Max Cook

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Max Cook
NationalityBritish
Born (2002-12-09) 9 December 2002 (age 20)
Bristol, England
Current teamCheshire Mouldings FS-3 Kawasaki
Bike number30
Website Max Cook Official
Motorcycle racing career statistics
British Superbike Championship
Active years 2023
Manufacturers Kawasaki
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
600002
British Supersport Championship
Active years 2022
Manufacturers Yamaha
2022 championship position27th (13 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
2000013

Max Cook (born 9 December 2002) [1] is a professional road racer of solo motorcycles. In 2023, he rode in the British Superbike Championship with Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Kawasaki. [2]

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For 2021, he raced in the Pirelli National Junior Superstock Championship, earning status as rookie of the year in the championship with 8th place in the standings. He remained in the championship the following year with the Binch Racing Team, where he won the title by 50 points over Franco Bourne. [3] 2022 also saw him make a wildcard appearance at the final round of that year's British Supersport Championship in a collaboration between the Binch Racing Team and Carl Cox Motorsport. [4]

Cook had previously raced in the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship alongside fellow Briton Scott Ogden for the British Talent Team. He placed 25th at the end of his rookie season in 2019, before improving to a 13th-place finish the following year. In 2018, Cook was selected to compete in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, [5] finishing his rookie 2018 season in 18th place. His second season in 2019 saw him end the season in 9th place, including a podium in race 2 of the Sachsenring round. [6]

Racing achievements

2014 – British FAB Racing Championship – 3rd

2015 – British Junior Pitbike Championship – 2nd

2015 – Aprilia Superteen Championship – 1st

2016 – British Junior Pitbike Championship – 2nd

2016 – British Open Class Moto3 Championship – 9th

2017 – British Junior Pitbike Championship – 1st

2017 – British Standard Class Moto3 Championship – 1st

2018 – British Talent Cup – 3rd

2018 – Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup – 18th

2019 – Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup – 9th

2019 – FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship – 25th

2020 – FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship – 13th

2021 – British Junior Superstock 600 – 8th

2022 – British Junior Superstock 600 – 1st

2023 – British Superbikes

Career statistics

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year

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

Year123456789101112PosPts
2018 SPA1
13
SPA2
20
MUG
Ret
NED1
15
NED2
11
GER1
8
GER2
NC
RBR1
Ret
RBR2
DNS
MIS
16
ARA1
12
ARA2
14
18th23
2019 SPA1
11
SPA2
8
MUG
13
NED1
Ret
NED2
4
GER1
9
GER2
3
RBR1
10
RBR2
9
MIS
11
ARA1
7
ARA2
12
9th83

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

Races by year

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

YearBike123456789101112PosPts
2019 Honda EST
13
VAL1
15
VAL2
Ret
FRA
18
CAT1
13
CAT2
13
ARA
16
JER1
16
JER2
17
ALB
16
VAL1
15
VAL2
11
25th16
2020 Honda EST
7
POR
7
JER1
Ret
JER2
DNS
JER3
DNS
ARA1
5
ARA2
11
ARA3
11
VAL1
Ret
VAL1
14
VAL1
12
13th45

British Supersport Championship

By year

YearBike1234567891011PosPts
SRFRSRFRSRFRSRFRSRFRSRFRSRFRSRFRSRFRSRFRSRFR
2022 Yamaha SIL
SIL
OUL
OUL
DON
DON
KNO
KNO
BRH
BRH
THR
THR
CAD
CAD
SNE
SNE
OUL
OUL
DON
DON
BRH
11
BRH
9
27th13

British Superbike Championship

By year

YearBike1234567891011PosPts
R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3
2023 Kawasaki SIL
20
SIL
21
SIL
20
OUL
20
OUL
14
OUL
17
DON
DON
DON
KNO
KNO
KNO
SNE
SNE
SNE
BRH
BRH
BRH
THR
THR
THR
CAD
CAD
CAD
OUL
OUL
OUL
DON
DON
DON
BRH
BRH
BRH
21st2

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References

  1. Profile at Red Bull Rookies Cup www.redbull.com. Retrieved 30 May 2023
  2. CHESHIRE MOULDINGS KAWASAKI SIGN JUNIOR SUPERSTOCK CHAMPION COOK FOR 2023 BENNETTS BSB British Superbike , 26 November 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2023
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  4. BSB Brands Hatch: Max Cook to make British Supersport debut in season finale British Superbike, 15 October 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2023
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