George Russell (racing driver)
| 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 no. | 1 |
| 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 | |
| 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.
Born in King's Lynn, Norfolk, 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. In his final year of karting in 2013, Russell finished 19th in the KF1 CIK-FIA World Championship.
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, before making a last-minute switch to Koiranen GP. Despite missing a round through illness, he finished fourth in the championship, taking a single podium finish at the Red Bull Ring.
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.
In 2014, Russell also competed in the BRDC Formula 4 Championship with defending champions Lanan Racing. 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. After starting from pole position, Russell won the race, his fifth of the season, to clinch the title by just three points from Maini.
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