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Vivek Kanthan
American racing driver From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vivek Kanthan (born 22 May 2009)[1] 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[2] and has achieved multiple karting titles, including winning the ROK World Superfinal[3][4] and becoming vice-champion of the SKUSA SuperNationals 24.[5]
Aside from racing, Kanthan is a classically-trained pianist and a string bassist.[6]
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Kanthan started karting at 10 years old at his local track in New York,[7] 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 3rd in the championship[8] in his rookie season in the Micro category. Kanthan's 2021 season included another category jump to Mini, winning the Rotax US Max Challenge[9] and becoming vice-champion of the SKUSA Supernationals that year.[5]
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[3] 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.[10] 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.[11][12]
He 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.[13] He would score two more overall podiums in the following round at Portimão[14] and finish the season fifth in the standings,[2] with 73 points across 9 races.
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.[15][16]
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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)
Complete NACAM Formula 4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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