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Sam Bird
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Bird at the 2023 Berlin ePrix.
Nationality United Kingdom British
Born (1987-01-09) 9 January 1987 (age 37)
Roehampton, Greater London, England
Formula E career
Debut season 2014–15
Current team NEOM McLaren Formula E Team
Racing licence FIA Platinum Driver.png FIA Platinum
Car no. 8
Former teams Envision Virgin Racing, Jaguar TCS Racing
Starts 112
Championships 0
Wins 11
Podiums 26
Poles 6
Fastest laps 9
Best finish 3rd in 2017–18
Finished last season 8th (95 pts)
World Endurance Championship career
Debut season 2014
Current team AF Corse
Car no. 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
Participating 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 (born 9 January 1987) is a British professional racing driver, currently set to drive for NEOM McLaren in Formula E. He won the LMP2 title at the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship, and was runner-up at the 2013 GP2 Series and the LMGTE Pro class at the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship. Bird has also claimed 11 wins in Formula E, with a best season result of third in 2017–18.

Early racing 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

2007

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Bird driving in the Formula 3 Euro Series at the Hockenheimring (2009)

In 2007, Bird raced in the British Formula 3 Championship with Carlin Motorsport, 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. 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.

2008

Bird moved to Manor Motorsport in 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. He only picked up points from three other races. For 2009, he joined McLaren Autosport BRDC Award winner Alexander Sims, 2008 Mücke Motorsport 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.

2010

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 win in the series at the first race at Monza, as well as claiming his third fastest lap of the season.

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Bird during the feature race at the Belgian round of the 2013 GP2 Series

2011

For 2011, Bird moved to the iSport International team alongside Marcus Ericsson. His GP2 Asia campaign resulted in three retirements from the first four races but, after a strong start to the main series season, he was second in the Drivers' Championship - with the same number of points as leader Romain Grosjean. After this point, he gradually slipped back in the standings and finished sixth overall at the end of the season.

2013

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 fight right down to the last weekend. Bird's performances, alongside teammate Tom Dillmann, secured Russian Time first place in the GP2 Series constructors' championship.

Formula Renault 3.5

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Bird while at ISR Racing in 2012

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 at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, driving for Mercedes GP.

Formula E

2018 Paris ePrix Sam Bird with trophy
Bird (pictured at the 2018 Paris ePrix) had spent six seasons in the Virgin team before moving to Jaguar for the 2020–21 season.

DS/Envision Virgin Racing (2014–2020)

2014–15 season

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 season

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 the first race of the double-season finale in London, Bird finished 7th. In next the next race, he was forced to retire due to a throttle failure. Bird eventually finished the season in 4th place with 88 points, after being overtaken by Nicolas Prost in the championship after he won the double-header in London.

2016–17 season

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 - he was still 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 season

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Bird driving the DS Virgin DSV-03 at the 2018 New York City ePrix.

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 Jean-Éric Vergne for the lead but crashed in the pitlane when coming in for his stop and hit a mechanic. Subsequently, he 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 his lead of the championship. Bird would go on to finish in 3rd place in the championship with 143 points, just 1 point off 2nd place finisher Lucas di Grassi.

2018–19 season

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Bird at the 2019 Marrakesh ePrix

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. Ultimately, Bird finished the season in 9th place, amassing a total of 85 points over the season.

2019–20 season

Bird won the opening race of the season, the 2019 Diriyah ePrix, for Envision Virgin Racing. Unfortunately, his race ended in the second round after a collision with Mitch Evans. In Santiago, Bird stormed from 16th to 10th, achieving the fastest lap of the race. In the 2020 Mexico City ePrix, he crashed out of 2nd place in the dying stages of the race. In Marrakesh, he finished 10th again after starting 14th. The rest of the season was put on hold due to the 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.

Jaguar Racing (2020–2023)

2020–21 season

During the Summer of 2020, Bird announced that he would be driving for the Jaguar Racing team in the 2020–21 Formula E season. 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. After 6 DNFs (did not finish) and 1 DSQ (disqualification) during the season, he still managed to finish with 87 points in an impressive 6th place in the championship.

2021-22 season

Throughout the season, Bird struggled with consistency and after five races had only achieved points in Diriyah and Rome. Other points finishes came in Berlin, Jakarta, Marrakesh, and New York. However, he never managed to achieve a finish higher than 4th. Bird had to miss both rounds of the Seoul ePrix after sustaining a broken hand during the London ePrix. His place was taken by Jaguar reserve driver Norman Nato. This was the first time in his Formula E career that Bird had failed to score either a win or a podium. He finished the season 13th with 51 points.

2022-23 season

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Bird at the 2023 Berlin ePrix

The 2023 season brought about a new set of regulations and the debut of the Gen 3 car with Bird confident he turn around his fortune after a difficult 2022 season. He did, however, have a rude awakening as software problems hampered his preparations in practice for the Mexico City ePrix and he only qualified 21st. His race was not much better as it ended prematurely on lap 6 with a driveshaft failure. Stronger performances eventually occurred with podiums in Diriyah, São Paulo, Berlin and Rome. He consistently faltered as the season moved on and once again failed to secure a win for the second season. He finished 8th in the standings with 95 points. Bird left Jaguar after spending three seasons with the team at the end of the season.

McLaren (2024–)

2023–24 season

In August 2023, McLaren announced the signing of Bird as René Rast's replacement and will partner Jake Hughes for the season.

Endurance racing

World Endurance Championship

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Bird racing in the 2018 6 Hours of Silverstone.

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.

Personal life

He was educated at Charterhouse School until GCSE level, after which he attended Millfield School in Somerset. He successfully proposed 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.

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Name Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
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 International Series 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 International Series 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 - LMGTE Am AF Corse 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
IMSA 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 IMSA 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 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 14 0 0 1 0 51 13th
2022 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro Riley Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
2022–23 Formula E Jaguar TCS Racing 14 0 0 2 4 95 8th
2023–24 Formula E NEOM McLaren Formula E Team

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 Italy AF Corse Australia Stephen Wyatt
Italy Michele Rugolo
Ferrari 458 Italia GTC GTE
Am
22 DNF DNF
2015 Russia G-Drive Racing Russia Roman Rusinov
France Julien Canal
Ligier JS P2-Nissan LMP2 358 10th 3rd
2016 Italy AF Corse Italy Andrea Bertolini
Italy Davide Rigon
Ferrari 488 GTE GTE
Pro
143 DNF DNF
2017 Italy AF Corse Italy Davide Rigon
Spain Miguel Molina
Ferrari 488 GTE GTE
Pro
339 21st 5th
2018 Italy AF Corse Italy Davide Rigon
Spain Miguel Molina
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTE
Pro
338 24th 9th
2019 Italy AF Corse Italy Davide Rigon
Spain Miguel Molina
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTE
Pro
140 DNF DNF
2020 Italy AF Corse Italy Davide Rigon
Spain Miguel Molina
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTE
Pro
340 NC NC
2021 Italy AF Corse Brazil Daniel Serra
Spain Miguel Molina
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTE
Pro
331 37th 5th
2022 United States Riley Motorsports Brazil Felipe Fraga
New Zealand 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
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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

Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

See also

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