George Russell (racing driver)

George Russell
Nationality United Kingdom British
Born (1998-02-15) 15 February 1998
King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
FIA European Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season 2015
Current team Hitech GP
Car no. 12
Former teams Carlin
Starts 63
Wins 3
Poles 3
Fastest laps 3
Best finish 3rd in 2016
Previous series
2014
2014
2014		 BRDC Formula 4 Championship
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Championship titles
2014 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 team-mate 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]

Formula Three

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 team-mate 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

In November 2016, Russell was linked to a move up to the GP3 Series with ART Grand Prix, and drove for the team at the post-season test at Yas Marina.[21]

Formula One

In November 2016, Russell was linked as a potential junior driver for the Mercedes F1 team.[22]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2014 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Koiranen GP 12 0 0 0 1 123 4th
BRDC Formula 4 Championship Lanan Racing 24 5 3 4 11 483 1st
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Koiranen GP 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 0 0 0 N/A 7th

† As Russell was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

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

References

  1. 1 2 "About George Russell". georgerussellracing.com. George Russell. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "CIK-FIA European KF3 Championship 2012 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Driver: George Russell". BRDC Formula 4 Championship. British Racing Drivers' Club. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (10 March 2014). "Prema sign Russell, Bosak for Formula Renault Alps campaign". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  5. ↑ Allen, Peter (1 April 2014). "Russell and Tang set to move teams ahead of Alps opener". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 2014 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Multiple Karting champion George Russell joins F4 with Lanan". BRDC Formula 4 Championship. British Racing Drivers' Club. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Race Three Title Permutations". BRDC Formula 4 Championship. British Racing Drivers' Club. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  10. ↑ Allen, Peter (26 October 2014). "George Russell wins BRDC F4 title decider to steal crown". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  11. ↑ Allen, Peter (27 November 2014). "Ceccon leads Jones and Russell as GP3 test begins". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  12. ↑ Mitchell, Scott (7 December 2014). "George Russell wins 2014 McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  13. ↑ "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...
  14. ↑ Simmons, Marcus (9 January 2015). "McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award winner Russell seals European F3 deal". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  15. ↑ Allen, Peter (11 April 2015). "George Russell claims victory in second Formula 3 start". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  16. ↑ "FIA Formula 3 European Championship 2015 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  17. ↑ "Rookie George Russell's debut in a Formula 1 car". fiaf3europe.com. European Formula 3 Championship. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ David, Gruz (20 September 2015). "Giovinazzi seals Masters of F3 title with dominant victory". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  20. ↑ Allen, Peter (11 November 2015). "Kanamaru replaces Russell in another last-minute Carlin Macau chance". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  21. ↑ Simmons, Marcus (November 21, 2016). "George Russell tipped for Mercedes F1 role and ART GP3 in 2017". Autosport. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  22. ↑ Simmons, Marcus (November 21, 2016). "George Russell tipped for Mercedes F1 role and ART GP3 in 2017". Autosport. Retrieved November 21, 2016.

External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Jake Hughes		 BRDC Formula 4 Championship
Champion
2014 		Succeeded by
Will Palmer
Awards
Preceded by
Matt Parry		 McLaren Autosport BRDC Award
2014 		Succeeded by
Will Palmer
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