Ariel Elkin (born April 12, 2007) is an Israeli

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who competes the

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driving for TJ Speed Motorsports.

Career

Italian Formula 4

Ariel made his professional racing debut in the 2023 Italian Formula 4 season, for the

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team

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, finishing in 17th place at the end of the season.

United States Formula 4

At the end of 2023, Ariel competed in Formula 4 United States for the International Motorsport team in only the last 3 races, even managing a 2nd place finish in one of the races, and the 32 points accumulated led him to finish in 14th place at the end of the season.

USF Juniors

In the 2024 season, Ariel competes in

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for the International Motorsport team. He gets his first victory on the

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circuit, and at the end of the season he has 3 race wins and 4 other podiums, achieving 4th place in the overall standings with 278 points.

Spanish Formula 4

At the end of 2024, he competed in the Spanish Formula 4 for the French team Saintéloc Racing in the 3 races on the

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and 3 races for the

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team GRS Team on the

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. His best finish was 12th in the very first race, but having the status of a guest driver, he did not score points in the overall standings.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

^* Season still in progress.

American open–wheel racing results

USF Pro 2000 Championship

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) * Season still in progress.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Elkin, Ariel 2007 births Living people Israeli racing drivers Sportspeople from Haifa Karting World Championship drivers Italian F4 Championship drivers United States F4 Championship drivers Spanish F4 Championship drivers FIA Motorsport Games drivers USF Pro 2000 Championship drivers Saintéloc Racing drivers USF Juniors drivers