Sam Bird

For the English snooker player, see Sam Baird. For the American baseball player and golfer, see Sammy Byrd. For the English football player, see Sam Bird (footballer).

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Sam Bird
Bird at the 2023 Berlin ePrix.
Nationality	British
Born	(1987-01-09) 9 January 1987 (age 38) Roehampton, Greater London, England
Formula E career
Debut season	2014–15
Racing licence	FIA Platinum
Car number	8
Former teams	Envision, Jaguar, McLaren
Starts	141
Championships	0
Wins	12
Podiums	27
Poles	6
Fastest laps	12
Best finish	3rd in 2017–18
Finished last season	18th (31 pts)
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	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
2022	Riley Motorsports	Felipe Fraga Shane van Gisbergen	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	GTE Pro	347	32nd	5th

Complete IMSA 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	DRH 4	DRH 15	MEX 15	RME 5	RME Ret	MCO Ret	BER 7	BER 11	JAK 10	MRK 9	NYC 7	NYC 5	LDN Ret	LDN 8	SEO	SEO	13th	51
2022–23	Jaguar TCS Racing	Formula E Gen3	Jaguar I-Type 6	MEX Ret	DRH 3	DRH 4	HYD Ret	CAP DNS	SAP 3	BER 2	BER 19	MCO 16	JAK 21	JAK DNS	POR 17	RME Ret	RME 3	LDN 4	LDN 7	8th	95
2023–24	NEOM McLaren Formula E Team	Formula E Gen3	Nissan e-4ORCE 04	MEX 14	DRH 4	DRH Ret	SAP 1	TOK NC	MIS Ret	MIS 10	MCO WD	BER	BER	SIC 17	SIC Ret	POR 7	POR Ret	LDN 8	LDN Ret	13th	48
2024–25	NEOM McLaren Formula E Team	Formula E Gen3 Evo	Nissan e-4ORCE 05	SAO 4	MEX 18	JED 8	JED 12	MIA 18	MCO 11	MCO 20	TKO 14	TKO 8	SHA 7	SHA 15	JKT 8	BER 11	BER Ret	LDN NC	LDN Ret	18th	31

^† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance. ^* Season still in progress.

References

1. Rowe, Callum (28 August 2013). "IN DEPTH Q&A – SAM BIRD". callumrowesgp2blog.wordpress.com. Retrieved 30 August 2013. SB: My middle name is Jamie
2. "Sam Bird Racing Statistics | Formula E". The Official Home of Formula E. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
3. "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.
4. Straw, Edd (16 November 2010). "Ricciardo tops day one of rookie test". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications . Retrieved 17 November 2010.
5. Laurens, Pel (14 July 2020). "Envision Virgin Racing and Sam Bird will part ways at end of Season". letstalkmotorsport.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
6. Smith, Sam (31 July 2023). "Bird's Jaguar Formula E downfall rests mostly on him". The Race. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
7. Wyrich, Sandrine (16 March 2024). "Formula E Sao Paulo E-Prix - Sam Bird produces stunning last-lap overtake to win race in Brazil". Eurosport . Retrieved 17 March 2024.
8. "Barnard To Step In For Injured Bird In Monaco". The Official Home of Formula E. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
9. "NEOM McLAREN Formula E Team announces Sam Bird and Taylor Barnard for the 2024/25 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship season". McLaren . 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
10. Boxall-Legge, Jake (25 April 2025). "McLaren firms up Formula E exit to focus on WEC entry". Autosport.com . Archived from the original on 25 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
11. "Sam Bird signs as Nissan's Reserve and Development Driver". The Official Home of Formula E. 20 November 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
12. "Premier League and Carabao Cup final predictions: Lawro v Formula E driver Sam Bird". BBC Sport . 28 February 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.

External links

• Official website
• Sam Bird career summary at DriverDB.com
• Sam Bird's ESPNF1 column

Sporting positions
Preceded by Sergey Zlobin	FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers 2015 With: Julien Canal & Roman Rusinov	Succeeded by Gustavo Menezes Nicolas Lapierre Stephane Richelmi
Awards
Preceded by Andrew Kirkaldy	Autosport British Club Driver of the Year 2006	Succeeded by Duncan Tappy
Preceded by Esteban Gutiérrez	Pirelli Trophy for Tyre Management Winner 2013	Succeeded by Incumbent