Vivek Kanthan

Vivek Kanthan (born 22 May 2009) is an American racing driver competing in the F4 Spanish Championship with Campos Racing.

He placed fifth overall in the Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship and has achieved multiple karting titles, including winning the ROK World Superfinal and becoming vice-champion of the SKUSA SuperNationals 24.

Career

Karting Kanthan started karting at ten years old at his local track in New York, winning the New York State Championship in his debut year. In 2020, he began to race in US national championships, winning multiple races in the SKUSA Pro Tour and finishing third in the championship in his rookie season in the Micro category. Kanthan's 2021 season included another category jump to Mini, winning the Rotax US Max Challenge and becoming vice-champion of the SKUSA Supernationals that year.

For the 2022 season, Kanthan switched to the European karting scene, racing for the AVRacing team in the Mini category. His notable wins included the ROK Italia Trofeo along with the ROK World Superfinal in October.

Kanthan would make a category switch in 2023, racing with Parolin Motorsport in the OK-Junior category. A strong rookie season would see him take a podium in Rødby. Kanthan continued with Parolin Motorsport for 2024, racing in the OK category.

Formula 4

2025 Kanthan made his single-seater debut in 2025, signing with Campos Racing to race with them in the F4 Spanish Championship.

Kanthan would compete in the Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship at the beginning of the year, scoring two podiums in the first round of the series. He would score two more overall podiums in the following round at Portimão and finish the season fifth in the standings, Kanthan finished the season ninth in the standings with 86 points and third in the rookie standings.

Kanthan made a one-off appearance in the NACAM Formula 4 Championship, competing with Alessandros Racing for Round 4 of the series in Mexico City. He won Race 1 and scored a podium in Race 3.

2026 Kanthan continued in the F4 Spanish Championship for 2026, signing with Griffin Core by Campos.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2025 Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship Campos Racing 9 0 0 0 4 73 5th F4 Spanish Championship 21 0 0 0 1 86 9thNACAM Formula 4 ChampionshipAlessandros Blue 3 1 0 0 2 41 13th 2026Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship Griffin Core 9 1 1 2 3 78 4th F4 Spanish Championship 9 1 2 2 1 38 9th* Season still in progress.

Complete Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete F4 Spanish 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 DC Points 2025 Campos Racing ARA1 ARA2 ARA3 NAV1 NAV2 NAV3 POR1 POR2 POR3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 JER1 JER2 JER3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 9th 862026Griffin Core**

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