Ido Cohen (; 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
Lower formulae Cohen made his car racing debut in 2018, racing in Italian F4 and ADAC Formula 4. In Italian F4, he finished 30th overall (ninth in the Rookie Championship), and in ADAC Formula 4, he finished 19th in the standings.
Cohen would race in these same championships again for 2019, and fared much better, finishing sixth in Italian F4 and 13th in ADAC Formula 4.
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.
Euroformula Open Championship 2019 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 seventh.
2020 Cohen would then race full time in the series in 2020 with Carlin, where he finished seventh in the standings with 114 points and two podiums.
FIA Formula 3 Championship 2021
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. He then tested again with the team in the second post season test at Circuito de Jerez, where he again achieved 23rd place. 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.
2022
Cohen joined Jenzer Motorsport for the 2022 season, after testing with the Swiss outfit during the final day of 2021 post-season testing. 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 ninth. He ended the season 24th in the standings with two points, ahead of teammate Federico Malvestiti but far from his other teammate William Alatalo.
2023
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. As in 2022, Cohen scored two points, coming ninth in the Silverstone sprint race. Cohen ended up 24th in the championship for the third year running.
Personal life Cohen's father Amihai Cohen owns Greek airline Bluebird Airways.
Karting record
Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2014Rotax Winter Cup — Junior22ndRotax International Open — Junior14thRotax Max Euro Challenge — Junior46thCIK-FIA Karting Academy TrophyCohen, Amihai36th2015WSK Champions Cup — KFJRL-Competition.COM49thRotax Max Wintercup — Junior31stWSK Super Master Series — KFJCRG SpA76thGerman Karting Championship — Junior14thCIK-FIA European Championship — KFJNC†Rotax Max Euro Challenge — Junior28thCIK-FIA Karting Academy TrophyCohen, Amihai16th2016WSK Champions Cup — OKCRG SpANCRotax Max Wintercup — Senior20thRotax International Open — Senior8thWSK Super Master Series — OK29thRotax Max Euro Challenge — Senior36th2017Rotax Max Wintercup — Senior32ndIAME Euro Series — X30 Senior12thRotax Max Euro Challenge — Senior22nd † As Cohen was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Racing record
Racing career summary 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 (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 ADR1 ADR2 ADR3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 30th 0 2019 Van Amersfoort Racing VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 IMO4 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 6th 132
Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results (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 OSC1 OSC2 OSC3 HOC11 HOC12 HOC13 LAU1 LAU2 LAU3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 HOC21 HOC22 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 HOC31 HOC32 HOC33 19th 7 2019 Van Amersfoort Racing OSC1 OSC2 OSC3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 HOC1 HOC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 SAC1 SAC2 SAC3 13th 76
Complete FIA Motorsport Games results Year Entrant Cup Qualifying Quali Race Main race 2019 Team Israel Formula 4 2nd 1st 13th
Complete Euroformula Open Championship results (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 MotorsportLEC1LEC2PAU1PAU2HOC1HOC2SPA1SPA2HUN1HUN2RBR1RBR2SIL1SIL2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ1 MNZ2 NC - 2020 Carlin Motorsport HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 MUG1 MUG2 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 CAT4 7th 114
Complete Toyota Racing Series results (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 HIG1 HIG2 HIG3 TER1 TER2 TER3 HMP1 HMP2 HMP3 PUK1 PUK2 PUK3 MAN1 MAN2 MAN3 9th 164
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results (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 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 SOC1 SOC2 SOC3 24th 0 2022 Jenzer Motorsport BHRSPR BHRFEA IMOSPR IMOFEA CATSPR CATFEA SILSPR SILFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA SPASPR SPAFEA ZANSPR ZANFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA 24th 2 2023 Rodin Carlin BHRSPR BHRFEA MELSPR MELFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA SPASPR SPAFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA 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 (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 IMO1 IMO2 CAT1 CAT2 MCO1 MCO2 LEC1 LEC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 VAL1 VAL2 MUG1 MUG2 MNZ1 MNZ2 27th 0
Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results (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 ABU1 ABU2 ABU3 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 ABU1 ABU2 ABU3 21st 4
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