Sam Bird
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| Sam Bird | |
 Sam Bird at Zolder, 2007 |
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| Nationality |  British |
| Date of Birth | January 9, 1987 |
| Place of Birth | Roehampton (United Kingdom) |
| 2008 Formula Three Euroseries | |
| Debut season | 2008 |
| Current team | Carlin Motorsport |
| Car No. | 5 |
| Starts | 6 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2007 2006 2004-2005 |
British Formula Three Championship British Formula Renault Formula BMW |
| Awards | |
| 2006 | Club Driver of the Year |
Samuel Bird (born January 9, 1987 in Roehampton) is a British racing driver currently racing in the Formula 3 Euroseries with Manor Motorsport.
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[edit] Career
Bird made his name in single seater racing in the Formula BMW category, coming fourteenth overall in his debut season. 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. 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.
For 2007, Bird will be competing in the British Formula Three 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.[1] Bird was elected to the MSA's Race Elite Scheme in April 2007, along with 5 other drivers in various British series.
Bird recently participated in a series of aerodynamic tests with the AT&T Williams F1 Team.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Motor racing record
| Season | Series | Team Name | Races | Poles | Wins | Points | Final Placing |
| 2004 | Formula BMW UK | Carlin Motorsport | 14 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 14th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Formula BMW UK | Fortec Motorsport | 20 | 8 | 6 | 218 | 2nd |
| 2006 | Formula Renault UK | Fortec Motorsport | 20 | 6 | 4 | 373 | 4th |
| 2007 | British Formula Three | Carlin Motorsport | 22 | 0 | 2 | 180 | 4th |
| 2008 | Formula Three Euroseries | Manor Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1* | 17th* |
*Current Championship position
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| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Andrew Kirkaldy |
Autosport British Club Driver of the Year 2006 |
Succeeded by Duncan Tappy |
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