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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 | 121 (121 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 14 |
| Career points | 612 |
| Pole positions | 3 |
| Fastest laps | 8 |
| First entry | 2019 Australian Grand Prix |
| First win | 2022 São Paulo Grand Prix |
| Last win | 2024 Austrian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix |
| 2023 position | 8th (175 pts) |
| Previous series | |
| 2018 2017 2015–16 2014 2014 2014 | FIA Formula 2 Championship GP3 Series FIA European Formula 3 Championship BRDC Formula 4 Championship Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2018 2017 2014 | FIA Formula 2 Championship GP3 Series BRDC Formula 4 Championship |
| Awards | |
| 2024 2015 2014 | Lorenzo Bandini Trophy BRDC SuperStar McLaren Autosport BRDC Award |
| Website | Official website |
George William Russell (/rʌsəl/; born 15 February 1998) is a British racing driver, currently competing in Formula One for Mercedes.
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 championship at the 2014 BRDC F4 Championship with Lanan Racing. He then won the 2017 GP3 Series and the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship back-to-back with ART Grand Prix, 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,[2] 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 team errors after leading the majority of the race.[3] Russell achieved his first podium in Formula One 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. After a winless season for Mercedes in 2023, Russell won the Austrian Grand Prix in 2024, and became the first driver in 32 years to have been disqualified from a race win at the Belgian Grand Prix.
As of the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Russell has achieved two race wins, three pole positions, eight fastest laps and 14 podiums in Formula One. Russell is set to remain at Mercedes until at least the end of the 2025 season.
- ^ "Hamilton extends Mercedes F1 contract until 2025". Motorsport.com. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "George Russell: World champions Mercedes sign teenager from King's Lynn". BBC Sport. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "George Russell 'gutted' as Mercedes debut Sakhir GP win is 'taken away'". Sky Sports. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2024.