Joshua Alexander Cook (born 15 June 1991) is a British racing driver who is set to compete the British Touring Car Championship for Speedworks Corolla Racing. He debuted in 2015, after being the runner-up in the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom in 2014.

Racing career

Cook competing at Brands Hatch during the 2019 British Touring Car Championship.

Cook began his career in karting in 2003, before graduating to the SAXMAX Saloon Car Championship in 2007. He switched to the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom for 2012, taking a two victories on his way to finishing fifth overall, with 287 points, and winning the Rookie Cup. He had previously done a partial season in 2010. He joined JHR Developments for the 2013 Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season, ending the season fifth in the standings with five podiums. Cook went on to race for SV Racing in the 2014 Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season, he ended the season second in the championship standings. In March 2015, it was announced that Cook would make his British Touring Car Championship debut with Power Maxed Racing driving a Chevrolet Cruze under the #RacingforHeroes banner He took his best finish today of seventh in race two, at Donington Park.

For his second season of BTCC racing, Cook joined the works MG Triple Eight Racing squad alongside rookie Ashley Sutton in the MG 6 GT. Cook qualified second at Donington Park to create an MG 1 - 2, a bad start for both MG's allowed Matt Jackson to jump the pair but Josh managed to hold onto second from the Toyota of Tom Ingram. After a less competitive mid-season, Cook finished second in race 25 at Silverstone behind his teammate. However, after the race both MG's were disqualified for technical infringements. Cook finished third at the final meeting of the season, by taking third place on the last corner from Subaru's Jason Plato. Cook finished the season in 12th with 175 points.

In subsequent seasons, Cook became a regular race winner and championship contender in the British Touring Car Championship, securing multiple victories and Independent class titles. He continued racing with BTC Racing before later joining Toyota Gazoo Racing UK.

