# Craig Baird

Craig George Baird MNZM (born 22 July 1970) is a New Zealand former racing driver who now is the driving standards observer for the Australian Supercars Championship.

## Honours

In the 2010 New Year Honours, Baird was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to motorsport.

## Career results

| Season | Series | Position | Car | Team |
| 1991 | New Zealand Formula Pacific Series | 1st | Swift – Toyota | |
| 1992 | New Zealand Formula Pacific Series | 1st | Reynard 92H | |
| 1992 | British Formula Two Championship | 10th | Reynard 90D | Graham Lorrimer Motorsport |
| 1993 | New Zealand Formula Pacific Series | 1st | Reynard 92H | |
| 1994 | New Zealand Touring Car Championship | 1st | BMW 325i | |
| 1995 | New Zealand Touring Car Championship | 1st | BMW 325i | |
| 1996 | New Zealand Touring Car Championship | 1st | BMW 325i | |
| 1996 | South African Touring Car Championship | 8th | BMW 318i | BMW Motorsport South Africa |
| 1997 | New Zealand Touring Car Championship | 1st | BMW 320i | |
| 1997 | Australian Super Touring Car Championship | 8th | BMW 320i | Paul Morris Motorsport |
| 1998 | British Touring Car Championship | 20th | Ford Mondeo | Ford Mondeo Racing |
| 2000 | Shell Championship Series | 15th | Ford AU Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing |
| 2001 | Shell Championship Series | 76th | Holden VT Commodore Ford AU Falcon | John Faulkner Racing Prancing Horse Racing |
| 2002 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 27th | Holden VX Commodore | Rod Nash Racing |
| 2003 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 30th | Holden VX Commodore | Team Kiwi Racing |
| 2004 | Australian Carrera Cup Championship | 13th | Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | VIP Pet Foods |
| 2004 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 27th | Holden VY Commodore | Team Kiwi Racing |
| 2005 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 23rd | Ford BA Falcon | WPS Racing |
| 2005 | New Zealand Porsche GT3 Championship | 1st | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | |
| 2006 | Australian Carrera Cup Championship | 1st | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | V.I.P. Petfoods Racing |
| 2006 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 38th | Ford BA Falcon | WPS Racing |
| 2006 | New Zealand Porsche GT3 Championship | 1st | Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | |
| 2007 | Australian Carrera Cup Championship | 3rd | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | V.I.P. Petfoods Racing |
| 2007 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 31st | Holden VE Commodore | Toll HSV Dealer Team |
| 2007 | Australian GT Championship | 28th | Ferrari 360 GT | Consolidated Chemical Company |
| 2007 | New Zealand Porsche GT3 Championship | 1st | Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | |
| 2008 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 52nd | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team |
| 2008 | New Zealand Porsche GT3 Championship | 1st | Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | |
| 2008 | Australian Carrera Cup Championship | 1st | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Fitzgerald Racing |
| 2008 | Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | 31st | Ford BA Falcon | WPS Racing |
| 2008 | FIA GT Championship – GT2 | 48th | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Juniper Racing |
| 2008-09 | New Zealand V8s | 3rd | Ford BA Falcon | United Video Racing |
| 2008-09 | New Zealand Porsche GT3 Championship | 1st | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | XXX Motorsport |
| 2009 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 37th | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team |
| 2009-10 | New Zealand V8s | 1st | Ford BA Falcon | United Video Racing |
| 2009-10 | New Zealand Porsche GT3 Championship | 1st | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | XXX Motorsport |
| 2010 | Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | 35th | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Performance Eggleston Motorsport |
| 2010 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 62nd | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing |
| 2011 | Australian Carrera Cup Championship | 1st | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Dutton Insurance/ Jet Travel Insurance |
| 2011 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 62nd | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing |
| 2012 | V8SuperTourer Championship | 15th | Ford FG Falcon | PS Racing |
| 2012 | Australian Carrera Cup Championship | 1st | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Dutton Insurance/ Jet Travel Insurance |
| 2012 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 39th | Ford FG Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing |
| 2013 | Australian Carrera Cup Championship | 1st | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Dutton Insurance |
| 2013 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 34th | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Erebus Motorsport |
| 2013 | Australian GT Championship | 8th | Ferrari 458 GT3 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Porsche 997 GT3 R | Clearwater Racing Erebus Motorsport VIP Petfoods Racing |
| 2013 | V8SuperTourer Championship | 12th | Ford FG Falcon | PS Racing |
| 2014 | Australian Carrera Cup Championship | 3rd | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Bonaire / Wilson Security |
| 2014 | Australian GT Championship | 25th | McLaren MP4-12C | Darrell Lea |
| 2015 | Australian GT Championship | 28th | Porsche 911 GT3-R | |
| 2015 | Australian Carrera Cup Championship | 5th | Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 | Porsche Centre Melbourne |
| 2016 | Supercars Championship | 50th | Holden VF Commodore | Erebus Motorsport |

