Jules Caranta

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.^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[5] Strong results followed, including a 15th-placed finish in the Karting World Championship.^[6] 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.^[7]

In early 2024, it was announced that Caranta would be competing in the 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship with R-ace GP.^[8] Just days later, Caranta was also announced to be contesting the French F4 Championship.^[9] In the Formula 4 UAE Championship, Caranta had a strong debut round, scoring points in only his second ever single-seater race.^[10] Caranta continued with the team for round 2, but moved to Saintéloc Racing for the third round.^[11] 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.^[12] He finished third in the rookie standings.^[13]

Caranta emerged as a title contender for the 2024 French F4 Championship after his impressive pre-season.^[13] In the first round at Nogaro, he took a third place and his first victory, which placed him in the lead of the standings.^[14] 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.^[15] 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.^[16] Yani Stevenheydens also finished eight points above Caranta in a tightly contested season where Caranta impressively finished in the top 10 in every race.^[17]

Caranta is set to step up to Eurocup-3 for 2025, joining Campos Racing.^[18] He raced with the same team in the Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Series at the start of the year.^[19] He currently sits 7th in the standings with 38 points, his best finish being 2nd in the third race at Jerez.

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.^[20]

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