Juan Cota Alonso (born 19 September 2007) is a Spanish racing driver. He last competed in the F4 Spanish Championship for Drivex in 2024, and is set to compete in the 2025 Eurocup-3 season with the team.[1] He won a gold medal at the 2024 FIA Motorsport Games, representing Spain.
| Juan Cota | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Spanish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 September 2007 Madrid, Spain | ||||||||||||||
| F4 Spanish Championship career | |||||||||||||||
| Debut season | 2023 | ||||||||||||||
| Current team | Drivex | ||||||||||||||
| Car number | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Starts | 39 (39 entries) | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Poles | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Fastest laps | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Previous series | |||||||||||||||
| 2023–24 | Formula Winter Series | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editFormula 4
edit2023
editCota made his debut in Formula 4 machinery in the Inaugural season of the Formula Winter Series with Drivex.[2] He continued with Drivex for the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship. Having achieved two points finishes with a high of fifth place, he finished 15th in the standings with 14 points.[3][4]
2024
editDuring the pre-season, Cota partook in the 2024 Formula Winter Series with MP Motorsport.[5] In the F4 Spanish Championship, he won his first three races in the Valencia round.[6][7] At the FIA Motorsport Games, Cota competed in the Formula 4 Cup, where he won the qualifying and main race.[8][9] In the season finale of the F4 Spanish Championship, he won his fourth and final race of the season.[10] Cota finished 4th in the standings, amassing a total of 186 points in an impressive sophomore season.[11]
2025
editOn 23 December 2024, Drivex announced that Cota would join the outfit for the 2025 Eurocup-3 season.[12]
Karting record
editKarting career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | IAME Winter Cup - X30 Mini | Unomatricula K-Team | 8th |
| Spanish Championship Karting - Cadet | 11th | ||
| 2019 | IAME Winter Cup - X30 Mini | Kart Republic Spain | 4th |
| IAME Euro Series - X30 Mini | 20th | ||
| Spanish Championship Karting - Cadet | 2nd | ||
| 2020 | IAME Winter Cup - X30 Junior | Kart Republic Spain | 21st |
| 2022 | IAME Winter Cup - X30 Senior | KR Motorsport | 34th |
| Spanish Championship Karting - Senior | Kart Republic Motorsport | 5th |
Racing record
editRacing career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Formula Winter Series | Drivex | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 8th |
| F4 Spanish Championship | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15th | ||
| 2024 | Formula Winter Series | Drivex | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 6th |
| F4 Spanish Championship | 21 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 186 | 4th | ||
| FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup | Team Spain | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | N/A | 1st | |
| 2025 | Eurocup-3 | Drivex |
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
edit(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Drivex | SPA 1 18 |
SPA 2 18 |
SPA 3 18 |
ARA 1 24 |
ARA 2 28† |
ARA 3 Ret |
NAV 1 13 |
NAV 2 20 |
NAV 3 16 |
JER 1 20 |
JER 2 17 |
JER 3 18 |
EST 1 16 |
EST 2 31 |
EST 3 8 |
CRT 1 25 |
CRT 2 13 |
CRT 3 13 |
CAT 1 20 |
CAT 2 23 |
CAT 3 5 |
15th | 14 |
| 2024 | Drivex | JAR 1 19 |
JAR 2 12 |
JAR 3 8 |
POR 1 24 |
POR 2 11 |
POR 3 32† |
LEC 1 3 |
LEC 2 6 |
LEC 3 31 |
ARA 1 18 |
ARA 2 9 |
ARA 3 22 |
CRT 1 1 |
CRT 2 1 |
CRT 3 1 |
JER 1 2 |
JER 2 4 |
JER 3 2 |
CAT 1 16 |
CAT 2 2 |
CAT 3 1 |
4th | 186 |
Complete Formula Winter Series results
edit(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Drivex | JER 1 10 |
JER 2 8 |
JER 3 1 |
CRT 1 2 |
CRT 2 6 |
CRT 3 Ret |
ARA 1 7 |
ARA 2 21 |
ARA 3 Ret |
CAT 1 WD |
CAT 2 WD |
CAT 3 WD |
6th | 64 |
References
edit- ^ "DRIVER ANNOUNCEMENT". x.com. 26 December 2024.
- ^ "FORMULA WINTER SERIES ROLLS OUT WITH AN INTERNATIONAL STARTING FIELD". Formula Winter Series. 4 February 2023. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (1 October 2023). "Deligny boosts his Spanish F4 title hopes with Estoril win". Formula Scout.
- ^ Wood, Ida (12 November 2023). "Ho's win in F4 finale overshadowed by Deligny's disqualification antics programme". Formula Scout.
- ^ "DRIVEX TO COMPETE AGAIN IN FORMULA WINTER SERIES". Formula Winter Series. 2 February 2024.
- ^ Allen, Peter (14 September 2024). "Cota wins as Spanish F4 title contenders hit trouble in Valencia opener". Formula Scout.
- ^ Allen, Peter (15 September 2024). "Juan Cota completes Spanish F4 hat-trick at Valencia". Formula Scout.
- ^ Wood, Ida (26 October 2024). "Spain's Juan Cota wins Motorsport Games F4 qualification race". Formula Scout.
- ^ Allen, Peter (27 October 2024). "Juan Cota claims home gold for Spain in Motorsport Games F4". Formula Scout.
- ^ Wood, Ida (10 November 2024). "Cota cruises to Spanish F4 win at Barcelona as Colnaghi clinches crown". Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "F4 Spanish Championship Standings 2024 | Motorsport Stats". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
External links
edit- Juan Cota career summary at DriverDB.com