Jules Caranta (born 1 August 2008) is a French racing driver competing in the LMP3 class of Le Mans Cup for Nielsen Racing. He was a race winner in French F4 in 2024 and a member of the Red Bull Junior Team in 2025, while racing in Eurocup-3.
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. 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. 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. 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. Strong results followed, including a 15th-placed finish in the Karting World Championship. 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.
Formula 4 In early 2024, it was announced that Caranta would be competing in the 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship with R-ace GP. Just days later, Caranta was also announced to be contesting the French F4 Championship. In the Formula 4 UAE Championship, Caranta had a strong debut round, scoring points in only his second ever single-seater race. Caranta continued with the team for round 2, but moved to Saintéloc Racing for the third round. After scoring points, Caranta returned to R-ace for the rest of the season where he would finish in the top-ten in every race for the final six races. Caranta finished 15th in the standings in a promising first venture into single-seaters. He finished third in the rookie standings.
Caranta emerged as a title contender for the 2024 French F4 Championship after his impressive pre-season. In the first round at Nogaro, he took a third place and his first victory, which placed him in the lead of the standings. 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. 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. Yani Stevenheydens also finished eight points above Caranta in a tightly contested season where Caranta impressively finished in the top-ten in every race.
Eurocup-3
Caranta is set to step up to Eurocup-3 for 2025, joining Campos Racing. He raced with the same team in the Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Series at the start of the year. He currently sits seventh in the standings with 38 points, his best finish being second in the third race at Jerez.
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. He was dropped from the academy after a single year in December 2025.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2016National Series Karting - MiniSonic Racing Kart3rdChampionnat de France - Mini20thCoupe de France - Mini2nd24H Karting - Mini6th2017National Series Karting - MinimeSonic Racing Kart2ndCoupe de France - Minime3rdChampionnat de France - Minime3rd2018WSK Super Master Series - 60 MiniPraga Junior Team96thWSK Open Cup - 60 MiniTony Kart Racing TeamNCWSK Final Cup - 60 Mini56thCoupe de France - MinimeJana Racing1st2019WSK Super Master Series - 60 MiniTony Kart Racing Team45thWSK Euro Series - 60 Mini19thWSK Open Cup - 60 Mini24thWSK Final Cup - 60 Mini19th2020WSK Super Master Series - 60 MiniTony Kart Racing Team35thWSK Euro Series - 60 Mini26thWSK Open Cup - 60 Mini27th2021WSK Champions Cup - OKJExprit Racing TeamNCWSK Super Master Series - OKJ42ndWSK Euro Series - OKJ30thChampions of the Future - OKJKR Motorsport42ndCIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ51stCIK-FIA World Championship - OKJNCWSK Final Cup - OKJ25th2022IAME Winter Cup - X30 JuniorJana Racing11thIAME Euro Series - X30 Junior1stIAME Warriors Final - X30 JuniorNCInternational IAME Games - X30 Senior11thChampions of the Future Winter Series - OKJKR Motorsport36thChampions of the Future - OKJEnergy Corse19thCIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ10thCIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ15thItalian ACI Championship - X30 Junior11thFIA Motorsport Games Sprint - JuniorFrance4th2023IAME Winter Cup - X30 SeniorJana Racing23rdIAME Euro Series - X30 Senior24thWSK Super Master Series - OKEnergy Corse83rdChampions of the Future - OK23rdCIK-FIA European Championship - OK28thCIK-FIA World Championship - OK16thSources:
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 2663rd 2025 Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship Campos Racing 8 0 0 1 1 46 7th Eurocup-3 18 0 2 0 4 126 6th 2026 Le Mans Cup - LMP3 Nielsen Racing 5 0 0 0 0 27* 9th* IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge - LMP3 Forbush Performance 4 2 2 3 3 1250 10th * Season still in progress.
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 GPYMC11YMC12YMC13YMC21YMC22YMC23YMC31YMC32YMC33DUB21DUB22DUB23 15th 37 Saintéloc RacingDUB11DUB12DUB13
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 2024NOG1NOG2NOG3LÉD1LÉD2LÉD3SPA1SPA2SPA3 NÜR1NÜR2NÜR3MAG1MAG2MAG3DIJ1DIJ2DIJ3LEC1LEC2LEC33rd266
Complete Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam12345678DCPoints2025Campos RacingJER1JER2JER3POR1POR2POR3ARA1ARA2 7th 46
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 17 18 DC Points 2025 Campos RacingRBR1RBR2POR1PORSRPOR2LEC1LECSRLEC2MNZ1MNZ2ASS1ASS2SPA1SPA2JER1JER2CAT1CAT2 6th 126
Complete Le Mans Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2026 Nielsen Racing LMP3 Duqueine D09 BAR LEC LMS SPA SIL POR 9th* 27* * Season still in progress.
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