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    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    George Russell
    Russell at the 2022 British Grand Prix

    Born George William Russell

    15 February 1998 (age 26)

    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 FIA Formula 2


    2017 GP3 Series
    2015–2016 FIA F3 European
    2014 BRDC F4
    2014 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
    2014 Formula Renault Eurocup

    Championship titles

    2018 FIA Formula 2


    2017 GP3 Series
    2014 BRDC F4

    Awards

    2024 Lorenzo Bandini Trophy


    2014 Autosport BRDC Award

    Website www.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]

    Early life
    [edit]
    George Russell was born in King's Lynn, Norfolk,[2] to father Steve and mother
    Alison.[3] His father ran a business selling seeds and pulses, which is now part
    of Archer Daniels Midland.[4][5] Russell is the youngest of three siblings, including
    sister Cara and brother Benjy.[6] He grew up in Tydd St
    Giles/Wisbech and Castle Rising.[7] Russell attended Wisbech Grammar School,
    but shifted to homeschooling so that he could devote more time to his racing
    career.[8][9]

    Russell took up karting at the age of 7, catching the habit from his brother
    Benjy, a competitive karter who won the 2007 Super 1 National Kart
    Championship in the Rotax Max category.[10] Russell picked up his number 63
    from the kart his brother rented at the time.[11][7]

    At 18, Russell moved to Milton Keynes to be closer to his junior racing team.
    [12]
    He moved to Monaco in 2022.[6]

    Russell is a fan of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club, where his father is


    a season-ticket holder. He was a special guest at Molineux in 2021.[13][14]

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