Japanese rising star Kanato Le has agreed a three-event deal with Hillspeed to race in the GB3 Championship this year.

Having already raced at Silverstone and Spa-Francorchamps, the 17-year-old from Tokyo will also race on the Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit in late August for rounds 16, 17 and 18. 

The teenager’s agreement with Hillspeed fits around his existing commitments to race this year in the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA).

After a karting career which peaked with title victory in the IAME Euro Series X30 Junior Championship in 2021, as well as second place in that year’s IAME Winter Cup X30 Junior class, Le made the step-up into car racing the following year in the UK-based Ginetta Junior Championship – becoming a double race winner and ending the season as the second highest placed rookie.

Moving to single-seaters at the end of 2022, he raced in the F4 UAE Championship in 2023 as well as the F4 British Championship, winning twice in the latter and concluding the season seventh. Le then made his Formula Regional debut in the category’s Middle East Championship in 2024 and also made a one-off appearance in GB3 at Spa. His main campaign last year was in FRECA, where he was a podium finisher.

Career history

2025
Formula Regional Middle East - eighth with one win, one fastest lap

2024
Formula Regional European Championship
Formula Regional Middle East
GB3 Championship
Macau Grand Prix

2023
British F4 Championship - seventh overall with two wins, four fastest laps, four podiums
Formula 4 UAE

2022
Ginetta Junior Championship - seventh overall with two wins, one pole position and five podiums
Formula 4 UAE - Trophy Round