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Born 9 December 2002 , Max Cook is one of British motorcycle racing’s most exciting young talents — a rider who has progressed through every level of the sport with remarkable speed, determination, and a natural gift for two wheels.

Early Career & Grassroots Success

Max’s story began on karting tracks before he made the transition to full-size circuits. At just 12 years old, he secured the Aprilia Superteens Championship, setting multiple lap records and becoming the first rider in the championship’s 16-year history to achieve pole position in the first three rounds — and the youngest ever to win the title.  He rewrote Superteen history by becoming the only rookie to set pole position and win their first race at the opening round, a feat that had never been achieved in the championship’s 20-year history. He also shattered the Donington Park GP Circuit lap record by an extraordinary 2.5 seconds. 

Building on that momentum, Max exceeded expectations in 2016, finishing in the top 10 of his inaugural British Superbike Moto3 Championship campaign. He went on to take it a step further in 2017, claiming the championship title with an incredible 15 wins from 22 races, setting no fewer than seven lap records along the way. 

International Stage — Red Bull Rookies & FIM CEV Moto3

Cook has also competed in the Junior World Championships, and in 2018 was selected to represent Britain in the Red Bull Rookies MotoGP Cup for two years.  From 5,000 applicants, only 100 riders were invited to Spain before the field was cut to 47 — Max was the youngest rider and made it into the final 16. 

Cook then raced in the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship alongside fellow Briton Scott Ogden for the British Talent Team, placing 25th in his rookie season in 2019 before improving to 13th the following year.  That 2020 season, despite being shortened by COVID, saw him break the long-standing lap record at the Portuguese GP circuit at Portimão — a record previously held by Fabio Quartararo since 2014 — with a best race finish of 5th at Aragón, the highest finish by a British rider that year. 

Dominating the Junior Superstock Championship

In 2021, Cook returned to British racing, competing in the Pirelli National Junior Superstock Championship and earning Rookie of the Year honours with an 8th-place finish in the standings.  He remained in the championship in 2022 with the Binch Racing Team, where he dominated the season to win the title by 50 points over Franco Bourne.  During that campaign he took nine race wins, 11 podiums, eight pole positions and set five all-time lap records.  The year also saw him make a wildcard appearance at the final round of the British Supersport Championship in a collaboration between the Binch Racing Team and Carl Cox Motorsport. 

British Superbike Championship

In 2023, Max made his debut in the British Superbike Championship with Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Kawasaki. Despite early setbacks from arm pump surgery, he bounced back with strong performances — scoring points at Silverstone and Donington, then narrowly missing the podium at Thruxton with two P4 finishes. He recovered from a crash at Cadwell to end the season on a high with a P7 at Brands Hatch, taking home the BSB Rookie of the Year award. 

He returned with the FS-3 Racing Kawasaki team for a second season in 2024, when he claimed his first top-three race result.  Cook has continued to go from strength to strength, achieving multiple podiums, most recently at Thruxton. 

2026 & Beyond

For the 2026 season, Cook remains with FS-3 Racing for a fourth consecutive year, now campaigning the all-new bimota KB998 Rimini Superbike under the AJN Steelstock banner.  He made an immediate impression, topping the times on the final day of the R&G Official Test at Donington Park — a perfect early statement of intent heading into the new season. 

With a championship pedigree forged across multiple classes and machinery, and a relentless drive to improve, Max Cook is firmly established as one of the most compelling racers in British Superbikes today.