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Cian Shields

Cian Shields

British racing driver


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]

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Career

Karting

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

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]

Shields at the Red Bull Ring in 2023

Euroformula Open

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

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

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

Karting career summary

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Racing record

Racing career summary

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As Shields was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
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Complete GB3 Championship results

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Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

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Complete Eurocup-3 results

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Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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References

  1. "Cian Shields". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  2. Wood, Ida (2023-04-25). "Euroformula reaches eight cars for round one as Motopark signs Shields". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  3. "Cian Shields Racing Digital Brochure". online.flipbuilder.com. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  4. "Promoted: Inside karting with Cian Shields". www.autosport.com. 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  5. "Cian Shields". www.gb-3.net. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  6. Scout, Formula (2022-02-01). "Hitech reveals GB3 line-up of Luke Browning, Bryce Aron and Cian Shields". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  7. Callander, Michael (2022-05-08). "Shields takes first car racing win in GB3 at Silverstone". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  8. Whitfield, Steve (2022-05-08). "Hitech rookie Shields wins reversed-grid GB3 race at Silverstone". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  9. Wood, Ida (2023-05-28). "Shields wins, Simonazzi second after crashing in third Euroformula race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  10. Wood, Ida (2023-07-23). "Aron and Shields win Euroformula's Sunday races at Paul Ricard". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  11. Wood, Ida (2023-09-10). "Shields moves up to second in Euroformula standings with his third win". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  12. Wood, Ida (2023-10-22). "Trulli, Revesz and Simonazzi share Euroformula wins at Barcelona". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  13. "Formula 3 gears up for post-season testing from Jerez". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  14. "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.
  15. "Spa-Francorchamps Sports Prototype Cup report". Sports Prototype Cup | Racing Series for Revolution, Radicals and Open Prototypes. Retrieved 2023-11-09.



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