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Yevan David
යෙවන් ඩේවිඩ්
David in 2025
Born (2007-07-11) 11 July 2007 (age 18)
Romford, London, England
NationalitySri Lanka Sri Lankan
Euroformula Open Championship career
Debut season2024
Current teamTeam Motopark
Car number21
Starts27
Wins8
Podiums17
Poles3
Fastest laps2
Best finish2nd in 2025
Previous series
Statistics up to date as of 19 October 2025.

Yevan David (Sinhala: යෙවන් ඩේවිඩ්; born 11 July 2007) is a Sri Lankan racing driver who is set to compete in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for AIX.

Born in London and raised in Singapore, David is the 2025 Euroformula Open vice-champion, driving for Team Motopark.

Early life

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Yevan David was born on 11 July 2007 in Romford, London, England, to Sri Lankan parents Yohan David and Roshika Ranasinghe.[1][2][3] The family moved to Singapore when David was four years old.[4] He grew up in Singapore, where he was educated at a local primary school before joining Chatsworth International School aged eight.[5][6] David's grandfathers Paramesh David and Nirmal Ranasinghe were both involved in motor racing in Sri Lanka.[7][8] His first racing experience was in 2014, when he went rental karting with his father at the Sri Lanka Karting Circuit near Moratuwa.[2][7][9]

Racing career

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Karting (2015–2023)

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David was given a go-kart in 2015 and began racing in Singapore, aged seven.[2][9] He also raced in Malaysia and Macau; in 2017, he won the IAME Asia Series in X30 Cadet.[10][11] In 2018, he won the X30 Asia Cup at the Sri Lanka Circuit.[11][12]

Formula 4 (2024)

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David made his single-seater debut in the 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship with Saintéloc Racing;[13] he scored no points and placed twenty-sixth in the standings, with a best finish of thirteenth at Dubai and Yas Marina.[citation needed] His main campaign was in the F4 Spanish Championship,[14] where he contested all bar the final round as he clinched nineteenth overall with a best finish of seventh at Jarama and Aragón.[citation needed] He then represented Sri Lanka in the FIA Motorsport Games F4 Cup:[15] taking pole position in qualifying,[16] he dropped to third in the qualification race after a battle with Andrés Cárdenas of Peru.[17] He maintained third on-the-road in the medal race before his demotion to eleventh with track limits penalties.[18]

Formula Three (2024–present)

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2024: Debut in Eurocup-3 and Euroformula Open

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David debuted in Formula Three with Saintéloc as he replaced the injured Finley Green in the fifth round of Eurocup-3 at Zandvoort, where he finished tenth and seventh.[19] He further contested the final round of the Euroformula Open Championship at Monza with Motopark as a guest driver;[20] he took his maiden junior formulae victories in the first and third races, with a third-placed finish in race two.[21]

2025: Euroformula Open vice-champion and GB3 debut

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David progressed to compete full-time in Euroformula Open in 2025, remaining with Motopark.[22]

That year, David also made his GB3 debut in the fifth round at Silverstone with Xcel Motorsport.[23]

