David Russell (racing driver)


David Russell 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.

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 [Australian Australian Carrera Cup Championship|Carrera Cup Championship|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. 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

SeasonSeriesPositionCarTeam
2000Australian GT Production Car Championship Class E6thSuzuki Swift GTiJohn Dickinson
2001Australian GT Production Car Championship Class E2ndProton Satria GTiMycar
2002Australian GT Production Car Championship6thProton Satria GTiCaltex
2002Australian GT Production Car Championship Class E4thProton Satria GTiCaltex
2003Australian Production Car Championship3rdProton Satria GTiTeam Satria Racing
2003Australian Production Car Championship Class D1stProton Satria GTiTeam Satria Racing
2003Konica V8 Supercar Series12thFord Falcon (AU)MoPro
2004Australian Production Car Championship2ndProton Satria GTiTeam Satria Racing
2004Australian Production Car Championship Class D1stProton Satria GTiTeam Satria Racing
2006Australian Carrera Cup Championship6thPorsche 996 GT3Sherrin Motorsport
2007Australian Carrera Cup Championship8thPorsche 997 GT3Sherrin Motorsport
2008Australian Carrera Cup Championship3rdPorsche 997 GT3Sherrin Motorsport
2009Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series3rdFord Falcon (BA)Howard Racing
2010Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series5thFord Falcon (BF)MW Motorsport
2010V8 Supercar Championship Series42ndFord Falcon (FG)Dick Johnson Racing
2011Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series3rdFord Falcon (BF)MW Motorsport
2011International V8 Supercars Championship51stHolden Commodore (VE)Kelly Racing
2011Commodore Cup20thHolden Commodore (VS)Sports Alive
2012Dunlop V8 Supercar Series18thHolden Commodore (VE)Kelly Racing
2012International V8 Supercars Championship40thHolden Commodore (VE)Kelly Racing
2012Australian GT Championship23rdLamborghini Gallardo GT3JBS
2013International V8 Supercars Championship54thNissan Altima L33Nissan Motorsport
2013Australian GT Championship34thLamborghini Gallardo LP560Lago Racing
2014Australian Carrera Cup Championship19thPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991JBS Australia
2014International V8 Supercars Championship36thNissan Altima L33Nissan Motorsport
2014Australian GT Championship13thLamborghini Gallardo FL2Interlloy M Motorsport
2015Australian Carrera Cup Championship2ndPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991Finance EZI
2015International V8 Supercars Championship34thNissan Altima L33Nissan Motorsport
2015ADAC GT Masters20thLamborghini Gallardo R-EXReiter Engineering
2016Australian Endurance Championship11thLamborghini Gallardo R-EXLago Racing
2016Intercontinental GT Challenge13thBentley Continental GT3Bentley Team M-Sport
2016International V8 Supercars Championship40thNissan Altima L33Nissan Motorsport
2017Virgin Australia Supercars Championship52ndNissan Altima L33Nissan Motorsport
2018Virgin Australia Supercars Championship41stFord FG X FalconTickford Racing
2019Dunlop Super2 Series22ndHolden Commodore (VF)Matt Stone Racing
2020Porsche Carrera Cup Australia5thPorsche 991 GT3 CupLago Racing
2020Virgin Australia Supercars ChampionshipNCHolden Commodore (ZB)Matt Stone Racing
2021Supercars Championship30thHolden Commodore Erebus Motorsport
2022Porsche Carrera Cup Australia4thPorsche 991 GT3 CupEMA Motorsport
2022Supercars Championship31stHolden Commodore Erebus Motorsport
2023Supercars Championship27thChevrolet Camaro Mk.6Erebus Motorsport

Supercars Championship results