Craig Baird Explained

Craig Baird
Nationality: New Zealander
Birth Date:1970 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Hamilton, New Zealand
Racing Licence: FIA Silver
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Races:172
Wins:1
Podiums:1
Poles:1
Position Year:2016
Championship Position:50th (219 points)

Craig George Baird (born 22 July 1970) is a New Zealand former racing driver who now is the driving standards observer for the Australian Supercars Championship.

Honours

In the 2010 New Year Honours, Baird was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to motorsport.[1]

Career results

SeasonSeriesPositionCarTeam
1991New Zealand Formula Pacific Series1st Swift – Toyota
1992New Zealand Formula Pacific Series1st Reynard 92H
British Formula Two Championship10th Reynard 90DGraham Lorrimer Motorsport
1993New Zealand Formula Pacific Series1st Reynard 92H
1994New Zealand Touring Car Championship1st
1995New Zealand Touring Car Championship1st
1996New Zealand Touring Car Championship1st
South African Touring Car Championship8th BMW 318iBMW Motorsport South Africa
1997New Zealand Touring Car Championship1st
Australian Super Touring Car Championship8th BMW 320iPaul Morris Motorsport
1998British Touring Car Championship20th Ford MondeoFord Mondeo Racing[2]
2000Shell Championship Series15thFord AU FalconStone Brothers Racing
2001Shell Championship Series76thHolden VT Commodore
Ford AU Falcon		John Faulkner Racing
Prancing Horse Racing
2002V8 Supercar Championship Series27thHolden VX CommodoreRod Nash Racing
2003V8 Supercar Championship Series30thHolden VX CommodoreTeam Kiwi Racing
2004Australian Carrera Cup Championship13thPorsche 996 GT3 CupVIP Pet Foods[3]
V8 Supercar Championship Series27thHolden VY CommodoreTeam Kiwi Racing
2005V8 Supercar Championship Series23rdFord BA FalconWPS Racing
New Zealand Porsche GT3 Championship1stPorsche 911 GT3 Cup
2006Australian Carrera Cup Championship1st Porsche 997 GT3 CupV.I.P. Petfoods Racing
V8 Supercar Championship Series38thFord BA FalconWPS Racing
New Zealand Porsche GT3 Championship1stPorsche 996 GT3 Cup
2007Australian Carrera Cup Championship3rdPorsche 997 GT3 CupV.I.P. Petfoods Racing
V8 Supercar Championship Series31stHolden VE CommodoreToll HSV Dealer Team
Australian GT Championship28thFerrari 360 GTConsolidated Chemical Company
New Zealand Porsche GT3 Championship1stPorsche 996 GT3 Cup
2008V8 Supercar Championship Series52ndHolden VE CommodoreHolden Racing Team
New Zealand Porsche GT3 Championship1stPorsche 996 GT3 Cup
Australian Carrera Cup Championship1st Porsche 997 GT3 CupFitzgerald Racing
Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series31stFord BA FalconWPS Racing
FIA GT Championship – GT248thPorsche 997 GT3-RSRJuniper Racing
2008-09New Zealand V8s3rdFord BA FalconUnited Video Racing
New Zealand Porsche GT3 Championship1stPorsche 997 GT3 CupXXX Motorsport
2009V8 Supercar Championship Series37thHolden VE CommodoreHolden Racing Team
2009-10New Zealand V8s1stFord BA FalconUnited Video Racing
New Zealand Porsche GT3 Championship1stPorsche 997 GT3 CupXXX Motorsport
2010Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series35thHolden VE CommodoreWalkinshaw Performance
Eggleston Motorsport
V8 Supercar Championship Series62ndHolden VE CommodoreWalkinshaw Racing
2011Australian Carrera Cup Championship1st Porsche 997 GT3 CupDutton Insurance/ Jet Travel Insurance
International V8 Supercars Championship62ndHolden VE CommodoreWalkinshaw Racing
2012V8SuperTourer Championship15thFord FG FalconPS Racing
Australian Carrera Cup Championship1st Porsche 997 GT3 CupDutton Insurance/ Jet Travel Insurance
International V8 Supercars Championship39thFord FG FalconStone Brothers Racing
2013Australian Carrera Cup Championship1st Porsche 997 GT3 CupDutton Insurance
International V8 Supercars Championship34thMercedes-Benz E63 AMGErebus Motorsport
Australian GT Championship8thFerrari 458 GT3
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
Porsche 997 GT3 R		Clearwater Racing
Erebus Motorsport
VIP Petfoods Racing
V8SuperTourer Championship12th Ford FG FalconPS Racing
2014Australian Carrera Cup Championship3rdPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991Bonaire / Wilson Security
Australian GT Championship25thMcLaren MP4-12CDarrell Lea
2015Australian GT Championship28thPorsche 911 GT3-R
Australian Carrera Cup Championship5thPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991Porsche Centre Melbourne
2016Supercars Championship50thHolden VF CommodoreErebus Motorsport

