Sabré Cook (born May 21, 1994 in

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) is an

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female racing driver and mechanical engineer. She has previously competed in the W Series.

Biography

2019 W Series, Brands Hatch (48854923381)

Cook started her professional motorsport career with an invitation into the 2017

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event at

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, finishing ninth in the Formula Enterprise class. She would step up to American entry level formula in 2018, running partial campaigns in both U.S.F2000 and

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. Her best results would be a 14th in USF2000 (at Indianapolis) and a 15th in USF4 (at the

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), however she would only be classified in the former championship standings as points are only awarded to the top 10 in F4. She would qualify as one of the 18 permanent drivers for the

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, a

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championship for women. Cook would have an anonymous debut with 13th at the

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, but pushed

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out of the race in

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which resulted in a drive-through penalty. A race-long battle with Sarah Moore saw her first points at

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, and backed it up with a seventh-place finish in

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. Two more points in the final round at

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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

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. In response, she returned to US-based competition and the

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, but ran out of funding after just two rounds. Outside of driving, she also holds a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering form the Colorado School of Mines. She is the 2018 US Global final winner of the

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Racing record

Career summary

* Season still in progress.

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

American open-wheel racing results

U.S. F2000 Championship

Indy Pro 2000 Championship

Complete W Series results

(

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) * Season still in progress.

References

External links

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