Kanato Le

is a Japanese racing driver who competes in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for ART Grand Prix.

Le finished eighth in the 2025 Formula Regional Middle East Championship for ART. He previously competed in the 2023 F4 British Championship, finishing seventh overall, and the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship with G4 Racing.

Career

Karting

Le had a consistent karting career where he was the most successful in IAME events in the X30 Junior class, finishing runner-up to the 2020 IAME Euro Series and won the title the next year, he also came runner-up in the 2021 IAME Winter Cup.

Ginetta Junior Championship

In 2022, Le made his foray into car racing in the 2022 Ginetta Junior Championship with Elite Motorsport. He got two wins, one pole position and five podiums, and came seventh in the championship. He was the second highest rookie, behind 2023 F4 British Championship runner-up, William Macintyre.

Formula 4

Formula 4 UAE Championship

In late 2022, Le made his debut in the trophy round of the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship for Hitech Pulse-Eight, with fellow 2023 F4 British Championship competitors, James Piszcyk, William Macintyre and 2023 GB3 Championship driver Alex Dunne. He finished fifth and second in the races.

Le also drove in the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship with his teammates in the trophy round, barring the exception of Dunne, who would be replaced by Red Bull Junior Team member Arvid Lindblad. After coming up pointless in the first round, Le scored his first points at the Kuwait Motor Town and had an inconsistent season, but came home with 22 points and finished 17th place in the championship. He was rejoined by Formula 4 UAE teammates Macintyre, Piszcyk and newcomer Gabriel Stilp.

Le kicked off his season with two points finishes at Donington Park, before taking his first win during the first race of the second round at Brands Hatch. A podium followed at the next round in Snetterton, before securing his second win at Oulton Park. He took his last podium of the series at the third-to-last round at Knockhill. Le finished the championship in seventh place, with 195 points.

GB3 Championship 2024 Le made his debut in the 2024 GB3 Championship with Chris Dittmann Racing at Spa-Francorchamps. His best result was a fifth place after making up nine positions at the third round, and he came 23rd in the drivers championship with 46 points.

2025 Le continued in GB3 in 2025 for selected rounds with Hillspeed, in line with his main FRECA campaign. He took his maiden win in the series in race two at Spa-Francorchamps, a weekend where he finished on the podium for all three races.

Formula Regional 2024

Le was announced to be a part of the R-ace GP lineup for the 2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship, alongside experienced drivers Tuukka Taponen, Martinius Stenshorne, Zachary David and Jesse Carrasquedo Jr. He drove in the final two rounds and scored a lone point in his campaign at the second to last race at the Dubai Autodrome. Le finished 22nd in the overall standings.

Le drove in the Formula Regional European Championship for his main campaign with G4 Racing, alongside FRMEC teammate Carrasquedo, and French F4 driver Romain Andriolo. He had a difficult year, with his first points finish being a third place finish in the twelfth race at Le Castellet. After that he only got two more points finishes at the final two rounds of the season. Le came 18th in the drivers' championship with 27 points, the team's highest-placed driver.

2025

For 2025, Le signed with ART Grand Prix to compete in the 2025 Formula Regional Middle East Championship and the Formula Regional European Championship with them alongside Evan Giltaire and Taito Kato. In the Middle East, he took his first win in Formula Regional during the second race of the opening round. He did not finish on the podium again, but consistent points finishes saw him finish eighth overall.

Macau Grand Prix Le took part in the 2024 Macau Grand Prix with ART Grand Prix. He did not finish the race due to an accident on lap 1.

FIA Formula 3 Le will step up to Formula 3 in , continuing with ART Grand Prix.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record Racing career summary Season still in progress.

Complete Ginetta Junior 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 23 24 25 DC Points 2022 Elite Motorsport DON1 DON2 DON3 BHI1 BHI2 BHI3 THR11 THR12 CRO1 CRO2 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 THR21 THR22 THR23 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 7th 380

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete F4 British Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points 2024 R-ace GP YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 DUB11 DUB12 DUB13 YMC31 YMC32 YMC33 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 22nd 1 2025 ART Grand Prix YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 YMC31 YMC32 YMC33 LUS1 LUS2 LUS3 8th 119

Complete Formula Regional European 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 DC Points 2024 G4 Racing HOC1 HOC2 SPA1 SPA2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HUN1 HUN2 MUG1 MUG2 LEC1 LEC2 IMO1 IMO2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ1 MNZ2 18th 27 2025 ART Grand Prix MIS1 MIS2 SPA1 SPA2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 IMO1 IMO2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 HOC1 HOC2 MNZ1 MNZ2 14th 30

Complete GB3 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Macau Grand Prix results Year Team Car Qualifying Quali Race Main Race 2024 ART Grand Prix Tatuus F3 T-318 27th 19th DNF 2025 ART Grand Prix Tatuus F3 T-318 22nd 15th 11th

Complete Formula Regional Oceania Trophy results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 DC Points 2026 ART Grand Prix MELSPR MELFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA SPASPR SPAFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA MADSPR MADFEA1 MADFEA2 19th* 20* Season still in progress.