Brendon Cook
Brendon Cook, born 27 December 1970 in Newcastle Australia, is best known as a race driver. Racing mainly in Australia, but also in Europe. Started racing at the age of 16 in Karts, winning club titles there and moved into Formula Ford in Britain. He raced 4 races in the British Junior series, which ran the same races as the outright series, but for different points. The highlight for him would have been out qualifying eventual Formula One driver David Coulthard. After an unsuccessful season of Formula 3 in Switzerland in 1990, he returned to Australia and competed in various club racing including Formula Ford, AUSCAR, HQ Holdens and Karts. In 2002 he returned to run the Australian Formula Two Championship where he finished 8th and took out the Rookie of the Year award. From there he moved to the Australian Mitsubishi Mirage series and competed in the Bathurst 2 hour race finishing 3rd in Class B. 2004-05 he raced a Citroën Xsara in the NSW Combined Touring Car Championship, winning the State Championship in his class. He raced a BMW in the 2006, and a Holden Vectra in the 2007 Australian Production Car Championship. In the summer of 2006, he joined the ranks of Street Stockers, running at Parramatta City Speedway over the 2006-2007 season.
Career results
Season |
Series |
Position |
Car |
Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1989 |
British Formula Ford Championship |
- |
Van Diemen RF87 - Ford |
Harvey Gillanders Racing |
1990 |
Swiss Formula 3 Championship |
12th |
Ralt RT23 - Alfa Romeo |
Jo Zeller Racing |
1991 |
CCCC Formula Libre Championship |
1st |
Van Diemen RF85 - Ford |
BCM |
1991/2 |
Australian AUSCAR Championship |
22nd |
Holden Commodore VN |
Fastrack |
1993 |
NSW HQ Holden Series |
18th |
HQ Holden |
BCM |
1994 |
NSW HQ Holden Series |
8th |
HQ Holden |
BCM |
1994 |
CCCC Club Car Championship |
1st |
HQ Holden |
BCM |
1995 |
NSW Formula Ford Hillclimb Championship |
1st |
Van Diemen RF85 - Ford |
Peter Finlay Racing |
1996 |
Australian Formula Ford Hillclimb Championship |
3rd |
Van Diemen RF85 - Ford |
Peter Finlay Racing |
1996 |
British Formula Ford Championship |
- |
Martlet DM6 - Ford |
3 Sisters |
2002 |
Australian Formula Two Championship |
8th |
Cheetah Mk7-Golf |
BAE Racing |
2003 |
Australian Mitsubishi Mirage Cup |
12th |
Mitsubishi Mirage RS |
Mal Rose Racing |
2004 |
Australian MG Trophy |
5th |
MG F Trophy |
Mopro |
2004 |
NSW Combined Touring Championship Class C |
1st |
Citroën Xsara VTS |
Fortec Motorsport |
2005 |
NSW Combined Touring Championship Class E |
3rd |
Citroën Xsara VTS |
On Track Motorsport |
2006 |
NSW Combined Touring Championship Class E |
2nd |
Citroën Xsara VTS |
On Track Motorsport |
2006 |
Australian Production Car Trophy |
12th |
BMW 323i |
On Track Motorsport |
2006/7 |
PCR Street Stock Championship |
26th |
Holden Commodore VS |
BCM |
2007 |
Australian Production Car Trophy |
4th |
Holden Vectra |
Mertens Racing |
Endurance Races
Year |
Race |
Circuit |
Team |
Car |
Qualified |
Outright |
Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1996 |
Nürburgring 24 Hour |
Nürburgring Nordschleife |
Fortec Motorsport |
Peugeot 405 Mi16 |
111th |
DNF |
DNF |
2003 |
Bathurst 2 Hour |
Bathurst |
Mal Rose Racing |
Mitsubishi Mirage RS |
22nd |
17th |
3rd |
2003 |
Bathurst 24 Hour |
Bathurst |
Mal Rose Racing |
Mitsubishi Mirage RS |
46th |
DNS |
DNS |
Rugby
Brendon played both Rugby League & Union in his early years as a utility back, usually full back. Starting in League he represented Group 3 & Central Coast Juniors before going to Barker College and playing seven years of union there where he also became a certified referee. After leaving Barker he played for Singleton Pirates, representing NSW Country Under 21's in 2 games off the bench in 1989 before leaving for Europe. In 1990 after returning from Europe, he played for Sydney University Colts and at the end of 1990 Oak Bay Castaways-Wanderers in Canada. He retired from rugby after a knee injury in Canada.
Personal Life
Cook's parants were Hotel owners, and he and his four sisters had a nomadic lifestyle. Thus he went to boarding school at Barker College and then Sydney University. He is married to Kim (2001), has one son Jenson (2004) and a daughter Mollie (2007) and now lives in the Sydney suburb of Lane Cove North.
References
- Motorsport.com Article 1
- PCAA Article: 2
- NDM Article: 3
- NDM Article: 4
- NDM Article: 5
- PCAA Article: 6
- Motorsport.com Article : 7
- Article 2002-03-12: 8
- Article 2002-12-09: 9
- Motorsport.com Article: 10
- 2003 Bathurst 2 Hour results: 11
- Auburn Review: http://www.geocities.com/bjcookracing/BJpromo.jpg
- Formula 3 CC - 12
- NSWHCC 1995 - 13
- AusHCC 1996 - 14
