# David Russell (racing driver)

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.

## 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

| 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 | Caltex |
| 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 | Australian Production Car Championship Class D | 1st | Proton Satria GTi | Team Satria Racing |
| 2003 | Konica V8 Supercar Series | 12th | Ford Falcon (AU) | MoPro |
| 2004 | Australian Production Car Championship | 2nd | Proton Satria GTi | Team Satria Racing |
| 2004 | Australian Production Car Championship Class D | 1st | Proton Satria GTi | Team Satria Racing |
| 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 |
| 2010 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 42nd | Ford Falcon (FG) | Dick Johnson Racing |
| 2011 | Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | 3rd | Ford Falcon (BF) | MW Motorsport |
| 2011 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 51st | Holden Commodore (VE) | Kelly Racing |
| 2011 | Commodore Cup | 20th | Holden Commodore (VS) | Sports Alive |
| 2012 | Dunlop V8 Supercar Series | 18th | Holden Commodore (VE) | Kelly Racing |
| 2012 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 40th | Holden Commodore (VE) | Kelly Racing |
| 2012 | Australian GT Championship | 23rd | Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 | JBS |
| 2013 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 54th | Nissan Altima L33 | 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 L33 | 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 L33 | Nissan Motorsport |
| 2015 | ADAC GT Masters | 20th | Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX | Reiter Engineering |
| 2016 | Australian Endurance Championship | 11th | Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX | Lago Racing |
| 2016 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | 13th | Bentley Continental GT3 | Bentley Team M-Sport |
| 2016 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 40th | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan Motorsport |
| 2017 | Virgin Australia Supercars Championship | 52nd | Nissan Altima L33 | Nissan 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 | 5th | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup | Lago Racing |
| 2020 | Virgin Australia Supercars Championship | NC | Holden Commodore (ZB) | Matt Stone Racing |
| 2021 | Supercars Championship | 30th | Holden Commodore (ZB) | Erebus Motorsport |
| 2022 | Porsche Carrera Cup Australia | 4th | Porsche 991 GT3 Cup | EMA Motorsport |
| 2022 | Supercars Championship | 31st | Holden Commodore (ZB) | Erebus Motorsport |
| 2023 | Supercars Championship | 27th | Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 | Erebus Motorsport |

### Bathurst 1000 results

| Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
| 2003 | Fernández Racing | Ford Falcon AU | José Fernández | DNF | 113 |
| 2010 | Tekno Autosports | Ford Falcon FG | Jonathon Webb | 19th | 161 |
| 2011 | Kelly Racing | Holden Commodore VE | Todd Kelly | 24th | 154 |
| 2012 | Kelly Racing | Holden Commodore VE | Rick Kelly | 15th | 161 |
| 2013 | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | Todd Kelly | DNF | 20 |
| 2014 | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | Rick Kelly | 8th | 161 |
| 2015 | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | Rick Kelly | 16th | 161 |
| 2016 | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | Dale Wood | 9th | 161 |
| 2017 | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | Simona de Silvestro | DNF | 152 |
| 2018 | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | Cameron Waters | 23rd | 148 |
| 2020 | Matt Stone Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | Garry Jacobson | DNF | 62 |
| 2021 | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | Brodie Kostecki | 3rd | 161 |
| 2022 | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | Brodie Kostecki | 4th | 161 |
| 2023 | Erebus Motorsport | Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 | Brodie Kostecki | 2nd | 161 |
| 2024 | PremiAir Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 | James Golding | 6th | 161 |

### Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Overall position | Class position |
| 2007 | Australian Motor Finance | Shaun Juniper Andrew Moffat | BMW 130i | C | 247 | 6th | 1st |
| 2011 | Lago Racing | Roger Lago Wayne Park | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | B | 282 | 5th | 1st |
| 2012 | Lago Racing | Roger Lago Wayne Park | Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 | A | 103 | DNF | DNF |
| 2013 | Lago Racing | Roger Lago Peter Kox | Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 | A | 11 | DNF | DNF |
| 2014 | Lago Racing | Roger Lago Peter Kox | Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 | A | 5 | DNF | DNF |
| 2015 | Lago Racing | Roger Lago Steve Owen | Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 | AP | 268 | 7th | 5th |
| 2016 | Bentley Team M-Sport | Andy Soucek Maxime Soulet | Bentley Continental GT3 | AP | 293 | 7th | 6th |
| 2017 | Lago Racing | Roger Lago Steve Owen | Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX | AAM | 288 | 6th | 2nd |
| 2018 | Lago Racing | Roger Lago Steve Owen | Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX | APA | 267 | 13th | 6th |
| 2019 | Matt Stone Racing | Roger Lago Todd Hazelwood | Audi R8 LMS | APA | 308 | 10th | 2nd |
| 2022 | Supabarn Racing | James Koundouris Theo Koundouris Paul Stokell | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | S | 283 | 9th | 1st |
| 2023 | Melbourne Performance Centre | James Koundouris Theo Koundouris Jonathon Webb | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | S | 308 | 16th | 4th |
| 2024 | Tigani Motorsport | James Koundouris Theo Koundouris Jonathon Webb | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | S | 268 | 15th | 3rd |

### Complete Bathurst 6 Hour results

| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
| 2019 | Aussie Wide Builders | Geoffrey Russell | BMW 135i E82 | B | 128 | 4th | 1st |
| 2021 | Sherrin Rentals | Grant Sherrin | BMW M4 | X | 120 | 3rd | 3rd |
| 2022 | Begg Motorsport | K.Begg Nash Morris | BMW M4 | X | 52 | DNF | DNF |
| 2023 | Begg Motorsport | K.Begg R.Gooley | BMW M4 | X | 52 | DNF | DNF |
| 2024 | McLennan Motorsport | T.McLennan S.Smollen | BMW M4 | X | 120 | 9th | 5th |