Cian Shields ( ; born 7 March 2005) is a British racing driver who competes in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for AIX Racing. He was the 2023 Euroformula Open Championship runner-up and contested the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Hitech before his promotion to F2. Born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland, Shields is of Irish descent.

Career Karting Shields started karting at the age of eleven in 2016. In 2017, he competed in IAME Cadets, coached by British GT driver Dean MacDonald, and became X30 Junior-category champion in the IAME Series Benelux two years later.

Lower formulae and prototype racing

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 Silverstone, holding off Nick Gilkes in the closing laps. Until the end of the season, which he ultimately finished in thirteenth, he would take two further podium finishes. Shields moved to the Euroformula Open Championship in 2023, driving for Team Motopark. Throughout the season, Shields took four wins at Spa-Francorchamps, Paul Ricard, Spielberg and Mugello, becoming the series runner-up. During the year, he also entered the opening round of the newly-formed Eurocup-3 series, but did not start any of the races, and drove for 360 Racing in the Prototype Challenge at Spa-Francorchamps in a Radical SR3; he won the first race in the Radical class.

FIA Formula 3

In late 2023, Shields rejoined Hitech Pulse-Eight for post-season testing for the FIA Formula 3 Championship. Later that December, Shields was announced to be driving for Hitech during the 2024 FIA F3 season. The year proved to be a challenge, as Shields finished last of all full-time competitors and scored no points. His best result came during the Barcelona sprint race, where he finished 14th. At the end of the campaign, Hitech's team manager Tom Bellringer praised Shields for his progress throughout the season.

FIA Formula 2 2024 Shields took part in the final two rounds of the 2024 Formula 2 season with AIX Racing, replacing Niels Koolen. He benefited from a pit stop under safety car conditions in the Qatar feature race to finish eleventh, though he also qualified last for both that round and the one at Abu Dhabi. Thereafter, he took part in the Abu Dhabi post-season test.

2025

Shields continued with AIX Racing for his first full Formula 2 campaign in 2025, partnering up with Joshua Dürksen.

2026

Shields continued to drive for AIX Racing for his second Formula 2 season in , where he will partner Emerson Fittipaldi Jr.

During the feature race in Montreal, Shields managed to finish in sixth place after a chaotic race, climbing eleven positions to score his first points in FIA Formula 2.

Formula One In June 2025, Shields took part in a private Formula One test with Aston Martin in Monza, driving the Aston Martin AMR23. At the , he took part in his first Friday free practice session (FP1), replacing Fernando Alonso, and placed last in the timesheets.

Formula E In March 2026, Shields took part in the Formula E Madrid rookie test with Cupra Kiro.

Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2016 LGM Series - IAME Cadet33rd 2018 Kartmasters British Grand Prix- X30 Mini Fusion Motorsport7th IAME Winter Cup - X30 Junior Strawberry Racing 3rd 2019 IAME Series Benelux - X30 Junior 1st IAME International Final - X30 Junior9th British Kart Championship - X30 Junior Fusion Motorsport41st IAME Euro Series - X30 Junior21st IAME Winter Cup - X30 Junior22nd 2020 Rotax Max Challenge International Trophy - Senior Max7th Rotax Max Euro Winter Cup - Senior Strawberry Racing14th IAME Winter Cup - X30 Senior19th 2021 IAME Winter Cup - X30 Senior KR Racing10th IAME Euro Series - X30 Senior 13th

Racing record

Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2022 GB3 Championship Hitech Grand Prix 24 1 0 0 3 186.5 13th Prototype Challenge - Radical 360 Racing 2 1 0 0 1 0† NC† 2023 Euroformula Open Championship Team Motopark 23 4 0 3 10 3072nd 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship Hitech Pulse-Eight 20 0 0 0 0 0 30th FIA Formula 2 Championship AIX Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 30th 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship AIX Racing 27 0 0 0 0 0 24th Formula One Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team Test driver 2026 FIA Formula 2 Championship AIX Racing 8 0 0 0 0 10 19th*2026–27Asian Le Mans SeriesInter Europol Competition 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD † 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) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints2022Hitech Grand PrixOUL1OUL2OUL3SIL11SIL12SIL13DON11DON12DON13SNE1SNE2SNE3SPA1SPA2SPA3SIL21SIL22SIL23BRH1BRH2BRH3DON21DON22DON2313th186.5

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920212223PosPoints 2023 Team MotoparkEST1EST2EST3SPA1SPA2SPA3HUN1HUN2HUN3LEC1LEC2LEC3RBR1RBR2RBR3MNZ1 MNZ2MNZ3 MUG1MUG2CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 2nd 307

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2024 Hitech Pulse-Eight BHRSPR BHRFEA MELSPR MELFEA IMOSPR IMOFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA SPASPR SPAFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA 30th 0

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 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 27 28 29 DC Points AIX Racing BHRSPR BHRFEA JEDSPR JEDFEA MELSPR MELFEA IMOSPR IMOFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA SPASPR SPAFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA BAKSPR BAKFEA LSLSPR LSLFEA YMCSPR YMCFEA 30th 0 AIX Racing MELSPR MELFEA BHRSPR BHRFEA JEDSPR JEDFEA IMOSPR IMOFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA SPASPR SPAFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA BAKSPR BAKFEA LSLSPR LSLFEA YMCSPR YMCFEA 24th 0 AIX Racing MELSPR MELFEA MIASPR MIAFEA MTLSPR MTLFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA SPASPR SPAFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA MADSPR MADFEA BAKSPR BAKFEA1 BAKFEA2 LSLSPR LSLFEA YMCSPR YMCFEA 22nd* 10* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula One participations (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrantChassisEngine123456789101112131415161718192021222324Points Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team Aston Martin AMR25 Mercedes AMGF1 M16 E Performance V6 tAUSCHNJPNBHRSAUMIAEMIMONESPCANAUTGBRBELHUNNEDITAAZESINUSAMXCSAPLVGQATABU – –

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