Craig Baird
| Craig Baird | |
|---|---|
 Craig Baird at Hampton Downs in 2012 | |
| Nationality |  New Zealander |
| Born | 22 July 1970 Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Supercars Championship career | |
| Races | 172 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Pole positions | 1 |
| 2016 position | 50th (219 points) |
Craig George Baird racing driver who now is the driving standards observer for the Australian Supercars Championship.
Honours
In the
Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to motorsport.[1]
Career results
| Season | Series | Position | Car | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | New Zealand Formula Pacific Series | 1st | Swift – Toyota | |
| 1992 | New Zealand Formula Pacific Series | 1st | Reynard 92H | |
| British Formula Two Championship | 10th | Reynard 90D | Graham Lorrimer Motorsport | |
| 1993 | New Zealand Formula Pacific Series | 1st | Reynard 92H | |
| 1994 | New Zealand Touring Car Championship | 1st | BMW 325i | |
| 1995 | New Zealand Touring Car Championship | 1st | BMW 325i | |
| 1996 | New Zealand Touring Car Championship | 1st | BMW 325i | |
| South African Touring Car Championship | 8th | BMW 318i | BMW Motorsport South Africa | |
| 1997 | New Zealand Touring Car Championship | 1st | BMW 320i | |
Australian Super Touring Car Championship
|
8th | BMW 320i | Paul Morris Motorsport | |
1998
|
British Touring Car Championship | 20th | Ford Mondeo | Ford Mondeo Racing[2] |
| 2000 | Shell Championship Series
|
15th | Ford AU Falcon
|
Stone Brothers Racing |
| 2001 | Shell Championship Series
|
76th | Ford AU Falcon
|
John Faulkner Racing Prancing Horse Racing |
| 2002 | V8 Supercar Championship Series
|
27th | Holden VX Commodore
|
Rod Nash Racing |
| 2003 | V8 Supercar Championship Series
|
30th | Holden VX Commodore
|
Team Kiwi Racing |
| 2004 | Australian Carrera Cup Championship | 13th | Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | VIP Pet Foods[3] |
| V8 Supercar Championship Series | 27th | Holden VY Commodore
|
Team Kiwi Racing | |
| 2005 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 23rd | Ford BA Falcon
|
WPS Racing |
| New Zealand Porsche GT3 Championship | 1st | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | ||
| 2006 | Australian Carrera Cup Championship
|
1st | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | V.I.P. Petfoods Racing |
| V8 Supercar Championship Series | 38th | Ford BA Falcon | WPS Racing | |
| New Zealand Porsche GT3 Championship | 1st | Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | ||
| 2007 | Australian Carrera Cup Championship | 3rd | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | V.I.P. Petfoods Racing |
| V8 Supercar Championship Series | 31st | Holden VE Commodore
|
Toll HSV Dealer Team | |
Australian GT Championship
|
28th | Ferrari 360 GT | Consolidated Chemical Company | |
| New Zealand Porsche GT3 Championship | 1st | Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | ||
| 2008 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 52nd | Holden VE Commodore
|
Holden Racing Team
|
| New Zealand Porsche GT3 Championship | 1st | Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | ||
| Australian Carrera Cup Championship | 1st | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Fitzgerald Racing | |
| Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | 31st | Ford BA Falcon
|
WPS Racing | |
FIA GT Championship – GT2
|
48th | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Juniper Racing | |
| 2008-09 | New Zealand V8s | 3rd | Ford BA Falcon
|
United Video Racing |
| New Zealand Porsche GT3 Championship | 1st | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | XXX Motorsport | |
| 2009 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 37th | Holden VE Commodore
|
Holden Racing Team
|
| 2009-10 | New Zealand V8s | 1st | Ford BA Falcon
|
United Video Racing |
| New Zealand Porsche GT3 Championship | 1st | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | XXX Motorsport | |
| 2010 | Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | 35th | Holden VE Commodore
|
Walkinshaw Performance Eggleston Motorsport |
| V8 Supercar Championship Series | 62nd | Holden VE Commodore
|
Walkinshaw Racing
| |
| 2011 | Australian Carrera Cup Championship | 1st | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Dutton Insurance/ Jet Travel Insurance |
| International V8 Supercars Championship | 62nd | Holden VE Commodore
|
Walkinshaw Racing
| |
| 2012 | V8SuperTourer Championship | 15th | Ford FG Falcon
|
PS Racing |
| Australian Carrera Cup Championship | 1st | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Dutton Insurance/ Jet Travel Insurance | |
| International V8 Supercars Championship | 39th | Ford FG Falcon
|
Stone Brothers Racing | |
| 2013 | Australian Carrera Cup Championship | 1st | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Dutton Insurance |
| International V8 Supercars Championship | 34th | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG
|
Erebus Motorsport | |
Australian GT Championship
|
8th | Clearwater Racing Erebus Motorsport VIP Petfoods Racing | ||
