[2] On 1 April 2017 he debuted in Formula 3 driving a F312 Dallara-Mercedes again on the Misano World Circuit.

His first win in Formula 3 came in Race 2 on the Red Bull Ring circuit in Spielberg, Austria.

[2] Thanks to the good standings[3] in the last two races on the Brno Circuit he won the FIA CEZ Formula 3 Championship 2017.

[7][8][9] Cola managed to win the 2018 Championship by scoring 154.5 points, 27 more than Paolo Brajnik, while another Italian racer, Ricardo Perego, got the third place.

[10] In 2019, he is again defending his title in the FIA CEZ Formula 3 Championship, on his F312 Dallara now motorized Volkswagen.