Racing record

Complete Asia-Pacific Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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)

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

YearCar#TeamCarCo-driverPositionLaps
199445Diet Coke RacingBMW 318i Brett Riley11th152
2BMW Motorsport AustraliaBMW 320i Paul MorrisDSQ161
199718Dick Johnson RacingFord EL Falcon Steven Johnson4th158
19994Stone Brothers RacingFord AU Falcon Jason BrightDNF145
20004Stone Brothers RacingFord AU Falcon Simon Wills7th161
2001888Prancing Horse RacingFord AU Falcon Mark NoskeDNF27
200205Team BrockHolden VX Commodore Peter Brock23rd136
2003021Team Kiwi RacingHolden VX Commodore Mark Porter17th149
2004021Team Kiwi RacingHolden VY Commodore Mark PorterDNF129
200548WPS RacingFord BA Falcon David Besnard8th158
200610WPS RacingFord BA Falcon Jason Bargwanna10th161
200716HSV Dealer TeamHolden VE Commodore Paul RadisichDNF137
20082Holden Racing TeamHolden VE Commodore Glenn SetonDNF146
200922Holden Racing TeamHolden VE Commodore Paul Dumbrell21st153
201024Walkinshaw RacingHolden VE Commodore Fabian CoulthardDNF0
201161Walkinshaw RacingHolden VE Commodore Fabian CoulthardDNF13
20124Stone Brothers RacingFord FG Falcon Lee Holdsworth8th161
20134Erebus MotorsportMercedes-Benz E63 W212 Lee Holdsworth14th161
20144Erebus MotorsportMercedes-Benz E63 W212 Lee HoldsworthDNF132
20169Erebus MotorsportHolden VF Commodore David Reynolds18th148

* Super Touring race

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

YearTeamCo-driversCarClassLapsOverall
position		Class
position
2007 Eastern Creek Karts P/L Paul Morris
Garry Holt		BMW 335iA2571st1st
2008 Eastern Creek Karts P/L Paul Morris
Garry Holt		BMW 335iB2523rd1st
2009 Wilson Brothers Racing Lee Castle
Rodney Forbes		Subaru Impreza WRXC65DNFDNF
2011 VIP Pet Foods Racing Klark Quinn
Tony Quinn		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup RA2913rd3rd
2012 Clearwater Racing Matt Griffin
Weng Sun Mok		Ferrari 458 GT3A2683rd3rd
2013 Clearwater Racing Matt Griffin
Weng Sun Mok		Ferrari 458 GT3A2672nd2nd
2014 Clearwater Racing Matt Griffin
Hiroshi Hamaguachi
Weng Sun Mok		Ferrari 458 GT3A57DNFDNF
2015 M Motorsport Justin McMillan
Steven Richards		Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4AP129DNFDNF
2016 Darrell Lea Klark Quinn
Tony Quinn		McLaren 650S GT3AA171DNFDNF
2017 Scott Taylor Motorsports Maro Engel
Shane van Gisbergen		Mercedes AMG GT3AA283DNFDNF
2018 Scott Taylor Motorsports Tony D'Alberto
Max Twigg		Mercedes AMG GT3APA26812th6th

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Year honours list 2010 . 31 December 2009 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . 1 January 2020.
  2. http://www.btccpages.com/drivers/Craig-Baird/ www.btccpages.com
  3. http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?24/10/2004.GOLD.R5 www.natsoft.com.au

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