Sam Bird
Sam Bird | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | Roehampton, Greater London, England | 9 January 1987
Formula E career | |
Debut season | 2014–15 |
Current team | Jaguar TCS Racing |
Car number | 10 |
Former teams | Envision Virgin Racing |
Starts | 87 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 11 |
Podiums | 22 |
Poles | 6 |
Fastest laps | 7 |
Best finish | 3rd in 2017–18 |
Finished last season | 6th |
World Endurance Championship career | |
Debut season | 2014 |
Current team | AF Corse |
Car number | 71 |
Former teams | G-Drive Racing |
Starts | 37 |
Wins | 8 |
Poles | 13 |
Fastest laps | 4 |
Best finish | 1st in 2015 |
24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
Years | 2014– |
Teams | AF Corse, G-Drive Racing |
Best finish | 10 (2015) |
Class wins | 0 |
Previous series | |
2010–2011, 2013 2012 2009–10–2011 2008–09 2007, 2009 2006 2004–05 | GP2 Series Formula Renault 3.5 Series GP2 Asia Series Formula 3 Euro Series British Formula 3 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Formula BMW |
Awards | |
2013 2006 | Pirelli Trophy for Tyre Management Autosport Club Driver/Year |
Sam Jamie Bird[1] (born 9 January 1987) is a British professional racing driver who currently drives for Jaguar TCS Racing in the FIA Formula E World Championship.
Career[]
Formula BMW[]
Bird made his name in single seater racing in the Formula BMW category, coming fourteenth overall in his debut season and second in the rookie cup. He came runner up in 2005, which was only his second season in the category and also came fourth in the Formula BMW world final, the race itself was won by German Marco Holzer.
Formula Renault[]
For 2006, Bird entered the British Formula Renault series, where he won four races and came fourth in the championship, 111 points behind series champion Sebastian Hohenthal.
Formula Three[]
In 2007, Bird raced in the British Formula 3 Championship with Carlin Motorsport, racing in a Mercedes powered Dallara. In March 2007, Bird secured sponsorship from BP, "The brand is already prominent in the World Rally Championship" Mark Reader, BP's UK Fuels Marketing Manager, commented, "Sam's an incredible prospect and we're excited to be getting into a relationship at this stage of his career" he added.[2] Bird was elected to the Motor Sports Association Race Elite Scheme in April 2007, along with 5 other drivers in various British series and also participated in a series of aerodynamic tests with the AT&T Williams F1 Team.
Bird moved to the Manor Motorsport and the Formula 3 Euro Series in 2008 and had a testing year, finishing eleventh in the championship with 23 points – 16 of which came from second places during Saturday races at Catalunya and Le Mans and only picked up points from three other races. For 2009, he joined McLaren Autosport BRDC Award winner Alexander Sims, 2008 Mücke driver Christian Vietoris and 2008 Formula BMW Europe runner-up Marco Wittmann at Mücke Motorsport. He earned his first pole position and fastest laps, but failed to win a race en route to eighth in the championship.
GP2 Series[]
Bird missed the final round of the F3 Euroseries season to join up with the ART Grand Prix team for a GP2 Asia Series test at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. He raced in the 2009–10 season for the team, where he finished seventh in the series, with a second place in the final round.
Bird contested the 2010 GP2 Series with ART, having long coveted a drive with the French team. He was fast but frequently unlucky, losing several potential results due to technical issues, engine failures and collisions for which he was not at fault. However, he managed to claim his maiden series win at the first race at Monza, as well as claiming his third fastest lap of the season.
For 2011, Bird moved to the iSport International team alongside Marcus Ericsson. His GP2 Asia campaign resulted in three retirements from four races, but after a strong start to the main series season, he was second in the Drivers' Championship after four rounds, with the same number of points as leader Romain Grosjean. After this point, however, he gradually slipped back in the standings and finished sixth overall at the end of the season.
