Sabré Cook
| Sabré Cook | |
|---|---|
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| Nationality |  American |
| Born | May 21, 1994 Grand Junction, Colorado |
| W Series | |
| Years active | 2019–2021 |
| Teams | Hitech GP, Bunker Racing |
| Starts | 14 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 12th in 2019 |
| Previous series | |
| 2017 2018 2018 | SCCA National Championship Runoffs Formula 4 United States U.S. F2000 National Championship |
Sabré Leigh Cook[1] (born May 21, 1994) is an American female racing driver and mechanical engineer. She has previously competed in the W Series.[2]
Biography
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Cook started her professional motorsport career with an invitation into the 2017 SCCA National Championship Runoffs event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, finishing ninth in the Formula Enterprise class.[3] She would step up to American entry level formula in 2018, running partial campaigns in both U.S.F2000 and Formula 4.[4][5] Her best results would be a 14th in USF2000 (at Indianapolis) and a 15th in USF4 (at the Circuit of the Americas), however she would only be classified in the former championship standings as points are only awarded to the top 10 in F4.[6]
She would qualify as one of the 18 permanent drivers for the 2019 W Series, a Formula Regional championship for women.[7] Cook would have an anonymous debut with 13th at the Hockenheimring, but pushed Vivien Keszthelyi out of the race in Zolder which resulted in a drive-through penalty. A race-long battle with Sarah Moore saw her first points at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, and backed it up with a seventh-place finish in Nuremberg. Two more points in the final round at Brands Hatch saw her take 12th in the championship and the final automatic qualification place for the 2020 championship, but the season was cancelled with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, she returned to US-based competition and the Indy Pro 2000 Championship, but ran out of funding after just two rounds.
Cook returned to the W Series in 2021, driving for the Bunker car club entrant. In the first race at the Red Bull Ring, she was involved in an unseen first-corner collision that resulted in a hip injury – an injury that went untreated for the remainder of the season.[8] The American failed to score any points that season, the only driver to do so, but had been running in a points-paying position in the final race at the Circuit of the Americas before being spun by Jessica Hawkins.
Ahead of the 2023 season, following 18 months of rehabilitation for her hip injury, Cook was named as the first member of the Porsche Deluxe Female Driver Development Program, granting her 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup North America entry fee aid as well as mentoring sessions with former Porsche factory driver Patrick Long.[9] At the sixth round of the season at Indianapolis, driving for KellyMoss, Cook suffered a concussion in a crash and was forced to sit out the remainder of the season having earned a best finish of sixth in Miami.[10] Cook returned to the series with MDK Motorsports for 2024.[11]
Outside of driving, she also holds a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. She was the 2018 US Global final winner of the Infiniti Engineering Academy – an engineering program for international university students to compete and qualify for positions within Infiniti Global and Renault F1 Team.[12]
Racing record
[edit]Career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | SCCA National Championship Runoffs | Alliance Autosport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 9th |
| 2018 | Formula 4 United States Championship | Velocity Racing Development | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39th |
| U.S. F2000 National Championship | Team Benik | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 30th | |
| 2019 | W Series | Hitech GP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12th |
| 2020 | Indy Pro 2000 Championship | BN Racing with Team Benik | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 19th |
| SCCA National Championship Runoffs | Apple Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 8th | |
| 2021 | W Series | Bunker Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20th |
| Mazda MX-5 Cup | Hixon Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 370 | 31st | |
| 2023 | Porsche Carrera Cup North America | Kelly-Moss Road and Race | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 16th |
| 2024 | Porsche Carrera Cup North America | MDK Motorsports | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 12th |
| Era Motorsport | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Season still in progress.
SCCA National Championship Runoffs
[edit]| Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Van Diemen–Mazda DP06 | Mazda | Formula Enterprise | 9 | 9 | Running |
| 2017 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Spec Racer Ford Gen3 | Ford | Spec Racer Ford Gen3 | 52 | 69 | Running |
| 2020 | Road America | Van Diemen–Mazda DP06 | Mazda | Formula Enterprise 2 | 8 | 11 | Running |
American open-wheel racing results
[edit]U.S. F2000 Championship
[edit]| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Team Benik | STP 15 |
STP 17 |
IMS 21 |
IMS 14 |
LOR |
ROA 25 |
ROA 25 |
TOR |
TOR |
MDO 16 |
MDO 22 |
MDO 20 |
POR |
POR |
30th | 27 |
Indy Pro 2000 Championship
[edit]| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | BN Racing w/ Team Benik | ROA 10 |
ROA 10 |
MOH 11 |
MOH 12 |
MOH 15 |
LOR |
GMP |
IMS |
IMS |
IMS |
NJM |
NJM |
NJM |
STP |
STP |
19th | 47 |
Complete W Series results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hitech GP | HOC 13 |
ZOL 15 |
MIS 8 |
NOR 7 |
ASS 13 |
BRH 9 |
12th | 12 | ||
| 2021 | Bunker Racing | RBR1 14 |
RBR2 13 |
SIL 13 |
HUN 14 |
SPA 11 |
ZAN 14 |
COA1 11 |
COA2 13 |
20th | 0 |
* Season still in progress.
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.instagram.com/sabrecook/reel/C1DBxKtPSqW/
- ^ "Sabré Cook – W Series". W Series. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "MAZDA MOTORSPORTS SCCA RUNOFFS PREVIEW". Mazda USA. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "SABRÉ COOK JOINS TEAM BENIK FOR COOPER TIRES USF2000 POWERED BY MAZDA SEASON OPENER THIS WEEKEND". RacingNewsWorldwide.com. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ "F4 U.S. grid grows for penultimate weekend at NJMP". Racer.com. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Sabre Cook Gains 25 Positions in Final F4 Weekend and Takes Top Honors in the Infinity Engineering Academy". Formula 4 United States. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ "W Series announces its driver line-up". W Series. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "Sabre Cook Knows How Big This Moment Is". The Drive. 28 June 2023.
- ^ Dagys, John (March 1, 2023). "Cook in Porsche Deluxe Female Driver Development Program". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ "Sabré Cook Racing on Facebook". Sabré Cook Racing on Facebook. 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Six Car Squad for MDK Motorsports' Porsche Carrera Cup Assault". PCCNA. February 16, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ "INFINITI, RENAULT F1 GET TECHNICAL BOOST FROM YOUNG U.S. ENGINEERING TALENT". Autoweek. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
External links
[edit]
- Profile at Driver Database
- Website
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Racing drivers from Colorado
- People from Grand Junction, Colorado
- W Series drivers
- SCCA National Championship Runoffs participants
- U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers
- Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers
- Karting World Championship drivers
- United States F4 Championship drivers
- American female racing drivers
- Porsche Carrera Cup North America drivers
- 21st-century American sportswomen