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Dion Gowda stepping up to F3 with Lando Norris’ team

The Indian racer has signed with LN4 Fusion for the 2027 F3 season, where he’ll compete alongside James Egozi and Gabriel Gomez.
2 min read•19 Oct '26
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Dion Gowda will make his Formula 3 debut next season, joining Lando Norris’ LN4 Fusion team. This will make him the third Indian racer to compete in the junior racing series, following Jehan Daruvala and Kush Maini.

“I'm really excited to be joining LN4 Fusion for the FIA Formula 3 Championship next year," said Gowda. "Racing in FIA F3 is a dream come true, and I'm really grateful for the opportunity. There are amazing people in this team, and I can’t wait to get started!” 

  1. Gowda will be the third Indian to compete in F3
  2. He’s currently racing in the Formula Regional European Championship

Dion Gowda to make F3 debut in 2027

Dion Gowda Formula Regional European Championship

After making his way through the karting ranks in Asia and Europe, Gowda made his single-seater debut in the 2023 F4 UAE winter series. He then enjoyed an impressive rookie campaign in the British F4 championship, claiming four race wins, three pole positions and six podiums en route to finishing P4 in the championship. 

Since then, he’s also participated in F4 UAE, Italian F4, Euro 4 and most recently in the Formula Regional European Championship (FREC), where he’s been competing for two seasons. In 2025, he also took home the FREC rookie title.  

The 18-year-old is now set to race alongside James Egozi and Gabriel Gomez for Lando Norris’ new LN4 Fusion F3 team next year. This will also be the newly founded team’s inaugural F3 campaign. 

"We are delighted to welcome Dion to LN4 Fusion, and we are very happy to be working with him,” said LN4 Fusion chief executive officer Dan Richards. 

“He showed promising speed in Formula Regional this season, regularly running in the top 10. We believe there is plenty of room for him to keep growing as a competitor, and on top of that, he is a great person to work with. Everyone in the team is looking forward to starting this new journey together."

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