Draft:Jules Caranta
| Jules Caranta | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  France |
| Born | 1 August 2008 Saint-Tropez, France |
| French F4 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | FFSA Academy |
| Car number | 83 |
| Starts | 20 |
| Wins | 4 |
| Podiums | 11 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 3 |
| Best finish | 3rd in 2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2024 | Formula 4 UAE Championship |
Jules Caranta (born 1 August 2008) is a French racing driver from Saint-Tropez.[1] He most recently competed in the 2024 French F4 Championship, where he finished 3rd. He is a member of the Red Bull Junior Team.[2]
Career
Karting
Caranta has an impressive karting record, particularly in the early stages of his career. His first notable karting title came in 2018, when he won the Coupe de France in the Minime category.[3] In 2019, Caranta turned his full attention to the European karting stage, as he joined the Tony Kart Racing Team for a year of WSK championships in the 60 Mini category.[4] After two tough learning years in Europe, Caranta moved up to the OKJ category in 2021, where he made his debut in the WSK Champions Cup.[5] Another tough year followed, and in 2022, he decided to try his hand at IAME karting whilst continuing in the OKJ category. The move worked, and he won his first European title in the IAME Euro Series, winning the title by a considerable margin.[6] Strong results followed, including a 15th-placed finish in the Karting World Championship.[7] For his final year in karting, Caranta moved up to Senior karting in preparation for Formula 4. His spell in Senior karting yielded a best result of 16th, achieved in the Karting World Championship.[8]
Formula 4
In early 2024, it was announced that Caranta would be competing in the 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship with R-ace GP.[9] Just days later, Caranta was also announced to be contesting the French F4 Championship.[10] In the Formula 4 UAE Championship, Caranta had a strong debut round, scoring points in only his second ever single-seater race.[11] Caranta continued with the team for round 2, but moved to Saintéloc Racing for the third round.[12] After scoring points, Caranta returned to R-ace for the rest of the season where he would finish in the top 10 in every race for the final six races. Caranta finished 15th in the standings in a promising first venture into single-seaters.[13] He finished third in the rookie standings.[14]
Caranta emerged as a title contender for the 2024 French F4 Championship after his impressive pre-season.[14] In the first round at Nogaro, he took a third place and his first victory, which placed him in the lead of the standings.[15] His next win came in race 3 in the third round at Spa-Francorchamps, however, by this time his title rivals had already leapfrogged him in the championship standings.[16] Caranta stayed in the fight with two more wins over the course of the season, but it was eventually Honda junior Taito Kato who secured the title, beating Caranta by 14 points.[17] Yani Stevenheydens also finished eight points above Caranta in a tightly contested season where Caranta impressively finished in the top 10 in every race.[18]
Formula One
In September 2024, Red Bull Racing announced that four drivers, including Caranta, would be joining their Junior Team following a driver search where eleven young drivers were assessed at the Circuito de Jerez.[19]
Karting record
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | National Series Karting - Mini | Sonic Racing Kart | 3rd |
| Championnat de France - Mini | 20th | ||
| Coupe de France - Mini | 2nd | ||
| 24H Karting - Mini | 6th | ||
| 2017 | National Series Karting - Minime | Sonic Racing Kart | 2nd |
| Coupe de France - Minime | 3rd | ||
| Championnat de France - Minime | 3rd | ||
| 2018 | WSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini | Praga Junior Team | 96th |
| WSK Open Cup - 60 Mini | Tony Kart Racing Team | NC | |
| Coupe de France - Minime | Jana Racing | 1st | |
| WSK Final Cup - 60 Mini | Tony Kart Racing Team | 56th | |
| 2019 | WSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini | Tony Kart Racing Team | 45th |
| WSK Euro Series - 60 Mini | 19th | ||
| WSK Open Cup - 60 Mini | 24th | ||
| WSK Final Cup - 60 Mini | 19th | ||
