Cian Shields (born 7 March 2005) is a British racing driver currently set to race in the

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with

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. He was Euroformula Open vice-champion.

Career

Karting

Shields started karting at the age of 11 in 2016. In 2017 he competed in IAME Cadets with British GT driver Dean MacDonald being his driver coach. In 2019 he became champion of the X30 Junior category in the IAME Series Benelux.

GB3 Championship

In 2022, Shields began his single-seater career by joining Hitech Grand Prix in the GB3 Championship. He would take his first victory in the reversed-grid race at

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, holding off

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in the closing laps. Until the end of the season, which he ultimately finished in thirteenth, he would take two further podium finishes.

Euroformula Open

In 2023 he joined

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tom compete in the Euroformula Open Championship. Throughout the season Shields took four wins at Spa-Francorchamps, Paul Ricard, Spielberg and Mugello becoming vice-champion behind Noel León.

FIA Formula 3

In late 2023 Shields rejoined

for post-season testing in the FIA Formula 3 Championship. Later that December, Shields was announced to be driving for Hitech during the 2024 FIA F3 season.

Prototype racing

In 2022 Shields joined 360 Racing to compete in the Prototype Challenge at

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in Radical SR3. In the first race he was the winning car in the

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class.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

^† As Shields was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete GB3 Championship results

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

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) * Season still in progress.

Complete Eurocup-3 results

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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

References

External links

* Living people British racing drivers Scottish racing drivers Sportspeople from Glasgow BRDC British Formula 3 Championship drivers Hitech Grand Prix drivers Euroformula Open Championship drivers Motopark Academy drivers {{DEFAULTSORT:Shields, Cian 2005 births FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers