Kai Veitch

Kai Veitch
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Australia Australian
Born (2010-08-05) 5 August 2010
Paddington, London, England
Ginetta Junior Championship career
Debut season2026
Current teamPace Performance
Car number75
Previous series
2025Ginetta Junior Winter Series
Statistics up to date as of 16 June 2026.

Kai Veitch (pronounced /kaɪ viːtʃ/; born 5 August 2010) is a British and Australian racing driver who competes in the Ginetta Junior Championship with Pace Performance.

Following a karting career headlined by finishing third in the 2025 Kartmasters British Grand Prix in Senior Max,[1] Veitch made his car racing debut in the Ginetta Junior Winter Series later that year before joining Pace Performance for his first full season of car racing in 2026.[2]

Early life and background

Veitch was born in Paddington, London.[3] He holds British and Australian nationality and has Filipino heritage on his mother's side.[4][5]

Alongside his racing career, Veitch attends Minerva Virtual Academy,[6] and as of 2025, Veitch is also studying German.[7]

Career

Karting (2019–2025)

Veitch discovered karting at the age of three after seeing junior karts at a farmers' market, and first drove a kart on his fourth birthday.[6] Nine years later, Veitch began karting in arrive-and-drive competition in 2019, in the 2019 Daytona Sandown Park Junior InKart Championship.[8] After progressing through owner-driver and club-level karting over the next three years,[6] during which he worked with Enzo Mucci, who has notably worked with Formula 1 drivers Liam Lawson and Oliver Bearman, for off-track preparation.[6]

Over the following two years, Veitch raced in junior karts, as a driver for Synergy Factory Team (2023) and KR Sport (2024), before stepping up to Senior Max the following year, in which he finished third in the Kartmasters British Grand Prix after starting 14th.[1][9]

Ginetta Juniors (2025–)

Veitch made his car racing debut in the Ginetta Junior Winter Series with Elite Motorsport, after being nominated by Ginetta as one of two Ginetta Junior Scholarship finalists making their Junior debuts at the event.[10] In the three-race Winter Series, Veitch scored a best result of eighth in the finale, as he ended the season 14th in points.[11][3]

The following year, Veitch joined Pace Performance for the 2026 Ginetta Junior Championship.[12] At the opening round at Donington Park, he finished 16th, 12th and 11th in the three races.[2][13] In the following round at Silverstone, Veitch finished 15th in race two and 13th in race three.[14]

In 2026, Veitch also launched #TeamKV, an online supporter initiative for his move into car racing.[5][2]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2019 Daytona Sandown Park Junior InKart Championships — Cadet
2022 IKR Turkey Trot — Mini Max PRP Karting
2023 British Kart Championship — Junior Max Synergy Factory Team 31st
Rotax Max Euro Trophy — Junior Max NC
Ultimate Karting Championship — Junior Max
2024 Champions Winter Trophy / BNL — Junior Max KR Sport
British Kart Championship — Junior Max 17th
Ultimate Karting Championship — Junior Max
Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Junior Max 24th
RMC International Trophy — Junior Max 46th
2025 Rotax Max Winter Series — Senior Max KR Sport 12th
Rotax Max Euro Trophy — Senior Max 14th
Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Senior Max 3rd
RMC International Trophy — Senior Max 53rd
Sources:[3][15][8][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2025 Ginetta Junior Winter Series Elite Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 28 14th
2026 Ginetta Junior Championship Pace Performance 9 0 0 0 0 65* 15th*
Sources:[3]

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. 1 2 "Aussie karter Veitch impresses with podium". Auto Action. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 Waterworth, Ben (13 April 2026). "Aussie following Lando Norris' proven path to F1". Speedcafe. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Kai Veitch | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Linden, Julian (29 November 2025). "Teen racer Kai Veitch targets Formula 4 following Oscar Piastri path". CODE Sports. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  5. 1 2 Henson, Joaquin M. (28 April 2026). "From karts to cars". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Waterworth, Ben (8 November 2025). "14-year-old Aussie karting sensation on fast track to F1". Speedcafe. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Failure to study languages 'damages Britain's reputation'". The Times. 20 August 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  8. 1 2 "Daytona Sandown Park Junior InKart Championships Spring Champs Round 4 Race Report" (PDF). Daytona Motorsport. 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  9. ↑ Linden, Julian (30 November 2025). "Chasing Oscar". The Sunday Telegraph. Sydney. p. 89.
  10. ↑ "Preview: 2025 Ginetta Junior Winter Series at Silverstone". Ginetta. 28 October 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Jesse Phillips Wins 2025 Ginetta Junior Winter Racing Series". Ginetta. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Preview: 2026 Ginetta Junior Championship – Donington Park". Ginetta. 7 April 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "Lewis Goff Opens 2026 Ginetta Junior Season With Hat-Trick". Ginetta. 13 April 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Goff And Bartle Share Silverstone Wins In Ginetta Juniors". Ginetta. 27 April 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  15. ↑ Kartcom. "Veitch Kai". Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "Race 21: Mini Max Final". Alpha Timing. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "Junior Rotax 2023 Championship Results" (PDF). Motorsport Timing UK. 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "Race 22: Junior Rotax Super Heat B". Alpha Timing. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "Race 11 Heat 2" (PDF). Motorsport Events. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "Junior Rotax 2024 Championship Results" (PDF). Motorsport Timing UK. 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "Junior Rotax (A v B) at UKC Round 1 Kimbolton Race". Alpha Timing. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "Race 29: Junior Rotax Super Final". Alpha Timing. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  23. ↑ "Championship Standing". British Kart Championships. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
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