Ido Cohen (born 16 August 2001) is an

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who is currently competing in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship for

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Career summary

Lower formulae

Cohen made his car racing debut in 2018, racing in Italian F4 and

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. In Italian F4, he finished 30th overall (9th in the Rookie Championship), and in

, 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

. Also in 2019, Cohen raced in the Formula 4 category of the

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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

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, where he had a best finish of 7th.

2020

He would then race full time in the series in

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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

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post season test with Carlin at the

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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

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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

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, alongside

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and former Italian F4 rival

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2022

Cohen joined

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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

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in the feature race, where he finished 8th. He ended the season 24th in the standings with 2 points, ahead of teammate

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but far from his other teammate

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2023

Staying in the category for a third season, Cohen would return to the rebranded

outfit to drive in

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, partnering Oliver Gray and

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Personal life

Cohen's father Amihai Cohen owns Greek airline

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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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