# Juan Cota

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. He won a gold medal at the 2024 FIA Motorsport Games, representing Spain.

## Career
### Formula 4
#### 2023

Cota made his debut in Formula 4 machinery in the Inaugural season of the Formula Winter Series with Drivex. 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.

#### 2024

During the pre-season, Cota partook in the 2024 Formula Winter Series with MP Motorsport. In the F4 Spanish Championship, he won his first three races in the Valencia round. At the FIA Motorsport Games, Cota competed in the Formula 4 Cup, where he won the qualifying and main race. In the season finale of the F4 Spanish Championship, he won his fourth and final race of the season. Cota finished 4th in the standings, amassing a total of 186 points in an impressive sophomore season.

#### 2025

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

## Karting record
### Karting career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Position |
| 2018 | IAME Winter Cup - X30 Mini | Unomatricula K-Team | 8th |
| 2018 | Spanish Championship Karting - Cadet | | 11th |
| 2019 | IAME Winter Cup - X30 Mini | Kart Republic Spain | 4th |
| 2019 | IAME Euro Series - X30 Mini | Kart Republic Spain | 20th |
| 2019 | Spanish Championship Karting - Cadet | | 2nd |
| 2020 | IAME Winter Cup - X30 Junior | Kart Republic Spain | 21st |
| 2022 | IAME Winter Cup - X30 Senior | KR Motorsport | 34th |
| 2022 | Spanish Championship Karting - Senior | Kart Republic Motorsport | 5th |

## Racing record
### Racing career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2023 | Formula Winter Series | Drivex | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 8th |
| 2023 | F4 Spanish Championship | Drivex | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15th |
| 2024 | Formula Winter Series | Drivex | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 6th |
| 2024 | F4 Spanish Championship | Drivex | 21 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 186 | 4th |
| 2024 | FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup | Team Spain | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | N/A | 1st |
| 2025 | Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship | Drivex | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25* | 5th* |
| 2025 | Eurocup-3 | Drivex | | | | | | | |

### Complete Formula Winter Series results

(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 |
| 2023 | Drivex | JER 1 5 | JER 2 6 | CRT 1 7 | CRT 2 4 | NAV 1 | NAV 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | | | | | 8th | 36 |
| 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 |

### Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

(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 Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
| 2025 | Drivex | JER 1 5 | JER 2 2 | JER 3 15 | POR 1 18 | POR 2 8 | POR 3 14 | ARA 1 | ARA 2 | ARA 3 | 8th* | 27* |

### Complete Eurocup-3 results

(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 | DC | Points |
| 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 | TBD | TBD |