Rayan Caretti (born 24 February 2008) is a French-Thai racing driver who competes in Eurocup-3 with GRS Team.
Caretti previously competed in the 2025 French F4 Championship, finishing fourth.
Career Formula 4
2024
After a brief karting career, he made his Formula 4 debut in the 2024 French F4 Championship, where he came fifth on his debut race at Circuit Paul Armagnac and achieved his first podium in the third race after the second race was cancelled after being run under the safety car for the first three laps before being red flagged.
In the second round at Circuit de Lédenon, he came fifth, fourth and seventh in the three races. At Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps He came fifth and sixth in the first and third races but retired in the reverse grid race. Caretti claimed another podium in the first race at Nürburgring, but scored no points in the next two races which continued in the next round at Magny-Cours until he came sixth in the third race.
At the penultimate round in Dijon, he came ninth, fifth and eighth in the races and in the final round at Circuit Paul Ricard, he scored two tenth places in the first and third rounds and retired from the second race but was still classified as twentieth. Caretti ended the championship in seventh position with 111 points.
2025
For his sophomore season in Formula 4, he continued in the French F4 Championship for the 2025 season. The first two rounds of the year were fairly consistent, bagging multiple top-ten finishes – but not in the top-five – as he got his first podium of the year in the second race of the third round at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps with a second place, he would get a third place in the third race.
A race later, he got his first win in motor racing at the opening race of the next round at Magny-Cours, and after he came in fifth place in the second race he would achieve his second win in the final race. He came third in the first race of the second-to-last round at the Circuit de Lédenon. This was his final podium of the season as he ended the championship in fourth position
At the end of the year, he contested the F4 World Cup, leading the race with three laps to go before fellow French F4 driver Jules Roussel overtook him for the race win. Caretti collided with a wall and brought out a race-ending safety car.
In November 2025, he attended a test for the young talent pool for the forthcoming 2026 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, but was ultimately not selected.
Eurocup-3
Caretti moved up to Eurocup-3 with GRS Team for the 2026 season. He achieved his first points in the Imola Circuit sprint race in the third round.
Personal life
Caretti's father is French-Italian, who worked in Thailand and Senegal – where he met Caretti's mother – the both of them moved permanently to Thailand, where Caretti was born.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2019 IAME Series Asia – Cadet Maxima Motorsports 5th 2023 IAME Asia Final – X30 Senior 1st Sources:
Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2024 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 20 0 0 1 2 111 7th 2025 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 18 2 0 1 5 153 4th FIA F4 World Cup 1 0 0 0 0 DNF 2026 Eurocup-3 GRS Team 7 0 0 0 0 3 17th* Season still in progress.
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 Points2024NOG1NOG2NOG3LÉD1LÉD2LÉD3SPA1SPA2SPA3 NÜR1NÜR2NÜR3MAG1MAG2MAG3DIJ1DIJ2DIJ3LEC1LEC2LEC3 7th 1112025NOG1NOG2NOG3DIJ1DIJ2DIJ3SPA1SPA2SPA3MAG1MAG2MAG3LÉD1LÉD2LÉD3LMS1LMS2LMS3 4th 153
Complete FIA F4 World Cup results Year Car Qualifying Quali Race Main Race 2025 Mygale M21-F4 15th 3rd DNF
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 19 DC Points 2026 GRS TeamLEC1LECSRLEC2POR1POR2IMO1IMOSRIMO2MNZ1MNZ2SIL1SIL2JER1JERSPRJER2HUN1HUN2CAT1CAT2 17th* 3* Season still in progress.
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