Jules Caranta
Jules Caranta | |
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| Born | August 1, 2008 France |
| Occupation | Motorsport competitor |
| Known for | Racing in Eurocup-3, French F4 Championship |
Jules Caranta (born 1 August 2008) is a French motorsport competitor who will be racing with Campos Racing in the Eurocup-3 series. He recently secured third place overall in the 2024 French F4 Championship.
Caranta is affiliated with the Red Bull Junior Team.
Karting
Caranta launched his karting journey with notable achievements, including winning the Coupe de France Minime category in 2018. The following year, he joined Tony Kart Racing Team to participate in the European WSK championships within the 60 Mini class. After two demanding seasons, he progressed to the OKJ category in 2021, making his debut at the WSK Champions Cup. In 2022, Caranta transitioned to IAME karting while remaining in OKJ, where he dominated by winning the IAME Euro Series title by a wide margin. He also ranked 15th at the Karting World Championship. In his final year of karting, he stepped up to Senior karting and achieved a best finish of 16th at the World Karting Championship.
Formula 4
At the beginning of 2024, Caranta was announced as a competitor in the 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship driving for R-ace GP, shortly followed by confirmation of his participation in the French F4 Championship. During the UAE series, he scored points in only his second race in single-seaters and continued with R-ace GP for round two before switching to Saintéloc Racing for round three. After earning points with Saintéloc, he returned to R-ace GP for the rest of the season, consistently finishing within the top ten across the final six races and ending up 15th overall. He placed third among rookies.
In the 2024 French F4 Championship, Caranta emerged as a title contender after an impressive pre-season. At Nogaro, he achieved third place and secured his first victory, taking an early lead in the championship standings. He added another win at Spa-Francorchamps; however, by that point, his competitors had overtaken him. Despite claiming two further victories during the season, Caranta concluded third overall behind Honda junior Taito Kato, who clinched the championship by a 14-point margin, and Yani Stevenheydens, who finished eight points ahead of Caranta. Notably, he finished inside the top ten in every race throughout this closely fought championship.
Eurocup-3
Looking ahead to 2025, Caranta is set to step up to the Eurocup-3 series with Campos Racing. Earlier this year, he competed for Campos Racing in the Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Series, where he currently holds seventh place in the standings with 38 points and recorded his best finish of second place in race three at Jerez.
Formula One
In September 2024, Red Bull Racing announced that Caranta was among four drivers selected to join their Junior Team following evaluations of eleven prospects held at the Circuito de Jerez.
Karting career summary
| 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 | |
| WSK Final Cup - 60 Mini | 56th | ||
| Coupe de France - Minime | Jana Racing | 1st | |
| 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
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Summary of racing career
| Season | Championship | Team | Events | Victories | Pole positions | Fastest laps | Podium finishes | Points scored | Final standing |
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| 2024 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | R-ace GP | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 15th |
| Saintéloc Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 266 | 3rd | |
| 2025 | Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship | Campos Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 7th |
| Eurocup-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | To be decided |
Full Formula 4 UAE Championship results
(key) (Pole positions shown in bold; fastest laps in italics)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final position | Points total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2024 | R-ace GP | YMC1 1 |
YMC1 2 |
YMC1 3 |
YMC2 1 |
YMC2 2 |
YMC2 3 |
YMC3 1 |
YMC3 2 |
YMC3 3 |
DUB2 1 |
15th | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saintéloc Racing | }
Full French F4 Championship results(Template:Motorsport driver results legend#key) (Pole positions are in bold; fastest laps appear in italics)
Full Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship results(key) (Pole positions are indicated by bold; fastest laps by italics)
Full Eurocup-3 Results(key) (Races highlighted in bold denote pole position) (Races in italics signify fastest lap)
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