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Born in [[King's Lynn]], [[Norfolk]],<ref name="Russell">{{cite news|title=About George Russell|publisher=George Russell|work=georgerussellracing.com|url=http://www.georgerussellracing.com/about.html|accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref> Russell began [[karting]] in 2006 and progressed through to the cadet class by 2009, becoming [[Motor Sports Association|MSA]] British champion and British Open champion. In 2010 he moved to the Rotax Mini Max category where he became Super One British champion, Formula Kart Stars British champion and also won the Kartmasters British Grand Prix. Russell graduated to the [[KF3]] class in 2011, winning the SKUSA Supernationals title and becoming CIK-FIA European Champion, a title he successfully defended in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=CIK-FIA European KF3 Championship 2012 standings|work=driverdb.com|publisher=Driver Database|url=https://www.driverdb.com/championships/standings/european-championship---kf3/2012/|accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref> In his final year of karting in 2013, Russell finished 19th in the [[KF1]] CIK-FIA World Championship.<ref name="Russell"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.formula4.com/drivers/2014-drivers/george-russell.aspx|title=Driver: George Russell|work=[[BRDC Formula 4 Championship]]|publisher=[[British Racing Drivers' Club]]|accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref> |
Born in [[King's Lynn]], [[Norfolk]],<ref name="Russell">{{cite news|title=About George Russell|publisher=George Russell|work=georgerussellracing.com|url=http://www.georgerussellracing.com/about.html|accessdate=8 December 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215003947/http://www.georgerussellracing.com/about.html|archivedate=15 December 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Russell began [[karting]] in 2006 and progressed through to the cadet class by 2009, becoming [[Motor Sports Association|MSA]] British champion and British Open champion. In 2010 he moved to the Rotax Mini Max category where he became Super One British champion, Formula Kart Stars British champion and also won the Kartmasters British Grand Prix. Russell graduated to the [[KF3]] class in 2011, winning the SKUSA Supernationals title and becoming CIK-FIA European Champion, a title he successfully defended in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=CIK-FIA European KF3 Championship 2012 standings|work=driverdb.com|publisher=Driver Database|url=https://www.driverdb.com/championships/standings/european-championship---kf3/2012/|accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref> In his final year of karting in 2013, Russell finished 19th in the [[KF1]] CIK-FIA World Championship.<ref name="Russell"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.formula4.com/drivers/2014-drivers/george-russell.aspx|title=Driver: George Russell|work=[[BRDC Formula 4 Championship]]|publisher=[[British Racing Drivers' Club]]|accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:17, 14 October 2017
| George Russell | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 15 February 1998 King's Lynn, Norfolk, England |
| GP3 Series career | |
| Debut season | 2017 |
| Current team | ART Grand Prix |
| Car number | 3 |
| Starts | 12 |
| Wins | 4 |
| Poles | 3 |
| Fastest laps | 5 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2017 |
| Previous series | |
| 2015–16 2014 2014 2014 | FIA European Formula 3 Championship BRDC Formula 4 Championship Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2017 2014 | GP3 Series BRDC Formula 4 Championship |
| Awards | |
| 2014 2015 | McLaren Autosport BRDC Award BRDC SuperStar |
George Russell (born 15 February 1998) is a British racing driver.
