Vivek Kanthan
American racing driver
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Vivek Kanthan (born 22 May 2009)[1] is an American racing driver competing in the F4 Spanish Championship with Campos Racing.
| Vivek Kanthan | |
|---|---|
Kanthan in 2024 | |
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | 22 May 2009 New York City, U.S. |
| F4 Spanish Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2025 |
| Current team | Griffin Core |
| Car number | 22 |
| Starts | 30 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | 9th in 2025 |
| Previous series | |
| 2025 2025–2026 | NACAM F4 Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter |
He placed fifth overall in the Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship[2] and has achieved multiple karting titles, including winning the ROK World Superfinal[3][4] and becoming vice-champion of the SKUSA SuperNationals 24.[5]
Aside from racing, Kanthan is a classically-trained pianist and a string bassist.[6]
Career
Karting
Kanthan started karting at ten years old at his local track in New York,[7] winning the New York State Championship in his debut year. In 2020, he began to race in US national championships, winning multiple races in the SKUSA Pro Tour and finishing third in the championship[8] in his rookie season in the Micro category. Kanthan's 2021 season included another category jump to Mini, winning the Rotax US Max Challenge[9] and becoming vice-champion of the SKUSA Supernationals that year.[5]
For the 2022 season, Kanthan switched to the European karting scene, racing for the AVRacing team in the Mini category. His notable wins included the ROK Italia Trofeo along with the ROK World Superfinal[3] in October.
Kanthan would make a category switch in 2023, racing with Parolin Motorsport in the OK-Junior category. A strong rookie season would see him take a podium in Rødby.[10] Kanthan continued with Parolin Motorsport for 2024, racing in the OK category.
Formula 4
2025
Kanthan made his single-seater debut in 2025, signing with Campos Racing to race with them in the F4 Spanish Championship.[11][12]
Kanthan would compete in the Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship at the beginning of the year, scoring two podiums in the first round of the series.[13] He would score two more overall podiums in the following round at Portimão[14] and finish the season fifth in the standings,[2] with 73 points across nine races.
Following his winter campaign, Kanthan would start the F4 Spanish Championship with two top-five finishes. He would go on to score eleven total top-ten finishes before finishing the season with an overall podium in the final round.[15] Kanthan finished the season ninth in the standings with 86 points and third in the rookie standings.
Kanthan made a one-off appearance in the NACAM Formula 4 Championship, competing with Alessandros Racing for Round 4 of the series in Mexico City. He won Race 1 and scored a podium in Race 3.[16][17]
2026
Kanthan continued in the F4 Spanish Championship for 2026, signing with Griffin Core by Campos.[18][19]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | New York State Championship - Mini | Mike Doty Racing | 1st |
| 2020 | SKUSA Winter Series - Micro Swift | Mike Doty Racing | 17th |
| SKUSA Pro Tour - Micro | 3rd | ||
| United States Pro Kart Series - Micro | 5th | ||
| 2021 | SKUSA Pro Tour - Mini | Mike Doty Racing | 6th |
| Rotax US Max Challenge - Mini | 1st | ||
| SKUSA SuperNationals — Mini | Parolin USA | 2nd | |
| 49° Trofeo Delle Industrie - 60 Mini | AVRacing | 34th | |
| 2022 | WSK Euro Series - Mini | AVRacing | 17th |
| Trofeo South Garda Karting - Mini GR3 | 18th | ||
| ROK Cup Italia - Mini | 2nd | ||
| ROK Italia Trofeo - Mini | 1st | ||
| ROK World Superfinal - Mini | 1st | ||
| Italian ACI Karting Championship - Mini GR3 | 17th | ||
| SKUSA Pro Tour - Mini Swift | Parolin USA | 23rd | |
| LeCont Trophy - OKJ | Parolin Motorsport | 10th | |
| 2023 | CIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ | Parolin Motorsport | 26th |
| Champions of the Future - OKJ | 13th | ||
| WSK Super Master Series - OK Junior | 39th | ||
| WSK Final Cup - OK | 15th | ||
| 2024 | CIK-FIA European Championship - OK | Parolin Motorsport | 25th |
| Champions of the Future - OK | 29th | ||
| WSK Champions Cup - OK | 36th |
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship | Campos Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 73 | 5th |
| F4 Spanish Championship | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 9th | ||
| NACAM Formula 4 Championship | Alessandros Blue | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 13th | |
| 2026 | Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship | Griffin Core | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 78 | 4th |
| F4 Spanish Championship | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 9th* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete F4 Spanish 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 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Campos Racing | ARA 1 5 |
ARA 2 5 |
ARA 3 28† |
NAV 1 14 |
NAV 2 7 |
NAV 3 8 |
POR 1 6 |
POR 2 Ret |
POR 3 10 |
LEC 1 13 |
LEC 2 6 |
LEC 3 7 |
JER 1 Ret |
JER 2 8 |
JER 3 8 |
CRT 1 6 |
CRT 2 8 |
CRT 3 17 |
CAT 1 19 |
CAT 2 2 |
CAT 3 7 |
9th | 86 |
| 2026 | Griffin Core | CRT 1 10 |
CRT 2 Ret |
CRT 3 1 |
POR 1 7 |
POR 2 11 |
POR 3 12 |
ARA 1 19 |
ARA 2 15 |
ARA 3 32 |
JAR 1 |
JAR 2 |
JAR 3 |
JER 1 |
JER 2 |
JER 3 |
NAV 1 |
NAV 2 |
NAV 3 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
CAT 3 |
10th* | 38* |
Complete NACAM Formula 4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)