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Dion Gowda
Gowda in 2024
NationalityIndia India
United Kingdom United Kingdom
competes with a British racing license
Born (2007-11-30) 30 November 2007 (age 17)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season2025
Current teamVan Amersfoort Racing
Starts0 (0 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in 2025
Previous series
2024
2024
2023–2024
2023
2023		Euro 4 Championship
Italian F4 Championship
Formula 4
F4 British Championship
F4 Indian Championship

Dion Gowda (born 30 November 2007) is an Indian racing driver who is set to compete in the 2025 Formula Regional European Championship with Van Amersfoort Racing. He last competed in the 2024 Italian F4 Championship with Prema Racing, finishing 11th.[1]

Career

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Karting

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Gowda had a mixed karting career, after starting in the sport at the age of 8.[2] He started karting in Europe in 2018, where he finished 37th in the WSK Final Cup, in the 60 Mini category.[3] He continued in the category for 2019, where he finished 7th in the South Garda Winter Cup.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6][7] 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.[8]

Formula 4 UAE Championship

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2023

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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.[9]

2024

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Gowda would rejoin the championship in 2024, as he joined reigning champions Mumbai Falcons.[10] 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.[11]

F4 British Championship

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For the remainder of the 2023 season, Gowda joined Rodin Carlin for a full season of the 2023 F4 British Championship.[12] 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.[13]

Italian F4 Championship

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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.[14] 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.[15]

Formula Regional

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Gowda is set to step up to the Formula Regional European Championship with Van Amersfoort Racing in 2025.[16]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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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:[17][18]

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 Carlin 15 0 0 0 0 5 25th
F4 British Championship Rodin Carlin 29 4 4 1 6 226 4th
F4 Indian Championship Chennai Turbo Riders 3 1 0 1 1 24.5 11th
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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD

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 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

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 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

Complete F4 Indian 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 Pos Points
2023 Chennai Turbo Riders MIC1
1 		MIC1
2 		MIC1
3 		MIC2
1
4 		MIC2
2
Ret 		MIC2
3
1 		MIC3
1 		MIC3
2 		MIC3
3 		MIC3
4 		MIC3
5 		MIC4
1 		MIC4
2 		MIC4
3 		MIC4
4 		11th 24.5

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 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
15 		MUG
2
11 		MUG
3
10 		LEC
1
8 		LEC
2
11 		LEC
3
7 		CAT
1
7 		CAT
2
17 		CAT
3
16 		MNZ
1
18 		MNZ
2
Ret 		MNZ
3
8 		11th 62

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
2024 Prema Racing MUG
1
6 		MUG
2
15 		MUG
3
7 		RBR
1
Ret 		RBR
2
16 		RBR
3
9 		MNZ
1
15 		MNZ
2
11 		MNZ
3
16 		14th 16

Complete Formula Regional European 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 DC Points
2025 Van Amersfoort Racing MIS
1 		MIS
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		IMO
1 		IMO
2 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		TBD TBD

References

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  1. ^ Wood, Ida (2024-01-12). "Dion Gowda joins Prema, Alvise Rodella to VAR for Euro 4 and Italian F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  2. ^ "Dion Gowda". Prema Racing. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  3. ^ "WSK – Final Cup". Kartcom. 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  4. ^ "Winter Cup". Kartcom. 2019-02-17. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  5. ^ "WSK – Champions Cup". Kartcom. 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  6. ^ "Academy Trophy". Kartcom. 2021-06-20. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  7. ^ "Academy Trophy". Kartcom. 2021-06-20. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  8. ^ "WSK – Super Master Series". Kartcom. 2022-01-30. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  9. ^ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  10. ^ Wood, Ida (2024-01-08). "Prema reveals it and Mumbai Falcons' line-ups for FRME and F4 UAE". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  11. ^ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  12. ^ "ROKiT FIA British Formula F4 | Carlin kick off 2023 driver line-up with Dion Gowda". Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  13. ^ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  14. ^ Wood, Ida (2024-01-12). "Dion Gowda joins Prema, Alvise Rodella to VAR for Euro 4 and Italian F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  15. ^ "Formula4 Italian Championship - Certified by FIA WSK Promotion Official Site - Standings". www.f4championship.com. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  16. ^ "Dion Gowda joins Van Amersfoort Racing for the 2025 FRECA Season". Van Amersfoort Racing. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  17. ^ "Driver: Dion Gowda | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  18. ^ "Gowda Dion". Kartcom. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
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