Max Cook (born 9 December 2002) is a professional road racer of solo motorcycles. In 2023, he rode in the British Superbike Championship with Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Kawasaki.
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. 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.
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, 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.
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 Superbike Championship - 14th
2024 – British Superbike Championship
Career statistics
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, and races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | SPA113 | SPA220 | MUGRet | NED115 | NED211 | GER18 | GER2NC | RBR1Ret | RBR2DNS | MIS16 | ARA112 | ARA214 | 18th | 23 |
| 2019 | SPA111 | SPA28 | MUG13 | NED1Ret | NED24 | GER19 | GER23 | RBR110 | RBR29 | MIS11 | ARA17 | ARA212 | 9th | 83 |
FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Honda | EST13 | VAL115 | VAL2Ret | FRA18 | CAT113 | CAT213 | ARA16 | JER116 | JER217 | ALB16 | VAL115 | VAL211 | 25th | 16 |
| 2020 | Honda | EST7 | POR7 | JER1Ret | JER2DNS | JER3DNS | ARA15 | ARA211 | ARA311 | VAL1Ret | VAL114 | VAL112 | 13th | 45 |
British Supersport Championship
By year
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Pts | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | ||||
| 2022 | Yamaha | SIL | SIL | OUL | OUL | DON | DON | KNO | KNO | BRH | BRH | THR | THR | CAD | CAD | SNE | SNE | OUL | OUL | DON | DON | BRH11 | BRH9 | 27th | 13 |
British Superbike Championship
By year
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | ||||
| 2023 | Kawasaki | SIL20 | SIL21 | SIL20 | OUL20 | OUL14 | OUL17 | 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 | 21st | 2 |
References
Profile at Red Bull Rookies Cup www.redbull.com. Retrieved 30 May 2023 https://www.redbull.com/int-en/rookiescup/riders/athlete-profile-max-cook ↩
CHESHIRE MOULDINGS KAWASAKI SIGN JUNIOR SUPERSTOCK CHAMPION COOK FOR 2023 BENNETTS BSB British Superbike, 26 November 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2023 https://www.britishsuperbike.com/news/2022/nov/26/cheshire-mouldings-kawasaki-sign-junior-superstock-champion-cook-for-2023-bennetts-bsb ↩
PIRELLI NATIONAL JUNIOR SUPERSTOCK CHAMPIONSHIP WITH MOTONOVO FINANCE: DOUBLE WIN FOR BOURNE British Superbike, 16 October 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2023 https://www.britishsuperbike.com/news/2022/oct/16/pirelli-national-junior-superstock-championship-with-motonovo-finance-double-win-for-bourne ↩
BSB Brands Hatch: Max Cook to make British Supersport debut in season finale British Superbike, 15 October 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2023 https://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/british-superbikes/2022/october/max-cook-supersport-brands-hatch/ ↩
About Max Max Cook Official, No date given. Retrieved 8 May 2023 https://maxcook30.com/about-max/ ↩
RECAP | Kunii snatches victory from Tatay at the Sachsenring Red Bull, 7 July 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2023 https://www.redbull.com/int-en/rookiescup/recap-kunii-snatches-victory-from-tatay-at-the-sachsenring-2019 ↩