Cian Shields
Cian Shields | |
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![]() Shields in 2023 | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 7 March 2005
FIA Formula 3 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2024 |
Current team | Hitech Pulse-Eight |
Car number | 16 |
Starts | 18 (18 entries) |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | TBD in 2024 |
Previous series | |
2023 2022 | Euroformula Open GB3 Championship |
Cian Shields (born 7 March 2005)[1] is a British racing driver currently racing in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Hitech Pulse-Eight. He was Euroformula Open vice-champion.[2]
Career
[edit]Karting
[edit]Shields started karting at the age of 11 in 2016.[3] In 2017 he competed in IAME Cadets with British GT driver Dean MacDonald being his driver coach.[4] In 2019 he became champion of the X30 Junior category in the IAME Series Benelux.[5][6]
GB3 Championship
[edit]In 2022, Shields began his single-seater career by joining Hitech Grand Prix in the GB3 Championship.[6][7] He would take his first victory in the reversed-grid race at Silverstone, holding off Nick Gilkes in the closing laps.[8][9] Until the end of the season, which he ultimately finished in thirteenth, he would take two further podium finishes.[2]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Euroformula_Open_2023_Spielberg_Nr._73_Shields_%282%29.jpg/220px-Euroformula_Open_2023_Spielberg_Nr._73_Shields_%282%29.jpg)
Euroformula Open
[edit]In 2023 he joined Team Motopark to compete in the Euroformula Open Championship.[2] Throughout the season Shields took four wins at Spa-Francorchamps, Paul Ricard, Spielberg and Mugello becoming vice-champion behind Noel León.[10][11][12][13]
FIA Formula 3
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/FIA_F3_Austria_2024_Nr._16_Shields.jpg/220px-FIA_F3_Austria_2024_Nr._16_Shields.jpg)
In late 2023 Shields rejoined Hitech Pulse-Eight for post-season testing in the FIA Formula 3 Championship.[14] Later that December, Shields was announced to be driving for Hitech during the 2024 FIA F3 season.[15]
Prototype racing
[edit]In 2022 Shields joined 360 Racing to compete in the Prototype Challenge at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Radical SR3. In the first race he was the winning car in the Radical class.[16]
Karting record
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]Season | Series | Team | Position |
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2016 | LGM Series - IAME Cadet | 33rd | |
2018 | Kartmasters British Grand Prix- X30 Mini | Fusion Motorsport | 7th |
IAME Winter Cup - X30 Junior | Strawberry Racing | 3rd | |
2019 | IAME Series Benelux - X30 Junior | 1st | |
IAME International Final - X30 Junior | 9th | ||
British Kart Championship - X30 Junior | Fusion Motorsport | 41st | |
IAME Euro Series - X30 Junior | 21st | ||
IAME Winter Cup - X30 Junior | 22nd | ||
2020 | Rotax Max Challenge International Trophy - Senior Max | 7th | |
Rotax Max Euro Winter Cup - Senior | Strawberry Racing | 14th | |
IAME Winter Cup - X30 Senior | 19th | ||
2021 | IAME Winter Cup - X30 Senior | KR Racing | 10th |
IAME Euro Series - X30 Senior | 13th |
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2022 | GB3 Championship | Hitech Grand Prix | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 186.5 | 13th |
Prototype Challenge - Radical | 360 Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
2023 | Euroformula Open Championship | Team Motopark | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 307 | 2nd |
Eurocup-3 | Palou Motorsport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
2024 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 27th* |
† As Shields was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete GB3 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
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2022 | Hitech Grand Prix | OUL 1 11 | OUL 2 Ret | OUL 3 7 | SIL1 1 16 | SIL1 2 18 | SIL1 3 11 | DON1 1 14 | DON1 2 15 | DON1 3 19 | SNE 1 14 | SNE 2 19 | SNE 3 Ret | SPA 1 7 | SPA 2 9 | SPA 3 136 | SIL2 1 17 | SIL2 2 15 | SIL2 3 157 | BRH 1 21 | BRH 2 19 | BRH 3 2 | DON2 1 12 | DON2 2 5 | DON2 3 21 | 13th | 186.5 |
Complete Euroformula Open Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Pos | Points |
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2023 | Team Motopark | EST 1 6 | EST 2 9 | EST 3 5 | SPA 1 2 | SPA 2 4 | SPA 3 1* | HUN 1 2 | HUN 2 8 | HUN 3 6 | LEC 1 4 | LEC 2 2 | LEC 3 1 | RBR 1 2 | RBR 2 5 | RBR 3 1 | MNZ 1 6 | MNZ 2 4† | MNZ 3 Ret | MUG 1 4 | MUG 2 1 | CAT 1 3 | CAT 2 3 | CAT 3 6 | 2nd | 307 |
* Season still in progress.
Complete Eurocup-3 results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
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2023 | Palou Motorsport | SPA 1 DNS | SPA 2 DNS | ARA 1 | ARA 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | JER 1 | JER 2 | EST 1 | EST 2 | CRT 1 | CRT 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | NC | 0 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
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2024 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | BHR SPR 26 | BHR FEA 26 | MEL SPR 25 | MEL FEA 20 | IMO SPR 19 | IMO FEA 18 | MON SPR Ret | MON FEA 21 | CAT SPR 14 | CAT FEA 20 | RBR SPR 16 | RBR FEA 21 | SIL SPR 17 | SIL FEA Ret | HUN SPR 21 | HUN FEA 17 | SPA SPR 22 | SPA FEA 22 | MNZ SPR | MNZ FEA | 29th* | 0* |
References
[edit]- ^ "Cian Shields". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ a b c Wood, Ida (25 April 2023). "Euroformula reaches eight cars for round one as Motopark signs Shields". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Cian Shields Racing Digital Brochure". online.flipbuilder.com. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Promoted: Inside karting with Cian Shields". www.autosport.com. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Cian Shields". www.gb-3.net. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ a b Scout, Formula (1 February 2022). "Hitech reveals GB3 line-up of Luke Browning, Bryce Aron and Cian Shields". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Hitech confirms Aron, Browning and Shields in 2022 GB3 line-up". KartXpress. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Callander, Michael (8 May 2022). "Shields takes first car racing win in GB3 at Silverstone". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (8 May 2022). "Hitech rookie Shields wins reversed-grid GB3 race at Silverstone". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (28 May 2023). "Shields wins, Simonazzi second after crashing in third Euroformula race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (23 July 2023). "Aron and Shields win Euroformula's Sunday races at Paul Ricard". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (10 September 2023). "Shields moves up to second in Euroformula standings with his third win". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (22 October 2023). "Trulli, Revesz and Simonazzi share Euroformula wins at Barcelona". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Formula 3 gears up for post-season testing from Jerez". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Cian Shields steps up to Formula 3 with Hitech Pulse-Eight for 2024". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Spa-Francorchamps Sports Prototype Cup report". Sports Prototype Cup | Racing Series for Revolution, Radicals and Open Prototypes. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
External links
[edit]- Cian Shields career summary at DriverDB.com