Ido Cohen (born 16 August 2001) is an
Israeli racing driver
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Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise ...
who is currently competing in the
2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship
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for
Rodin Carlin.
Career summary
Lower formulae
Cohen made his car racing debut in 2018, racing in
Italian F4 and
ADAC Formula 4
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History
Gerhard Berger ...
. In
Italian F4, he finished 30th overall (9th in the Rookie Championship), and in
ADAC Formula 4
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History
Gerhard Berger ...
, 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
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History
Gerhard Berger ...
.
Also in 2019, Cohen raced in the
Formula 4 category of the
FIA Motorsport Games
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The first event took place in Italy in 2019 and was won by Russia. The 2020 edition was postponed to 2021, ...
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
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as a guest driver for
Carlin Motorsport
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, where he had a best finish of 7th.
2020
He would then race full time in the series in
2020
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with
Carlin, where he finished 7th in the standings with 114 points and 2 podiums.
FIA Formula 3 Championship
2021

In October 2020, Cohen tested in the
2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship
The 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship was the eleventh season of the third-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also second season under the moniker of FIA Formula 3 Championship, a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat o ...
post season test with
Carlin at the
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
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, where he managed 23rd on Day 1. He then tested again with the team in the second post season test at
Circuito de Jerez
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, 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
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, alongside
Kaylen Frederick and former Italian F4 rival
Jonny Edgar
Jonny Edgar (born 13 February 2004) is an English racing driver currently set to race in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship for MP Motorsport. He is a member of the Red Bull Junior Team and is the 2020 ADAC Formula 4 champion.
Career
Karting ...
.
2022

Cohen joined
Jenzer Motorsport
Jenzer Motorsport is an auto racing team based in Switzerland. Founded in 1993 by Andreas Jenzer the team is currently competing in FIA Formula 3, Italian F4 and F4 Spanish and has had a number of drivers who would turn out to be successful i ...
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 8th. He ended the season 24th in the standings with 2 points, ahead of teammate
Federico Malvestiti
Federico Malvestiti (born 12 June 2000) is an Italian racing driver who most recently competed in the FIA F3 Championship for Jenzer Motorsport. He is a race winner in the Italian F4 Championship.
Career
Karting
Malvestiti was born in Monz ...
but far from his other teammate
William Alatalo
William Alatalo (born 19 April 2002) is a Finnish-Ethiopian racing driver from Ilmajoki who most recently raced for Jenzer Motorsport in the FIA Formula 3 Championship.
Career
Karting
Alatalo started karting in 2009. He had a successful kar ...
.
2023
Staying in the category for a third season, Cohen would return to the rebranded
Rodin Carlin outfit to drive in
Formula 3
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, partnering
Oliver Gray and
Hunter Yeany
Hunter Yeany (born 11 May 2005) is an American racing driver who is currently competing in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Rodin Carlin. He previously raced in the Indy Pro 2000 and Formula Regional Americas championships, both with V ...
.
Personal life
Cohen's father Amihai Cohen owns Greek airline
Bluebird Airways
Bluebird Airways is an airline with its head office on the property of Heraklion International Airport in Heraklion, Greece.
History
Bluebird Airways is a Greek airline, established in 2008 in Heraklion, Crete, Greece and is mainly involved ...
.
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
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA Motorsport Games results
Complete Toyota Racing Series results
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Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Euroformula Open Championship results
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Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (ma ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
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Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (ma ...
) (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
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Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (ma ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results
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Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (ma ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
References
External links
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2001 births
Living people
Israeli racing drivers
Italian F4 Championship drivers
ADAC Formula 4 drivers
Euroformula Open Championship drivers
FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers
Mücke Motorsport drivers
Van Amersfoort Racing drivers
Carlin racing drivers
M2 Competition drivers
JD Motorsport drivers
Formula Regional Asian Championship drivers
Formula Regional European Championship drivers
Toyota Racing Series drivers
Jenzer Motorsport drivers
FIA Motorsport Games drivers
BlackArts Racing drivers
Sportspeople from Tel Aviv