| Daniel Formal | |
|---|---|
 Formal in 2024 | |
| Nationality |  Costa Rican Americanvia double nationality |
| Born | 24 December 1995 San José, Costa Rica |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Championship titles | |
| 2022–2023 2017 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America Costa Rica Touring Car Championship |
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
[edit]Karting
[edit]Formal began karting in 2004. In his early years in karting, Formal most notably won the 2008 USA Junior Rotax,[1] and the Florida Winter Tour in both Rotax Junior and KF3.[2][3] 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.[4] In Shifter karts, Formal won four SKUSA SuperNationals titles in 2015 and 2016 in S1,[5][6] 2019 in KZ,[7] and 2023 in Pro Shifter.[8] During his SKUSA SuperNationals titles, Formal also won the SKUSA Pro Tour in 2016 and the Biloxi Rok Fest in 2019.[9][10]
GT Racing
[edit]Formal made his car racing debut in 2016 as he joined the Costa Rica Touring Car Championship.[11] 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.[12]
In 2017, Formal returned to the series as he switched to Hyundai alongside Erick Xirinachs.[13] 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.[14]
Having joined ANSA Motorsports in 2020 for their karting divison,[15] Formal later joined their Super Trofeo North America division to make his return to cars after three years.[16] Formal took a lone class win at the season-ending round at Sebring as he ended the season fourth in the Pro-Am points.[17]
Switching to Prestige Performance with WTR for 2021, Formal was joined by Kyle Marcelli for his second season in the series.[18] The pair won both races at Road America,[19] and race two at Laguna Seca as they finished fourth in points.[20]
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.[21] 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.[22]
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.[23] In the former, Formal won 10 of the 12 races on his way to his second consecutive Super Trofeo North America title.[24] In IMSA, Formal scored a best result of sixth at the 24 Hours of Daytona as he ended the season 33rd in points.[25]
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.[26][27] 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.[28] Racing as a Lamborghini Factory driver in Super Trofeo,[29] Formal took wins at Watkins Glen International,[30] Circuit of the Americas,[31] and Jerez on his way to runner-up honors at season's end.[32]
In 2025, Formal returned to Wayne Taylor Racing to race in both Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America and the IMSA SportsCar Championship.[33] Driving alongside Trent Hindman, the pair took the team's first GTD win at the fifth round of the season at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.[34]
Karting record
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | WKA Florida Championship Series — Easykart 60cc | 2nd | |
| 2005 | WKA Florida Championship Series — Easykart 60cc | 3rd | |
| Florida Winter Tour — Mini Max | 5th | ||
| Florida Winter Tour — Easykart 60cc | 2nd | ||
| Stars of Karting East – Cadet | 22nd | ||
| 2006 | Florida Winter Tour — Mini Max | 5th | |
| Stars of Karting National – Cadet | Tony Kart Racing Team | 62nd | |
| 2007 | Easykart International Grand Finals — Easykart 100 | NC | |
| BTK / Arrows Karts – Rotax Junior | 3rd | ||
| 2008 | Stars of Karting National – ICA Junior | 17th | |
| Stars of Karting East – ICA Junior | 12th | ||
| Rotax Max Challenge U.S.A. – Junior Max | 21st | ||
| Rotax Max Challenge USA Grand Nationals – Junior Max | 1st | ||
| Florida Winter Tour – Rotax Junior | Advanced Karting of Miami | 1st | |
| Florida Winter Tour – KF3 | 1st | ||
| Florida Winter Tour – ICA Junior | 2nd | ||
| 2009 | Jon Smith Kart Series – TaG Sr. | 1st | |
| Florida Winter Tour – TaG Senior | 10th | ||
| 2010 | Rotax Grand Nationals U.S.A. – Senior Max | 3rd | |
| RMC Grand Finals – Senior Max | 5th | ||
| 2011 | South Florida RMC Challenge – Rotax Senior | 2nd | |
| Florida Winter Tour – Rotax Senior | 3rd | ||
| Rotax Grand Nationals U.S.A. – Senior Max | 31st | ||
| SKUSA SuperNationals – TaG Senior | Intrepid North America | 2nd | |
| 2012 | 200 Miles of Newcastle | ZF Racing | 31st |
| Florida Winter Tour – TaG Senior | 1st | ||
| Florida Winter Tour – Rotax Senior | 4th | ||
| Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals – Senior Max | 15th | ||
| WSK Euro Series – KZ2 | 15th | ||
| SKUSA SuperNationals – TaG Senior | Advanced Karting | 11th | |
| 2013 | Florida Winter Tour – Rotax Senior | 2nd | |
| Florida Winter Tour – TaG Senior | 1st | ||
| Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals – DD2 | Maxspeed Group | NC | |
| SKUSA SuperNationals – DD2 | 3rd | ||
| 2014 | SKUSA Pro Tour – S1 | 9th | |
| Florida Winter Tour – Rotax DD2 | 2nd | ||
| Florida Winter Tour – TaG Senior | 3rd | ||
| Rotax Max Euro Challenge – DD2 | 18th | ||
| Karting European Championship – KZ2 | 49th | ||
| SKUSA SuperNationals – Pro Stock | DRT Racing | 3rd | |
| SKUSA SuperNationals – TaG Senior | 12th | ||
| 2015 | SKUSA Pro Tour – S1 | 12th | |
| Florida Winter Tour – Rotax DD2 | 3rd | ||
| SKUSA SuperNationals – S1 | Champion Racing | 1st | |
| 2016 | Florida Winter Tour – Shifter Rok | 2nd | |
