Cian Shields

Cian Shields (born 7 March 2005) is a British racing driver currently racing in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Hitech Pulse-Eight. He was Euroformula Open vice-champion.

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 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.

Euroformula Open
In 2023 he joined Team Motopark to 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 Hitech Pulse-Eight 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 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Radical SR3. In the first race he was the winning car in the Radical class.

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

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)