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🇹🇭 Prince Bira

Racing driver from Thailand. Formula 1, Maserati.
Driver facts
Full name
Prince Bira
Born
15 July 1914(b. 1914)
Nationality
Thailand
Current team
Maserati
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
19
Career DNFs
9
Racer Rating
6,003
Prince Bira
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
6,003
Rank 217 of 40,105 indexed, -102 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Prince Bira is a racing driver from Thailand who last raced in Formula 1 for Maserati. Bira has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 19 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 6,003 ranks Bira 217th of 40,105 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
1954 form
Last 19 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFGBRMONSWIITAESPSWIBELFRAGBRFRAGBRGERITAARGBELFRAGBRGERESP
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
1954-10-24Circuit de PedralbesFormula 1P9+37
1954-08-01NürburgringFormula 1DNF+9
1954-07-17SilverstoneFormula 1DNF−45
1954-07-04Reims-GueuxFormula 1P4+113
1954-06-20Circuit de Spa-FrancorchampsFormula 1P6+36
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+112Reims-Gueux 1954Formula 1P4
+96Silverstone 1953Formula 1P7
+96Circuit Bremgarten 1950Formula 1P4
+94Circuit de Monaco 1950Formula 1P5
+62Silverstone 1952Formula 1P11
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1954▸Formula 1Maserati600203P11+2056,105
1953▸Formula 1Maserati400200P14+315,900
1952▸Formula 1Gordini400200P13+845,869
1951▸Formula 1Maserati100100P14−1275,785
1950▸Formula 1Maserati400205P8+4,5635,913
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Bira finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇫🇷 Louis Rosier5,960179853%
🇦🇷 Juan Fangio6,889151147%
🇮🇹 Nino Farina6,4951531220%
🇫🇷 Maurice Trintignant5,961157847%
🇮🇹 Alberto Ascari6,252145936%
🇺🇸 Harry Schell6,087149564%
🇨🇭 Toulo de Graffenried6,019149564%
🇬🇧 Mike Hawthorn6,5041331023%
🇫🇷 Jean Behra5,968126650%
🇮🇹 Luigi Villoresi6,019117464%
🇬🇧 Stirling MossHigher-rated6,330106460%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
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Prince Bira is a racing driver from Thailand who last raced in Formula 1 for Maserati. Bira has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 19 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 6,003 ranks Bira 217th of 40,105 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
How Williams’ Alex Albon is writing the latest chapter in Southeast Asia’s Formula 1 story[1]
Formula 1
23 Mar 2026
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Motorsport Moment – Bira and the Donington Grand Prix[2]
Supercars.net
27 Jan 2025
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The lonely death of B Bira, Thai racing prince, adventurer and Olympian[3]
Motor Sport Magazine
16 Jul 2024
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