Ido Cohen

Ido Cohen
Cohen at the Red Bull Ring in 2021
NationalityIsrael Israeli
Born (2001-08-16) 16 August 2001 (age 23)
Tel Aviv, Israel
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season2021
Current teamRodin Carlin
Car number22
Former teamsJenzer Motorsport
Starts55 (56 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish24th in 2021, 2022 & 2023
Previous series
2022
2021
2020
201920
201819
201819
2019
FR Asian Championship
FR European Championship
Toyota Racing Series
Euroformula Open Championship
ADAC Formula 4
Italian F4 Championship
FIA Motorsport Games

Ido Cohen (Hebrew: עידו כהן, born 16 August 2001) is an Israeli racing driver who most recently competed in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Rodin Carlin.

Career summary

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Lower formulae

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Cohen made his car racing debut in 2018, racing in Italian F4 and ADAC Formula 4. In Italian F4, he finished 30th overall (9th in the Rookie Championship), and in ADAC Formula 4, he finished 19th in the standings.

The Israeli would race in these same championships again for 2019, and fared much better, finishing 6th in Italian F4 and 13th in ADAC Formula 4.[1]

Also in 2019, Cohen raced in the Formula 4 category of the FIA Motorsport Games for Team Israel, where he won the Qualifying Race, but then dropped back to 13th in the Main Race.[2]

Euroformula Open Championship

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2019

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Cohen raced in the final two rounds of the 2019 Euroformula Open Championship as a guest driver for Carlin Motorsport, where he had a best finish of 7th.[3]

2020

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He would then race full time in the series in 2020 with Carlin, where he finished 7th in the standings with 114 points and 2 podiums.[4][5]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

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2021

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Cohen driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2021 Spielberg Formula 3 round.

In October 2020, Cohen tested in the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship post season test with Carlin at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, where he managed 23rd on Day 1.[6] He then tested again with the team in the second post season test at Circuito de Jerez, where he again achieved 23rd place.[7] In February 2021, it was announced that Cohen would race full time for Carlin Buzz Racing in the FIA Formula 3 Championship, alongside Kaylen Frederick and former Italian F4 rival Jonny Edgar.[8]

2022

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Cohen driving for Jenzer Motorsport during the 2022 Spielberg Formula 3 round.

Cohen joined Jenzer Motorsport for the 2022 season, after testing with the Swiss outfit during the final day of 2021 post-season testing.[9] Cohen had a disappointing season, but he scored his first points finish in the seventh round at Spielberg in the feature race, where he finished 9th. He ended the season 24th in the standings with 2 points, ahead of teammate Federico Malvestiti but far from his other teammate William Alatalo.[10]

2023

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Cohen driving for Rodin Carlin during the 2023 Spielberg Formula 3 round.

Staying in the category for a third season, Cohen would return to the rebranded Rodin Carlin outfit to drive in Formula 3, partnering Oliver Gray and Hunter Yeany.[11]

Personal life

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Cohen's father Amihai Cohen owns Greek airline Bluebird Airways.

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2014 Rotax Winter Cup — Junior 22nd
Rotax International Open — Junior 14th
Rotax Max Euro Challenge — Junior 46th
CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy Cohen, Amihai 36th
2015 WSK Champions Cup — KFJ RL-Competition.COM 49th
Rotax Max Wintercup — Junior 31st
WSK Super Master Series — KFJ CRG SpA 76th
German Karting Championship — Junior 14th
CIK-FIA European Championship — KFJ NC†
Rotax Max Euro Challenge — Junior 28th
CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy Cohen, Amihai 16th
2016 WSK Champions Cup — OK CRG SpA NC
Rotax Max Wintercup — Senior 20th
Rotax International Open — Senior 8th
WSK Super Master Series — OK 29th
Rotax Max Euro Challenge — Senior 36th
2017 Rotax Max Wintercup — Senior 32nd
IAME Euro Series — X30 Senior 12th
Rotax Max Euro Challenge — Senior 22nd

