Vivek Kanthan


Vivek Kanthan is an American racing driver competing in the F4 Spanish Championship with Campos Racing. He placed fifth overall in the 2025 [F4 Spanish Championship#Winter series|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.
Aside from racing, Kanthan is a classically-trained pianist and a string bassist.

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, with 73 points across 9 races.
Following his winter campaign, Kanthan would start the F4 Spanish Championship with two top-five finishes. He would go on to score eleven total top-ten finishes before finishing the season with an overall podium in the final round. Kanthan finished the season 9th in the standings with 86 points and 3rd in 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.

Racing record

Complete Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship results

YearTeam123456789DCPoints
2025Campos RacingJER
1
8		JER
2
2		JER
3
2		POR
1
29†		POR
2
2		POR
3
3		NAV
1
16		NAV
2
6		NAV
3
Ret		5th73

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2025Campos RacingARA
1
5		ARA
2
5		ARA
3
28†		NAV
1
14		NAV
2
7		NAV
3
8		POR
1
6		POR
2
Ret		POR
3
10		LEC
1
13		LEC
2
6		LEC
3
7		JER
1
Ret		JER
2
8		JER
3
8		CRT
1
6		CRT
2
8		CRT
3
17		CAT
1
19		CAT
2
2		CAT
3
7		9th86

Complete NACAM Formula 4 Championship results

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617DCPoints
2025 [NACAM Formula 4 Championship|2025]Alessandros BluePUE1
1		PUE1
2		PUE1
3		AHR1
1		AHR1
2		AHR1
3		AHR2
1		AHR2
2		AHR2
3		AHR3
1
1		AHR3
2
10†		AHR3
3
3		PUE2
1		PUE2
2		PUE2
3		AHR4
1		AHR4
2		13th41