Vivek Kanthan (born 22 May 2009) 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 and has achieved multiple karting titles, including winning the ROK World Superfinal and becoming vice-champion of the SKUSA SuperNationals 24.
Aside from racing, Kanthan is a classically-trained pianist and a string bassist.
Career
Karting Kanthan started karting at ten years old at his local track in New York, 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 in his rookie season in the Micro category. Kanthan's 2021 season included another category jump to Mini, winning the Rotax US Max Challenge and becoming vice-champion of the SKUSA Supernationals that year.
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 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. 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.
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. He would score two more overall podiums in the following round at Portimão and finish the season fifth in the standings, 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. 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.
2026 Kanthan continued in the F4 Spanish Championship for 2026, signing with Griffin Core by Campos.
Karting record
Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2019New York State Championship - MiniMike Doty Racing1st2020 SKUSA Winter Series - Micro SwiftMike Doty Racing17thSKUSA Pro Tour - Micro3rdUnited States Pro Kart Series - Micro5th2021SKUSA Pro Tour - MiniMike Doty Racing6thRotax US Max Challenge - Mini1stSKUSA SuperNationals — MiniParolin USA2nd 49° Trofeo Delle Industrie - 60 Mini AVRacing34th2022WSK Euro Series - MiniAVRacing 17th Trofeo South Garda Karting - Mini GR3 18thROK Cup Italia - Mini2ndROK Italia Trofeo - Mini1stROK World Superfinal - Mini1st Italian ACI Karting Championship - Mini GR3 17th SKUSA Pro Tour - Mini SwiftParolin USA 23rdLeCont Trophy - OKJParolin Motorsport10th2023CIK-FIA European Championship - OKJParolin Motorsport26thChampions of the Future - OKJ13th WSK Super Master Series - OK Junior39thWSK Final Cup - OK15th2024CIK-FIA European Championship - OKParolin Motorsport25thChampions of the Future - OK29th WSK Champions Cup - OK36th
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 9thNACAM Formula 4 ChampionshipAlessandros Blue 3 1 0 0 2 41 13th 2026Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship Griffin Core 9 1 1 2 3 78 4th F4 Spanish Championship 12 1 2 2 2 70 8th* Season still in progress.
Complete Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789DCPoints2025Campos RacingJER1JER2JER3POR1POR2POR3NAV1NAV2NAV3 5th 732026Griffin Core POR1 POR2 POR3JAR1JAR2JAR3ARA1ARA2ARA3 4th 78
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 ARA1 ARA2 ARA3 NAV1 NAV2 NAV3 POR1 POR2 POR3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 JER1 JER2 JER3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 9th 862026Griffin Core**
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 BluePUE11PUE12PUE13AHR11AHR12AHR13AHR21AHR22AHR23AHR31AHR32AHR33PUE21PUE22PUE23AHR41AHR42 13th 41
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