Career
Karting
Born in King's Lynn, Norfolk,[1] Russell began karting in 2006 and progressed through to the cadet class by 2009, becoming MSA British champion and British Open champion. In 2010 he moved to the Rotax Mini Max category where he became Super One British champion, Formula Kart Stars British champion and also won the Kartmasters British Grand Prix. Russell graduated to the KF3 class in 2011, winning the SKUSA Supernationals title and becoming CIK-FIA European Champion, a title he successfully defended in 2012.[2] In his final year of karting in 2013, Russell finished 19th in the KF1 CIK-FIA World Championship.[1][3]
Formula Renault 2.0
In 2014, Russell made his single-seater debut, racing in the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps championship. He originally signed to race for Prema Powerteam,[4] before making a last-minute switch to Koiranen GP.[5] Despite missing a round through illness, he finished fourth in the championship, taking a single podium finish at the Red Bull Ring.[6]
Russell also contested two rounds of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship. He took part in the Moscow round with Koiranen GP before switching to Tech 1 Racing for the final round of the season at Jerez. Racing as a guest entrant, he won the final race of the season after starting from pole position.[7]
Formula 4
In 2014, Russell also competed in the BRDC Formula 4 Championship with defending champions Lanan Racing.[8] He entered the final race of the season at Snetterton in a four-way title battle with teammate Arjun Maini and the HHC Motorsport pairing of Sennan Fielding and Raoul Hyman.[9] After starting from pole position, Russell won the race, his fifth of the season, to clinch the title by just three points from Maini.[10]
As a prize for winning the BRDC Formula 4 championship, Russell tested a GP3 car with Arden Motorsport at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.[11] In December 2014, Russell became the youngest-ever winner of the prestigious McLaren Autosport BRDC Award, beating fellow finalists Alexander Albon, Ben Barnicoat, Sennan Fielding, Seb Morris and Harrison Scott to earn himself a £100,000 cash prize, British Racing Drivers' Club membership and a Formula One test with McLaren.[12]
In February 2015, Russell was announced as one of the twelve drivers selected to join the British Racing Drivers' Club SuperStars programme, the youngest-ever recruit to the scheme.[13]
FIA Formula 3 European Championship
Russell graduated to Formula Three in 2015, racing in the FIA European Formula 3 Championship with Carlin.[14] He took his first race victory in the opening round of the season at Silverstone, finishing ahead of fellow debutant Charles Leclerc and Antonio Giovinazzi in the second race of the weekend.[15] He took a further two podium places at Spa-Francorchamps and the Norisring to finish sixth in the championship.[16] He also finished as runner-up to Leclerc in the rookie championship standings.[17]
In September 2015, Russell took part in the Masters of Formula 3 non-championship event held at Zandvoort. After finishing fourth in the qualification race,[18] he went on to finish second behind teammate Antonio Giovinazzi in the main race.[19] Russell was also scheduled to compete in the Macau Grand Prix with Carlin, but was replaced by Japanese Euroformula Open Championship driver Yu Kanamaru shortly before the event.[20]
Russell switched to Hitech GP for the 2016 season, scored two victories and finished third in the standings.
GP3 Series
On 19 January 2017, Russell signed with ART Grand Prix for the upcoming GP3 Series season.[21] He had previously drove for the team at the post-season test at Yas Marina in November 2016.[22]
Russell made a solid start to the season at the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona - where he finished the weekend with a 4th and 5th position finish. The next race at the Red Bull Ring saw him take his maiden pole position and victory in the GP3 Series. [23] Russell scored back to back pole positions at his 'home race' at Silverstone, before converting this into another victory in the first race of the weekend and taking 4th position in the second race - on his way to taking the championship lead. [24]
Formula One
On 19 January 2017, Russell joined Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport as a part of their junior driver programme.[25] It was announced that Russell would take part in both days of the Budapest Test on the 1-2 August, which followed the Formula One World Championship and support series races at the same circuit from the weekend before.[26]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | BRDC Formula 4 Championship | Lanan Racing | 24 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 483 | 1st |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | Koiranen GP | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 4th | |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| Tech 1 Racing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2015 | FIA European Formula 3 Championship | Carlin | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 203 | 6th |
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 2nd | ||
| 2016 | FIA European Formula 3 Championship | HitechGP | 30 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 264 | 3rd |
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 7th | ||
| 2017 | GP3 Series | ART Grand Prix | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 190* | 1st |
| Formula One | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | Test Driver | |||||||
† As Russell was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points. * Season still in progress.
Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | 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 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Carlin | Volkswagen | SIL 1 8 |
SIL 2 1 |
SIL 3 5 |
HOC 1 11 |
HOC 2 9 |
HOC 3 18 |
PAU 1 8 |
PAU 2 6 |
PAU 3 8 |
MNZ 1 8 |
MNZ 2 6 |
MNZ 3 7 |
SPA 1 6 |
SPA 2 13 |
SPA 3 3 |
NOR 1 10 |
NOR 2 5 |
NOR 3 2 |
ZAN 1 6 |
ZAN 2 5 |
ZAN 3 6 |
RBR 1 5 |
RBR 2 7 |
RBR 3 9 |
ALG 1 10 |
ALG 2 5 |
ALG 3 4 |
NÜR 1 13 |
NÜR 2 8 |
NÜR 3 10 |
HOC 1 7 |
HOC 2 8 |
HOC 3 Ret |
6th | 203 |
| 2016 | HitechGP | Mercedes | LEC 1 3 |
LEC 2 11 |
LEC 3 18 |
HUN 1 Ret |
HUN 2 4 |
HUN 3 Ret |
PAU 1 4 |
PAU 2 1 |
PAU 3 3 |
RBR 1 5 |
RBR 2 2 |
RBR 3 Ret |
NOR 1 3 |
NOR 2 9 |
NOR 3 Ret |
ZAN 1 7 |
ZAN 2 9 |
ZAN 3 5 |
SPA 1 5 |
SPA 2 1 |
SPA 3 3 |
NÜR 1 3 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
NÜR 3 7 |
IMO 1 4 |
IMO 2 3 |
IMO 3 2 |
HOC 1 7 |
HOC 2 6 |
HOC 3 Ret |
3rd | 264 |
Complete GP3 Series 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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ART Grand Prix | CAT FEA 4 |
CAT SPR 5 |
RBR FEA 1 |
RBR SPR 6 |
SIL FEA 1 |
SIL SPR 4 |
HUN FEA DNS |
HUN SPR 11 |
SPA FEA 1 |
SPA SPR 2 |
MNZ FEA 1 |
MNZ SPR C |
JER FEA 2 |
JER SPR 4 |
YMC FEA |
YMC SPR |
1st | 190* |
* Season still in progress.
References
- ^ a b "About George Russell". georgerussellracing.com. George Russell. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "CIK-FIA European KF3 Championship 2012 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "Driver: George Russell". BRDC Formula 4 Championship. British Racing Drivers' Club. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (10 March 2014). "Prema sign Russell, Bosak for Formula Renault Alps campaign". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ Allen, Peter (1 April 2014). "Russell and Tang set to move teams ahead of Alps opener". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 2014 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (19 October 2014). "Guest driver George Russell delivers Tech 1's first Eurocup win of 2014". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "Multiple Karting champion George Russell joins F4 with Lanan". BRDC Formula 4 Championship. British Racing Drivers' Club. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "Race Three Title Permutations". BRDC Formula 4 Championship. British Racing Drivers' Club. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ Allen, Peter (26 October 2014). "George Russell wins BRDC F4 title decider to steal crown". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ Allen, Peter (27 November 2014). "Ceccon leads Jones and Russell as GP3 test begins". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ Mitchell, Scott (7 December 2014). "George Russell wins 2014 McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "BRDC announces 2015 SuperStars". brdc.co.uk. British Racing Drivers' Club. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
I am particularly delighted to announce five new SuperStars this year and welcome our youngest ever recruit George Russell to the programme...
- ^ Simmons, Marcus (9 January 2015). "McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award winner Russell seals European F3 deal". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ Allen, Peter (11 April 2015). "George Russell claims victory in second Formula 3 start". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ "FIA Formula 3 European Championship 2015 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ "Rookie George Russell's debut in a Formula 1 car". fiaf3europe.com. European Formula 3 Championship. 23 October 2015. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ David, Gruz (19 September 2015). "Giovinazzi dominates Masters of F3 qualification race as Sette Camara bogs down". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ David, Gruz (20 September 2015). "Giovinazzi seals Masters of F3 title with dominant victory". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ Allen, Peter (11 November 2015). "Kanamaru replaces Russell in another last-minute Carlin Macau chance". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ "George Russell to race with ART Grand Prix in 2017". 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ Simmons, Marcus (21 November 2016). "George Russell tipped for Mercedes F1 role and ART GP3 in 2017". Autosport. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "Russell flies to maiden win in Austria - GP3 Series". www.gp3series.com. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Russell delights fans with home win - GP3 Series". www.gp3series.com. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "British racing driver George Russell added to Mercedes' junior programme". 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ AG, Mercedes-Benz by Daimler. "Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport - George Russell to test W08 in Budapest". www.mercedesamgf1.com. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
External links
- Official website
- George Russell career summary at DriverDB.com
- British Racing Drivers' Club profile
