Jules Caranta

Jules Caranta
Caranta at the Nürburgring in 2024
Nationality	France
Born	(2008-08-01) 1 August 2008 (age 16) Saint-Tropez, France
French F4 Championship career
Debut season	2025
Current team	Campos Racing
Car number	TBA
Starts	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	TBD in 2025
Previous series
2024 2024	French F4 Championship Formula 4 UAE Championship

Jules Caranta (born 1 August 2008) is a French racing driver who is set to drive for Campos Racing in the Eurocup-3. He most recently competed in the 2024 French F4 Championship, finishing third in the standings.

Caranta is a member of the Red Bull Junior Team. ^[1]

Career

Karting

Caranta has an impressive karting record, particularly in the early stages of his career. His first notable karting title came in 2018, when he won the Coupe de France in the Minime category. ^[2] In 2019, Caranta turned his full attention to the European karting stage, as he joined the Tony Kart Racing Team for a year of WSK championships in the 60 Mini category. ^[3] After two tough learning years in Europe, Caranta moved up to the OKJ category in 2021, where he made his debut in the WSK Champions Cup. ^[4] Another tough year followed, and in 2022, he decided to try his hand at IAME karting whilst continuing in the OKJ category. The move worked, and he won his first European title in the IAME Euro Series, winning the title by a considerable margin. ^[5] Strong results followed, including a 15th-placed finish in the Karting World Championship. ^[6] For his final year in karting, Caranta moved up to Senior karting in preparation for Formula 4. His spell in Senior karting yielded a best result of 16th, achieved in the Karting World Championship. ^[7]

Formula 4

In early 2024, it was announced that Caranta would be competing in the 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship with R-ace GP. ^[8] Just days later, Caranta was also announced to be contesting the French F4 Championship. ^[9] In the Formula 4 UAE Championship, Caranta had a strong debut round, scoring points in only his second ever single-seater race. ^[10] Caranta continued with the team for round 2, but moved to Saintéloc Racing for the third round. ^[11] After scoring points, Caranta returned to R-ace for the rest of the season where he would finish in the top 10 in every race for the final six races. Caranta finished 15th in the standings in a promising first venture into single-seaters. ^[12] He finished third in the rookie standings. ^[13]

Caranta emerged as a title contender for the 2024 French F4 Championship after his impressive pre-season. ^[13] In the first round at Nogaro, he took a third place and his first victory, which placed him in the lead of the standings. ^[14] His next win came in race 3 in the third round at Spa-Francorchamps, however, by this time his title rivals had already leapfrogged him in the championship standings. ^[15] Caranta stayed in the fight with two more wins over the course of the season, but it was eventually Honda junior Taito Kato who secured the title, beating Caranta by 14 points. ^[16] Yani Stevenheydens also finished eight points above Caranta in a tightly contested season where Caranta impressively finished in the top 10 in every race. ^[17]

Eurocup-3

Caranta is set to step up to Eurocup-3 for 2025, joining Campos Racing. ^[18]

Formula One

In September 2024, Red Bull Racing announced that four drivers, including Caranta, would be joining their Junior Team following a driver search where eleven young drivers were assessed at the Circuito de Jerez. ^[19]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2016	National Series Karting - Mini	Sonic Racing Kart	3rd
	Championnat de France - Mini		20th
	Coupe de France - Mini		2nd
	24H Karting - Mini		6th
2017	National Series Karting - Minime	Sonic Racing Kart	2nd
	Coupe de France - Minime		3rd
	Championnat de France - Minime		3rd
2018	WSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini	Praga Junior Team	96th
	WSK Open Cup - 60 Mini	Tony Kart Racing Team	NC
	WSK Final Cup - 60 Mini		56th
	Coupe de France - Minime	Jana Racing	1st
2019	WSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini	Tony Kart Racing Team	45th
	WSK Euro Series - 60 Mini		19th
	WSK Open Cup - 60 Mini		24th
	WSK Final Cup - 60 Mini		19th
2020	WSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini	Tony Kart Racing Team	35th
	WSK Euro Series - 60 Mini		26th
	WSK Open Cup - 60 Mini		27th
2021	WSK Champions Cup - OKJ	Exprit Racing Team	NC
	WSK Super Master Series - OKJ		42nd
	WSK Euro Series - OKJ		30th
	Champions of the Future - OKJ	KR Motorsport	42nd
	CIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ		51st
	CIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ		NC
	WSK Final Cup - OKJ		25th
2022	IAME Winter Cup - X30 Junior	Jana Racing	11th
	IAME Euro Series - X30 Junior		1st
	IAME Warriors Final - X30 Junior		NC
	International IAME Games - X30 Senior		11th
	Champions of the Future Winter Series - OKJ	KR Motorsport	36th
	Champions of the Future - OKJ	Energy Corse	19th
	CIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ		10th
	CIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ		15th
	Italian ACI Championship - X30 Junior		11th
	FIA Motorsport Games Sprint - Junior	France	4th
2023	IAME Winter Cup - X30 Senior	Jana Racing	23rd
	IAME Euro Series - X30 Senior		24th
	WSK Super Master Series - OK	Energy Corse	83rd
	Champions of the Future - OK		23rd
	CIK-FIA European Championship - OK		28th
	CIK-FIA World Championship - OK		16th
Sources: [20] [21]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2024	Formula 4 UAE Championship	R-ace GP	12	0	0	0	0	37	15th
		Saintéloc Racing	3	0	0	0	0
	French F4 Championship	FFSA Academy	20	4	0	3	11	266	3rd
2025	Eurocup-3	Campos Racing	0	0	0	0	0	0	TBD

Complete Formula 4 UAE 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	Pos	Points
2024	R-ace GP	YMC1 1 16	YMC1 2 7	YMC1 3 28	YMC2 1 Ret	YMC2 2 13	YMC2 3 8				YMC3 1 9	YMC3 2 8	YMC3 3 10	DUB2 1 7	DUB2 2 7	DUB2 3 9	15th	37
	Saintéloc Racing							DUB1 1 17	DUB1 2 12	DUB1 3 7

Complete French F4 Championship results

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

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	DC	Points
2024	NOG 1 3	NOG 2 C	NOG 3 1	LÉD 1 4	LÉD 2 6	LÉD 3 3	SPA 1 4	SPA 2 6	SPA 3 1	NÜR 1 1	NÜR 2 6	NÜR 3 3	MAG 1 1	MAG 2 4	MAG 3 3	DIJ 1 5	DIJ 2 3	DIJ 3 6	LEC 1 3	LEC 2 8	LEC 3 3	3rd	266

Complete Eurocup-3 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	DC	Points
2025	Campos Racing	RBR 1	RBR 2	POR 1	POR 2	LEC 1	LEC 2	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	ASS 1	ASS 2	SPA 1	SPA 2	JER 1	JER 2	CAT 1	CAT 2	TBD	TBD

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