Bird competed for the new Russian Time squad in 2013 and enjoyed a hugely successful season. The Englishman took five wins on the way to second place in the championship, having taken the championship race down to the last weekend. Bird's performances alongside teammate Tom Dillmann secured Russian Time first place in the GP2 constructors' championship.
Formula Renault 3.5[]
Between his last two seasons in the GP2 series, Bird competed in the 2012 Formula Renault 3.5 season. He won two races and took five further podium positions to head into the final round at Catalunya in a three-way battle for the title with Robin Frijns and Jules Bianchi. He lost out on the title by just 10 points and ended up finishing third in the championship.
Formula One[]
On 16 November 2010 he took part in the young drivers test in Abu Dhabi driving for Mercedes GP.[3]
World Endurance Championship[]
In 2014 Bird made two guest appearances for the Ferrari AF Corse team. The first was at his home race in Britain for the 6 hours of Silverstone where he came 3rd in the GTE Amateur class. His second appearance was at the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans. Bird took pole position in the GTE Am class, 2nd overall of all GT cars. He ran in the first stint of the race, holding the GTE Am lead until he collided with a pair of front-running LMP1 cars, the number 3 Audi and a Toyota, in wet conditions on the Mulsanne Straight putting him out of the race in the second hour.
Formula E[]
This section needs to be updated.(July 2017) |
2014–15[]
In the 2014–15 Formula E season, Bird began driving for Richard Branson's Virgin Racing alongside Jaime Alguersuari. He claimed third place in the first race, the Beijing ePrix, before dominating the second race of the season in Putrajaya to claim victory from second on the grid. At the following race in Punta del Este, he did not manage to qualify and so started from 18th place and soon retired from the race after a crash in the early stages. Bird bounced back by scoring points in Buenos Aires and Miami. However, the 2015 Long Beach ePrix was another race to forget for Bird: after starting 11th, he suffered a suspension failure on lap 11 and retired from the race. Bird managed to avoid the massive first-lap collision at the 2015 Monaco ePrix and went from his qualifying position of 12th to finish fourth. The final round of the season was the 2015 London ePrix where Bird started from fourth and went on to cross the line second at his home ePrix. Race winner Stéphane Sarrazin received a 49-second penalty and so Bird was handed the win making him the first-ever Formula E driver to win their home race. He finished the season with 103 points and secured 5th place in the championship.
2015–16[]
At the first race of the season in Beijing, Bird only managed to finish 7th. In the next race in Putrajaya, Bird took 2nd place after Renault had a mechanical failure and the two Dragon cars of Loic Duval and Jerome d'Ambrosio had suspension failure while running 2nd and 3rd respectively. In the next race at Punta del Este, Bird finished 2nd just behind Sebastien Buemi; in Buenos Aires, Bird won after fending off Buemi who started 18th and last. Further 6th places finishes were achieved in Mexico, Long Beach and Paris, before an 11th place finish in Berlin after contact in the race. At home in the double-season finale in London, Bird finish 7th in the first race, but in next the next race he retired because of throttle failure. Bird eventually finished the season 4th place with 88 points after being overtaken by Prost after Prost won the double-header in London.
2016–17[]
Bird started his season with a 13th place finish in Hong Kong after leading the race and losing more than a minute during the pit-stop sequence. He bounced back from that result by finishing second in the following round at Marrakesh, after which Bird stated that "being on the podium [was] like a victory". Following a collision with Jérôme d'Ambrosio on the final lap in Buenos Aires, the Brit returned to the podium with a solid drive in the Mexico City ePrix. At Monaco Bird damaged his car's suspension after hitting the barriers in the early stages of the race, but was able to set the fastest lap in his second car. Following three races in which he only managed to collect a total of 13 points, Bird became the first ever driver to win two back-to-back races in New York City. He would score two further top-five finishes at the races in Montreal and finished fourth in the drivers' standings, five positions ahead of teammate José María López.
