🇺🇸 Vivek Kanthan

Vivek Kanthan is an American driver competing in Spanish F4 with Campos Racing. His rating of 4,004 places him at professional level, the sharp end of a competitive feeder series where he regularly beats semi-professional rivals. Across 22 starts in the championship, he has finished on average in ninth place, with one race win and two podium finishes. He has raced against a consistent and capable field; his most frequent rivals include Andrej Petrovic (a semi-professional standard driver), Nacho Tuñon (also semi-professional), and several drivers rated between 4,000 and 4,500 who compete at the professional feeder series level.[1]

Kanthan's head-to-head record reflects a driver establishing himself within his peer group rather than dominating it. Against his most frequent rivals, he has built a winning record over Petrovic, finishing ahead 14 times to 6, and has significantly outpaced Tuñon with 18 finishes ahead to 2 behind. However, he meets a clear ceiling against stronger opposition. Thomas Strauven, the 2025 Spanish F4 champion and a driver rated at established professional level, has finished ahead of Kanthan in 16 of their 19 shared races; Kanthan has beaten him only three times. Similar patterns emerge against Reno Francot and Nathaniel Tye, both rated above 4,400, where Kanthan trails in their respective head-to-heads. This record places him as a competitive driver within his series tier, capable of race wins and podiums when circumstances align, but outmatched when facing the established professionals moving through the category.[2]

In his second season of racing, Kanthan secured a race victory at Valencia in April 2026 while continuing with Campos Racing, a team that has historically fielded strong drivers across its roster. His results position him as an active semi-professional driver gaining experience in a recognised feeder series, without yet demonstrating the consistency or calibre to suggest progression to the next competitive level.