George Russell is a British racing driver. He is currently competing in ‘Formula One’ contracted to ‘Williams’. He finished 19th in the KF1 CIK-FIA World Championship during his final year of kart racing in 2013. In 2014, Russell competed in the BRDC Formula 4 Championship and 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. In December 2014, he became the youngest winner of the prestigious McLaren Autosport BRDC Award, defeating fellow finalists Alexander Albon, Ben Barnicoat, Sennan Fielding, Seb Morris, and Harrison Scott.
The victory also earned him a £100,000 cash prize, British Racing Drivers’ Club membership, and a Formula One test with the McLaren racing team. After starting from pole position, Russell won the race and as a prize, he was given the privilege to test a GP3 car with Arden Motorsport at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. After he graduated to Formula Three in the year 2015, he was scheduled to race in the FIA European Formula 3 Championship and later won his first race championship victory during the opening round of the season held at Silverstone where he finished ahead of his fellow debutant Charles Leclerc and Antonio Giovinazzi. He raced as a guest entrant in the Moscow round with Koiranen GP before switching to Tech 1 Racing for the final round where he won the final race of the season after starting from the pole position. On 19th January 2017, he made his debut after signing with the ART Grand Prix for the GP3 Series season. He had a solid start at the beginning of the season at the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, where he managed to secure the 4th and 5th position. He had brought home a total of 4 victories, 3 pole positions, and 5 further podiums, placing him in a position to seal the championship held at Jerez, Spain.
In the end, he won the 2017 GP3 Series title after finishing 4th in race two. He was the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Champion for ART and the 2017 GP3 Series Champion. Following his Formula 2 championship win, Russell signed for Williams in 2019, making his début at the 2019 Australian Grand Prix, alongside Robert Kubica. Russell is contracted to drive for Williams until the conclusion of the 2021 season, although he stood in for Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix.
He achieved his first F1 podium with Williams at the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix. He is also a part of the Mercedes Young Driver program and he is due to join Mercedes full time in the 2022 season. His car number is 63.
Quick Facts About George Russell
Mercedes announce George Russell will partner Lewis Hamilton in 2022
How much is George Russell Net Worth?
George Russell is a racing driver whose net worth is estimated to have $1 Million as of 2021. His salary is more than $500K at present whereas his salary was $175K back in 2019. He also makes a cool amount of money from endorsements and sponsorships deals through Mercedes, Puma, AGM, BRDC, Alpinestars, and more. In addition, he is a car lover and he has cars such as Mercedes-AMG C 53, Land Rover, and more. He is living a cool lifestyle as of today.
George Russell: Height, Weight, and Body Measurements
George Russell has a tall and perfect height of 6 ft 1 in. or 185.5 cm. His balanced weight consists of 70 KG or 154.5 lbs. His hair color is light brown and his eye color is green. He has a small face with thin lips and thick eyebrows. His chest size is 43 in, waist size is 34 in and biceps size is 11 US. His body type is slim.