David Russell (racing driver)

David Russell
Nationality Australian
V8 Supercar Record
Car number 15
Current team Nissan Motorsport
Series championships 0
Races 23
Race wins 0
Podium finishes 1
Pole positions 0
2015 Championship position 34th (492 pts)

David Russell (born 4 January 1982) is a racing driver from Casino, New South Wales. Russell has competed in V8 Supercar series intermittently since 2003 and continually since 2009. Russell presently competes for Victorian racing team Kelly Racing where he leads the team's third team Dreamtime Racing in the Dunlop V8 Supercar Series[1] as well as filling-in for an injured Greg Murphy in the International V8 Supercars Championship.[2]

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.

V8 Supercar

Russell raced the 2003 Konica V8 Supercar Series racing a Ford AU Falcon 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 Queenland 500 in a Sheerin Motorsport entered Ford AU 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

Russell drove for Dreamtime Racing in the 2012 Dunlop Series
Season Series Position Car Team
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
2002 Australian GT Production Car Championship: Class E 4th Proton Satria GTi Caltex
2003 Australian Production Car Championship 3rd Proton Satria GTi Team Satria Racing
2003 Konica V8 Supercar Series 12th Ford AU Falcon 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 BA Falcon Howard Racing
2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 5th Ford BF Falcon MW Motorsport
2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series 42nd Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing
2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 3rd Ford BF Falcon MW Motorsport
2011 International V8 Supercars Championship 51st Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing
2011 Commodore Cup 20th Holden VS Commodore Sports Alive
2012 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series 18th Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing
2012 International V8 Supercars Championship 40th Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing
2012 Australian GT Championship 23rd Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 JBS
2013 International V8 Supercars Championship 54th Nissan Altima Nissan Motorsport
2013 Australian GT Championship 34th Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 Lago Racing
2014 Australian Carrera Cup Championship 19th Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 JBS Australia
2014 International V8 Supercars Championship 36th Nissan Altima Nissan Motorsport
2014 Australian GT Championship 13th Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 Interlloy M Motorsport
2015 Australian Carrera Cup Championship 2nd Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 Finance EZI
2015 International V8 Supercars Championship 34th Nissan Altima Nissan Motorsport

References

  1. "Kelly Racing creates Dreamtime Racing team". V8X Magazine. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
  2. "Greg Murphy will not race at Symmons Plains due to surgery on a back injury caused in Adelaide". Speed V8 Supercars. Fox Sports Australia. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-09.

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