Ido Cohen Explained

Ido Cohen
Nationality: Israeli
Birth Date:16 August 2001
Birth Place:Tel Aviv, Israel
Current Series:FIA Formula 3 Championship
First Year:2021
Car Number:22
Current Team:Rodin Carlin
Former Teams:Jenzer Motorsport
Starts:55 (56 entries)
Wins:0
Podiums:0
Poles:0
Fastest Laps:0
Best Finish:24th
Year:2021, 2022 & 2023
Prev Series Years:2022
2021
2020
201920
201819
201819
2019

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

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 (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

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 7th.[3]

2020

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

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.[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

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

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

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

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2014Rotax Winter Cup — Junior22nd
Rotax International Open — Junior14th
Rotax Max Euro Challenge — Junior46th
CIK-FIA Karting Academy TrophyCohen, Amihai36th
2015WSK Champions Cup — KFJRL-Competition.COM49th
Rotax Max Wintercup — Junior31st
WSK Super Master Series — KFJCRG SpA76th
German Karting Championship — Junior14th
CIK-FIA European Championship — KFJNC†
Rotax Max Euro Challenge — Junior28th
CIK-FIA Karting Academy TrophyCohen, Amihai16th
2016WSK Champions Cup — OKCRG SpANC
Rotax Max Wintercup — Senior20th
Rotax International Open — Senior8th
WSK Super Master Series — OK29th
Rotax Max Euro Challenge — Senior36th
2017Rotax Max Wintercup — Senior32nd
IAME Euro Series — X30 Senior12th
Rotax Max Euro Challenge — Senior22nd
As Cohen was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2018Italian F4 ChampionshipBWT Mücke Motorsport210000030th
ADAC Formula 4 Championship180000719th
2019Italian F4 ChampionshipVan Amersfoort Racing2000031326th
ADAC Formula 4 Championship2000017613th
Euroformula Open ChampionshipCarlin Motorsport400000NC†
FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 CupTeam Israel10100N/A13th
2020Euroformula Open ChampionshipCarlin Motorsport1800021147th
Toyota Racing SeriesM2 Competition1500001649th
2021FIA Formula 3 ChampionshipCarlin Buzz Racing200000024th
Formula Regional European ChampionshipJD Motorsport80000027th
2022Formula Regional Asian ChampionshipBlackArts Racing60000421st
FIA Formula 3 ChampionshipJenzer Motorsport180000224th
2023FIA Formula 3 ChampionshipRodin Carlin180000224th
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)

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122PosPoints
2018nowrapBWT Mücke MotorsportADR
1

ADR
2

ADR
3

LEC
1

LEC
2

LEC
3

MNZ
1

MNZ
2

MNZ
3

MIS
1

MIS
2

MIS
3

IMO
1
IMO
2
IMO
3
VLL
1

VLL
2

VLL
3

MUG
1

MUG
2

MUG
3

30th0
2019nowrapVan Amersfoort RacingVLL
1

VLL
2

VLL
3

MIS
1

MIS
2

MIS
3

HUN
1

HUN
2

HUN
3

RBR
1

RBR
2

RBR
3

IMO
1
IMO
2
IMO
3
IMO
4
MUG
1

MUG
2

MUG
3

MNZ
1

MNZ
2

MNZ
3

6th132

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
2018nowrapBWT Mücke MotorsportOSC
1

OSC
2

OSC
3

HOC1
1

HOC1
2

HOC1
3

LAU
1

LAU
2

LAU
3

RBR
1

RBR
2

RBR
3

HOC2
1

HOC2
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

NÜR
3

HOC3
1
HOC3
2
HOC3
3
19th7
2019nowrapVan Amersfoort RacingOSC
1

OSC
2

OSC
3

RBR
1

RBR
2

RBR
3

HOC
1

HOC
2

ZAN
1

ZAN
2

ZAN
3

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

NÜR
3

HOC
1

HOC
2

HOC
3

SAC
1

SAC
2

SAC
3

13th76

Complete Toyota Racing Series results

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

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

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

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)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2021nowrapCarlin Buzz RacingCAT
1

CAT
2

CAT
3

LEC
1

LEC
2

LEC
3

RBR
1

RBR
2

RBR
3

HUN
1

HUN
2

HUN
3

SPA
1

SPA
2

SPA
3

ZAN
1

ZAN
2

ZAN
3

SOC
1

SOC
2

SOC
3

24th0
2022nowrapJenzer MotorsportBHR
SPR

BHR
FEA

IMO
SPR

IMO
FEA

CAT
SPR

CAT
FEA

SIL
SPR

SIL
FEA

RBR
SPR

RBR
FEA

HUN
SPR

HUN
FEA

SPA
SPR

SPA
FEA

ZAN
SPR

ZAN
FEA

MNZ
SPR

MNZ
FEA

24th2
2023nowrapRodin CarlinBHR
SPR

BHR
FEA

MEL
SPR

MEL
FEA

MON
SPR

MON
FEA

CAT
SPR

CAT
FEA

RBR
SPR

RBR
FEA

SIL
SPR

SIL
FEA

HUN
SPR

HUN
FEA

SPA
SPR

SPA
FEA

MNZ
SPR

MNZ
FEA

24th2
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)

Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wood. Ida. 2019-01-24. Red Bull junior Dennis Hauger remains in F4, switches to VAR. 2021-05-10. Formula Scout. en-US.
  2. Web site: Hansford. Rob. 2019-09-25. Germany, Israel and New Zealand join Motorsport Games F4 Cup. 2021-05-10. Formula Scout. en-US.
  3. Web site: Wood. Ida. 2019-09-16. ADAC F4 racer Ido Cohen joins Carlin for last two EF Open rounds. 2021-03-26. Formula Scout. en-US.
  4. Web site: Wood. Ida. 2020-01-14. Carlin signs Ido Cohen as first 2020 Euroformula Open driver. 2021-05-10. Formula Scout. en-US.
  5. Web site: Wood. Ida. 2020-12-16. Euroformula season review: The super-close battle that dominated 2020. 2021-05-10. Formula Scout. en-US.
  6. Web site: Wood. Ida. 2020-10-04. Full entry list revealed for post-season FIA F3 test at Barcelona. 2021-05-10. Formula Scout. en-US.
  7. Web site: Allen. Peter. 2020-10-26. Vesti to drive with ART in second FIA F3 post-season test. 2021-05-10. Formula Scout. en-US.
  8. Web site: 9 February 2021. Carlin sign Cohen for 2021 campaign. 1 April 2021. FIA Formula 3. en.
  9. Web site: Allen. Peter. 11 February 2022. Jenzer makes Ido Cohen its first F3 signing for 2022. 27 March 2022. Formula Scout. en-US.
  10. Web site: Driver Standings for the FIA Formula 3 2022 Championship. 8 October 2022. FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. en.
  11. Web site: Ido Cohen returns to Rodin Carlin for 2023 season. 10 February 2023. 10 February 2023. FIA Formula3® - The Official F3® Website. en.