As Cohen was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2018 Italian F4 Championship BWT Mücke Motorsport 21 0 0 0 0 0 30th
ADAC Formula 4 Championship 18 0 0 0 0 7 19th
2019 Italian F4 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 20 0 0 0 3 132 6th
ADAC Formula 4 Championship 20 0 0 0 1 76 13th
Euroformula Open Championship Carlin Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup Team Israel 1 0 1 0 0 N/A 13th
2020 Euroformula Open Championship Carlin Motorsport 18 0 0 0 2 114 7th
Toyota Racing Series M2 Competition 15 0 0 0 0 164 9th
2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship Carlin Buzz Racing 20 0 0 0 0 0 24th
Formula Regional European Championship JD Motorsport 8 0 0 0 0 0 27th
2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship BlackArts Racing 6 0 0 0 0 4 21st
FIA Formula 3 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 18 0 0 0 0 2 24th
2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship Rodin Carlin 18 0 0 0 0 2 24th

As Cohen was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Pos Points
2018 BWT Mücke Motorsport ADR
1

16
ADR
2

11
ADR
3

Ret
LEC
1

16
LEC
2

15
LEC
3

18
MNZ
1

13
MNZ
2

Ret
MNZ
3

Ret
MIS
1

Ret
MIS
2

18
MIS
3

15
IMO
1

26
IMO
2

16
IMO
3

Ret
VLL
1

15
VLL
2

17
VLL
3

Ret
MUG
1

15
MUG
2

14
MUG
3

16
30th 0
2019 Van Amersfoort Racing VLL
1

Ret
VLL
2

2
VLL
3

12
MIS
1

8
MIS
2

5
MIS
3

C
HUN
1

6
HUN
2

11
HUN
3

3
RBR
1

7
RBR
2

6
RBR
3

30
IMO
1

5
IMO
2

7
IMO
3

6
IMO
4

Ret
MUG
1

6
MUG
2

3
MUG
3

11
MNZ
1

7
MNZ
2

9
MNZ
3

6
6th 132

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Points
2018 BWT Mücke Motorsport OSC
1

Ret
OSC
2

16
OSC
3

Ret
HOC1
1

14
HOC1
2

13
HOC1
3

14
LAU
1

8
LAU
2

14
LAU
3

13
RBR
1

13
RBR
2

10
RBR
3

14
HOC2
1

18
HOC2
2

13
NÜR
1

14
NÜR
2

11
NÜR
3

9
HOC3
1
HOC3
2
HOC3
3
19th 7
2019 Van Amersfoort Racing OSC
1

8
OSC
2

Ret
OSC
3

11
RBR
1

10
RBR
2

5
RBR
3

13
HOC
1

6
HOC
2

17
ZAN
1

12
ZAN
2

13
ZAN
3

14
NÜR
1

5
NÜR
2

13
NÜR
3

10
HOC
1

7
HOC
2

7
HOC
3

3
SAC
1

12
SAC
2

13
SAC
3

4
13th 76

Complete FIA Motorsport Games results

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Year Entrant Cup Qualifying Quali Race Main race
2019 Israel Team Israel Formula 4 2nd 1st 13th

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
2019 Carlin Motorsport LEC
1
LEC
2
PAU
1
PAU
2
HOC
1
HOC
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
RBR
1
RBR
2
SIL
1
SIL
2
CAT
1

7
CAT
2

13
MNZ
1

13
MNZ
2

8
NC -
2020 Carlin Motorsport HUN
1

6
HUN
2

4
LEC
1

4
LEC
2

5
RBR
1

5
RBR
2

6
MNZ
1

11
MNZ
2

Ret
MNZ
3

11
MUG
1

6
MUG
2

9
SPA
1

3
SPA
2

2
SPA
3

7
CAT
1

10
CAT
2

11
CAT
3

NC
CAT
4

8
7th 114

Complete Toyota Racing Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2020 M2 Competition HIG
1

