[1] In his karting career (between the years of 1992 and 2002), Danilo won 29 different championships in South America.

He finished behind Piquet Jr, Adam Carroll, James Rossiter and Clivio Piccione.

He scored 14 more points than 2004, but finished one place lower in the standings in 6th, behind Álvaro Parente, Charlie Kimball, Mike Conway, Marko Asmer and Dan Clarke.

Dirani was added to the Honda Racing F1 development roster for the 2005 season, together with other drivers from the British F3, as a form of marketing for the championship.

He competed in the Champ Car Atlantic Series, and finished in 7th position in the championship.