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Frank Bird (racing driver)

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Frankie Bird
Born (1999-08-20) August 20, 1999 (age 27)
United Kingdom
OccupationRacing driver
Years active2015–present
Known forBritish motorsport competitor, Mercedes-AMG junior driver

Frank "Frankie" Bird Jr. (born 20 August 1999) is a British motorsport competitor currently included in the Mercedes-AMG driver roster, having joined their junior driver programme in 2024.

Career

Bird initiated his racing journey in the 2015 Ginetta Junior Championship before advancing to single-seater categories. He took part in the 2016 F4 British Championship and subsequently competed in the 2017 Formula Renault Eurocup through to 2019, though with modest results. Shifting focus to GT racing, he engaged in GT4 competitions and achieved a class victory in the Renault Clio Cup at the 2018 Dubai 24 Hour event.

In 2020, Bird competed in the Silver Cup division of the 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup representing Team Parker Racing as part of Bentley's development programme. The following year, he participated in the GTWC Sprint Cup, securing second place in class with two Silver Cup victories alongside teammate Ryuichiro Tomita. During 2022, Bird raced in the ADAC GT Masters for Team Landgraf, concluding the season 21st overall. Returning for the 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup, he claimed three Silver Cup wins and contributed to teammate Jordan Love securing the championship, despite missing two rounds due to the passing of his father, Paul Bird. Additionally, Bird triumphed in the SPX category at the 2023 24 Hours of Nürburgring, piloting a Mercedes-AMG GT2.

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2015 Ginetta Junior Championship R & J Motorsport 20 0 0 0 0 69 22nd
Ginetta Junior Winter Series 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2016 F4 British Championship Fortec Motorsports 30 0 0 0 0 3 19th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2017 Formula Renault Eurocup Fortec Motorsports 23 0 0 0 0 0 32nd
Formula Renault Northern European Cup 2 0 0 0 0 26 20th
2018 Formula Renault Eurocup Tech 1 Racing 20 0 0 0 0 6 18th
Formula Renault Northern European Cup 12 0 0 0 0 52 10th
2018 24H TCE Series#Continents' - A2(24H TCE Series - Continents' - A2) rowspan="2" align="left" |Ciceley Motorsport 1 1 0 0 1 0 NC†
Gulf 12 Hours - GT4 2 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2019 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup Arden International 20 0 0 0 0 14 18th
2019 24H GT Series#Continents' - GT4 Ciceley Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2020 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup rowspan="3"|Team Parker Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup#Silver 0 0 0 0 23 17th
2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2020 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Fortec Motorsports 3 0 0 0 0 13 24th
2021 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup rowspan="4"|W Racing Team (Belgian Audi Club Team WRT) 5 0  –  –  –  4  28th 
2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup#Silver –  –  –  1  51  11th
2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10  –  –  –  1  33.5  8th
2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup#Silver 2  –  –  5  85.5  style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2nd
2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge rowspan=2 |Team WRT 1  – – – – – NC
2021 24H GT Series#GT3 Pro 1  – – – 1 26 NC†
2022 2022 Asian Le Mans Series#GT Garage 59 4 – – – 1 29.5 7th
2022 ADAC GT Masters Mann-Filter Team Landgraf 13 – – – – 52 21st
2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Haupt Racing Team 1 – – – – – NC
2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup#Silver — — — 19 18th
2022 International GT Open 1 — — — 24 14th
2023 2023 Asian Le Mans Series#GT Haupt Racing Team 4 — — — 6 15th
2023 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 6 — — — 9 15th
2023 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup#Silver 3 1 2 5 80.5 4th
2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 1 — — — — NC
2023 Intercontinental GT Challenge Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing 1 — — — 12 23rd
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (various classes)

Various teams

Multiple entries with wins and podiums, including Team Mathol Racing e.V. with two wins in VT3 class.

NC† for many, reflecting guest or partial entries.