| 2020 | WSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini | Tony Kart Racing Team | 35th |
| WSK Euro Series - 60 Mini | 26th | ||
| WSK Open Cup - 60 Mini | 27th | ||
| 2021 | WSK Champions Cup - OKJ | Exprit Racing Team | NC |
| WSK Super Master Series - OKJ | 42nd | ||
| WSK Euro Series - OKJ | 30th | ||
| Champions of the Future - OKJ | KR Motorsport | 42nd | |
| CIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ | 51st | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ | NC | ||
| WSK Final Cup - OKJ | 25th | ||
| 2022 | IAME Winter Cup - X30 Junior | Jana Racing | 11th |
| Champions of the Future Winter Series - OKJ | KR Motorsport | 36th | |
| IAME Euro Series - X30 Junior | Jana Racing | 1st | |
| Champions of the Future - OKJ | Energy Corse | 19th | |
| CIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ | 10th | ||
| Italian ACI Championship - X30 Junior | 11th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ | Energy Corse | 15th | |
| IAME Warriors Final - X30 Junior | Jana Racing | NC | |
| International IAME Games - X30 Senior | 11th | ||
| FIA Motorsport Games Sprint - Junior | France | 4th | |
| 2023 | IAME Winter Cup - X30 Senior | Jana Racing | 23rd |
| WSK Super Master Series - OK | Energy Corse | 83rd | |
| IAME Euro Series - X30 Senior | Jana Racing | 24th | |
| Champions of the Future - OK | Energy Corse | 23rd | |
| CIK-FIA European Championship - OK | 28th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship - OK | 16th | ||
| Sources:[1][20] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | [[R-ace | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 15th |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 21 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 266 | 3rd |
Complete French F4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | NOG 1 3 |
NOG 2 C |
NOG 3 1 |
LÉD 1 4 |
LÉD 2 6 |
LÉD 3 3 |
SPA 1 4 |
SPA 2 6 |
SPA 3 1 |
NÜR 1 1 |
NÜR 2 6 |
NÜR 3 3 |
MAG 1 1 |
MAG 2 4 |
MAG 3 3 |
DIJ 1 5 |
DIJ 2 3 |
DIJ 3 6 |
LEC 1 3 |
LEC 2 8 |
LEC 3 3 |
3rd | 266 |
References
- ^ a b "Driver: Jules Caranta | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ "Red Bull bolsters F1 junior academy with four signings". RacingNews365. 2024-09-11. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ "Coupe de France". Kartcom. 2018-07-22. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ "WSK – Super Master Series". Kartcom. 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ "WSK – Champions Cup". Kartcom. 2021-02-21. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ "IAME – Euro Series". Kartcom. 2022-08-28. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ "FIA Karting World Championship - OK Junior 2022 | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ "OK-Junior and OK - World Karting Championship - Franciacorta". Kartcom. 2023-10-08. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2024-01-07). "Sainteloc enters four cars into F4 UAE opener, R-ace to run French karter". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2024-01-12). "French F4 publishes entry list and calendar for 2024 season". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ Lopez, Alejandro Alonso (2024-01-14). "Late move awards Nikita Bedrin victory in F4 UAE race two in Abu Dhabi". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2024-01-30). "Sainteloc changes its FRME and F4 UAE line-ups for round three in Dubai". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ "F4 United Arab Emirates Championship 2024 | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ a b Series, Feeder (2024-03-26). "French F4: 2024 season guide". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2024-04-01). "Jules Caranta takes French F4 points lead with Nogaro win". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2024-06-23). "Jules Caranta wins safety car-filled race to boost French F4 title hopes". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ "Taito Kato becomes French F4 Champion". honda.racing.
- ^ "Kato is the 2024 French F4 Champion". Kartcom. 2024-11-14. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ Scout, Formula (2024-09-11). "Red Bull picks four more junior signings after driver search shootout". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ "Caranta Jules". Kartcom. Retrieved 2024-12-22.