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races; * signifies that driver led race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2015#RacingforHeroesChevrolet Cruze 4drBRH 1 13BRH 2 14BRH 3 RetDON 1 13DON 2 7DON 3 7*THR 1 9THR 2 18THR 3 9OUL 1 12OUL 2 26OUL 3 13CRO 1 12CRO 2 RetCRO 3 15SNE 1 15SNE 2 17SNE 3 16KNO 1 16KNO 2 15KNO 3 13ROC 1 13ROC 2 3ROC 3 10SIL 1 14SIL 2 12SIL 3 16BRH 1 9BRH 2 16BRH 3 1515th97
2016MG Racing RCIB InsuranceMG 6 GTBRH 1 5BRH 2 RetBRH 3 14DON 1 2DON 2 7DON 3 9THR 1 RetTHR 2 12THR 3 4OUL 1 7OUL 2 6OUL 3 5CRO 1 17CRO 2 14CRO 3 6SNE 1 26SNE 2 13SNE 3 9KNO 1 18KNO 2 16KNO 3 RetROC 1 4ROC 2 RetROC 3 15SIL 1 DSQSIL 2 17SIL 3 7BRH 1 3BRH 2 4BRH 3 712th175
2017Team Parker Racing with Maximum MotorsportFord Focus STBRH 1 13BRH 2 7BRH 3 26DON 1 10DON 2 4DON 3 7THR 1 RetTHR 2 30THR 3 22OUL 1 8OUL 2 6OUL 3 Ret18th75
MG Racing RCIB InsuranceMG 6 GTCRO 1 7CRO 2 23CRO 3 23SNE 1 RetSNE 2 28SNE 3 RetKNO 1 12KNO 2 RetKNO 3 29ROC 1 4ROC 2 RetROC 3 RetSIL 1 EXSIL 2 18SIL 3 RetBRH 1 25BRH 2 26BRH 3 Ret
2018Power Maxed TAG RacingVauxhall AstraBRH 1 NCBRH 2 15BRH 3 10DON 1 1*DON 2 7DON 3 2THR 1 9THR 2 1*THR 3 6OUL 1 17OUL 2 27OUL 3 11CRO 1 7CRO 2 RetCRO 3 18SNE 1 4SNE 2 2SNE 3 7ROC 1 RetROC 2 12ROC 3 12KNO 1 5KNO 2 2KNO 3 6SIL 1 RetSIL 2 12SIL 3 4BRH 1 22BRH 2 10BRH 3 2*6th246
2019BTC RacingHonda Civic Type R (FK8)BRH 1 1*BRH 2 7*BRH 3 4DON 1 24DON 2 8DON 3 3THR 1 11THR 2 10THR 3 1*CRO 1 9CRO 2 8CRO 3 2OUL 1 17OUL 2 10OUL 3 6SNE 1 20SNE 2 15SNE 3 2THR 1 4THR 2 1*THR 3 6KNO 1 13KNO 2 9KNO 3 2SIL 1 4SIL 2 5SIL 3 NC*BRH 1 RetBRH 2 13BRH 3 54th278
2020BTC RacingHonda Civic Type R (FK8)DON 1 13DON 2 10DON 3 3BRH 1 21BRH 2 RetBRH 3 17OUL 1 DSQOUL 2 21OUL 3 11KNO 1 RetKNO 2 RetKNO 3 15THR 1 9THR 2 8THR 3 1*SIL 1 10SIL 2 6SIL 3 7CRO 1 1*CRO 2 1*CRO 3 8SNE 1 8SNE 2 7SNE 3 7BRH 1 8BRH 2 9BRH 3 79th196
2021BTC RacingHonda Civic Type RTHR 1 1*THR 2 1*THR 3 20SNE 1 16SNE 2 14SNE 3 4BRH 1 9BRH 2 5BRH 3 5OUL 1 15OUL 2 RetOUL 3 12KNO 1 3KNO 2 4KNO 3 RetTHR 1 1*THR 2 2*THR 3 7CRO 1 5CRO 2 3CRO 3 5SIL 1 5SIL 2 DSQSIL 3 18DON 1 8DON 2 7DON 3 5BRH 1 1*BRH 2 1*BRH 3 53rd303
2022Rich Energy BTC RacingHonda Civic Type RDON 1 8DON 2 5DON 3 3BRH 1 1*BRH 2 1*BRH 3 8THR 1 1*THR 2 1*THR 3 5OUL 1 8OUL 2 9OUL 3 3CRO 1 15CRO 2 11CRO 3 2KNO 1 15KNO 2 13KNO 3 8SNE 1 19SNE 2 15SNE 3 11THR 1 13THR 2 8THR 3 1*SIL 1 13SIL 2 8SIL 3 6BRH 1 11BRH 2 7BRH 3 26th296
2023One Motorsport with Starline RacingHonda Civic Type RDON 1 9DON 2 19DON 3 7BRH 1 8BRH 2 7BRH 3 10SNE 1 8SNE 2 27SNE 3 5THR 1 3THR 2 3THR 3 11OUL 1 6OUL 2 5OUL 3 7CRO 1 4CRO 2 5CRO 3 3KNO 1 Ret*KNO 2 8KNO 3 2DON 1 7DON 2 5DON 3 RetSIL 1 9SIL 2 7SIL 3 6BRH 1 12BRH 2 7BRH 3 2*5th268
2024LKQ Euro Car Parts with SYNETIQToyota Corolla GR SportDON 1 6DON 2 4DON 3 9BRH 1 2BRH 2 16BRH 3 11SNE 1 14SNE 2 3SNE 3 3THR 1 5THR 2 6THR 3 6OUL 1 8OUL 2 1*OUL 3 8CRO 1 8CRO 2 1*CRO 3 7KNO 1 2KNO 2 4KNO 3 RetDON 1 4DON 2 4DON 3 4SIL 1 6SIL 2 3SIL 3 3BRH 1 RetBRH 2 7BRH 3 3*6th327
2025One MotorsportHonda Civic Type RDON 1 6DON 2 20DON 3 11BRH 1 15BRH 2 6BRH 3 6SNE 1 11SNE 2 7SNE 3 3THR 1 3THR 2 DSQTHR 3 7OUL 1 9OUL 2 7OUL 3 RetCRO 1CRO 2CRO 3KNO 1KNO 2KNO 312th160
Toyota Gazoo Racing UK with IAAToyota Corolla GR SportDON 1 18DON 2 6DON 3 11SIL 1 5SIL 2 9SIL 3 2BRH 1 11BRH 2 8BRH 3 1*

External links

  • career summary at DriverDB.com
Sporting positions
Preceded byDave NewshamJack Sears Trophy Winner 2015Succeeded byAshley Sutton
Preceded byAshley SuttonBritish Touring Car Championship Independents' Trophy Winner 2022-2023Succeeded byÁrón Taylor-Smith