Danial Frost
Danial Nielsen Frost is a Singaporean race car driver. He last competed in the Asian Le Mans Series driving for Graff Racing in the LMP3 class.
Career
Frost began his racing career in the 2016–17 [Formula 4 South East Asia Championship]. In 2017, he moved to the Formula Masters China and finished in third place. In 2017–18, he made his debut in the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship|MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship]. In 2018, he competed in the U.S. F2000 National Championship with Exclusive Autosport, and in 2019, he moved to the 2019 [Indy Pro 2000 Championship|Indy Pro 2000 Championship], the second step on the Road to Indy.In 2020, Frost signed with Andretti Autosport. In the following year, Frost switched to HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing.
Following his season in 2022 Indy Lights for HMD Motorsports w/ Dale Coyne Racing, Frost tested one of the team's cars in October 2022 in a private IndyCar driver evaluation test at Sebring.
Frost re-signed with HMD Motorsports w/ Dale Coyne Racing for the 2023 Indy Lights championship. He won the season-opening Indy NXT by Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday, 5 March 2023, earning his second career victory in IndyCar’s development series.
In 2024, Frost announced that his racing career would be placed on hold as he would complete his required two years of military service for his home country of Singapore.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2016–17 | 2016–17 Formula 4 South [East Asia Championship|Formula 4 South East Asia Championship] | Meritus.GP | 30 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 317 | 5th |
| 2017 | Formula Masters China | Eurasia Racing | 17 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 166 | 3rd |
| 2017 | F4 Japanese Championship | Zap Speed Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35th |
| 2017 | 2017 [F4 Danish Championship|F4 Danish Championship] | Vesti Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14th |
| 2017–18 | 2017–18 [MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship|MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship] | MRF Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 6th |
| 2017–18 | Formula 4 South East Asia Championship | Meritus.GP | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 17th |
| 2018 | U.S. F2000 National Championship | Exclusive Autosport | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 17th |
| 2018–19 | MRF Challenge Formula 2000 | MRF Racing | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 106 | 7th |
| 2019 | Indy Pro 2000 Championship | Exclusive Autosport | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 318 | 5th |
| 2019–20 | 2019–20 [Asian Le Mans Series|Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2] | Inter Europol Endurance | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8th |
| 2020 | Indy Pro 2000 Championship | Turn 3 Motorsport | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 329 | 3rd |
| 2020 | Formula Regional Americas Championship | Andretti Autosport | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 8th |
| 2021 | Indy Lights | Andretti Autosport | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 338 | 5th |
| 2022 | Indy Lights | HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 382 | 7th |
| 2023 | Indy NXT | HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 361 | 6th |
| 2023 | 2023 [IMSA SportsCar Championship|IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3] | MRS GT-Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2023–24 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 | Cool Racing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 6th |
| 2024 | Ultimate Cup Series - Proto P3 | TS Corse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 26th |
| 2024–25 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 | Graff Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 10th |
| 2025 | 2025 [GT World Challenge Asia|GT World Challenge Asia] | Craft-Bamboo Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23* | 13th* |
| 2025 | 2025 [Porsche Carrera Cup Asia|Porsche Carrera Cup Asia] | Toro Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2025–26 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 | R-ace GP |
* Season still in progress.
Complete Formula Masters China results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
| 2017 | Eurasia Racing | SEP1 1 2 | SEP1 2 4 | SEP1 3 2 | SEP1 4 2 | SEP2 1 3 | SEP2 2 5 | SEP2 3 2 | SEP2 4 5 | ZIC1 1 Ret | ZIC1 2 6 | ZIC1 3 DNS | ZIC2 1 6 | ZIC2 2 1 | ZIC2 3 5 | SIC 1 3 | SIC 2 3 | SIC 3 3 | SIC 4 3 | 3rd | 166 |
Complete F4 Japanese Championship results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Pts |
| 2017 | Zap Speed Racing Team | OKA 1 | OKA 2 | FUJ1 1 | FUJ1 2 | AUT 1 | AUT 2 | SUG 1 | SUG 2 | FUJ2 1 | FUJ2 2 | SUZ 1 | SUZ 2 | MOT 1 18 | MOT 2 21 | 35th | 0 |
American open–wheel racing results
Indy Pro 2000 Championship
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points |
| 2019 | Exclusive Autosport | STP 4 | STP 3 | IMS 3 | IMS 3 | LOR 1 | ROA 11 | ROA 12 | TOR 1 | TOR 4 | MOH 13 | MOH 6 | GTW 4 | POR 2 | POR 6 | LAG 6 | LAG 12 | 5th | 318 | |
| 2020 | Turn 3 Motorsport | ROA 1 | ROA 3 | MOH 2 | MOH 8 | MOH 11 | LOR 5 | GMP 5 | IMS 5 | IMS 5 | IMS 9 | MOH 2 | MOH 5 | NJM 12 | NJM 5 | NJM 7 | STP 2 | STP 3 | 3rd | 329 |
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
| Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Points |
| 2023 | MRS GT-Racing | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | DAY 8† | 2023 [12 Hours of Sebring|SEB] | 2023 Sahlen's [Six Hours of The Glen|WGL] | MOS | ELK | IMS | PET | NC† | 0† |
† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP3 Championship.