Frank Bird (racing driver)


Frank "Frankie" Bird Jr. 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

† As Bird was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.* Season still in progress.

Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2015R & J MotorsportBHI
1
Ret		BHI
2
16		DON
1
21		DON
2
18		THR
1
17		THR
2
17		OUL
1
Ret		OUL
2
17		CRO
1
20		CRO
2
Ret		SNE
1
15		SNE
2
21		KNO
1
12		KNO
2
14		ROC
1
19		ROC
2
19		SIL
1
20		SIL
2
15		BHGP
1
16		BHGP
2
11		22nd69

Complete F4 British Championship results

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2016Fortec MotorsportsBHI
1
18		BHI
2
Ret		BHI
3
17		DON
1
15		DON
2
11		DON
3
16		THR
1
14		THR
2
Ret		THR
3
15		OUL
1
15		OUL
2
14		OUL
3
Ret		CRO
1
10		CRO
2
Ret		CRO
3
15		SNE
1
13		SNE
2
10		SNE
3
14		KNO
1
12		KNO
2
10		KNO
3
14		ROC
1
14		ROC
2
NC		ROC
3
17		SIL
1
15		SIL
2
16		SIL
3
13		BHGP
1
12		BHGP
2
Ret		BHGP
3
16		19th3

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

† As Bird was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points

Complete Formula Renault Northern European Cup results

YearTeam123456789101112PosPoints
2017Fortec MotorsportMNZ
1
9		MNZ
2
7		ASS
1		ASS
2		NÜR
1		NÜR
2		SPA
1
32		SPA
2
27		SPA
3
20		HOC
1		HOC
2		20th26
2018Fortec MotorsportPAU
1
11		PAU
2
6		MNZ
1
4		MNZ
2
11		SPA
1
14		SPA
2
11		HUN
1
12		HUN
2
13		NÜR
1
Ret		NÜR
2
21		HOC
1
20		HOC
2
13		10th52

Complete GT World Challenge results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

YearTeamCarClass1234567Pos.Points
2020Team Parker RacingBentley Continental GT3SilverIMO
37		NÜR
37		SPA
6H
37		SPA
12H
30		SPA
24H
28		LEC
Ret		17th23
2021Belgian Audi Club Team WRTAudi R8 LMS EvoSilverMNZ
8		LEC
Ret		SPA
6H
37		SPA
12H
16		SPA
24H
24		NÜR
16		CAT
12		11th51
2022Haupt Racing TeamMercedes-AMG GT3 EvoSilverIMOLECSPA
6H
20		SPA
12H
12		SPA
24H
Ret		HOCCAT18th19
2023Haupt Racing TeamMercedes-AMG GT3 EvoPro-AmMNZLECSPA
6H
50		SPA
12H
47		SPA
24H
Ret		NÜRCAT18th11
20242 Seas MotorsportMercedes-AMG GT3 EvoGoldLECSPA
6H
20		SPA
12H
53		SPA
24H
42		NÜRMNZJED11th27

*Season still in progress.

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

YearTeamCarClass12345678910Pos.Points
2021Belgian Audi Club Team WRTAudi R8 LMS EvoSilverMAG
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		2nd85.5
2023Haupt Racing TeamMercedes-AMG GT3 EvoSilverBRH
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		4th80.5

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314DCPoints
2022Mann-Filter Team LandgrafMercedes-AMG GT3 EvoOSC
1
DNS		OSC
2
19		RBR
1
20		RBR
2
18		ZAN
1
17		ZAN
2
9		NÜR
1
6		NÜR
2
4		LAU
1
16		LAU
2
Ret		SAC
1
7		SAC
2
10		HOC
1
10		HOC
2
Ret		21st52