Ido Cohen

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 (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.^[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 seventh.^[3]

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.^[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 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.^[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] As in 2022, Cohen scored two points, coming ninth in the Silverstone sprint race.^[12] Cohen ended up 24th in the championship for the third year running.^[13]

Personal life

Cohen's father Amihai Cohen owns Greek airline Bluebird Airways.^{[citation needed]}

Karting record

Karting career summary

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

Racing record

Racing career summary

^† 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)

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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

Complete FIA Motorsport Games results

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

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

Complete Toyota Racing Series 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)

^† 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)

References

1. ^ Wood, Ida (2019-01-24). "Red Bull junior Dennis Hauger remains in F4, switches to VAR". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
2. ^ Hansford, Rob (2019-09-25). "Germany, Israel and New Zealand join Motorsport Games F4 Cup". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
3. ^ Wood, Ida (2019-09-16). "ADAC F4 racer Ido Cohen joins Carlin for last two EF Open rounds". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
4. ^ Wood, Ida (2020-01-14). "Carlin signs Ido Cohen as first 2020 Euroformula Open driver". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
5. ^ Wood, Ida (2020-12-16). "Euroformula season review: The super-close battle that dominated 2020". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
6. ^ Wood, Ida (2020-10-04). "Full entry list revealed for post-season FIA F3 test at Barcelona". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
7. ^ Allen, Peter (2020-10-26). "Vesti to drive with ART in second FIA F3 post-season test". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
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.
12. ^ "SPRINT RACE: Colapinto takes victory after Silverstone downpour". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
13. ^ "FIA F3 2023 results and standings". Motorsport.com. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2025.