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Sam Bird is a British racing driver whose career has spanned open-wheel competition, sports car endurance racing, and Formula E. He came up through the junior single-seater ranks before establishing himself as a title contender in GP2, and he built a broad reputation across multiple disciplines, including a lengthy spell in Formula E where he became one of the category's most successful drivers, with a strong record of race wins and a runner-up finish in the season standings. His endurance racing background includes prior success in the World Endurance Championship, where he claimed a class title and later finished as a championship runner-up in a different category, giving him a well-rounded resume across formats before his most recent move into GT and prototype competition.[1]
In the current record, Bird is listed with Riley Motorsports in the WEC, holding retired status after two career starts in the series with no wins or podiums to date and no championships secured there. His Racer Rating stands at 6,913, placing him 91st among active drivers on the Elo-style scale. For the 2026 season, he has competed in one round without a win or podium, sitting at P158 in the standings, reflecting a limited and early-stage sample within this current campaign.[2]
SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia