Dion Gowda (; born 30 November 2007) is an Indian racing driver who last competed 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 SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2018WSK Final Cup - 60 MiniBabyRace Driver Academy37thROK Cup International Final - Mini ROK11thMacau International Kart Grand Prix - Mini ROK10thROK Cup Asia - Mini ROKEugene - GP Racing7th2019WSK Champions Cup - 60 MiniBabyRace Driver Academy15thWSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini48thSouth Garda Winter Cup - Mini ROK7thWSK Euro Series - 60 Mini34thWSK Open Cup - OKJRicky Flynn Motorsport47thWSK Final Cup - OKJNCDeutsche Kart Meisterschaft - OKJNC IAME Asia Cup - Cadet Eugene Motorsports 12th2020WSK Champions Cup - OKJRicky Flynn Motorsport8thWSK Super Master Series - OKJ20thSouth Garda Winter Cup - OKJ24thWSK Euro Series - OKJ15thChampions of the Future - OKJ28thCIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ24thCIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ34thWSK Open Cup - OKJ13th2021WSK Champions Cup - OKJRicky Flynn Motorsport34thWSK Super Master Series - OKJ21stWSK Euro Series - OKJ17thChampions of the Future - OKJ8thCIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ23rdCIK-FIA Academy Trophy5thWSK Open Cup - OKJRicky Flynn Motorsport13thCIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ9thSouth Garda Winter Cup - OKJ29thWSK Final Cup - OKJ21st2022WSK Super Master Series - OKRicky Flynn Motorsport29thChampions of the Future Winter Series - OKNCChampions of the Future - OK42ndCIK-FIA European Championship - OK39thSources:
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
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2023 Formula 4 UAE ChampionshipCarlin 15 0 0 0 0 5 25thF4 British ChampionshipRodin Carlin 29 4 4 1 6 226 4th F4 Indian Championship Chennai Turbo Riders3101124.511th Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy RoundXcel Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 N/A NC 2024 Formula 4 UAE ChampionshipMumbai Falcons Racing Limited 15 0 0 0 1 65 11th Italian F4 ChampionshipPrema Racing 21 0 0 0 2 62 11th Euro 4 Championship 9 0 0 1 0 16 14th 2025 Formula Regional European Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 20 0 0 0 0 38 12th GB3 Championship Xcel Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 40 25th2026Formula Regional Middle East TrophyVan Amersfoort Racing 10 0 0 0 0 1 24thFormula Regional European Championship 19 0 0 1 0 25 20th
Complete Formula 4 UAE 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 DC Points 2023 CarlinDUB11 DUB12 DUB13 KMT11 KMT12 KMT13 KMT21 KMT22 KMT23 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 YMC1 YMC2 YMC3 25th 5 2024 Mumbai Falcons Racing LimitedYMC11YMC12YMC13YMC21YMC22YMC23DUB11DUB12DUB13YMC31YMC32YMC33DUB21DUB22DUB23 11th 65
Complete F4 British 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 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 DC Points 2023 Rodin CarlinDPN1DPN2DPN3BHI1BHI2BHI3SNE1SNE2SNE3THR1THR2THR3OUL1OUL2OUL3SIL1SIL2SIL3CRO1CRO2CRO3KNO1KNO2KNO3DPGP1DPGP2DPGP3DPGP4BHGP1BHGP2BHGP3 4th 226
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) 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 RacingMIS1 MIS2MIS3IMO1 IMO2IMO3VLL1VLL2VLL3MUG1MUG2MUG3LEC1 LEC2LEC3CAT1CAT2CAT3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3 11th 62
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 20th 25 † 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) 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 Xcel MotorsportSIL11SIL12SIL13ZAN1ZAN2ZAN3SPA1SPA2SPA3HUN1HUN2HUN3SIL21SIL22SIL23BRH1BRH2BRH3DON1DON2DON3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3 25th 40
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
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