William Robert "Bobby" Baird is a former Formula 1 driver from Northern Ireland. He was entered into a singular Championship race, as a substitute for Roy Salvadori at the 1952 British Grand Prix, who drove a Ferrari 500.
He drove in several non-championship races, with third places in the Ulster Trophy and the Snetterton Coronation Trophy his best results, both coming in 1953. He was killed in his final race at Snetterton in 1953, where he rolled his car, breaking a rib which would puncture his lungs and heart.
Formula One Statistical Overview[]
Formula One Record[]
| Year | Team | WDC Points | WDC Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | G Capara | Substitute Driver | |
Career Statistics[]
| Entries | 0 |
| Starts | 0 |
| Pole Positions | 0 |
| Race Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Fastest Laps | 0 |
| Points | 0 |
| Laps Raced | 0 |
| Distance Raced | 0 km (0 mi) |
Career Results[]
| Complete Formula One Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | Pos | |||||||||||||||
| 1952 | 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 | NC | |||||||||||||||
| TD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Key | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Meaning | Symbol | Meaning | ||
| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
| 2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
| 3rd | DNQ | Did not qualify | |||
| 5th | Points finish | DNPQ | Did not pre-qualify | ||
| 14th | Non-points finish | TD | Test driver | ||
| Italics | Fastest Lap | DNS | Did not start | ||
| 18th† | Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) | NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | ||
| 4thP | Qualified for pole position | [+] More Symbols | |||