Craig Baird
Craig George Baird MNZM (born 22 July 1970) is a New Zealand retired racing driver who now is the driving standards observer for the Australian Supercars Series.
Craig “the spud” Baird | |
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![]() Craig Baird at Hampton Downs in 2012 | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Hamilton, New Zealand | 22 July 1970
Supercars Record | |
Races | 172 |
Race wins | 1 |
Podium finishes | 1 |
Pole positions | 1 |
2016 Championship position | 50th (219 points) |
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
Baird won the 2012 Australian Carrera Cup Championship in this Jet Travel Insurance entry.
Baird placed 8th in the 2013 Australian GT Championship driving Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz (pictured) & Porsche
Season | Series | Position | Car | Team |
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1991 | New Zealand Formula Pacific Series | 1st | Swift – Toyota | |
1992 | New Zealand Formula Pacific Series | 1st | Reynard 92H | |
1992 | 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 | |
1996 | South African Touring Car Championship | 8th | BMW 318i | BMW Motorsport South Africa |
1997 | New Zealand Touring Car Championship | 1st | BMW 320i | |
1997 | Australian Super Touring 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 | Holden VT Commodore 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] |
2004 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 27th | Holden VY Commodore | Team Kiwi Racing |
2005 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 23rd | Ford BA Falcon | WPS Racing |
2005 | 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 |
2006 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 38th | Ford BA Falcon | WPS Racing |
2006 | 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 |
2007 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 31st | Holden VE Commodore | Toll HSV Dealer Team |
2007 | Australian GT Championship | 28th | Ferrari 360 GT | Consolidated Chemical Company |
2007 | New Zealand Porsche GT3 Championship | 1st | Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | |
2008 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 52nd | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team |
2008 | New Zealand Porsche GT3 Championship | 1st | Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | |
2008 | Australian Carrera Cup Championship | 1st | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Fitzgerald Racing |
2008 | Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | 31st | Ford BA Falcon | WPS Racing |
2008 | FIA GT Championship – GT2 | 48th | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Juniper Racing |
2008–09 | New Zealand V8s | 3rd | Ford BA Falcon | United Video Racing |
2008–09 | 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 |
2009–10 | 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 |
2010 | 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 |
2011 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 62nd | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing |
2012 | V8SuperTourer Championship | 15th | Ford FG Falcon | PS Racing |
2012 | Australian Carrera Cup Championship | 1st | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Dutton Insurance/ Jet Travel Insurance |
2012 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 39th | Ford FG Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing |
2013 | Australian Carrera Cup Championship | 1st | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Dutton Insurance |
2013 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 34th | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport |
2013 | Australian GT Championship | 8th | Ferrari 458 GT3 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Porsche 997 GT3 R |
Clearwater Racing Erebus Motorsport VIP Petfoods Racing |
2013 | V8SuperTourer Championship | 12th | Ford FG Falcon | PS Racing |
2014 | Australian Carrera Cup Championship | 3rd | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Bonaire / Wilson Security |
2014 | Australian GT Championship | 25th | McLaren MP4-12C | Darrell Lea |
2015 | Australian GT Championship | 28th | Porsche 911 GT3-R | |
2015 | Australian Carrera Cup Championship | 5th | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Porsche Centre Melbourne |
2016 | Virgin Australia 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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1994 | 45 | Diet Coke Racing | BMW 318i | ![]() |
11th | 152 |
1997 | 2 | BMW Motorsport Australia | BMW 320i | ![]() |
DSQ | 161 |
1997 | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EL Falcon | ![]() |
4th | 158 |
1999 | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford AU Falcon | ![]() |
DNF | 145 |
2000 | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford AU Falcon | ![]() |
7th | 161 |
2001 | 888 | Prancing Horse Racing | Ford AU Falcon | ![]() |
DNF | 27 |
2002 | 05 | Team Brock | Holden VX Commodore | ![]() |
23rd | 136 |
2003 | 021 | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden VX Commodore | ![]() |
17th | 149 |
2004 | 021 | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden VY Commodore | ![]() |
DNF | 129 |
2005 | 48 | WPS Racing | Ford BA Falcon | ![]() |
8th | 158 |
2006 | 10 | WPS Racing | Ford BA Falcon | ![]() |
10th | 161 |
2007 | 16 | HSV Dealer Team | Holden VE Commodore | ![]() |
DNF | 137 |
2008 | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VE Commodore | ![]() |
DNF | 146 |
2009 | 22 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VE Commodore | ![]() |
21st | 153 |
2010 | 24 | Walkinshaw Racing | Holden VE Commodore | ![]() |
DNF | 0 |
2011 | 61 | Walkinshaw Racing | Holden VE Commodore | ![]() |
DNF | 13 |
2012 | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford FG Falcon | ![]() |
8th | 161 |
2013 | 4 | Erebus Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz E63 W212 | ![]() |
14th | 161 |
2014 | 4 | Erebus Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz E63 W212 | ![]() |
DNF | 132 |
2016 | 9 | Erebus Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | ![]() |
18th | 148 |
Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Overall Position |
Class Position |
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2007 | ![]() |
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BMW 335i | A | 257 | 1st | 1st |
2008 | ![]() |
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BMW 335i | B | 252 | 3rd | 1st |
2009 | ![]() |
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Subaru Impreza WRX | C | 65 | DNF | DNF |
2011 | ![]() |
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Porsche 997 GT3 Cup R | A | 291 | 3rd | 3rd |
2012 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 458 GT3 | A | 268 | 3rd | 3rd |
2013 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 458 GT3 | A | 267 | 2nd | 2nd |
2014 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 458 GT3 | A | 57 | DNF | DNF |
2015 | ![]() |
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Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 | AP | 129 | DNF | DNF |
2016 | ![]() |
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McLaren 650S GT3 | AA | 171 | DNF | DNF |
2017 | ![]() |
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Mercedes AMG GT3 | AA | 283 | DNF | DNF |
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References
- "New Year honours list 2010". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- www.btccpages.com Retrieved on 22 August 2009
- www.natsoft.com.au Archived 22 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 22 August 2009
External links
- Craig Baird career summary at DriverDB.com
- Speedsport Profile
- Craig Baird driver statistics at Racing-Reference
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Ken Smith |
Winner of the New Zealand Grand Prix 1991, 1992, 1993 |
Succeeded by Greg Murphy |
Preceded by Fabian Coulthard |
Winner of the Australian Carrera Cup Championship 2006 |
Succeeded by David Reynolds |
Preceded by John Bowe Dick Johnson |
Winner of the Bathurst 12 Hour 2007 (with Paul Morris & Garry Holt) |
Succeeded by Graham Alexander Rod Salmon Damien White |
Preceded by David Reynolds |
Winner of the Australian Carrera Cup Championship 2008, 2011-2013 |
Succeeded by Steven Richards |
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