| SKUSA Pro Tour – S1 | 1st | ||
| SKUSA SuperNationals – S1 Pro Stock | DRT Racing | 1st | |
| SKUSA SuperNationals – KZ2 | 6th | ||
| 2017 | SKUSA Pro Tour – S1 | 12th | |
| SKUSA SuperNationals – S1 Pro | Champion Racing | 6th | |
| SKUSA SuperNationals – KZ | 36th | ||
| 2018 | Florida Winter Tour – Shifter Rok | 27th | |
| SKUSA Pro Tour – S1 | 18th | ||
| Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals – DD2 | Formal Racing | 2nd | |
| SKUSA SuperNationals – Pro Shifter | Formula K/Leading Edge Motorsports | 4th | |
| 2019 | SKUSA Pro Tour – Pro Shifter | 22nd | |
| Rok Cup Superfinal – Shifter Rok | 11th | ||
| Florida Winter Tour – Shifter Rok | Leading Edge Motorsports | 2nd | |
| Biloxi Rok Fest – Shifter Rok | 1st | ||
| SKUSA SuperNationals – KZ | 1st | ||
| 2020 | SKUSA Pro Winter Series – Pro Shifter | NC | |
| SKUSA Pro Tour – Pro Shifter | 4th | ||
| Florida Winter Tour – Shifter Rok | ANSA Motorsports | 2nd | |
| 2021 | SKUSA Pro Tour – Pro Shifter | 8th | |
| SKUSA SuperNationals – Pro Shifter | Leading Edge Motorsports | 3rd | |
| 2022 | SKUSA Pro Tour – Pro Shifter | 32nd | |
| SKUSA SuperNationals – Pro Shifter | Rolison Performance Group | 39th | |
| 2023 | SKUSA Pro Tour – Pro Shifter | 6th | |
| Rok Vegas – Pro Shifter | Rolison Performance Group | 2nd | |
| SKUSA SuperNationals – Pro Shifter | 1st | ||
| 2024 | SKUSA Pro Tour – Pro Shifter | 15th | |
| Sources:[35][36][37] | |||
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Costa Rica Touring Car Championship | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 182 | 2nd | |
| 2017 | Costa Rica Touring Car Championship | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 345.5 | 1st | |
| 2020 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – Pro-Am | ANSA Motorsports | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 70 | 4th |
| Michelin Pilot Challenge – TC | Van Der Steur Racing LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 30th | |
| 2021 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – Pro | Prestige Performance with WTR | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 67 | 4th |
| 2022 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – Pro | Wayne Taylor Racing | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 153 | 1st |
| IMSA Prototype Challenge | CT Motorsports LLC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 630 | 18th | |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship – LMP3 | Mühlner Motorsports America | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 36th | |
| 2023 | IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD | Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR Andretti | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 869 | 33th |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – Pro | Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport | 12 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 92 | 1st | |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals – Pro | Wayne Taylor Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10th | |
| 2024 | IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD | Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2310 | 8th |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – Pro | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 129 | 2nd | ||
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals – Pro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9th | ||
| Michelin Pilot Challenge – GS | Van Der Steur Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 73rd | |
| 2025 | IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD | Wayne Taylor Racing | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1394* | 10th* |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – Pro | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 48* | 1st* | ||
| Source:[38][35] | |||||||||
Complete Michelin Pilot Challenge results
[edit](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 12 |
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 22 |
WGL |
MOS |
ELK |
VIR |
IMS |
ATL |
73rd | 90 |
* Season still in progress.
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
[edit](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 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mühlner Motorsports America | LMP3 | Duqueine M30 - D08 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | DAY |
SEB |
MDO | WGL 10 |
MOS | ELK | PET | 36th | 231 | ||||
| 2023 | Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR Andretti | GTD | Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 | Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 | DAY 6 |
SEB 19 |
LBH |
MON |
WGL 8 |
MOS |
LIM |
ELK |
VIR |
IMS |
PET 14 |
33rd | 869 |
| 2024 | Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti | GTD | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | DAY 17 |
SEB 15 |
LBH 8 |
LGA 5 |
WGL 12 |
MOS 6 |
ELK 15 |
VIR 11 |
IMS 10 |
PET 5 |
8th | 2310 | |
| 2025 | Wayne Taylor Racing | GTD | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | DAY 10 |
SEB 14 |
LBH 11 |
LGA 18 |
WGL 20 |
MOS 1 |
ELK 5 |
VIR | IMS | PET | 9th* | 1678* | |
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External links
[edit]- Danny Formal career summary at DriverDB.com