David Cook (racing driver)

David Cook
Born	(1975-04-03) April 3, 1975 Rotherham, England
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	1994–1998
Known for	British Formula Renault Champion (1996)

David Cook (born 3 April 1975) is a former British racing driver, notable for clinching the British Formula Renault Championship title in 1996 and for his brief stint in the International Formula 3000 series during 1997 and 1998, driving for the family-operated DC Cook Motorsports team.

Racing career

Hailing from Rotherham, Cook began his motorsport journey in 1994 by competing in the Formula Vauxhall Junior championship. The following year, he progressed to the Formula Renault UK series, where he achieved a seventh-place finish overall while also taking part in two rounds of the Championnat de France Formule Renault with Lewis Motorsport. In 1996, he claimed the British Formula Renault championship with three race victories. That same year, he also contested two rounds of the British Formula Two for Super Nova and secured sixth place in the overall standings of the Formula Renault Eurocup, including one win.

In 1997, Cook raced in six out of ten International Formula 3000 events representing DC Cook Motorsports but did not manage to earn points. The next year, he appeared in a single Formula 3000 race for Redman Bright and took part in eight rounds of the British Formula 3 Championship, accumulating ten points and finishing eighteenth in the final classification. He concluded his professional racing career at the close of 1998.