Melvin Kalousdian

Melvin Kalousdian (born 24 August 2011) is a Swedish racing driver who competes for R Racing in the Ginetta Junior Championship.

Born in Örebro, Kalousdian began karting at the age of seven before stepping up to single-seaters and winning the 2025 Formula Nordic title on debut, doing so at 13 years old.

Career Karting (2018–2024) Kalousdian began karting in 2018 after discovering it at a local camping site. Moving to junior karts for the following two years, Kalousdian most notably won the Swedish Championship, South Swedish Kart Cup and the Rok Cup Superfinal during his final year of karting in 2024.

Formula Nordic (2025) Kalousdian made his single-seater debut in 2025, competing for Race Team Gelleråsen in Formula Nordic. After winning all three races at Anderstorp to take an early championship lead, Kalousdian took two more wins between the Karlskoga and Ljungbyhed rounds as he fell to second in points. Kalousdian then won all three races at the Falkenberg round to take back the points lead, before winning five of the last six races to seal the Swedish and Nordic titles.

Ginetta Junior Championship (2026–) The following year, Kalousdian moved to car racing, joining R Racing to compete in the Ginetta Junior Championship. Starting off the season with a third-place finish at Donington Park, Kalousdian finished no lower than sixth at Silverstone, before taking his second podium of the season at Oulton Park. Two rounds later, Kalousdian achieved his maiden pole position at Zandvoort, a round in which he matched his season-best result of third in race three.

Formula One In March 2026, Kalousdian was announced as a member of the Red Bull Junior Team.

Karting record Karting career summary

Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2025 Formula Nordic Race Team Gelleråsen 17 13 2 2 14 3711st 2026 Ginetta Junior Championship R Racing 16 0 1 0 3 250* 6th*Sources:

Complete Formula Nordic results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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