Juan Cota

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Juan Cota
Nationality Flag of Spain.svg Spanish
Born (2007-09-19) 19 September 2007 (age 17)
Madrid, Spain
F4 Spanish Championship career
Debut season 2023
Current team Drivex
Car number4
Starts39 (39 entries)
Wins3
Podiums6
Poles1
Fastest laps3
Previous series
2023–24 Formula Winter Series
Medal record
Formula 4
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
FIA Motorsport Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Valencia F4 Cup

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.

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Career

Formula 4

2023

Cota 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

During 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

On 23 December 2024, Drivex announced that Cota would join the outfit for the 2025 Eurocup-3 season. [12]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2018IAME Winter Cup - X30 MiniUnomatricula K-Team8th
Spanish Championship Karting - Cadet11th
2019IAME Winter Cup - X30 MiniKart Republic Spain4th
IAME Euro Series - X30 Mini20th
Spanish Championship Karting - Cadet2nd
2020IAME Winter Cup - X30 JuniorKart Republic Spain21st
2022IAME Winter Cup - X30 SeniorKR Motorsport34th
Spanish Championship Karting - SeniorKart Republic Motorsport5th

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2023 Formula Winter Series Drivex 40000368th
F4 Spanish Championship 2100001415th
2024 Formula Winter Series Drivex 91102646th
F4 Spanish Championship 2141481864th
FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup Team Spain22102N/A1st
2025 Eurocup-3 Drivex

Complete Formula Winter Series results

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

YearTeam123456789101112DCPoints
2023 Drivex JER
1
5		 JER
2
6		 CRT
1
7		 CRT
2
4		 NAV
1 		NAV
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		8th36
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		6th64

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
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		15th14
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		4th186

Complete Eurocup-3 results

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

YearTeam12345678910111213141516DCPoints
2025 Drivex RBR
1
RBR
2
POR
1
POR
2
LEC
1
LEC
2
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
ASS
1
ASS
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
JER
1
JER
2
CAT
1
CAT
2
TBDTBD

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References

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  2. ↑ "FORMULA WINTER SERIES ROLLS OUT WITH AN INTERNATIONAL STARTING FIELD". Formula Winter Series. 4 February 2023. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023.
  3. ↑ Wood, Ida (1 October 2023). "Deligny boosts his Spanish F4 title hopes with Estoril win". Formula Scout.
  4. ↑ Wood, Ida (12 November 2023). "Ho's win in F4 finale overshadowed by Deligny's disqualification antics programme". Formula Scout.
  5. ↑ "DRIVEX TO COMPETE AGAIN IN FORMULA WINTER SERIES". Formula Winter Series. 2 February 2024.
  6. ↑ Allen, Peter (14 September 2024). "Cota wins as Spanish F4 title contenders hit trouble in Valencia opener". Formula Scout.
  7. ↑ Allen, Peter (15 September 2024). "Juan Cota completes Spanish F4 hat-trick at Valencia". Formula Scout.
  8. ↑ Wood, Ida (26 October 2024). "Spain's Juan Cota wins Motorsport Games F4 qualification race". Formula Scout.
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