Frank "Frankie" Bird Jr. (born 20 August 1999) is a British racing driver. He is part of the Mercedes-AMG driver lineup, having been introduced to the programme as a junior driver in 2024.

Career

After starting out his career in 2015 racing in the Ginetta Junior Championship, Bird switched to single-seaters, competing in British F4 and the Formula Renault Eurocup without much success. He raced in the Eurocup until 2019 before moving into GT3 competition, having previously competed in several GT4 races and taken a Renault Clio Cup class win at the 2018 Dubai 24 Hour.

In 2020, Bird entered the Silver Cup class of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with Team Parker Racing as part of Bentley's academy programme. The following year, he moved to the GTWC Sprint Cup, finishing second in class after taking two Silver Cup wins alongside Ryuichiro Tomita. Bird then entered the ADAC GT Masters in 2022 with Team Landgraf, though he would end up 21st in the overall standings. He returned to the Sprint Cup in 2023 and won three races in class, helping teammate Jordan Love to the Silver Cup title as Bird had missed two events due to the death of his father Paul Bird, a former rally driver who owned the Paul Bird Motorsport team. In addition, Bird won that year's 24 Hours of Nürburgring in the two-car SPX category, driving a Mercedes-AMG GT2.

Racing record

Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2015Ginetta Junior ChampionshipR & J Motorsport2000006922ndGinetta Junior Winter Series400000NC2016F4 British ChampionshipFortec Motorsports300000319thEurocup Formula Renault 2.0200000NC†2017Formula Renault EurocupFortec Motorsports230000032ndFormula Renault Northern European Cup200002620th2018Formula Renault EurocupTech 1 Racing200000618thFormula Renault Northern European Cup1200005210th24H TCE Series - Continents' - A2Ciceley Motorsport110010NC†Gulf 12 Hours - GT420000N/ADNF2019Formula Renault EurocupArden2000001418th24H GT Series - Continents' - GT4Ciceley Motorsport100000NC†2020GT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupTeam Parker Racing400000NCGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver00002317thIntercontinental GT Challenge100000NCBRDC British Formula 3 ChampionshipFortec Motorsports300001324th2021GT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupBelgian Audi Club Team WRT50000428thGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver00015111thGT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup10000133.58thGT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver200585.5 2ndIntercontinental GT ChallengeTeam WRT100000NC24H GT Series - GT3 Pro1000126NC†2022Asian Le Mans Series - GTGarage 594000129.57thADAC GT MastersMann-Filter Team Landgraf1300005221stGT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupHaupt Racing Team100000NCGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver00001918thInternational GT Open100002414th2023Asian Le Mans Series - GTHaupt Racing Team40000615thGT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup60000915thGT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver312580.54thGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup100000NCGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Pro-Am00001118thIntercontinental GT ChallengeMercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing100001223rdNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - VT2-FWDSRS Team Sorg Rennsport100000NC†Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - V4 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - VT3Team Mathol Racing e.V. 2 2 2 2 2 0 NC†Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9Haupt Racing Team100000NC†24 Hours of Nürburgring - SPXMercedes-AMG Team HRT11??1N/A 1st2024 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Mercedes-AMG Team HRT 2 0 0 0 0 * *Mercedes-AMG Team Bilstein by HRT2000024 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910000N/A11th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 2 Seas Motorsport100000NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold000027*8th* † As Bird was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.* Season still in progress.

Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) 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 BHI1 BHI2 DON1 DON2 THR1 THR2 OUL1 OUL2 CRO1 CRO2 SNE1 SNE2 KNO1 KNO2 ROC1 ROC2 SIL1 SIL2 BHGP1 BHGP2 22nd 69

Complete F4 British Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate 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 Motorsports BHI1 BHI2 BHI3 DON1 DON2 DON3 THR1 THR2 THR3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 ROC1 ROC2 ROC3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 19th 3

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate 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 Pos Points 2016 Fortec Motorsports ALC1 ALC2 ALC3 MON1 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ1 RBR1 RBR2 LEC1 LEC2 SPA1 SPA2 EST1 EST2 NC† 0 2017 Fortec Motorsports MNZ1 MNZ2 SIL1 SIL2 PAU1 PAU2 MON1 MON2 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 NÜR1 NÜR2 RBR1 RBR2 LEC1 LEC2 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 32nd 0 2018 Tech 1 Racing LEC1 LEC2 MNZ1 MNZ2 SIL1 SIL2 MON1 MON2 RBR1 RBR2 SPA1 SPA2 HUN1 HUN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC1 HOC2 CAT1 CAT2 18th 6 2019 Arden MNZ1 MNZ2 SIL1 SIL2 MON1 MON2 LEC1 LEC2 SPA1 SPA2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HUN1 HUN2 CAT1 CAT2 HOC1 HOC2 YMC1 YMC2 18th 14 † As Bird was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points

Complete Formula Renault Northern European Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Points 2017 Fortec Motorsport MNZ1 MNZ2ASS1ASS2NÜR1NÜR2 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3HOC1HOC2 20th 26 2018 Fortec Motorsport PAU1 PAU2 MNZ1 MNZ2 SPA1 SPA2 HUN1 HUN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC1 HOC2 10th 52

Complete GT World Challenge results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points 2020 Team Parker Racing Bentley Continental GT3 Silver IMO NÜR SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H LEC 17th 23 2021 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Evo Silver MNZ LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 11th 51 2022 Haupt Racing Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver IMO LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H HOC CAT 18th 19 2023 Haupt Racing Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro-Am MNZ LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 18th 11 2024 2 Seas Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Gold LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR MNZ JED 11th 27 *Season still in progress.

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points2021Belgian Audi Club Team WRTAudi R8 LMS Evo Silver MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 MIS1 MIS2 BRH1 BRH2 VAL1 VAL2 2nd 85.5 2023 Haupt Racing Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 HOC1 HOC2 VAL1 VAL2 ZAN1 ZAN2 4th 80.5

Complete ADAC GT Masters results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points 2022 Mann-Filter Team Landgraf Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo OSC1 OSC2 RBR1 RBR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 LAU1 LAU2 SAC1 SAC2 HOC1 HOC2 21st 52

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