2017–18[]
At the season opener in Hong Kong, Bird started from 2nd on the grid after having nearly spun his car at the hairpin on his flying lap. During the race, he passed Vergne for the lead but crashed in the pitlane when coming in for his stop and hit a mechanic and was given a drive-through penalty but ultimately still came out in the race lead and went on to win and take the lead in the driver's championship for the first time in his Formula E career. Bird was given a 10-place grid penalty for the incident and started the second race from thirteenth. He would finish in 5th following the post-race disqualification of Daniel Abt and retain the lead in the championship.
2018–19[]
Bird's first podium finish of the season came in the 2019 Marrakesh ePrix, finishing in 3rd after taking pole position. In 2019, he became the first Formula E driver to win a race in every Formula E season, after winning the 2019 Santiago ePrix.
2019–20[]
Bird won the opening race of the season, the 2019 Diriyah ePrix, for Envision Virgin Racing. Unfortunately, his race was ended in the second round after a collision with Mitch Evans. In Santiago, Bird came from 16th to 10th with the fastest lap. In the 2020 Mexico City ePrix, he crashed out of 2nd place in the dying stages of the race and in Marrakesh finish 10th again after starting 14th. The rest of the season was put on hold due to COVID-19 pandemic during which Bird announced that he was leaving Virgin to join Jaguar Racing. The season 6 finale was held at Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit, between the 5th and 13th of August. Bird finished the first race in 3rd and the second race in 6th. He finished the next three races in 13th, 11th, and 20th after being caught in a pile-up on the first lap. In his last race for Virgin, Bird finished 5th after starting 14th and taking the fastest lap. He finished the season ranked 10th in the standings with 63 points.
2020–21[]
During the Summer of 2020 Bird announced that he would be driving for the Jaguar Racing team in the 2020–21 Formula E season.[4] In the second race of the campaign Bird continued his streak of being the only driver to win a race in every season of Formula E, winning the second round of the Diriyah ePrix. A second place at the following race in Rome meant he took over from Nyck de Vries as championship leader ahead of former teammate Robin Frijns.
Personal life[]
He was educated at Charterhouse until GCSE level after which he attended Millfield School in Somerset. He successfully proposed marriage to his partner, Hollie, after winning the GTE-Pro class race at the 2017 6 Hours of Bahrain. Their wedding was held on 23 August 2018 in Lake Como, Italy. Bird is a keen football fan and an avid supporter of Manchester United F.C.[5]
Racing record[]
Career summary[]
Season | Series | Team Name | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2004 | Formula BMW UK | Carlin Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14th |
2005 | Formula BMW UK | Fortec Motorsport | 20 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 218 | 2nd |
Formula BMW World Final | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th | ||
2006 | Formula Renault UK | Fortec Motorsport | 20 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 373 | 4th |
2007 | British Formula 3 Championship | Carlin Motorsport | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 180 | 4th |
Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th | ||
Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 27th | ||
2008 | Formula 3 Euro Series | Manor Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 11th |
Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | ||
Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 7th | ||
