Darren Stephen Leung (born 25 September 1987) is a British racing driver. He won the British GT Championship in 2023 in the GT3 category and the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Bronze Cup in 2024, both alongside Dan Harper. Leung previously was chief executive officer of Leeds-based software company Paradine, which also operate a racing team under his direction as Paradine Competition.

Racing career

Leung began his motorsport career in 2021 in the rookie class of the Ginetta GT Academy, where he drove a Ginetta G56 for Want2Race. He achieved ten podium finishes in fifteen races and finished second in the championship with 315 points. He also drove for Asselto Motorsport as a guest driver in two weekends of the Pro-Am class of the Ginetta GT4 Supercup, achieving a podium finish at both Donington Park and Brands Hatch.

In 2022, Leung drove a full season in the G65 Am class of the Ginetta GT4 Supercup. He achieved thirteen wins in twenty races, but due to a number of retirements, he finished second in the standings with 540 points. At the end of the year, he made his debut in the British GT Championship. In the penultimate race at Brands Hatch, he drove in the GT4 class for Assetto Motorsport as team-mate to Charlie Robertson, before taking victory in the GT3 class for Century Motorsport as team-mate to Alexander Sims in the final race at Donington.

In 2023, Leung competed in the GT3 class of the British GT as team-mate of Dan Harper at Century. He won two races at Silverstone and Brands Hatch, and also took podiums at Snetterton Circuit and Donington, taking 176 points to be crowned champion. He also drove as a guest driver in two weekends of the GT3 class of the GT Cup Championship UK, where he took two wins and four other podiums. He also drove for Team WRT in the Nürburgring round of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, finishing sixth in the Bronze Cup.

In 2024, Leung started the season in the GT class of the Asian Le Mans Series with Team Project 1, teamed up with Harper and Christian Bogle. With a best result of seventh at the Dubai Autodrome, he finished 21st in the standings with eleven points. He then made his debut in the FIA World Endurance Championship in the LMGT3 class with Team WRT, teaming up with Augusto Farfus and Sean Gelael. He took his first win in the championship in the second race, the 6 Hours of Imola. He also competed in the GT World Challenge Europe and returned to defend his title in British GT; he drove in both series for Century.

Racing record Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position2021 Ginetta GT4 Supercup - Pro-Am Assetto Motorsport 6 0 0 0 2 0 NC†2022 Ginetta GT4 Supercup - G56 Am Assetto Motorsport 19 13 16 11 15 558 2nd British GT Championship - GT4 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC† British GT Championship - GT3 Century Motorsport 1 1 0 0 1 37.5 16th2023 British GT Championship - GT3 Century Motorsport 9 2 0 2 4 176 1st GT Cup Championship - GT3 8 2 2 1 6 0 NC† GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Team WRT 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Bronze 0 0 0 0 8 27th 2023-24 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Team Project 1 5 0 0 0 0 11 21st Middle East Trophy - GT3 Am Century Motorsport 1 1 0 0 1 0 NC†2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 Team WRT 8 1 0 1 2 85 4th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Century Motorsport 5 0 0 0 0 6 26th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Bronze 0 0 0 1 32 11th GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 8 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Bronze 2 1 1 6 74.5 1st British GT Championship - GT3 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†FIA Motorsport Games GT SprintTeam United Kingdom10000N/A4th2025 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 United Autosports 8 1 1 0 1 43 11th Middle East Trophy - GT3 AlManar Racing by Team WRT 1 1 0 0 1 0 NC† Middle East Trophy - GT3 Am Paradine Competition 1 1 0 1 0 NC† GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Bronze 0 0 0 1 46 7th GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 8 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Bronze 0 1 0 2 38 6th British GT Championship - GT3 1 1 0 0 1 0 NC† Blackthorn 1 0 0 0 0 International GT Open Track Focused 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC† 2025-26 Asian Le Mans Series - GT AF Corse 6 0 0 1 1 43 9th 24H Series Middle East - GT3 Paradine Competition 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†2026FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3Team WRTGT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupParadine CompetitionBritish GT Championship - GT3GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup800000NC † As Leung was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete British GT Championship results Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pos. Points 2022 Assetto Motorsport Ginetta G56 GT4 GT4 OUL1 OUL2 SIL1 DON1 SNE1 SNE2 SPA1 BRH1 NC† 0† Century Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 GT3 DON1 16th 37.5 2023 Century Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 GT3 OUL1 OUL2 SIL1 DON1 SNE1 SNE2 ALG1 BRH1 DON1 1st 176 2024 Century Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 GT3 OUL1 OUL2 SIL1 DON1 SPA1 SNE1 SNE2 DON1 BRH1 NC† 0† 2025 Paradine Competition BMW M4 GT3 Evo GT3 DON1 SIL1 OUL1 OUL2 SPA1 SNE1 SNE2 BRH1 NC† 0† Blackthorn Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo DON1 2026 Paradine Competition BMW M4 GT3 Evo GT3 SIL1 OUL1 OUL2 SPA1 SNE1 SNE2 DON1 BRH1 NC† 0† † As Leung was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points 2023 Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 Bronze MNZ LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 27th 8 2024 Century Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 Bronze LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR MNZ JED 11th 32 2025 Paradine Competition BMW M4 GT3 Evo Bronze LEC MNZ SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 7th 46 2026 Paradine Competition BMW M4 GT3 Evo Bronze LEC MNZ SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR ALG3rd*71*

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2024 Century Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 Bronze BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 HOC1 HOC2 MAG1 MAG2 CAT1 CAT2 1st 74.5 2025 Paradine Competition BMW M4 GT3 Evo Bronze BRH1 BRH2 ZAN1 ZAN2 MIS1 MIS2 MAG1 MAG2 VAL1 VAL2 6th 38 2026 Paradine Competition BMW M4 GT3 Evo Bronze BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 CAT1 CAT2 4th 65

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results + Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos. Points 2023–24 Team Project 1 GT BMW M4 GT3 BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo L6 SEP1 SEP2 DUB1 ABU1 ABU2 21st 11 2025–26 AF Corse GT Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F154 3.0 L Turbo V6 SEP1 SEP2 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU29th43

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points2024Team WRTLMGT3BMW M4 GT3BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo L6 QAT IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR 4th 852025United AutosportsLMGT3McLaren 720S GT3 EvoMcLaren M40T 4.0 L Turbo V8 QAT IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR 11th 43 2026 Team WRT LMGT3 BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ CAT MNZ 16th* 22*

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps 2024 Team WRT Augusto Farfus Sean Gelael BMW M4 GT3 LMGT3 280 28th 2nd 2025 United Autosports Sean Gelael Marino Sato McLaren 720S GT3 Evo LMGT3 80 DNF DNF 2026 Team WRT Augusto Farfus Sean Gelael BMW M4 GT3 Evo LMGT3 334 39th 7thSources:

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