Vivek Kanthan

Vivek Kanthan
Kanthan in 2024
Nationality	American
Born	(2009-05-22) 22 May 2009 (age 16) New York City, U.S.
F4 Spanish Championship career
Debut season	2025
Current team	Campos Racing
Car number	2
Starts	6 (6 entries)
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	TBD in 2025
Website	www.vivekkanthan.com

Vivek Kanthan (born 22 May 2009) ^[1] is an American racing driver competing in the F4 Spanish Championship with Campos Racing. 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 10 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 3rd 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]}

He 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 9 races.

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. ^{[15] [16]}

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		17th
	SKUSA Pro Tour - Micro	Mike Doty Racing	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
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
	LeCont Trophy - OKJ	Parolin Motorsport	10th
	Italian ACI Karting Championship - Mini GR3		17th
	SKUSA Pro Tour - Mini Swift		23rd
2023	CIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ	Parolin Motorsport	26th
	Champions of the Future - OKJ		13th
	WSK Final Cup - OK		15th
	WSK Super Master Series - OK Junior		39th
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		12	0	0	0	0	47*	9th*
	NACAM Formula 4 Championship	Alessandros Blue	3	1	0	0	2	41*	9th*

Complete Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter 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	DC	Points
2025	Campos Racing	JER 1 8	JER 2 2	JER 3 2	POR 1 29†	POR 2 2	POR 3 3	NAV 1 16	NAV 2 6	NAV 3 Ret	5th	73

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	JER 2	JER 3	CRT 1	CRT 2	CRT 3	CAT 1	CAT 2	CAT 3	9th*	47*

Complete NACAM Formula 4 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	DC	Points
2025	Alessandros Blue	PUE1 1	PUE1 2	PUE1 3	AHR1 1	AHR1 2	AHR1 3	AHR2 1	AHR2 2	AHR2 3	AHR3 1 1	AHR3 2 10†	AHR3 3 3	PUE2 1	PUE2 2	PUE2 3	AHR4 1	AHR4 2	9th*	41*

References

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3. "Race Report: 2022 ROK Cup Superfinal – Team USA". ekartingnews.com. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
4. "Connecticut 13-year-old wins Mini ROK karting world championship in a quest to become a Formula One driver". Hartford Courant. December 5, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
5. "EKN Trackside: Superkarts! USA SuperNationals 24 – SuperSunday Report". ekartingnews.com. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
6. "Vivek Kanthan Races To The Top". 06880. March 6, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
7. Wexler, Lisa (January 14, 2025). "At 15, Vivek Kanthan, Pursues His Formula 1 Racing Goals". Spotify. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
8. "EKN Trackside: 2020 SKUSA Pro Tour Summer Festival – Round Six Report". ekartingnews.com. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
9. "US Rotax Trophy Series East Round 4 Report". Race Rotax. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
10. "Double OK-Junior podium in Champions of the Future at Rødby". parolinracing.com. June 6, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
11. "Vivek Kanthan Ready to Debut with Campos Racing in 2025 F4 Spain season". Campos Racing . Retrieved November 8, 2024.
12. Wood, Ida (October 30, 2024). "Campos Racing signs American karter Vivek Kanthan for Spanish F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
13. Tirado, Seb (February 10, 2025). "Feeder Series weekend review, results and standings: 07–09 February". Feeder Series. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
14. Tirado, Seb (February 21, 2025). "Feeder Series weekend preview and schedule: 21–23 February". Feeder Series. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
15. Wood, Ida (August 17, 2025). "Vivek Kanthan breaks victory duck on NACAM F4 outing in Mexico City". Formula Scout. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
16. "Alessandros Racing: Vivek Kanthan debuta con triunfo en la F4 NACAM". www.heraldodeportes.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved August 22, 2025.