2026: Rookie season in FIA Formula 3

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David is set to progress to FIA Formula 3 in 2026 with AIX, becoming the first Sri Lankan to enter the series.[24]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2015 Asian Open Championship — Mini ROK Kartmaster Drakkar
2017 IAME International Final — X30 Mini 16th
2018 Australian Championship — Cadet 12 48th
ROK Cup Asia — Mini ROK BMS-G51 4th
2019 Australian Championship — KA2 47th
Asian Open Championship — F125 Junior Stratos Motorsport 5th
Australian Championship — Cadet 12 11th
IAME Series Asia — X30 Cadet Startos G51 13th
IAME Asia Cup — X30 Cadet 10th
IAME Series Asia — X30 Junior 15th
IAME Asia Final — X30 Junior 10th
RMC Grand Finals — Junior Max Stratos Motorsport 45th
2020 IAME Winter Cup — X30 Junior Strawberry Racing 17th
IAME Asia Cup — X30 Junior Stratos Motorsport 4th
2021 WSK Super Master Series — OK-J Forza Racing 39th
WSK Euro Series — OK-J 23rd
WSK Open Cup — OK-J 39th
CIK-FIA Academy Trophy 6th
Champions of the Future — OK-J 20th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK-J 17th
2022 RMC Asia Festival — Senior Max Stratos 9th
Champions of the Future Winter Series — OK Birel ART 24th
FIA Motorsport Games Sprint Cup — Junior Sri Lanka 2nd
South Garda Winter Cup — KZ2 27th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK Birel ART Racing 44th
2023 WSK Champions Cup — KZ2 CPB Sport 8th
WSK Super Master Series — KZ2 21st
CIK-FIA World Cup — KZ2 19th
CIK-FIA European Championship — KZ2 20th
WSK Open Cup — KZ2 39th
Source:[25][26][27]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship Saintéloc Racing 15 0 0 0 0 0 26th
F4 Spanish Championship 18 0 0 0 0 12 19th
Eurocup-3 2 0 0 0 0 7 19th
Euroformula Open Championship Team Motopark 3 2 0 0 3 0 NC†
FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup Team Sri Lanka 2 0 1 0 1 N/A 11th
2025 Euroformula Open Championship Team Motopark 24 6 3 2 14 345 2nd
GB3 Championship Xcel Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 15 33rd
2026 FIA Formula 3 Championship AIX Racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD

* Season still in progress.

† As David was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

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
2024 Saintéloc Racing YMC1
1
14 		YMC1
2
19 		YMC1
3
11 		YMC2
1
22 		YMC2
2
18 		YMC2
3
16 		DUB1
1
16 		DUB1
2
16 		DUB1
3
13 		YMC3
1
16 		YMC3
2
27† 		YMC3
3
13 		DUB2
1
19 		DUB2
2
15 		DUB2
3
14 		26th 0

Complete F4 Spanish 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 Saintéloc Racing JAR
1
15 		JAR
2
15 		JAR
3
7 		POR
1
13 		POR
2
Ret 		POR
3
31 		LEC
1
28 		LEC
2
Ret 		LEC
3
13 		ARA
1
23 		ARA
2
21 		ARA
3
7 		CRT
1
18 		CRT
2
18 		CRT
3
21 		JER
1
15 		JER
2
31 		JER
3
21 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		CAT
3 		19th 12

Complete Eurocup-3 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 DC Points
2024 Saintéloc Racing SPA
1 		SPA
2 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		POR
1 		POR
2 		POR
3 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		ZAN
1
10 		ZAN
2
7 		ARA
1 		ARA
2 		JER
1 		JER
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		19th 7

Complete Euroformula Open 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 DC Points
2024 Team Motopark PRT
1 		PRT
2 		PRT
3 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		HOC
3 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		SPA
3 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		HUN
3 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		LEC
3 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		RBR
3 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		CAT
3 		MNZ
1
1 		MNZ
2
3 		MNZ
3
1 		NC† 0
2025 Team Motopark PRT
1
3 		PRT
2
1 		PRT
3
1 		SPA
1
1 		SPA
2
4 		SPA
3
2 		HOC
1
10 		HOC
2
3 		HOC
3
1 		HUN
1
8 		HUN
2
3 		HUN
3
4 		LEC
1
2 		LEC
2
12 		LEC
3
10 		RBR
1
6 		RBR
2
1 		RBR
3
11 		CAT
1
2 		CAT
2
2 		CAT
3
5 		MNZ
1
6 		MNZ
2
2 		MNZ
3
1 		2nd 345

† As David was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete FIA Motorsport Games results

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Year Entrant Competition Qualifying Quali race Main race
2024 Sri Lanka Team Sri Lanka Formula 4 Cup 1st 3rd 11th

Complete GB3 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 DC Points
2025 Xcel Motorsport SIL1
1
 SIL1
2
 SIL1
3
 ZAN
1
 ZAN
2
 ZAN
3
 SPA
1
 SPA
2
 SPA
3
 HUN
1
 HUN
2
 HUN
3
 SIL2
1
17 		SIL2
2
10 		SIL2
3
19 		BRH
1
 BRH
2
 BRH
3
 DON
1
 DON
2
 DON
3
 MNZ
1
 MNZ
2
 MNZ
3
 33rd 15

References

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