David Russell (racing driver)

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David Russell
David Russell, April 2017.jpg
David Russell in April 2017
NationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australian
Born (1982-01-04) 4 January 1982 (age 42)
Casino, New South Wales
Supercars Championship career
Car number31
Current team PremiAir Racing
(Endurance race co-driver)
Championships0
Races29
Wins0
Podiums4
Pole positions1
2018 position41st (294 pts)

David Russell (born 4 January 1982) is an Australian racing driver. Russell has competed in the Supercars Championship intermittently since 2003. As of 2024, he signed with PremiAir Nulon Racing to co-drive with Jimmy Golding, after a successful stint with Erebus Motorsport. [1]

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Racing career

Russell started his circuit racing career in Production Car racing, driving a Suzuki Swift in the 2000 Australian GT Production Car Championship. In 2001 he transitioned to a Proton Satria in the same entry level class of the same series. He finished runner-up in class behind the Holden Astra of Luke Youlden. Russell stayed racing Protons through to the 2004 season when he finished third in the 2004 Australian Production Car Championship. Russell then spent three years in Carrera Cup with Sherrin Motor Sport, culminating with third place in the 2008 series behind Craig Baird and Dean Fiore, which also then led to various endurance race drives in Europe and Asia with Juniper Racing and Lago Racing.

Supercars Championship

Russell raced the 2003 Konica V8 Supercar Series racing a Ford Falcon (AU) with the Chance of a Lifetime team and made a single appearance at the Bathurst 1000 with Fernandez Motorsport. Russell returned to V8 Supercar racing after winning the 2008 Queensland 500 in a Sheerin Motorsport entered Ford Falcon (AU). Russell then moved into V8 Supercar full-time in 2009 with Howard Racing and finished third behind Jonathon Webb and James Moffat. 2010 was a disappointment, after moving to the team Webb won the championship with, Russell finished fifth. Staying with MW Motorsport in 2011, Russell again finished third, this time behind Andrew Thompson and Jack Perkins. Endurance drives with major teams also took place, Dick Johnson Racing in 2010 and Kelly Racing in 2011 which led to a Russell taking leadership role in Kelly Racing's 2012 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series team, Dreamtime Racing.

Career results

Russell drove for Dreamtime Racing in the 2012 Dunlop Series Holden VE Commodore of David Russell 2012.JPG
Russell drove for Dreamtime Racing in the 2012 Dunlop Series
SeasonSeriesPositionCarTeam
2000 Australian GT Production Car Championship Class E 6th Suzuki Swift GTi John Dickinson
2001 Australian GT Production Car Championship Class E 2nd Proton Satria GTi Mycar
2002 Australian GT Production Car Championship 6th Proton Satria GTi Caltex
Australian GT Production Car Championship Class E 4th
2003 Australian Production Car Championship 3rd Proton Satria GTi Team Satria Racing
Konica V8 Supercar Series 12th Ford Falcon (AU) MoPro
2004 Australian Production Car Championship 2nd Proton Satria GTi
2006 Australian Carrera Cup Championship 6th Porsche 996 GT3 Sherrin Motorsport
2007 Australian Carrera Cup Championship 8th Porsche 997 GT3 Sherrin Motorsport
2008 Australian Carrera Cup Championship 3rd Porsche 997 GT3 Sherrin Motorsport
2009 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 3rd Ford Falcon (BA) Howard Racing
2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 5th Ford Falcon (BF) MW Motorsport
V8 Supercar Championship Series 42nd Ford Falcon (FG) Dick Johnson Racing
2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 3rd Ford Falcon (BF) MW Motorsport
International V8 Supercars Championship 51st Holden Commodore (VE) Kelly Racing
Commodore Cup 20th Holden Commodore (VS) Sports Alive
2012 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series 18th Holden Commodore (VE) Kelly Racing
International V8 Supercars Championship 40th
Australian GT Championship 23rd Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 JBS
2013 International V8 Supercars Championship 54th Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport
Australian GT Championship 34th Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 Lago Racing
2014 Australian Carrera Cup Championship 19th Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 JBS Australia
International V8 Supercars Championship 36th Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport
Australian GT Championship 13th Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 Interlloy M Motorsport
2015 Australian Carrera Cup Championship 2nd Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 Finance EZI
International V8 Supercars Championship 34th Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport
ADAC GT Masters 20th Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX Reiter Engineering
2016 Australian Endurance Championship 11thLamborghini Gallardo R-EXLago Racing
Intercontinental GT Challenge 13th Bentley Continental GT3 Bentley Team M-Sport
International V8 Supercars Championship 40th Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport
2017 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship 52ndNissan Altima L33Nissan Motorsport
2018 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship 41st Ford FG X Falcon Tickford Racing
2019 Dunlop Super2 Series 22nd Holden Commodore (VF) Matt Stone Racing
2020 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia 5thPorsche 991 GT3 CupLago Racing
Virgin Australia Supercars Championship NC Holden Commodore (ZB) Matt Stone Racing
2021 Supercars Championship 30thHolden Commodore (ZB) Erebus Motorsport
2022 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia 4thPorsche 991 GT3 CupEMA Motorsport
Supercars Championship 31stHolden Commodore (ZB)Erebus Motorsport
2023 Supercars Championship 27th Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 Erebus Motorsport

Bathurst 1000 results

YearTeamCarCo-driverPositionLaps
2003 Fernández Racing Ford Falcon AU Flag of Australia (converted).svg José Fernández DNF113
2010 Tekno Autosports Ford Falcon FG Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jonathon Webb 19th161
2011 Kelly Racing Holden Commodore VE Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly 24th154
2012 Kelly RacingHolden Commodore VE Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly 15th161
2013 Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd KellyDNF20
2014 Nissan MotorsportNissan Altima L33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly8th161
2015 Nissan MotorsportNissan Altima L33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly16th161
2016 Nissan MotorsportNissan Altima L33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Wood 9th161
2017 Nissan MotorsportNissan Altima L33 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Simona de Silvestro DNF152
2018 Tickford Racing Ford Falcon FG X Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Waters 23rd148
2020 Matt Stone Racing Holden Commodore ZB Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Jacobson DNF62
2021 Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brodie Kostecki 3rd161
2022 Erebus MotorsportHolden Commodore ZB Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brodie Kostecki4th161
2023 Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brodie Kostecki2nd161
2024 PremiAir Racing Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Golding

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References

  1. "Russell eyes major races after signing new deal with PremiAir Nulon Racing". Lismore City News. Canberra. ProQuest   3050977702 . Retrieved 29 August 2024 via ProQuest.