Ariel Elkin (R)
Nationality: Israeli
Languages spoken: Hebrew, Russian, English, Italian, French (understanding), Spanish (learning)
Height/weight: 6’0” / 143 lbs.
Education: The Hebrew Reali School in Haifa – High School
Hobbies: Speeding through life (literally), unraveling the mysteries of physics, pretending to understand business and finance, and making computers do what I want – at least most of the time
Favorite sport to watch: Racing
Favorite sport to play: Racing
Fitness/Training: Karting – true motorsports
Best meal I can cook by myself: Eggs
Talent I wish I had: The magical ability to make money appear out of thin air. If you know how, hit me up
Bucket list: Conquer INDYCAR or F1 (preferably both); launch my own investment fund and watch it grow faster than my lap times; live happily in the holy land of Israel – maybe with a race car in the driveway
The one person I would most like to meet and why: Kimi Raikkonen, so I can ask if he’s really as cool as it seems or is it just the Finnish air?
Racing goal: INDYCAR/F1
Interesting notes about me: I’m constantly flying between Israel and the U.S. for races – apparently, jet lag is just part of the package deal.
Career results:
2024
- Finished fourth in his rookie season of USF Juniors Presented by Continental Tire
- Claimed three race wins, three additional podium finishes, four pole positions and two fastest race laps
- Led a series high nine races and a total of 65 laps
- Posted new qualifying lap records at Barber Motorsports Park and VIRginia International Raceway
- Set a new race lap record at Portland International Raceway
2023
- Finished 17th in the Italian F4 Championship Powered by Abarth with five top-10 finishes
- Competed in the final round of the F4 United States F4 Championship powered by Honda at Circuit of The Americas, claiming a second, a fourth, a pole position and a fastest race lap
- Won the opening round of the Formula Inter F4 series at Homestead-Miami Speedway
- Finished fourth in the SuperKarts! USA SuperNationals in Las Vegas
2022
- Won the Italian IAME (karting) championship with two wins and four podium finishes
- Karting bronze medalist representing Israel at the FIA World Motorsports Games
- Finished third in the SKUSA SuperNats in Las Vegas
2021
- IAME Karting race winner in both the Italian and Benelux championships
- Finished third in the final round of the ACI Italian Karting Championship
2020
- Israeli Karting Champion
- CIK FIA Academy Trophy race winner
- Won the “Excellent Sportsman” award from the Israel Automobile Karting Association
2019
- Israeli Karting Champion
- Double podium finisher at the ACI Italian Karting Championship
- Finished sixth in the World Series Karting Champions Cup
2018
- Israeli Karting Champion
- Finished fifth in the RoK World Championship.