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Cyrus Engineer:
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Most buzz

1.Arie Luyendyk Jr.
2.Ari Straus
3.Samuele Buttarelli
4.Sandy Nicholas Stuvik
5.Nicolaj Møller Madsen
6.Stuart Hall
7.Adrian Quaife-Hobbs
8.Duarte Ferreira
9.Jukka Honkavuori
10.Dario Franchitti
11.Davide Valsecchi
12.Raed Raffii
13.Luís Jorge Sá Silva
14.Nathan Blok
15.Márk Királykúti
16.Ronan McKenzie
17.Michael Schumacher
18.Richie Stanaway
19.Arto Laitinen
20.Norbert Kiss
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Sam Bird

Great Britain
Date of birth:January 9, 1987 (25 y/o)
Place of birth:Roehampton
Races entered:181
Wins:14
Podiums:48
Pole positions:20
Fastest laps:19
Race win percentage:7.73%
(the above statistics are a summary of the data currently available on the Career details page.)

The racing career of Sam Bird — in detail

2012
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Position: 1 (45 points)
3 races. 1 win. 1 pole position. 2 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: ISR
Car: Dallara T12 (Zytek)
 
Formula 1 - Test and reserve drivers
Team: Mercedes AMG Petronas
   
2011
GP2 Series
Position: 6 (45 points)
18 races. 0 wins. 1 pole position. 3 podiums. 3 fastest laps.
Team: iSport International
Car: Dallara GP2/11 (Renault)
 
GP2 Asia Series
Position: 12 (2 points)
4 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: iSport International
Car: Dallara GP2/11 (Renault)
 
Formula 1 - Test and reserve drivers
Team: Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team
   
2010
GP2 Series
Position: 5 (48 points)
19 races. 1 win. 1 pole position. 5 podiums. 4 fastest laps.
Team: ART Grand Prix
Car: Dallara GP2-08 (Renault)
2009-10
GP2 Asia Series
Position: 7 (12 points)
8 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 1 podium. 1 fastest lap.
Team: ART Grand Prix
Car: Dallara GP2/05 (Renault)
   
2010
Formula 1 - Test and reserve drivers
Team: Mercedes Grand Prix
   
2009
Formula 3 Euro Series
Position: 8 (40 points)
18 races. 0 wins. 1 pole position. 4 podiums. 2 fastest laps.
Team: Mücke Motorsport
Car: Dallara F308 (Mercedes)
 
Formula 3 Britain - Invitational class
Position: no position
2 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 1 podium. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Fortec Motorsport
Car: Dallara F309 (Mercedes)
 
Windsor Arch F3 Macau Grand Prix
Race position: 3.
Team: ART Grand Prix
Car: Dallara (Mercedes)
 
Tango Masters of Formula 3
Race position: 8.
Team: Mücke Motorsport
Car: Dallara F308 (Mercedes)
   
2008
Formula 3 Euro Series
Position: 11 (23 points)
20 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 2 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Manor Motorsport
Car: Dallara F308 (Mercedes HWA)
Race photo
 
Windsor Arch F3 Macau Grand Prix
Race position: no position.
Team: Manor Motorsport
Car: Dallara F308 (Mercedes)
 
RTL GP Masters of Formula 3
Race position: 7.
Team: Manor Motorsport
Car: Dallara F308 (Mercedes)
Race photo
   
2007
Lloyds TSB Insurance British F3 International Series
Position: 4 (180 points)
22 races. 2 wins. 0 pole positions. 10 podiums. 1 fastest lap.
Team: Carlin Motorsport
Car: Dallara F307 (Mercedes)
 
Polytec Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix
Race position: 6.
Team: Carlin Motorsport
Car: Dallara F306 (Mercedes)
 
Zandvoort Masters of F3 @ Zolder
Race position: 27.
Team: Carlin Motorsport
Car: Dallara F307 (Mercedes)
 
Formula 1 - Test driver
Team: AT&T WilliamsF1 Team
   
2006
Formula Renault 2.0 UK
Position: 4 (373 points)
20 races. 4 wins. 7 pole positions. 7 podiums. 5 fastest laps.
Team: Fortec Motorsport
Car: Tatuus FR2000 (Renault)
   
2005
Formula BMW UK
Position: 2 (218 points)
20 races. 6 wins. 9 pole positions. 12 podiums. 3 fastest laps.
Team: Fortec Motorsport
Car: Mygale FB02 (BMW K1200RS)
 
Formula BMW World Final
Race position: 4.
Team: Fortec Motorsport
Car: Mygale FB02 (BMW K1200RS)
   
2004
Formula BMW UK
Position: 14 (22 points)
20 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Carlin Motorsport
Car: Mygale FB02 (BMW K1200RS)

The karting career of Sam Bird — in detail

2011
The Dan Wheldon Memorial Kart Race
Position: no position
   
2003
Super 1 National ICA Championship
Position: 9 (396 points)
   
2002
South Garda Winter Cup ICA
Position: 4
 
Andrea Margutti Trophy - ICA
Position: 15
 
Super 1 National JICA Championship
Position: 21 (123 points)
   
2001
Super 1 National JICA Championship
Position: 10 (210 points)
   
2000
Super 1 National JICA Championship
Position: 20 (123 points)




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The current top five:
1.Yvan Muller61
2.Gabriele Tarquini58
3.Alain Menu55
4.Robert Huff52
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Top 2012 race winners

1.Joe Ghanem14
2.Matthew Griffin13
3.Andre Heimgartner11
4.Ashley Blewett10
Jonathan Allard10
Andrew Waite10
Matthew Higham10
John English10
9.Warwick Mortimer9
Spencer Pigot9
Jan Magnussen9
12.James Winslow8
Viktor Shaitar8
James McFadden8
Zac Kennedy8
Anthony Te Rito8
Tom Sharp8
Michael Lyons8
19.Sammy Swindell7
Jason Johnson7
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