Sam Bird signed with the NEOM McLaren Formula E Team in August 2023 and will remain with us for the 2024/25 season of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.

Sam arrived with a wealth of motorsport experience. He began his single seater racing career in Formula BMW in 2004, coming runner up in the series in 2005. He has competed in Formula Renault, and various Formula 3 and GP2 Series seasons, before holding a number of Formula 1 roles, including roles with Williams Racing and Mercedes AMG Petronas.

Since 2014, he has competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship. Highlights including winning the LMP2 class in 2015 with G-Drive Racing and finishing second in the LMGTE Pro class with AF Corse in 2016.

Sam is one of the only drivers to have competed in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship since Season 1 (2014/15). During this time, he has claimed 12 wins, 27 podiums and six pole positions, making him one of the most successful drivers on the grid.

In his debut season with NEOM McLaren, Sam clinched our first-ever electric racing victory, winning the São Paulo E-Prix with a dramatic last-lap overtake.

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