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George Russell | |
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| Born | George William Russell 15 February 1998 King's Lynn, Norfolk, England |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  British |
| 2024 team | Mercedes[1] |
| Car number | 63 |
| Entries | 126 (126 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Podiums | 15 |
| Career points | 686 |
| Pole positions | 4 |
| Fastest laps | 8 |
| First entry | 2019 Australian Grand Prix |
| First win | 2022 São Paulo Grand Prix |
| Last win | 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix |
| 2023 position | 8th (175 pts) |
| Previous series | |
| 2018 2017 2015–2016 2014 2014 2014 | FIA Formula 2 GP3 Series FIA F3 European BRDC F4 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Formula Renault Eurocup |
| Championship titles | |
| 2018 2017 2014 | FIA Formula 2 GP3 Series BRDC F4 |
| Awards | |
| 2024 2014 | Lorenzo Bandini Trophy Autosport BRDC Award |
| Website | georgerussell63.com/ |
George William Russell (/rʌsəl/; born 15 February 1998) is a British racing driver, currently competing in Formula One for Mercedes. Russell has won three Formula One Grands Prix across six seasons.
Born and raised in King's Lynn, Norfolk, Russell began competitive kart racing aged seven. After a successful karting career—culminating in back-to-back victories at the junior direct-drive Karting European Championship in 2011 and 2012—Russell graduated to junior formulae. He won his first title at the 2014 BRDC F4 Championship. He then won the 2017 GP3 Series and the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship back-to-back with ART, becoming the fifth driver to win the GP2/Formula 2 championship in their rookie season, as well as one of only three drivers to win both championships in their respective rookie seasons.
A member of the Mercedes Junior Team from 2017 to 2021, Russell signed for Williams in 2019 to partner Robert Kubica, making his Formula One debut at the Australian Grand Prix. He substituted for Lewis Hamilton at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix for Mercedes, but was denied his maiden win due to a team error and a puncture after leading the majority of the race. Russell scored his maiden podium at the curtailed 2021 Belgian Grand Prix with Williams. In 2022, Russell replaced Valtteri Bottas at Mercedes to partner Hamilton; in his first season, Russell achieved his maiden pole position in Hungary and his maiden win in São Paulo, finishing fourth in the World Drivers' Championship. After a winless season for Mercedes in 2023, Russell won the Austrian and Las Vegas Grands Prix in 2024, and became the first driver in 30 years to have been disqualified from a race win at the Belgian Grand Prix.
As of the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix, Russell has achieved three race wins, four pole positions, eight fastest laps and 15 podiums in Formula One. Russell is set to remain at Mercedes until at least the end of the 2025 season.[1]
- ^ a b "Hamilton extends Mercedes F1 contract until 2025". Motorsport.com. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.