Daniel Formal (born 24 December 1995) is a Costa Rican racing driver currently competing for Wayne Taylor Racing in IMSA SportsCar Championship and Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America.
Career Karting Formal began karting in 2004. In his early years in karting, Formal most notably won the 2008 USA Junior Rotax, and the Florida Winter Tour in both Rotax Junior and KF3. As he stepped up to senior classes, Formal won the 2012 and 2013 Florida Winter Tour in the TaG Senior class before making the switch to shifter karts in late 2013. In Shifter karts, Formal won four SKUSA SuperNationals titles in 2015 and 2016 in S1, 2019 in KZ, and 2023 in Pro Shifter. During his SKUSA SuperNationals titles, Formal also won the SKUSA Pro Tour in 2016 and the Biloxi Rok Fest in 2019.
GT Racing Formal made his car racing debut in 2016 as he joined the Costa Rica Touring Car Championship. Racing for the Mitsubishi team, Formal was runner-up in his first ever year of car racing, but announced he would be leaving the team ahead of his sophomore season.
In 2017, Formal returned to the series as he switched to Hyundai alongside Erick Xirinachs. In his sophomore season in the championship, Formal won the last three races of the season to clinch the title by 67.5 points over Jose Montalto.
Having joined ANSA Motorsports in 2020 for their karting division, Formal later joined their Super Trofeo North America division to make his return to cars after three years. Formal took a lone class win at the season-ending round at Sebring as he ended the season fourth in the Pro-Am points.
Switching to Prestige Performance with WTR for 2021, Formal was joined by Kyle Marcelli for his second season in the series. The pair won both races at Road America, and race two at Laguna Seca as they finished fourth in points.
Remaining in Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America, Formal switched to Wayne Taylor Racing for his third season in the category. Driving alongside Kyle Marcelli, the pair won five races and took the title with one round left. During 2021, Formal also made his debut in Prototypes, racing in the IMSA Prototype Challenge on a part-time basis and also making a one-off appearance in the LMP3 class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship.
As Wayne Taylor Racing forged a partnership with Andretti Autosport, Formal remained in Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America, whilst also joining their Racers Edge Motorsport-supported GTD program in IMSA SportsCar Championship. In the former, Formal won ten of the 12 races on his way to his second consecutive Super Trofeo North America title. In IMSA, Formal scored a best result of sixth at the 24 Hours of Daytona as he ended the season 33rd in points.
Formal was retained by Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti in 2024 as he competed in both Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America and the IMSA SportsCar Championship as Racers Edge Motorsport left the partnership. In his first full-season in GTD, Formal took his maiden series pole at Laguna Seca and scored a best result of fifth twice as he finished eighth in points. Racing as a Lamborghini Factory driver in Super Trofeo, Formal took wins at Watkins Glen International, Circuit of the Americas, and Jerez on his way to runner-up honors at season's end.
In 2025, Formal returned to Wayne Taylor Racing to race in both Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America and the IMSA SportsCar Championship. Driving alongside Trent Hindman in the former, the pair took the team's first GTD win at the fifth round of the season at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park and ended the year 12th in the class standings. Driving alongside Hampus Ericsson in the latter, the pair won seven races and scored two more podiums to secure the Pro title by 26 points, as well as the Super Trofeo World Finals Pro title at Misano.
The following year, Formal returned to Wayne Taylor Racing for his fourth season in the GTD class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship, as well as his seventh campaign in Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America, albeit in Pro-Am. In IMSA, Formal took his second series win at Laguna Seca to take 11th in the GTD standings.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2004WKA Florida Championship Series — Easykart 60cc2nd2005WKA Florida Championship Series — Easykart 60cc3rdFlorida Winter Tour — Mini Max 5thFlorida Winter Tour — Easykart 60cc2ndStars of Karting East – Cadet 22nd2006Florida Winter Tour — Mini Max 5thStars of Karting National – CadetTony Kart Racing Team 62nd2007Easykart International Grand Finals — Easykart 100 NCBTK / Arrows Karts – Rotax Junior3rd2008Stars of Karting National – ICA Junior 17thStars of Karting East – ICA Junior 12thRotax Max Challenge U.S.A. – Junior Max 21stRotax Max Challenge USA Grand Nationals – Junior Max1stFlorida Winter Tour – Rotax JuniorAdvanced Karting of Miami1stFlorida Winter Tour – KF31stFlorida Winter Tour – ICA Junior2nd2009Jon Smith Kart Series – TaG Sr.1stFlorida Winter Tour – TaG Senior 10th2010Rotax Grand Nationals U.S.A. – Senior Max3rdRMC Grand Finals – Senior Max 5th2011South Florida RMC Challenge – Rotax Senior2ndFlorida Winter Tour – Rotax Senior3rdRotax Grand Nationals U.S.A. – Senior Max 31stSKUSA SuperNationals – TaG SeniorIntrepid North America2nd2012200 Miles of NewcastleZF Racing 31stFlorida Winter Tour – TaG Senior1stFlorida Winter Tour – Rotax Senior 4thRotax Max Challenge Grand Finals – Senior Max 15thWSK Euro Series – KZ2 15thSKUSA SuperNationals – TaG SeniorAdvanced Karting 11th2013Florida Winter Tour – Rotax Senior2ndFlorida Winter Tour – TaG Senior1stRotax Max Challenge Grand Finals – DD2Maxspeed Group NCSKUSA SuperNationals – DD23rd2014SKUSA Pro Tour – S1 9thFlorida Winter Tour – Rotax DD22ndFlorida Winter Tour – TaG Senior3rdRotax Max Euro Challenge – DD2 18thKarting European Championship – KZ2 49thSKUSA SuperNationals – Pro StockDRT Racing3rdSKUSA SuperNationals – TaG Senior 12th2015SKUSA Pro Tour – S1 12thFlorida Winter Tour – Rotax DD23rdSKUSA SuperNationals – S1Champion Racing1st2016Florida Winter Tour – Shifter Rok2ndSKUSA Pro Tour – S11stSKUSA SuperNationals – S1 Pro StockDRT Racing1stSKUSA SuperNationals – KZ2 6th2017SKUSA Pro Tour – S1 12thSKUSA SuperNationals – S1 ProChampion Racing 6thSKUSA SuperNationals – KZ 36th2018Florida Winter Tour – Shifter Rok 27thSKUSA Pro Tour – S1 18thRotax Max Challenge Grand Finals – DD2Formal Racing2ndSKUSA SuperNationals – Pro ShifterFormula K/Leading Edge Motorsports 4th2019SKUSA Pro Tour – Pro Shifter 22ndRok Cup Superfinal – Shifter Rok 11thFlorida Winter Tour – Shifter RokLeading Edge Motorsports2ndBiloxi Rok Fest – Shifter Rok1stSKUSA SuperNationals – KZ1st2020SKUSA Pro Winter Series – Pro Shifter NCSKUSA Pro Tour – Pro Shifter 4thFlorida Winter Tour – Shifter RokANSA Motorsports2nd2021SKUSA Pro Tour – Pro Shifter 8thSKUSA SuperNationals – Pro ShifterLeading Edge Motorsports3rd2022SKUSA Pro Tour – Pro Shifter 32ndSKUSA SuperNationals – Pro ShifterRolison Performance Group 39th2023SKUSA Pro Tour – Pro Shifter 6thRok Vegas – Pro ShifterRolison Performance Group2ndSKUSA SuperNationals – Pro Shifter1st 2024SKUSA Pro Tour – Pro Shifter2nd 2025SKUSA Winter Series – Pro Shifter 4thSources:
Racing record Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2016Costa Rica Touring Car Championship 6 1 0 0 4 1822nd 2017Costa Rica Touring Car Championship 6 3 0 0 4 345.51st2020Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – Pro-AmANSA Motorsports 8 1 3 2 7 70 4thMichelin Pilot Challenge – TCVan Der Steur Racing LLC 1 0 0 0 0 19 30th 2021Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – ProPrestige Performance with WTR 9 3 2 2 6 67 4th2022Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – ProWayne Taylor Racing 12 5 0 0 11 1531stIMSA Prototype ChallengeCT Motorsports LLC 3 0 0 0 0 630 18thIMSA SportsCar Championship – LMP3Mühlner Motorsports America 1 0 0 0 0 231 36th2023IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTDRacers Edge Motorsports with WTR Andretti 4 0 0 0 0 869 33thLamborghini Super Trofeo North America – ProWayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport 12 10 5 6 12 921stLamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals – ProWayne Taylor Racing 2 0 0 0 0 5 10th2024IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTDWayne Taylor Racing with Andretti 10 0 1 0 0 2310 8thLamborghini Super Trofeo North America – Pro 12 3 4 4 7 1292ndLamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals – Pro 2 0 0 0 0 5 9thMichelin Pilot Challenge – GSVan Der Steur Racing 1 0 0 0 0 90 73rd2025IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTDWayne Taylor Racing 10 1 0 0 1 2274 12thLamborghini Super Trofeo North America – Pro 12 7 7 3 9 1481stLamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals – Pro 2 1 1 0 1 221st2026IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTDWayne Taylor Racing 10 1 0 0 1 2215 11thLamborghini Super Trofeo North America – Pro-Am Source:
Complete Michelin Pilot Challenge results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points 2020 Van Der Steur Racing TC Hyundai Veloster N TCR Hyundai 4.0 L Turbo I4 DAY SEB1 ROA VIR MDO ELK ATL LGA SEB2 30th 19 2024 Van Der Steur Racing Grand Sport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Twin-Turbo V8 DAY SEB LGA MOH WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS ATL 73rd 90 * Season still in progress.
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Points 2022 Mühlner Motorsports America LMP3 Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY SEB MDO WGL MOS ELK PET 36th 231 2023 Racers Edge Motorsportswith WTR Andretti GTD Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY SEB LBH MON WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR IMS PET 33rd 869 2024 Wayne Taylor Racingwith Andretti GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10DAYSEBLBHLGAWGLMOSELKVIRIMSPET 8th 2310 2025 Wayne Taylor Racing GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 12th 2274 2026 Wayne Taylor Racing GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 11th 2215
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