# Kanato Le

Kanato Le (リー海夏澄, Rī Kanato, born 4 July 2007) is a Japanese racing driver who is set to compete in the 2025 Formula Regional European Championship with ART Grand Prix, having most recently competed in the series in 2024 for G4 Racing. He previously raced in the 2023 F4 British Championship, placing seventh in the standings.

## Career
### Karting

Le had a consistent karting career where he finished in the top 10 in most championships he was in. His career was highlighted by winning the 2021 IAME Euro Series and coming second in the 2021 IAME Winter Series in the X30 Junior class.He is IAME Euro Series Junior Champion in 2021.

### Ginetta Junior Championship

In 2022, he made his foray into car racing in the 2022 Ginetta Junior Championship with Elite Motorsport, where drivers as young as 14 would start their motorsport career and hone their craft. Le was no exception, as he got two wins, one pole position and five podiums, and came seventh in the championship. He was the second highest rookie, behind of 2023 F4 British Championship runner-up, William Macintyre.

### Formula 4
#### Formula 4 UAE Championship

In late 2022, he 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 would finish 5th and 2nd in the races.
Le would also drive 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 would score his first points at the Kuwait Motor Town and would have a inconsistent season, but came home with 22 points and finishing 17th place in the championship.

#### F4 British Championship

Alongside his Formula 4 UAE campaign, he was announced to be driving in the 2023 F4 British Championship with Hitech Pulse-Eight. He would be rejoined by Formula 4 UAE teammates William 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 would get his last podium of the series at the third-to-last round at Knockhill. Le would finish the championship in seventh place, with 195 points.

### GB3 Championship

Le would make 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 came 23rd in the drivers championship with 46 points.

### 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 acclaimed 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.

#### 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.

### Macau Grand Prix

Le took part in the 2024 Macau Grand Prix with ART Grand Prix. He would not finish the race due to an accident on lap 1.

## Karting record
### Karting career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Position |
| 2019 | Motorsport UK Kartmasters Grand Prix - X30 Mini | Fusion Motorsport | 7th |
| 2019 | IAME Asia Final - Junior | AutoInc Racing | 9th |
| 2019 | British Kart Championship - X30 Mini | Fusion Motorsport | 18th |
| 2020 | IAME International Games - X30 Junior | Fusion Motorsport | 5th |
| 2020 | Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Junior | | 6th |
| 2020 | IAME Winter Cup - X30 Junior | Fusion Motorsport | 13th |
| 2020 | IAME Euro Series - X30 Junior | | 2nd |
| 2021 | LGM Series - Junior X30 | Strawberry Racing | 19th |
| 2021 | IAME International Games - X30 Junior | Strawberry Racing | 5th |
| 2021 | British Kart Championship - X30 Junior | Strawberry Racing | 9th |
| 2021 | IAME Warriors Final - X30 Junior | Strawberry Racing | 11th |
| 2021 | IAME Euro Series - X30 Junior | Strawberry Racing | 1st |
| 2021 | IAME Winter Cup - X30 Junior | Fusion Motorsport | 2nd |

## Racing record
### Racing career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2022 | Ginetta Junior Championship | Elite Motorsport | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 374 | 7th |
| 2022 | Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| 2023 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17th |
| 2023 | F4 British Championship | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 30 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 195 | 7th |
| 2024 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | R-ace GP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22nd |
| 2024 | Formula Regional European Championship | G4 Racing | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 18th |
| 2024 | GB3 Championship | Chris Dittmann Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 23rd |
| 2024 | Macau Grand Prix | ART Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2025 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | ART Grand Prix | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 8th |
| 2025 | Formula Regional European Championship | ART Grand Prix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD |
$^*$ Season still in progress.

### Complete Ginetta Junior 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 | 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

(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 | 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

(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 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | DC | Points |
| 2023 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | DPN 1 9 | DPN 2 4$^7$ | DPN 3 16 | BHI 1 1 | BHI 2 11$^4$ | BHI 3 8 | SNE 1 C | SNE 2 12$^8$ | SNE 3 2 | THR 1 6 | THR 2 5$^{10}$ | THR 3 21 | OUL 1 1 | OUL 2 14$^7$ | 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 10$^4$ | KNO 3 3 | DPGP 1 8 | DPGP 2 8 | DPGP 3 13 | DPGP 4 9 | BHGP 1 5 | BHGP 2 8$^1$ | BHGP 3 12 | 7th | 195 |

### Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| 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

(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 | 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 | MIS 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | TBD | TBD |

### Complete GB3 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 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
| 2024 | Chris Dittmann Racing | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | OUL 3 | SIL1 1 | SIL1 2 | SIL1 3 | SPA 1 12 | SPA 2 6 | SPA 3 5$^9$ | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | HUN 3 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ZAN 3 | SIL2 1 | SIL2 2 | SIL2 3 | DON 1 | DON 2 | DON 3 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | BRH 3 | 23rd | 46 |

### Complete Macau Grand Prix results

| Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main Race |
| 2024 | ART Grand Prix | Tatuus F3 T-318 | 27th | 19th | DNF |