# Danial Frost

Danial Nielsen Frost (born 18 October 2001 in Singapore) is a Singaporean race car driver. He currently competes 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 3rd place. In 2017–18 he made his debut in the 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 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 | 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 | F4 Danish Championship | Vesti Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14th |
| 2017–18 | 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 | 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 | 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 | | | | | | | |
| 2024–25 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 | Graff Racing | | | | | | | |
$^*$ Season still in progress.

### Complete Formula Masters China results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| 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

(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 | 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
#### U.S. F2000 Championship

| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
| 2018 | Exclusive Autosport | STP | STP | IMS | IMS | LOR | ROA 19 | ROA 16 | TOR 8 | TOR 4 | MDO 7 | MDO 9 | MDO 9 | POR | POR | 17th | 77 |

#### 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 | MDO 13 | MDO 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 | MDO 2 | MDO 5 | NJM 12 | NJM 5 | NJM 7 | STP 2 | STP 3 | 3rd | 329 |

#### Indy Lights/Indy NXT

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with $^L$ indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Rank | Points |
| 2021 | Andretti Autosport | ALA 1 7 | ALA 2 12 | STP 1 2 | STP 2 4 | IMS 1 7 | IMS 2 6 | DET 1 6 | DET 2 12 | RDA 1 11 | RDA 2 3 | MDO 1 2 | MDO 2 2 | GTW 1 6 | GTW 2 10 | POR 1 8 | POR 2 6 | LAG 1 9 | LAG 2 4 | MDO 3 4 | MDO 4 6 | 5th | 338 |
| 2022 | HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing | STP 5 | ALA 4 | IMS 1 1$^L$* | IMS 2 7 | DET 1 10 | DET 2 5 | RDA 8 | MDO 13 | IOW 7 | NSH 10 | GTW 4 | POR 10 | LAG 1 7 | LAG 2 7 | | | | | | | 7th | 382 |
| 2023 | HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing | STP 1$^L$ | BAR 10 | IMS 11 | DET 18 | DET 5 | RDA 7 | MDO 11 | IOW 14 | NSH 16 | IMS 7 | GMP 5 | POR 3 | LAG 3 | LAG 6 | | | | | | | 6th | 361 |

### Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(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 | Rank | Points |
| 2023 | MRS GT-Racing | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | DAY 8† | SEB | WGL | MOS | ELK | IMS | PET | NC† | 0† |
$^†$ Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP3 Championship.

### Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Points |
| 2019–20 | Inter Europol Endurance | LMP2 | Ligier JS P217 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SHA | BEN | SEP 6 | BUR 6 | | | 8th | 16 |
| 2023–24 | Cool Racing | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | SEP 1 1 | SEP 2 3 | DUB | ABU 1 | ABU 2 | | 6th | 40 |
| 2024–25 | Graff Racing | LMP2 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | SEP 1 3 | SEP 2 Ret | DUB 1 6 | DUB 2 4 | ABU 1 3 | ABU 2 Ret | 10th | 50 |