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | 13th | |
CIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ | 9th | ||
South Garda Winter Cup - OKJ | 29th | ||
WSK Final Cup - OKJ | 21st | ||
2022 | WSK Super Master Series - OK | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | 29th |
Champions of the Future Winter Series - OK | NC | ||
Champions of the Future - OK | 42nd | ||
CIK-FIA European Championship - OK | 39th | ||
Sources: [1] [17] |
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Carlin | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25th |
F4 British Championship | Rodin Carlin | 29 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 226 | 4th | |
Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round | Xcel Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
2024 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 11th |
Italian F4 Championship | Prema Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 8th* |
( 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 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Carlin |
DUB1 1 14 |
DUB1 2 10 |
DUB1 3 20 |
KMT1 1 Ret |
KMT1 2 22 |
KMT1 3 12 |
KMT2 1 13 |
KMT2 2 15 |
KMT2 3 8 |
DUB2 1 11 |
DUB2 2 33 |
DUB2 3 13 |
YMC 1 16 |
YMC 2 20 |
YMC 3 26 |
25th | 5 |
2024 | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited |
YMC1 1 6 |
YMC1 2 Ret |
YMC1 3 Ret |
YMC2 1 11 |
YMC2 2 Ret |
YMC2 3 Ret |
DUB1 1 3 |
DUB1 2 4 |
DUB1 3 11 |
YMC3 1 6 |
YMC3 2 26† |
YMC3 3 5 |
DUB2 1 14 |
DUB2 2 12 |
DUB2 3 4 |
11th | 65 |
( 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 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Rodin Carlin |
DPN 1 4 |
DPN 2 810 |
DPN 3 2 |
BHI 1 9 |
BHI 2 11 |
BHI 3 10 |
SNE 1 C |
SNE 2 1010 |
SNE 3 1 |
THR 1 7 |
THR 2 38 |
THR 3 Ret |
OUL 1 5 |
OUL 2 182 |
OUL 3 5 |
SIL 1 11 |
SIL 2 510 |
SIL 3 5 |
CRO 1 6 |
CRO 2 95 |
CRO 3 4 |
KNO 1 13 |
KNO 2 Ret |
KNO 3 1 |
DPGP 1 Ret |
DPGP 2 1 |
DPGP 3 95 |
DPGP 4 17 |
BHGP 1 EX |
BHGP 2 123 |
BHGP 3 9 |
4th | 226 |
( 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 | Prema Racing |
MIS 1 11 |
MIS 2 7 |
MIS 3 9 |
IMO 1 3 |
IMO 2 3 |
IMO 3 10 |
VLL 1 20 |
VLL 2 9 |
VLL 3 14 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MUG 3 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
LEC 3 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
CAT 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
8th* | 41* |