| V8SuperTourer Championship | 12th | Ford FG Falcon
|
PS Racing | |
| 2014 | Australian Carrera Cup Championship | 3rd | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991
|
Bonaire / Wilson Security |
| Australian GT Championship | 25th | McLaren MP4-12C
|
Darrell Lea | |
| 2015 | Australian GT Championship | 28th | Porsche 911 GT3-R
|
|
| Australian Carrera Cup Championship | 5th | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991
|
Porsche Centre Melbourne | |
2016
|
Supercars Championship
|
50th | Holden VF Commodore
|
Erebus Motorsport |
Racing record
Complete Asia-Pacific Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Glenn McIntyre Racing | BMW 635CSi | BAT | WEL | PUK 10 |
FJI | NC | 0 |
Complete British Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded all races) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (* signifies that driver lead feature race for at least one lap – 1 point awarded)
| Year | Team | Car | 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 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998
|
Ford Mondeo Racing | Ford Mondeo | THR 1 15 |
THR 2 14 |
SIL 1 Ret |
SIL 2 10 |
DON 1 14 |
DON 2 13 |
BRH 1 15 |
BRH 2 Ret |
OUL 1 14 |
OUL 2 11 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
CRO 1 14 |
CRO 2 13 |
SNE 1 11 |
SNE 2 6 |
THR 1 Ret |
THR 2 DNS |
KNO 1 12 |
KNO 2 13 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
20th | 6 |
Complete Bathurst 1000 results
| Year | Car# | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 45 | Diet Coke Racing | BMW 318i
|
Brett Riley
|
11th | 152 |
| 1997* | 2 | BMW Motorsport Australia | BMW 320i
|
 Paul Morris
|
DSQ | 161 |
| 1997 | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EL Falcon
|
Steven Johnson
|
4th | 158 |
| 1999 | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford AU Falcon
|
Jason Bright
|
DNF | 145 |
| 2000 | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford AU Falcon
|
Simon Wills
|
7th | 161 |
| 2001 | 888 | Prancing Horse Racing | Ford AU Falcon
|
Mark Noske
|
DNF | 27 |
| 2002 | 05 | Team Brock | Holden VX Commodore
|
Peter Brock
|
23rd | 136 |
| 2003 | 021 | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden VX Commodore
|
Mark Porter
|
17th | 149 |
| 2004 | 021 | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden VY Commodore
|
Mark Porter
|
DNF | 129 |
| 2005 | 48 | WPS Racing | Ford BA Falcon
|
David Besnard
|
8th | 158 |
| 2006 | 10 | WPS Racing | Ford BA Falcon
|
Jason Bargwanna
|
10th | 161 |
| 2007 | 16 | HSV Dealer Team | Holden VE Commodore
|
Paul Radisich
|
DNF | 137 |
| 2008 | 2 | Holden Racing Team
|
Holden VE Commodore
|
Glenn Seton
|
DNF | 146 |
| 2009 | 22 | Holden Racing Team
|
Holden VE Commodore
|
Paul Dumbrell
|
21st | 153 |
| 2010 | 24 | Walkinshaw Racing
|
Holden VE Commodore
|
Fabian Coulthard
|
DNF | 0 |
| 2011 | 61 | Walkinshaw Racing
|
Holden VE Commodore
|
Fabian Coulthard
|
DNF | 13 |
| 2012 | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford FG Falcon
|
Lee Holdsworth
|
8th | 161 |
| 2013 | 4 | Erebus Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz E63 W212 | Lee Holdsworth
|
14th | 161 |
2014
|
4 | Erebus Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz E63 W212 | Lee Holdsworth
|
DNF | 132 |
2016
|
9 | Erebus Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore
|
David Reynolds
|
18th | 148 |
* Super Touring race
Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Overall position |
Class position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Eastern Creek Karts P/L
|
Paul Morris Garry Holt
|
BMW 335i
|
A | 257 | 1st | 1st |
| 2008 | Eastern Creek Karts P/L
|
Paul Morris Garry Holt
|
BMW 335i
|
B | 252 | 3rd | 1st |
| 2009 | Wilson Brothers Racing
|
Lee Castle Rodney Forbes
|
Subaru Impreza WRX
|
C | 65 | DNF | DNF |
| 2011 | VIP Pet Foods Racing
|
Klark Quinn Tony Quinn
|
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup R
|
A | 291 | 3rd | 3rd |
| 2012 |  Clearwater Racing
|
 Matt Griffin Weng Sun Mok
|
Ferrari 458 GT3 | A | 268 | 3rd | 3rd |
| 2013 | Clearwater Racing
|
Matt Griffin Weng Sun Mok
|
Ferrari 458 GT3 | A | 267 | 2nd | 2nd |
| 2014 | Clearwater Racing
|
Matt Griffin Hiroshi Hamaguachi Weng Sun Mok
|
Ferrari 458 GT3 | A | 57 | DNF | DNF |
| 2015 | M Motorsport
|
Justin McMillan Steven Richards
|
Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 | AP | 129 | DNF | DNF |
| 2016 | Darrell Lea
|
Klark Quinn Tony Quinn
|
McLaren 650S GT3 | AA | 171 | DNF | DNF |
| 2017 | Scott Taylor Motorsports
|
 Maro Engel Shane van Gisbergen
|
Mercedes AMG GT3 | AA | 283 | DNF | DNF |
| 2018 | Scott Taylor Motorsports
|
Tony D'Alberto Max Twigg
|
Mercedes AMG GT3 | APA | 268 | 12th | 6th |
References
- ^ "New Year honours list 2010". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ www.btccpages.com Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 22 August 2009
- ^ www.natsoft.com.au Archived 22 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 22 August 2009
External links
- Craig Baird career summary at DriverDB.com
- Speedsport Profile
- Craig Baird driver statistics at Racing-Reference