2009 | Formula 3 Euro Series | Mücke Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 8th |
Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 8th | ||
British Formula 3 Championship | Fortec Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
Macau Grand Prix | ART Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | |
2009–10 | GP2 Asia Series | ART Grand Prix | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7th |
2010 | GP2 Series | ART Grand Prix | 20 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 5th |
2011 | GP2 Asia Series | iSport International | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12th |
GP2 Series | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 6th | ||
2012 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | ISR Racing | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 177 | 3rd |
Formula One | Mercedes AMG Petronas | Test driver | |||||||
2013 | GP2 Series | Russian Time | 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 181 | 2nd |
2014 | FIA World Endurance Championship – GT Cup | AF Corse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34th |
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 16th | ||
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
United SportsCar Championship - PC | Starworks Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 40th | |
2014–15 | Formula E | Virgin Racing | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 103 | 5th |
2015 | FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP2 | G-Drive Racing | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 178 | 1st |
24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 3rd | ||
2015–16 | Formula E | DS Virgin Racing | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 4th |
2016 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro | AF Corse | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 134 | 2nd |
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
2016–17 | Formula E | DS Virgin Racing | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 122 | 4th |
2017 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro | AF Corse | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 139 | 5th |
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th | ||
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTD | Scuderia Corsa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 74th | |
2017–18 | Formula E | DS Virgin Racing | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 143 | 3rd |
2018 | WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTD | Scuderia Corsa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 51st |
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro | AF Corse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 9th | |
2018–19 | Formula E | Envision Virgin Racing | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 9th |
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro | AF Corse | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 54.5 | 12th | |
2019 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | AF Corse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
Intercontinental GT Challenge | Ferrari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
2019–20 | Formula E | Envision Virgin Racing | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 10th |
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro | AF Corse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47th | |
2020 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro | AF Corse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC |
2020–21 | Formula E | Jaguar Racing | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 87 | 6th |
2021 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro | AF Corse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25th |
