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🇩🇪 Sam Bird

Racing driver from Germany. Formula E, NEOM McLaren Formula E Team. Two-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Sam Bird
Born
9 January 1987(b. 1987)
Nationality
Germany
Current team
NEOM McLaren Formula E Team
Series
Formula E
Status
Active
Championships
22015, 2016
Career wins
27
Career podiums
72
Career starts
256
Career DNFs
4
Racer Rating
5,982
Sam Bird
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,982
Rank 238 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Platinum
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Sam Bird is a racing driver from Germany who competes in Formula E for NEOM McLaren Formula E Team. Bird is a two-time champion (2015, 2016), with 27 wins and 72 podiums from 256 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,982 ranks Bird 238th of 38,983 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2024 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNF
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2025-07-11Berlin ePrix/1Formula EP11−25
2025-06-20Jakarta ePrixFormula EP8+36
2025-06-01Shanghai ePrix/2Formula EP15−55
2025-05-30Shanghai ePrix/1Formula EP7+72
2025-05-18Tokyo ePrixFormula EP8+37
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+161Diriyah ePrix 2 2020Formula EP1
+143Monza 2010GP2 SeriesP1
+142New York ePrix 2020Formula EP1
+141Ad Diriyah ePrix 2019Formula EP1
+135Putrajaya ePrix 2014Formula EP1
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Monza6 starts+47
Silverstone6 starts+33
Istanbul4 starts+23
Zandvoort4 starts+20
Struggles
LE MANS9 starts-63
Monaco6 starts-37
FUJI SPEEDWAY4 starts-36
Mexico City ePrix7 starts-34
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2025▸Formula ENEOM McLaren Formula E Team1300000P18−3615,982
2024▸Formula ENEOM McLaren Formula E Team811000P12−1356,420
2023▸Formula EJaguar TCS Racing1104000P8+66,478
2022▸Formula EJaguar TCS Racing1100000P13+806,472
▸WECRiley Motorsports100000P11−101
2021▸WECAF Corse100000P11−806,492
2020▸Formula EJaguar Racing823010P6+4086,572
▸WECAF Corse100100—−162
2019▸Formula EEnvision Virgin Racing912000P9+1616,326
▸WECAF Corse300100P13−246
2018▸Formula EEnvision Virgin Racing1212010P8+2576,166
▸WECAF Corse501000P8−433
2017▸Formula EDS Virgin Racing1226000P2+3046,532
▸WECAF Corse824000P5−12
▸IMSA WeatherTechScuderia Corsa100000P42−114
2016▸WECAF Corse925100P1−2506,335
▸Formula EDS Virgin Racing813010P5+165
2015▸Formula EDS Virgin Racing Formula E Team812030P4+386,462
▸WECG-Drive Racing847000P1+155
2014▸Formula EDS Virgin Racing Formula E Team823000P5+4376,202
▸IMSA WeatherTechStarworks Motorsport300000P36−291
▸WECAF Corse201100P18−268
2013▸GP2 SeriesRUSSIAN TIME2156030P2−816,424
2012▸Formula V8 3.5ISR1527010P3+2416,505
2011▸GP2 SeriesiSport International1703010P4+2066,264
2010▸GP2 SeriesART Grand Prix1615010P7↑43+1586,058
2009▸Formula 3 Euro SeriesMücke Motorsport1504020P7+5255,857
▸Formula 3 MacauART Grand Prix201000—+112
2008▸Formula 3 Euro SeriesManor Motorsport1702000P10↑96−865,219
▸Formula 3 MacauManor Motorsport100000—+56
2007▸Formula 3 MacauCarlin Motorsport200000—+3,8045,154
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Bird finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇵🇹 António Félix da CostaFIA Platinum6,37099514852%
🇨🇭 Sébastien BuemiFIA Platinum6,28999485148%
🇳🇿 Mitch EvansFIA Platinum6,95497494851%
🇳🇱 Robin FrijnsFIA Platinum6,09796514553%
🇫🇷 Jean-Eric VergneFIA Platinum6,22893365739%
🇧🇷 Lucas di GrassiFIA Platinum5,26192434947%
🇮🇹 Edoardo MortaraFIA Platinum6,55282433952%
🇯🇵 Oliver Turvey4,77678601877%
🇩🇪 Daniel AbtFIA Gold5,76970502071%
🇫🇷 Jules Bianchi5,78168274140%
🇫🇷 Pierre GaslyFIA Platinum, 1× champion7,018110100%
🇩🇪 Pascal WehrleinFIA Platinum, 2× champion6,96759263344%
🇬🇧 Oliver RowlandFIA Platinum, 2× champion6,96254252946%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
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231🇯🇵 Ren SatoSuper GT5,988
232🇺🇸 Jimmy BryanFormula 15,987
233🇲🇽 Ricardo RodríguezFormula 15,986
234🇫🇷 Jean-Christophe BoullionWEC5,985
235🇺🇸 Kyle BuschNASCAR Cup Series5,985
236🇻🇪 Pastor MaldonadoWEC5,985
237🇫🇷 Pierre-Henri RaphanelFIA GT Championship5,983
238🇩🇪 Sam BirdFormula E5,982
239🇩🇪 Christian VietorisNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie5,981
240🇧🇪 Olivier GendebienFormula 15,979
241🇬🇧 Jonathan PalmerFormula 15,978
242🇩🇪 Alexander WurzWEC5,977
243🇧🇷 Chico SerraStock Car Pro Series5,975
244🇧🇪 Patrick NèveFormula 15,974
245🇧🇪 Paul FrèreFormula 15,974
246🇬🇧 Jordan PepperGT World Challenge Europe5,973
247🇬🇧 Jack AitkenIMSA WeatherTech5,972
248🇬🇧 Bob AndersonFormula 15,971
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Sam Bird is a racing driver from Germany who competes in Formula E for NEOM McLaren Formula E Team. Bird is a two-time champion (2015, 2016), with 27 wins and 72 podiums from 256 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,982 ranks Bird 238th of 38,983 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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