Only from
sacrifice comes
greatness.
Every race is a chance to prove something. Every lap counts. The statistics below reflect years of dedication, sacrifice, and an unwavering commitment to excellence in Formula 3 racing.
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Spa-Francorchamps
July 19, 2026
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2026
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Racing
CAreer
Karting to FIA Formula 3
2021
Karting Champion
Kanato's story starts on the kart track. His final season in karting was where the foundations were laid — race craft, racing instincts and the relentless competitiveness that would carry him into single-seaters. It was here that the talent first became impossible to ignore.
2022
Ginetta Junior
Kanato makes his car-racing debut in the UK-based Ginetta Junior Championship with Elite Motorsport. Adapting quickly to tin-tops, he takes two wins, one pole position and five podiums across the season, finishing the second-highest-placed rookie.
2023
Single-Seater Debut: Double F4 Campaign
Stepping up to single-seaters, Kanato signs with Hitech GP and makes his single-seater bow at the Formula 4 support race for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the end of 2022, before contesting a full season across two championships in 2023.
**A P2 finish on his debut in the trophy round of the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship.
2023
Single-Seater Debut: Double F4 Campaign
In the F4 British Championship, his form is considerably stronger: two wins, two further podiums, four fastest laps — enough to mark him out as one of the grid's leading rookies and a candidate for promotion.
2024
Stepping Up to Formula Regional and GB3
Formula Regional Middle East Championship
Kanato joins the R-ace GP line-up for the final two rounds of the championship as a guest appearance ahead of his full European season.
Formula Regional European Championship (FRECA) — G4 Racing
Kanato's main 2024 campaign with G4 Racing is becoming the first Japanese driver to race in FRECA. That year Kanato becomes the team's highest-placed driver.
** Podium, P3, at Paul Ricard (Le Castellet)
2024/25
Macau Grand Prix
Macau is famously brutal — the race is considered a stepping stone to higher categories like Formula One and the attrition rate is savage. Kanato came back a second year with the same team, on the same streets that ended his first attempt and this time he finished the work. That's a strong character detail — the circuit that swallowed him in 2024 gave him a result in 2025.
** Main race result: P11 out of 30 starters.
2024/25
GB3 Championship
Kanato also makes a one-off GB3 appearance at Spa-Francorchamps. After a strong drive through the field, his best result is 5th, having gained nine positions in a single race. Kanato returns to GB3 for the 2025 season on a three-event deal (Silverstone, Spa-Francorchamps and Brands Hatch), run alongside his main FRECA programme. He banks one win and two further podiums, taking pole for Race 2 and becoming the FIRST EVER GB3 driver to finish on the podium in all three races at a single event.
2025
Joining ART Grand Prix
Formula Regional Middle East Championship
Kanato signs with ART Grand Prix for a fuller 2025 programme, returning to FRMEC. The year starts perfectly: he takes his first Formula Regional race win in race two of the opening round. Although he doesn't add another podium, consistent points finishes carry him to 8th overall in the standings out of 26 car-grid — by far his best result in the category to date.
2025
Formula Regional European Championship (FRECA) — ART Grand Prix
Kanato's second FRECA season with ART Grand Prix was a statement of progress. Racing against 45 drivers in one of junior motorsport's most competitive championships, he peaked with a fourth-place finish at Spa-Francorchamps and closed the year 14th in the standings — a driver clearly moving in the right direction.
2026
2026 | Formula Regional Oceania (CTFROT)
Formula Regional Oceania Trophy — Hitech TGR
Regional Oceania Trophy in New Zealand. It is a strong campaign: he wins at Highlands during the New Zealand Grand Prix finale weekend, adds P2 finishes at Highlands, Taupo and Hampton Downs, and takes two P3s at Hampton Downs. Kanato closes the series 6th overall out of 20 cars, with one win and five further podiums.
2026
FIA Formula 3 with ART Grand Prix
In a 30-car field featuring some of the most decorated junior talents in the world, the opening rounds have been a learning process — a difficult Melbourne debut followed by growing momentum through Monaco and Barcelona.
His best result to date came at Monaco, where he scored points with a 9th-place finish in the Sprint Race on one of the most unforgiving circuits in the world. With seven rounds still to run, the season is far from written..
THE HELMETS OF KANATO LE
Design with impact and leaving his mark is a statement of Kanato’s design which has seen some incredible helmets and statements made across his racing career…
Design with impact and leaving his mark is a statement of Kanato’s design which has seen some incredible helmets and statements made across his racing career…
