Ariel Elkin (born April 12, 2007) is an Israeli racing driver who last competed in the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship driving for TJ Speed Motorsports.
Career
Italian Formula 4 Elkin made his single-seater debut in 2023, joining Jenzer Motorsport to compete in Italian F4. In his only season in the series, Elkin took a best result of seventh at Vallelunga and finished 17th in the overall standings at season's end.
United States Formula 4 At the end of 2023, Elkin competed in Formula 4 United States for International Motorsport at the season-ending round at Circuit of the Americas, taking a best result of second in race two among the three races.
USF Juniors In 2024, Elkin competed in USF Juniors with International Motorsport. He scored his first victory at Barber, before scoring two more wins in the following eleven races to end the season fourth in the standings on 278 points.
Spanish Formula 4 At the end of 2024, Elkin competed in the Spanish Formula 4 for team Saintéloc Racing for the round at Circuito de Jerez and also raced for GRS Team at the season-ending round at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. His best finish was 12th in the first race.
Karting record
Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2017 WSK Final Cup - 60 Mini Formula K Junior Team 7th2018 WSK Champions Cup - 60 Mini 32nd WSK Final Cup - 60 Mini 44th WSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini 20th Andrea Margutti Trophy - 60 Mini Formula K Junior Team 6th ROK Cup International Final - Mini ROK 5th Israel Karting Championship - Mini 1st2019 WSK Super Master Series - OK Junior Formula K Junior Team 41st WSK Champions Cup - OK Junior 6th 48° Trofeo delle Industrie - OK Junior 18th WSK Open Cup - OK Junior 17th Italian ACI Karting Championship - X30 Junior 9th Israel Karting Championship - Junior 1st 2020 WSK Champions Cup - OK Junior VDK Racing 28th WSK Super Master Series - OK Junior 28th FIA Karting Academy Trophy Israel 9th Israel Karting Championship - Junior 1st 2021 WSK Champions Cup - OK VDK Racing 18th WSK Super Master Series - OK 28th WSK Euro Series - OK 47th WSK Open Cup - OK 37th Champions of the Future - OK 14th IAME Euro Series - X30 Senior 50th FIA Karting European Championship - OK 14th SKUSA SuperNationals XXIV - X30 Senior TB Kart 32nd 26° Trofeo Ayrton Senna - X30 Senior 4th 2022 27° South Garda Winter Cup - KZ2 6th FIA Motorsport Games - Karting - Sprint Senior Israel 3rd Italian ACI Karting Championship - X30 Senior TB Kart 11th IAME Euro Series - X30 Senior TB Kart Racing 5th SKUSA SuperNationals XXV - X30 Senior Racelab 3rd SKUSA SuperNationals XXV - KA100 Sr. 36th IAME Warriors Final - X30 Senior TB Kart Racing Team 12th FIA Karting World Championship - KZ 25th IAME Winter Cup - X30 Senior VDK Racing 6th 2023 SKUSA SuperNationals XXVI - X30 Senior Racelab 4th
Racing record
Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2023 Italian F4 Championship Jenzer Motorsport21000016.517th Formula 4 United States Championship International Motorsport300113214th 2024 USF Juniors International Motorsport1634262784th F4 Spanish Championship Saintéloc Racing300000NC†GRS Team30000 FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup Team Israel 20000N/A4th2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship TJ Speed Motorsports1733263472ndEurocup-3Tecnicar by Amtog400000NC†2025-26SMP F4 Winter SeriesFormula K Russia111113411th
† As Elkin was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete Italian F4 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 22 DC Points 2023 Jenzer MotorsportIMO1IMO2 IMO3 IMO4 MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 SPA1SPA2SPA3MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 17th 16.5
Complete Formula 4 United States Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718PosPoints2023International MotorsportNOL1NOL2NOL3ROA1ROA2ROA3MOH1MOH2MOH3NJM1NJM2NJM3VIR1VIR2VIR3COA1COA2COA3 14th 32
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021PosPoints 2024 Saintéloc RacingJAR1JAR2JAR3POR1POR2POR3LEC1LEC2LEC3ARA1ARA2ARA3CRT1CRT2CRT3 JER1 JER2 JER3 NC† 0 GRS Team CAT1 CAT2 CAT3
† As Elkin was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
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 Points2025Tecnicar by AmtogRBR1RBR2POR1PORSRPOR2LEC1LECSRLEC2MNZ1MNZ2ASS1ASS2SPA1SPA2JER1JER2CAT1CAT2 NC† 0
† As Elkin was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
American open–wheel racing results
USF Juniors (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 Pos Points 2024 International Motorsport NOL1 NOL2 NOL3 ALA1 ALA2 VIR1 VIR2 VIR3 MOH1 MOH2 ROA1 ROA2 ROA3 POR1 POR2 POR3 4th 278
USF Pro 2000 Championship (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 Pos Points2025 TJ Speed Motorsports STP1 STP2 LOU1 LOU2 LOU3 IMS1 IMS2 IMS3 IRPROA1ROA2ROA3MOH1MOH2TOR1TOR2POR1POR2 2nd 347 * Season still in progress.
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