) had spent six seasons in the
Virgin team before moving to
Jaguar for the
2020–21 season.
DS/Envision Virgin Racing (2014–2020) 2014–15 season In the
2014–15 Formula E season, Bird began driving for
Richard Branson's
Virgin Racing alongside
Jaime Alguersuari. He claimed third place in the first race, the
Beijing ePrix, before dominating the second race of the season in
Putrajaya to claim victory from second on the grid. At the following race in
Punta del Este, he did not manage to qualify and so started from 18th place and soon retired from the race after a crash in the early stages. Bird bounced back by scoring points in
Buenos Aires and
Miami. However, the
2015 Long Beach ePrix was another race to forget for Bird: after starting 11th, he suffered a suspension failure on lap 11 and retired from the race. Bird managed to avoid the massive first-lap collision at the
2015 Monaco ePrix and went from his qualifying position of 12th to finish fourth. The final round of the season was the
2015 London ePrix, where Bird started from fourth and went on to cross the line second at his home ePrix. Race winner
Stéphane Sarrazin received a 49-second penalty and so Bird was handed the win making him the first-ever
Formula E driver to win their home race. He finished the season with 103 points and secured 5th place in the championship.
2015–16 season At the first race of the season in
Beijing, Bird only managed to finish seventh. In the next race in
Putrajaya, Bird took second place after Renault had a mechanical failure and the two Dragon cars of
Loic Duval and
Jerome d'Ambrosio had suspension failure while running second and third respectively. In the next race at
Punta del Este, Bird finished second just behind
Sebastien Buemi; in
Buenos Aires, Bird won after fending off Buemi who started 18th and last. Further sixth places finishes were achieved in
Mexico,
Long Beach and
Paris, before an 11th place finish in
Berlin after contact in the race. At the first race of the double-season finale in
London, Bird finished seventh. In next the next race, he was forced to retire due to a throttle failure. Bird eventually finished the season in fourth place with 88 points, after being overtaken by
Nicolas Prost in the championship after he won the double-header in London.
2016–17 season Bird started his season with a 13th place finish in Hong Kong after leading the race and losing more than a minute during the pit-stop sequence. He bounced back from that result by finishing second in the following round at
Marrakesh, after which Bird stated that "being on the podium [was] like a victory". Following a collision with
Jérôme d'Ambrosio on the final lap in
Buenos Aires, the Brit returned to the podium with a solid drive in the
Mexico City ePrix. At
Monaco, Bird damaged his car's suspension after hitting the barriers in the early stages of the race - he was still able to set the fastest lap in his second car. Following three races in which he only managed to collect a total of thirteen points, Bird became the first ever driver to win two back-to-back races in
New York City. He would score two further top-five finishes at the races in
Montreal and finished fourth in the drivers' standings, five positions ahead of teammate
José María López.
2017–18 season At the season opener in
Hong Kong, Bird started from second on the grid after having nearly spun his car at the hairpin on his flying lap. During the race, he passed
Jean-Éric Vergne for the lead but crashed in the pitlane when coming in for his stop and hit a mechanic. Subsequently, he was given a drive-through penalty but ultimately still came out in the race lead and went on to win and take the lead in the driver's championship for the first time in his Formula E career. Bird was given a ten-place grid penalty for the incident and started the second race from thirteenth. He would finish in fifth, following the post-race disqualification of
Daniel Abt, and retain his lead of the championship. Bird would go on to finish in third place in the championship with 143 points, just one point off second place finisher
Lucas di Grassi.
2018–19 season Bird's first podium finish of the season came in the
2019 Marrakesh ePrix, finishing in third after taking pole position. In 2019, he became the first Formula E driver to win a race in every Formula E season, after winning the
2019 Santiago ePrix. Ultimately, Bird finished the season in ninth place, amassing a total of 85 points over the season.
2019–20 season Bird won the opening race of the season, the
2019 Diriyah ePrix, for Envision Virgin Racing. Unfortunately, his race ended in the second round after a collision with
Mitch Evans. In
Santiago, Bird stormed from 16th to tenth, achieving the fastest lap of the race. In the
2020 Mexico City ePrix, he crashed out of second place in the dying stages of the race. In
Marrakesh, he finished tenth again after starting 14th. The rest of the season was put on hold due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, during which Bird announced that he was leaving Virgin to join
Jaguar Racing. The season 6 finale was held at
Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit, between the fifth and 13 August. Bird finished the first race in third and the second race in sixth. He finished the next three races in 13th, 11th, and 20th after being caught in a pile-up on the first lap. In his last race for Virgin, Bird finished fifth after starting 14th and taking the fastest lap. He finished the season ranked tenth in the standings with 63 points.
Jaguar Racing (2020–2023) 2020–21 season During the summer of 2020, Bird announced that he would be driving for the
Jaguar Racing team in the
2020–21 Formula E season. In the second race of the campaign, Bird continued his streak of being the only driver to win a race in every season of
Formula E, winning the second round of the
Diriyah ePrix. A second place at the following race in
Rome meant he took over from
Nyck de Vries as championship leader ahead of former teammate
Robin Frijns. After six
DNFs (did not finish) and one DSQ (disqualification) during the season, he still managed to finish with 87 points in an impressive sixth place in the championship.
2021–22 season Throughout the season, Bird struggled with consistency and after five races had only achieved points in Diriyah and Rome. Other points finishes came in Berlin, Jakarta, Marrakesh, and New York. However, he never managed to achieve a finish higher than fourth. Bird had to miss both rounds of the Seoul ePrix after sustaining a broken hand during the London ePrix. His place was taken by Jaguar reserve driver
Norman Nato. This was the first time in his
Formula E career that Bird had failed to score either a win or a podium. He finished the season 13th with 51 points.
2022–23 season The 2023 season brought about a new set of regulations and the debut of the Gen 3 car, with Bird confident he turn around his fortune after a difficult 2022 season. He did, however, have a rude awakening as software problems hampered his preparations in practice for the
Mexico City ePrix and he only qualified 21st. His race was not much better as it ended prematurely on lap 6 with a driveshaft failure. Stronger performances eventually occurred with podiums in Diriyah, São Paulo, Berlin and Rome. He consistently faltered as the season moved on and once again failed to secure a win for the second season. He finished eighth in the standings with 95 points. Bird left Jaguar after spending three seasons with the team at the end of the season.
McLaren (2024–2025) 2023–24 season In August 2023,
McLaren announced the signing of Bird as
René Rast's replacement and partnered
Jake Hughes for the season. He got McLaren's maiden Formula E victory at the
São Paulo ePrix. At the
Monaco ePrix, Bird was ruled out of the weekend after suffering a hand injury following a crash during the first free practice. He was replaced by McLaren reserve and development driver
Taylor Barnard.
2024–25 season Bird stayed with
McLaren for the
2024–25 season, alongside
Taylor Barnard who replaces
Maserati-bound
Jake Hughes. Bird departed from McLaren at the end of the season as the team exited Formula E.
Nissan reserve (2025–) Having failed to secure a seat, Bird would move to
Nissan to serve as the reserve and development driver during the
2025–26 season. == Endurance racing ==