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th | ||
2021–22 | Formula E | Jaguar TCS Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11th* |
† As Bird was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results[]
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | Manor Motorsport | Dallara F308/036 | Mercedes | HOC 1 10 |
HOC 2 6 |
MUG 1 14 |
MUG 2 8 |
PAU 1 Ret |
PAU 2 11 |
NOR 1 14 |
NOR 2 8 |
ZAN 1 4 |
ZAN 2 6 |
NÜR 1 22 |
NÜR 2 19 |
BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 19 |
CAT 1 2 |
CAT 2 18 |
BUG 1 2 |
BUG 2 11 |
HOC 1 16 |
HOC 2 Ret |
11th | 23 |
2009 | Mücke Motorsport | Dallara F308/042 | Mercedes | HOC 1 3 |
HOC 2 6 |
LAU 1 5 |
LAU 2 3 |
NOR 1 8 |
NOR 2 Ret |
ZAN 1 8 |
ZAN 2 2 |
OSC 1 12 |
OSC 2 20 |
NÜR 1 4 |
NÜR 2 8 |
BRH 1 6 |
BRH 2 3 |
CAT 1 Ret |
CAT 2 Ret |
DIJ 1 6 |
DIJ 2 5 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
8th | 40 |
Complete GP2 Series results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | ART Grand Prix | CAT FEA 9 |
CAT SPR 4 |
MON FEA 18 |
MON SPR 10 |
IST FEA 3 |
IST SPR 10 |
VAL FEA 3 |
VAL SPR 10 |
SIL FEA 4 |
SIL SPR DNS |
HOC FEA 14 |
HOC SPR 5 |
HUN FEA 13 |
HUN SPR Ret |
SPA FEA Ret |
SPA SPR 12 |
MNZ FEA 1 |
MNZ SPR 3 |
YMC FEA 3 |
YMC SPR Ret |
5th | 48 | ||
2011 | iSport International | IST FEA 2 |
IST SPR 3 |
CAT FEA 3 |
CAT SPR 5 |
MON FEA Ret |
MON SPR 13 |
VAL FEA 5 |
VAL SPR 12 |
SIL FEA 5 |
SIL SPR 6 |
NÜR FEA 8 |
NÜR SPR 7 |
HUN FEA 17 |
HUN SPR 5 |
SPA FEA 12 |
SPA SPR 5 |
MNZ FEA 4 |
MNZ SPR 4 |
6th | 45 | ||||
2013 | Russian Time | SEP FEA 7 |
SEP SPR Ret |
BHR FEA 6 |
BHR SPR 1 |
CAT FEA 21† |
CAT SPR 12 |
MON FEA 1 |
MON SPR 24 |
SIL FEA 1 |
SIL SPR 5 |
NÜR FEA 13 |
NÜR SPR 8 |
HUN FEA 10 |
HUN SPR 8 |
SPA FEA 1 |
SPA SPR 14 |
MNZ FEA 2 |
MNZ SPR 4 |
MRN FEA 8 |
MRN SPR 1 |
YMC FEA 10 |
YMC SPR 4 |
2nd | 181 |
Complete GP2 Asia Series results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009–10 | ART Grand Prix | YMC1 FEA 18 |
YMC1 SPR 18 |
YMC2 FEA Ret |
YMC2 SPR Ret |
BHR1 FEA 13 |
BHR1 SPR 4 |
BHR2 FEA 6 |
BHR2 SPR 2 |
7th | 12 |
2011 | iSport International | YMC FEA 7 |
YMC SPR Ret |
IMO FEA Ret |
IMO SPR Ret |
12th | 2 |
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | ISR | ALC 1 9 |
ALC 2 2 |
MON 1 1 |
SPA 1 3 |
SPA 2 5 |
NÜR 1 8 |
NÜR 2 4 |
MSC 1 3 |
MSC 2 Ret |
SIL 1 Ret |
SIL 2 1 |
HUN 1 10 |
HUN 2 4 |
LEC 1 10 |
LEC 2 3 |
CAT 1 2 |
CAT 2 8 |
3rd | 177 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | AF Corse | LMGTE Am | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | SIL 3 |
SPA | LMS Ret |
COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | SÃO | 16th | 17 | |
2015 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL 1 |
SPA 9 |
LMS 2 |
NÜR 2 |
COA 1 |
FUJ 1 |
SHA 2 |
BHR 1 |
1st | 178 | |
2016 | AF Corse | LMGTE Pro | Ferrari 488 GTE | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | SIL 1 |
SPA 1 |
LMS Ret |
NÜR 2 |
MEX 4 |
COA 3 |
FUJ 4 |
SHA 5 |
BHR 3 |
2nd | 134 |
2017 | AF Corse | LMGTE Pro | Ferrari 488 GTE | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | SIL 5 |
SPA 1 |
LMS 4 |
NÜR | MEX 2 |
COA 3 |
FUJ 5 |
SHA 6 |
BHR 1 |
5th | 139 |
2018–19 | AF Corse | LMGTE Pro | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | SPA 3 |
LMS 6 |
SIL 16 |
FUJ 10 |
SHA 6 |
SEB 6 |
SPA 6 |
LMS Ret |
12th | 54.5 | |
2019–20 | AF Corse | LMGTE Pro | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | SIL | FUJ | SHA | BHR | COA | SPA | LMS NC |
BHR | 47th | 0 | |
2021 | AF Corse | LMGTE Pro | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | SPA | ALG | MNZ | LMS 10 |
BHR | BHR | 25th | 3 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results[]
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | AF Corse | Stephen Wyatt Michele Rugolo |
Ferrari 458 Italia GTC | GTE Am |
22 | DNF | DNF |
2015 | G-Drive Racing | Roman Rusinov Julien Canal |
Ligier JS P2-Nissan | LMP2 | 358 | 10th | 3rd |
2016 | AF Corse | Andrea Bertolini Davide Rigon |
Ferrari 488 GTE | GTE Pro |
143 | DNF | DNF |
2017 | AF Corse | Davide Rigon Miguel Molina |
Ferrari 488 GTE | GTE Pro |
339 | 21st | 5th |
2018 | AF Corse | Davide Rigon Miguel Molina |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro |
338 | 24th | 9th |
2019 | AF Corse | Davide Rigon Miguel Molina |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro |
140 | DNF | DNF |
2020 | AF Corse | Davide Rigon Miguel Molina |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro |
340 | NC | NC |
2021 | AF Corse | Daniel Serra Miguel Molina |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Pro |
331 | 37th | 5th |
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Starworks Motorsport | PC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | DAY 5 |
SEB 3 |
LGA 9 |
KAN | WGL 5 |
IMS | ELK | VIR | COA | PET | 40th | 29 | ||
2017 | Scuderia Corsa | GTD | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | DAY 16 |
SEB | LBH | COA | DET | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET | 74th | 15 |
2018 | Scuderia Corsa | GTD | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | DAY 5 |
SEB | MDO | DET | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET | 51st | 26 |
Complete Formula E results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Chassis | Powertrain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014–15 | Virgin Racing | Spark SRT01-e | SRT01-e | BEI 3 |
PUT 1 |
PDE Ret |
BUE 7 |
MIA 8 |
LBH Ret |
MCO 4 |
BER 8 |
MSC Ret |
LDN 6 |
LDN 1 |
5th | 103 | |||||
2015–16 | DS Virgin Racing | Spark SRT01-e | Virgin Racing Engineering DSV-01 | BEI 7 |
PUT 2 |
PDE Ret |
BUE 1 |
MEX 6 |
LBH 6 |
PAR 6 |
BER 11 |
LDN 7 |
LDN Ret |
4th | 88 | ||||||
2016–17 | DS Virgin Racing | Spark SRT01-e | DS Virgin DSV-02 | HKG 13 |
MRK 2 |
BUE Ret |
MEX 3 |
MCO Ret |
PAR 16 |
BER 7 |
BER 7 |
NYC 1 |
NYC 1 |
MTL 5 |
MTL 4 |
4th | 122 | ||||
2017–18 | DS Virgin Racing | Spark SRT01-e | DS Virgin DSV-03 | HKG 1 |
HKG 5 |
MRK 3 |
SCL 5 |
MEX 17 |
PDE 3 |
RME 1 |
PAR 3 |
BER 7 |
ZUR 2 |
NYC 9 |
NYC 10 |
3rd | 143 | ||||
2018–19 | Envision Virgin Racing | Spark SRT05e | Audi e-tron FE05 | ADR 11 |
MRK 3 |
SCL 1 |
MEX 9 |
HKG 6 |
SYX Ret |
RME 11 |
PAR 11 |
MCO 16† |
BER 9 |
BRN 4 |
NYC 8 |
NYC 4 |
9th | 85 | |||
2019–20 | Envision Virgin Racing | Spark SRT05e | Audi e-tron FE06 | DIR 1 |
DIR Ret |
SCL 10 |
MEX Ret |
MRK 10 |
BER 3 |
BER 6 |
BER 13 |
BER 11 |
BER 20 |
BER 5 |
10th | 63 | |||||
2020–21 | Jaguar Racing | Spark SRT05e | Jaguar I-Type 5 | DIR Ret |
DIR 1 |
RME 2 |
RME Ret |
VLC DSQ |
VLC 14 |
MCO 7 |
PUE Ret |
PUE 12 |
NYC 9 |
NYC 1 |
LDN Ret |
LDN Ret |
BER Ret |
BER 7 |
6th | 87 | |
2021–22 | Jaguar TCS Racing | Spark SRT05e | Jaguar I-Type 5 | DIR 4 |
DIR 15 |
MEX 15 |
RME |
RME |
MCO |
BER |
BER |
JAK |
VAN |
NYC |
NYC |
LDN |
LDN |
SEO |
SEO |
11th* | 12* |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
* Season still in progress.
References[]
- ^ Rowe, Callum (28 August 2013). "IN DEPTH Q&A – SAM BIRD". callumrowesgp2blog.wordpress.com. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
SB: My middle name is Jamie
- ^ "BP Ultimate sponsors Sam Bird in Formula 3". BP Official Website. 15 March 2007. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2007.
- ^ Straw, Edd (16 November 2010). "Ricciardo tops day one of rookie test". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ^ Laurens, Pel (14 July 2020). "Envision Virgin Racing and Sam Bird will part ways at end of Season". letstalkmotorsport.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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