2023 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SPX

Mercedes-AMG Team HRT

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1

N/A 

style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1st
2024

Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9

Mercedes-AMG Team HRT and Mercedes-AMG Team Bilstein by HRT

4 (combined)

No wins or podiums yet, season ongoing

2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

2 Seas Motorsport

1

No wins or podiums yet, season ongoing

NC

† As Bird participated as a guest driver, he was not eligible to earn points.* Current season still underway.

Full Ginetta Junior Championship Results

(key) (Entries in bold signify pole positions; entries in italics denote fastest laps)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2015 R & J Motorsport BHI
1
Retired 		BHI
2
16th 		DON
1
21st 		DON
2
18th 		THR
1
17th 		THR
2
17th 		OUL
1
Retired 		OUL
2
17th 		CRO
1
20th 		CRO
2
Retired 		SNE
1
15th 		SNE
2
21st 		KNO
1
12th 		KNO
2
14th 		ROC
1
19th 		ROC
2
19th 		SIL
1
20th 		SIL
2
15th 		BHGP
1
16th 		BHGP
2
11th 		22nd 69

Full F4 British Championship Results

(key) (Entries in bold denote pole position; entries in italics mark fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points
2016 Fortec Motorsport BHI < br />1 < br /> BHI < br />2 < br /> BHI < br />3 < br /> DON < br />1 < br /> DON < br />2 < br /> DON < br />3 < br /> THR < br />1 < br /> THR < br />2 < br /> THR < br />3 < br /> OUL < br />1 < br /> OUL < br />2 < br /> OUL < br />3 < br /> CRO < br />1 < br /> CRO < br />2 < br /> CRO < br />3 < br /> SNE < br />1 < br />

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Full Formula Renault Eurocup Results

(legend) (Races highlighted in bold denote pole positions) (Races shown in italics signify fastest laps)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Position Points
2016 Fortec Motorsport ALC
1 		ALC
2 		ALC
3 		MON
1 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		MNZ
1 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		EST
1
15 		EST
2
20 		NC† 0
2017 Fortec Motorsport MNZ
1
19 		MNZ
2
17 		SIL
1
17 		SIL
2
22 		PAU
1
20 		PAU
2
17 		MON
1
Ret 		MON
2
Ret 		HUN
1
23 		HUN
2
22 		HUN
3
27 		NÜR
1
29 		NÜR
2
24 		RBR
1
25 		RBR
2
23 		LEC
1
22 		LEC
2
25 		SPA
1
32 		SPA
2
27 		(SPA)
3(20) 		(CAT)
(24)

Full Formula Renault Northern European Cup Results

(legend) (Entries shown in bold represent pole positions) (Entries in italics denote fastest laps)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Position Points Scored
2017 Fortec Motorsport MNZ
1
9th 		MNZ
2
7th 		ASS
1 		ASS
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		SPA
1
32nd 		SPA
2
27th 		SPA
3
20th 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		20th 26
2018 Fortec Motorsport PAU
1
11th 		PAU
2
6th 		MNZ
1
4th 		MNZ
2
11th 		SPA
1
14th 		SPA
2
11th 		HUN
1
12th 		HUN
2
13th 		NÜR
1
'Retired' 		NÜR
2
'21st' 		HOC
1
'20th' 		HOC
2 < br /> 13th 		10th 52

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

(Entries in bold signify pole positions) (Entries in italics indicate fastest laps)

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Year Team Vehicle Category Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Overall Position Accumulated Points

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2020 || Team Parker Racing || Bentley Continental GT3 || Silver || style= "background:#DFFFDF;" | IMO
37th || style= "background:#DFFFDF;" | NÜR < br /> 37th || style= "background:#DFFFDF;" | SPA < br />6H < br /> 37th || style= "background:#DFFFDF;" | SPA < br />12H < br /> 30th || style= "background:#DFFFDF;" | SPA < br />24H < br /> 28th || style= "background:#EFCFFF;" | LEC < br /> Retired || || !17th ||23 -

2021 || Belgian Audi Club Team WRT || Audi R8 LMS Evo || Silver || style= "background:#DFFFDF;" | MNZ < br /> 8th || style= "background:#EFCFFF;" | LEC < br /> Retired || style= "background:#CFCFFF;" | SPA < br />6H < br /> 37th || style= "background:#DFDFDF;" | SPA < br />12H < br /> 16th || style= "background:#DFFFDF;" | SPA < br />24H < br /> 24th || style= "background:#DFFFDF;" | NÜR < br /> 16th || style= "background:#DFDFDF;" | CAT < br /> 12th || !11th ||51 -

2022 || Haupt Racing Team || Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo || Silver|| IMO || LEC || style= "background:#FFDF9F;" | SPA < br />6H < br /> 20th|| style= "background:#FFFFBF;" | SPA < br />12H < br /> 12th|| style= "background:#EFCFFF;" | SPA < br />24H < br /> Retired|| HOC || CAT || !18th||19 -

2023 || Haupt Racing Team || Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo || Pro-Am|| MNZ || LEC || style= "background:#DFFFDF;" |Spa 24 Hours  │ SPA 6H 
Template:Small │50th||style= "background:#DFFFDF;" │Spa 24 Hours│SPA 12H 
Template:Small│47th||style= "background:#EFCFFF;" │Spa 24 Hours│SPA 24H 
Template:Small│Retired||Nürburgring│NÜR||Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya│CAT|| !18th||11 -

2024 || 2 Seas Motorsport ||Mercedes-AMG GT#Motorsport│Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo|| Gold|| Circuit Paul Ricard│LEC||style= "background:#FFFFBF;" │Spa 24 Hours│SPA 6H 
Template:Small│20th||style= "background:#DFFFDF;" │Spa 24 Hours│SPA 12H 
Template:Small│53rd||style= "background:#DFFFDF;" │Spa 24 Hours│SPA 24H 
Template:Small│42nd|| Nürburgring│NÜR||Monza Circuit│MNZ||Jeddah Corniche Circuit│JED|| !8th*||27*

*The season is ongoing.

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

(key) (Events shown in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics signify fastest lap)

Year Team Vehicle Category 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Standing Points Accumulated
2021 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Evo Silver MAG
1
24 		MAG
2
11 		ZAN
1
4 		ZAN
2
7 		MIS
1
26 		MIS
2
4 		BRH
1
3 		BRH
2
5 		VAL
1
14 		VAL
2
16 		2nd 85.5
2023 Haupt Racing Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver BRH
1
20 		BRH
2
16 		MIS
1
12 		MIS
2
16 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		VAL
1 		VAL
2 		ZAN
1
6 		ZAN
2
6 		4th 80.5

Full ADAC GT Masters Results

(key) (Pole positions are shown in bold; fastest laps are in italics)

Year Team Name Car Model Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Race 10 Race 11 Race 12 Race 13 Race 14 Championship Position Total Points
2022 Mann-Filter Team Landgraf Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo OSC
1
DNS 		OSC
2
19 		RBR
1
20 		RBR
2
18 		ZAN
1
17 		ZAN
2
9 		NÜR
1
6 		NÜR
2
4 		(style= "background:#DFFFDF;") [[EuroSpeedway Lausitz LAU
1]]
16 		(style= "background:#EFCFFF;") [[EuroSpeedway Lausitz LAU
2]]
Ret 		(style= "background:#DFFFDF;") [[Sachsenring SAC
1]]
7 		(style= "background:#DFFFDF;") [[Sachsenring SAC
2]]
10 		(style= "background:#DFFFDF;") [[Hockenheimring HOC
1]]
10 		(style= "background:#EFCFFF;") [[Hockenheimring HOC
2]]
Ret 		21st 52


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