## Racing record
### Complete Asia-Pacific Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | DC | Points |
| 1988 | Glenn McIntyre Racing | BMW 635CSi | BAT | WEL | PUK 10 | FJI | NC | 0 |

### Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded all races) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (* signifies that driver lead feature race for at least one lap – 1 point awarded)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Pos | Pts |
| 1998 | Ford Mondeo Racing | Ford Mondeo | THR 1 15 | THR 2 14 | SIL 1 Ret | SIL 2 10 | DON 1 14 | DON 2 13 | BRH 1 15 | BRH 2 Ret | OUL 1 14 | OUL 2 11 | DON 1 | DON 2 | CRO 1 14 | CRO 2 13 | SNE 1 11 | SNE 2 6 | THR 1 Ret | THR 2 DNS | KNO 1 12 | KNO 2 13 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | 20th | 6 |

### Complete Bathurst 1000 results

| Year | Car# | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
| 1994 | 45 | Diet Coke Racing | BMW 318i | Brett Riley | 11th | 152 |
| 1997* | 2 | BMW Motorsport Australia | BMW 320i | Paul Morris | DSQ | 161 |
| 1997 | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EL Falcon | Steven Johnson | 4th | 158 |
| 1999 | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford AU Falcon | Jason Bright | DNF | 145 |
| 2000 | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford AU Falcon | Simon Wills | 7th | 161 |
| 2001 | 888 | Prancing Horse Racing | Ford AU Falcon | Mark Noske | DNF | 27 |
| 2002 | 05 | Team Brock | Holden VX Commodore | Peter Brock | 23rd | 136 |
| 2003 | 021 | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden VX Commodore | Mark Porter | 17th | 149 |
| 2004 | 021 | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden VY Commodore | Mark Porter | DNF | 129 |
| 2005 | 48 | WPS Racing | Ford BA Falcon | David Besnard | 8th | 158 |
| 2006 | 10 | WPS Racing | Ford BA Falcon | Jason Bargwanna | 10th | 161 |
| 2007 | 16 | HSV Dealer Team | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Radisich | DNF | 137 |
| 2008 | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VE Commodore | Glenn Seton | DNF | 146 |
| 2009 | 22 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Dumbrell | 21st | 153 |
| 2010 | 24 | Walkinshaw Racing | Holden VE Commodore | Fabian Coulthard | DNF | 0 |
| 2011 | 61 | Walkinshaw Racing | Holden VE Commodore | Fabian Coulthard | DNF | 13 |
| 2012 | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford FG Falcon | Lee Holdsworth | 8th | 161 |
| 2013 | 4 | Erebus Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Lee Holdsworth | 14th | 161 |
| 2014 | 4 | Erebus Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | Lee Holdsworth | DNF | 132 |
| 2016 | 9 | Erebus Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | David Reynolds | 18th | 148 |
* Super Touring race

### Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Overall position | Class position |
| 2007 | Eastern Creek Karts P/L | Paul Morris Garry Holt | BMW 335i | A | 257 | 1st | 1st |
| 2008 | Eastern Creek Karts P/L | Paul Morris Garry Holt | BMW 335i | B | 252 | 3rd | 1st |
| 2009 | Wilson Brothers Racing | Lee Castle Rodney Forbes | Subaru Impreza WRX | C | 65 | DNF | DNF |
| 2011 | VIP Pet Foods Racing | Klark Quinn Tony Quinn | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup R | A | 291 | 3rd | 3rd |
| 2012 | Clearwater Racing | Matt Griffin Weng Sun Mok | Ferrari 458 GT3 | A | 268 | 3rd | 3rd |
| 2013 | Clearwater Racing | Matt Griffin Weng Sun Mok | Ferrari 458 GT3 | A | 267 | 2nd | 2nd |
| 2014 | Clearwater Racing | Matt Griffin Hiroshi Hamaguachi Weng Sun Mok | Ferrari 458 GT3 | A | 57 | DNF | DNF |
| 2015 | M Motorsport | Justin McMillan Steven Richards | Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 | AP | 129 | DNF | DNF |
| 2016 | Darrell Lea | Klark Quinn Tony Quinn | McLaren 650S GT3 | AA | 171 | DNF | DNF |
| 2017 | Scott Taylor Motorsports | Maro Engel Shane van Gisbergen | Mercedes AMG GT3 | AA | 283 | DNF | DNF |
| 2018 | Scott Taylor Motorsports | Tony D'Alberto Max Twigg | Mercedes AMG GT3 | APA | 268 | 12th | 6th |