Dion Gowda

Career

Gowda began karting at age eight. He moved to European karting in 2018, placing 37th in the WSK Final Cup in the 60 Mini category. In 2019 he finished seventh in the South Garda Winter Cup, then stepped up to the OKJ category later that year.

His best 2020 result was eighth in the WSK Champions Cup. He remained in OKJ for 2021, also competing in the Karting Academy Trophy, where he took his first podium at Wackersdorf and finished fifth in the standings. In 2022 he moved to OK karting but struggled, with a best championship result of 29th in the WSK Super Master Series.

Gowda transitioned to cars in 2023, joining the Formula 4 UAE Championship with Carlin. He scored points twice and ended 25th in the standings. For the rest of 2023 he raced in the F4 British Championship with Rodin Carlin, finishing fourth with four wins, six podiums, and 226 points. He returned to the F4 British Championship in 2024 with Mumbai Falcons, scoring one podium and placing 11th with 65 points.

Prema Racing signed Gowda for a full Italian F4 and Euro 4 campaign in 2024. He took two podiums at Imola but finished 11th in the Italian F4 standings and 14th in Euro 4. In 2025 he stepped up to the Formula Regional European Championship with Van Amersfoort Racing. That year he also competed in the GB3 Championship for Xcel Motorsport alongside his Formula Regional campaign, and started the year in the winter Formula Regional Middle East Trophy with Van Amersfoort Racing.