10
HIG
2

11
HIG
3

7
TER
1

5
TER
2

4
TER
3

11
HMP
1

11
HMP
2

14
HMP
3

Ret
PUK
1

7
PUK
2

8
PUK
3

6
MAN
1

11
MAN
2

11
MAN
3

11
9th 164

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2021 Carlin Buzz Racing CAT
1

29
CAT
2

20
CAT
3

22
LEC
1

24
LEC
2

Ret
LEC
3

24
RBR
1

Ret
RBR
2

20
RBR
3

16
HUN
1

28†
HUN
2

27
HUN
3

Ret
SPA
1

Ret
SPA
2

20
SPA
3

20
ZAN
1

12
ZAN
2

26†
ZAN
3

16
SOC
1

27
SOC
2

C
SOC
3

Ret
24th 0
2022 Jenzer Motorsport BHR
SPR

14
BHR
FEA

15
IMO
SPR

23
IMO
FEA

13
CAT
SPR

23
CAT
FEA

22
SIL
SPR

17
SIL
FEA

15
RBR
SPR

14
RBR
FEA

9
HUN
SPR

Ret
HUN
FEA

17
SPA
SPR

24†
SPA
FEA

Ret
ZAN
SPR

29
ZAN
FEA

16
MNZ
SPR

15
MNZ
FEA

12
24th 2
2023 Rodin Carlin BHR
SPR

18
BHR
FEA

18
MEL
SPR

Ret
MEL
FEA

Ret
MON
SPR

19
MON
FEA

Ret
CAT
SPR

Ret
CAT
FEA

26
RBR
SPR

17
RBR
FEA

Ret
SIL
SPR

9
SIL
FEA

24
HUN
SPR

Ret
HUN
FEA

22
SPA
SPR

Ret
SPA
FEA

Ret
MNZ
SPR

21
MNZ
FEA

Ret
24th 2

Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2021 JD Motorsport IMO
1
IMO
2
CAT
1
CAT
2
MCO
1
MCO
2
LEC
1
LEC
2
ZAN
1
ZAN
2
SPA
1

21
SPA
2

15
RBR
1

25
RBR
2

15
VAL
1
VAL
2
MUG
1

13
MUG
2

Ret
MNZ
1

25
MNZ
2

Ret
27th 0

Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2022 BlackArts Racing ABU
1

WD
ABU
2

WD
ABU
3

WD
DUB
1
DUB
2
DUB
3
DUB
1
DUB
2
DUB
3
DUB
1

25†
DUB
2

26†
DUB
3

8
ABU
1

27
ABU
2

11
ABU
3

15
21st 4

References

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  1. ^ Wood, Ida (24 January 2019). "Red Bull junior Dennis Hauger remains in F4, switches to VAR". Formula Scout. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. ^ Hansford, Rob (25 September 2019). "Germany, Israel and New Zealand join Motorsport Games F4 Cup". Formula Scout. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  3. ^ Wood, Ida (16 September 2019). "ADAC F4 racer Ido Cohen joins Carlin for last two EF Open rounds". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  4. ^ Wood, Ida (14 January 2020). "Carlin signs Ido Cohen as first 2020 Euroformula Open driver". Formula Scout. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  5. ^ Wood, Ida (16 December 2020). "Euroformula season review: The super-close battle that dominated 2020". Formula Scout. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  6. ^ Wood, Ida (4 October 2020). "Full entry list revealed for post-season FIA F3 test at Barcelona". Formula Scout. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  7. ^ Allen, Peter (26 October 2020). "Vesti to drive with ART in second FIA F3 post-season test". Formula Scout. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Carlin sign Cohen for 2021 campaign". FIA Formula 3. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  9. ^ Allen, Peter (11 February 2022). "Jenzer makes Ido Cohen its first F3 signing for 2022". Formula Scout. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Driver Standings for the FIA Formula 3 2022 Championship". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Ido Cohen returns to Rodin Carlin for 2023 season". FIA Formula3® - The Official F3® Website. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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