Kanato Le
Kanato Le is a Japanese racing driver who is set to compete 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, he 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.
F4 British Championship
Alongside his Formula 4 UAE campaign, Le was announced to be driving in the 2023 F4 British Championship with Hitech Pulse-Eight. 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.In the European season, after failing to score in the opening round, Le took a best finish of fourth in race two at Spa.
2026
In the winter, Le is set to compete in the Formula Regional Oceania Trophy with Hitech TGR.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
| 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 | DON 1 7 | DON 2 7 | DON 3 8 | BHI 1 1 | BHI 2 15 | BHI 3 9 | THR1 1 Ret | THR1 2 Ret | CRO 1 8 | CRO 2 4 | KNO 1 9 | KNO 2 13 | KNO 3 11 | SNE 1 9 | SNE 2 1 | SNE 3 5 | THR2 1 17 | THR2 2 7 | THR2 3 12 | SIL 1 2 | SIL 2 5 | SIL 3 3 | BHGP 1 Ret | BHGP 2 7 | BHGP 3 3 | 7th | 380 |
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos | Points |
| 2023 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | DUB1 1 13 | DUB1 2 16 | DUB1 3 14 | KMT1 1 7 | KMT1 2 Ret | KMT1 3 9 | KMT2 1 8 | KMT2 2 22 | KMT2 3 17 | DUB2 1 7 | DUB2 2 8 | DUB2 3 11 | YMC 1 12 | YMC 2 15 | YMC 3 29 | 17th | 22 |
Complete F4 British Championship results
| 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 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | DC | Points |
| 2023 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | DPN 1 9 | DPN 2 47 | DPN 3 16 | BHI 1 1 | BHI 2 114 | BHI 3 8 | SNE 1 C | SNE 2 128 | SNE 3 2 | THR 1 6 | THR 2 510 | THR 3 21 | OUL 1 1 | OUL 2 147 | OUL 3 20 | SIL 1 15 | SIL 2 17 | SIL 3 6 | CRO 1 9 | CRO 2 14 | CRO 3 6 | KNO 1 15 | KNO 2 104 | KNO 3 3 | DPGP 1 8 | DPGP 2 8 | DPGP 3 13 | DPGP 4 9 | BHGP 1 5 | BHGP 2 81 | BHGP 3 12 | 7th | 195 |
Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
| 2024 | R-ace GP | YMC1 1 | YMC1 2 | YMC1 3 | YMC2 1 | YMC2 2 | YMC2 3 | DUB1 1 | DUB1 2 | DUB1 3 | YMC3 1 19 | YMC3 2 Ret | YMC3 3 Ret | DUB2 1 11 | DUB2 2 10 | DUB2 3 13 | 22nd | 1 |
| 2025 | ART Grand Prix | YMC1 1 9 | YMC1 2 1 | YMC1 3 13 | YMC2 1 14 | YMC2 2 9 | YMC2 3 7 | DUB 1 6 | DUB 2 10 | DUB 3 Ret | YMC3 1 4 | YMC3 2 4 | YMC3 3 15 | LUS 1 5 | LUS 2 8 | LUS 3 5 | 8th | 119 |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
| 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 | HOC 1 19 | HOC 2 Ret | SPA 1 20 | SPA 2 20 | ZAN 1 12 | ZAN 2 15 | HUN 1 16 | HUN 2 16 | MUG 1 17 | MUG 2 19 | LEC 1 17 | LEC 2 3 | IMO 1 16 | IMO 2 Ret | RBR 1 19 | RBR 2 15 | CAT 1 14 | CAT 2 5 | MNZ 1 16 | MNZ 2 9 | 18th | 27 |
| 2025 | ART Grand Prix | MIS 1 11 | MIS 2 16 | SPA 1 9 | SPA 2 4 | ZAN 1 12 | ZAN 2 12 | HUN 1 11 | HUN 2 6 | LEC 1 Ret | LEC 2 11 | IMO 1 9 | IMO 2 19 | RBR 1 18 | RBR 2 16 | CAT 1 10 | CAT 2 10 | HOC 1 10 | HOC 2 9 | MNZ 1 14 | MNZ 2 19 | 14th | 30 |