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Prince Bira was a Thai former F1 driver who last drove for Maserati in 1954.
He was born on July 15th 1914 in Bangkok and passed away on December 23rd 1985 at the age of 71. He made his Grand Prix debut in a Maserati during the 1950 Grand Prix of Great Britain. Bira was active for 5 consecutive seasons between 1950 and 1954. He scored 8 points in 19 races. During his career Bira wasn't able to win a race or finish on the podium. His last race was the the 1954 Grand Prix of Spain.
He was born on July 15th 1914 in Bangkok and passed away on December 23rd 1985 at the age of 71. He made his Grand Prix debut in a Maserati during the 1950 Grand Prix of Great Britain. Bira was active for 5 consecutive seasons between 1950 and 1954. He scored 8 points in 19 races. During his career Bira wasn't able to win a race or finish on the podium. His last race was the the 1954 Grand Prix of Spain.
| Name: | Prince Bira |
| Nationality: |  Thai |
| Birthday: | July 15th 1914 |
| Passed away: | December 23rd 1985 (71) |
| Birthplace: | Bangkok | Races: | 19 races |
| Total points: | 8 points |
| Wins: | 0 wins |
| Podiums: | 0 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 9 retirements |
| First race: |  1950 Great Britain |
| Last race: |  1954 Spain |
Prince Bira by year
| All years | 1954 | 1953 | 1952 | 1951 | 1950 |
Overall stats: Prince Bira
| #1 | Best Finish | Prince Bira |  | 4 (2x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Prince Bira | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Prince Bira | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Prince Bira | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Prince Bira | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Prince Bira | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Prince Bira | | (0x) |
Best finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1954 | 4 | Reims | Prince Bira | Maserati | 4 |
| 1950 | 4 | Bremgarten | Prince Bira | Maserati | 4 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Prince Bira | | 11 (2x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Prince Bira | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Prince Bira | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Prince Bira | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Prince Bira | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Prince Bira | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Prince Bira | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1953 | 9 | Monza | Prince Bira | Maserati | 11 |
| 1952 | 5 | Silverstone | Prince Bira | Gordini | 11 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1954 Maserati 1953 Connaught-Francis 1953 Maserati 1952 Simca-Gordini-Gordini 1952 Gordini 1951 Maserati-Osca 1950 Maserati | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Prince Bira
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | | 2.49 place | |
| #429 | Average race result | Prince Bira | | 7.4 place | |
| #195 | Average race points | Prince Bira | | 0.8 points | |
| #189 | Most points finishes | Prince Bira | | 3 finishes | |
| #253 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Prince Bira | | 0.11 retirements | |
| #345 | Most avoidable retirements | Prince Bira | | 1 retirements | |
| #216 | Most races | Prince Bira | | 19 races | |
| #213 | Most race laps | Prince Bira | | 903 laps | |
| #111 | Oldest driver | Prince Bira | | 40 years, 3 months, 9 days | |
| #632 | Youngest driver | Prince Bira | | 35 years, 9 months, 28 days | |
| #503 | Start from P1 | Prince Bira | | 0 starts | |
| #299 | Biggest gain in race | Prince Bira | | 12 places gained | |
| #193 | Most points | Prince Bira | | 8 points | |
| #205 | Most retirements | Prince Bira | | 9 retirements | |
| #511 | Most podiums | Prince Bira | | 0 podiums | |
| #501 | Most wins | Prince Bira | | 0 wins |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 2.49 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 3.13 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 3.36 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 4.22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.84 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 424 | Fred Wacker | 7.5 |
| 428 | Thierry Boutsen | 7.41 |
| 429 | Prince Bira | 7.4 |
| 430 | Mark Donohue | 7.38 |
| 430 | Ken Wharton | 7.38 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 193 | Karl Wendlinger | 0.82 |
| 194 | Sergio Mantovani | 0.8 |
| 194 | Prince Bira | 0.8 |
| 194 | Peter Whitehead | 0.8 |
| 197 | Olivier Panis | 0.77 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 166 | Paul Frere | 3 |
| 166 | Bill Vukovich | 3 |
| 166 | Prince Bira | 3 |
| 166 | Reg Parnell | 3 |
| 191 | Paul di Resta | 2 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 249 | Mike Beuttler | 0.11 |
| 249 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 0.11 |
| 249 | Prince Bira | 0.11 |
| 254 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 0.11 |
| 255 | Bruce McLaren | 0.11 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 255 | Cal Niday | 1 |
| 255 | Bill Vukovich | 1 |
| 255 | Prince Bira | 1 |
| 255 | Toulo de Graffenried | 1 |
| 255 | Onofre Marimon | 1 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 211 | Chico Serra | 19 |
| 211 | Harald Ertl | 19 |
| 211 | Prince Bira | 19 |
| 217 | Bruno Senna | 18 |
| 217 | Gianmaria Bruni | 18 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 211 | Brian Henton | 913 |
| 212 | Johnny Claes | 910 |
| 213 | Prince Bira | 903 |
| 214 | Jimmy Daywalt | 898 |
| 215 | Bob Christie | 891 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 109 | Dick Gibson | 40 years, 3 months, 18 days |
| 110 | Consalvo Sanesi | 40 years, 3 months, 16 days |
| 111 | Prince Bira | 40 years, 3 months, 9 days |
| 112 | Duke Nalon | 40 years, 2 months, 28 days |
| 113 | Carl Forberg | 40 years, 2 months, 26 days |
| Driver | Age | |
| 630 | Shorty Templeman | 35 years, 9 months, 18 days |
| 631 | Horace Gould | 35 years, 9 months, 27 days |
| 632 | Prince Bira | 35 years, 9 months, 28 days |
| 633 | Guy Ligier | 35 years, 10 months, 10 days |
| 634 | Sam Hanks | 35 years, 10 months, 17 days |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 92 | Cal Niday | 0 |
| 92 | Art Cross | 0 |
| 92 | Prince Bira | 0 |
| 92 | Toulo de Graffenried | 0 |
| 92 | Onofre Marimon | 0 |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 276 | Jean Behra | 12 |
| 276 | Sam Hanks | 12 |
| 276 | Prince Bira | 12 |
| 276 | Toulo de Graffenried | 12 |
| 276 | Ernie McCoy | 12 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 181 | Bob Sweikert | 8 |
| 181 | Art Cross | 8 |
| 181 | Prince Bira | 8 |
| 181 | Onofre Marimon | 8 |
| 181 | Mike Nazaruk | 8 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 193 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 9 |
| 193 | Horace Gould | 9 |
| 193 | Prince Bira | 9 |
| 193 | Johnny Claes | 9 |
| 207 | Jaime Alguersuari | 8 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 192 | Cal Niday | 0 |
| 192 | Jerry Hoyt | 0 |
| 192 | Prince Bira | 0 |
| 192 | Toulo de Graffenried | 0 |
| 192 | Roger Loyer | 0 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 101 | Jack McGrath | 0 |
| 101 | Jerry Hoyt | 0 |
| 101 | Prince Bira | 0 |
| 101 | Toulo de Graffenried | 0 |
| 101 | Onofre Marimon | 0 |
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