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 Australian GT Production Car Championship Class E 4th 2003 Australian Production Car Championship 3rd Proton Satria GTi Team Satria Racing Australian Production Car Championship Class D 1st Konica V8 Supercar Series 12th Ford Falcon (AU) MoPro 2004 Australian Production Car Championship 2nd Proton Satria GTi Team Satria Racing Australian Production Car Championship Class D 1st 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 V8 Supercar Championship Series 42nd Ford Falcon (FG) Dick Johnson Racing 2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 3rd Ford Falcon (BF) MW Motorsport International V8 Supercars Championship 51st Holden Commodore (VE) Kelly Racing Commodore Cup 20th Holden Commodore (VS) Sports Alive 2012 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series 18th Holden Commodore (VE) Kelly Racing International V8 Supercars Championship 40th Australian GT Championship 23rd Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 JBS 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship 54th Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport Australian GT Championship 34th Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 Lago Racing 2014 Australian Carrera Cup Championship 19th Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 JBS Australia International V8 Supercars Championship 36th Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport Australian GT Championship 13th Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 Interlloy M Motorsport 2015 Australian Carrera Cup Championship 2nd Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991 Finance EZI International V8 Supercars Championship 34th Nissan Altima L33 Nissan Motorsport ADAC GT Masters 20th Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX Reiter Engineering 2016 Australian Endurance Championship 11th Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX Lago Racing Intercontinental GT Challenge 13th Bentley Continental GT3 Bentley Team M-Sport 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 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 Supercars Championship 31st Holden Commodore (ZB) Erebus Motorsport 2023 Supercars Championship 27th Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 Erebus Motorsport
Super2 Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team No. Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Position Points 2003 MoPro 110 Ford AU Falcon WAKR1 WAKR2 WAKR3 ADER4 EASR5 EASR6 EASR7 PHIR8 PHIR9 PHIR10 WINR11 WINR12 WINR13 MALR14 MALR15 MALR16 12th 542 2009 Howard Racing 27 Ford BF Falcon ADER1 ADER2 WINR3 WINR4 WINR5 TOWR6 TOWR7 TOWR8 SANR9 SANR10 SANR11 QLDR12 QLDR13 QLDR14 BATR15 BATR16 SYDR17 SYDR18 3rd 1618 2010 MW Motorsport 28 Ford BF Falcon ADER1 ADER2 QLDR3 QLDR4 QLDR5 WINR6 WINR7 WINR8 TOWR9 TOWR10 TOWR11 BATR12 BATR13 SANR14 SANR15 SANR16 SYDR17 SYDR18 5th 1437 2011 ADER1 ADER2 BARR3 BARR4 TOWR5 TOWR6 TOWR7 QLDR8 QLDR9 QLDR10 BATR11 BATR12 SANR13 SANR14 SANR15 SYDR16 SYDR17 3rd 1594 2012 Kelly Racing 16 Holden VE Commodore ADER1 ADER2 BARR3 BARR4 BARR5 TOWR6 TOWR7 TOWR8 QLDR9 QLDR10 QLDR11 BATR12 BATR13 WINR14 WINR15 WINR16 SYDR17 SYDR18 18th 656 2019 Matt Stone Racing 33 Holden VF Commodore ADER1 ADER2 ADER3 BARR4 BARR5 TOWR6 TOWR7 QLDR8 QLDR9 BATR10 SANR11 SANR12 NEWR13 NEWR14 22nd 180
Supercars Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Supercars results Year Team No. Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Position Points 2003 Fernández Racing 55 Ford AU FalconADER1ADER2PHIR3EAS1R4WINR5BARR6BARR7BARR8HIDR9HIDR10HIDR11QLDR12ORAR13SANR14BATR15SURR16SURR17PUKR18PUKR19PUKR20EAS2R21EAS2R22 NC 0 2010 Tekno Autosports 19 Ford FG Falcon YMCR1 YMCR2 BHRR3 BHRR4 ADER5 ADER6 HAMR7 HAMR8 QLDR9 QLDR10 WINR11 WINR12 HDVR13 HDVR14 TOWR15 TOWR16 PHIR17 BATR18 SURR19 SURR20 SYMR21 SYMR22 SANR23 SANR24 SYDR25 SYDR26 42nd 274 2011 Kelly Racing 7 Holden VE Commodore YMCR1 YMCR2 ADER3 ADER4 HAMR5 HAMR6 BARR7 BARR8 BARR9 WINR10 WINR11 HIDR12 HIDR13 TOWR14 TOWR15 QLDR16 QLDR17 QLDR18 PHIR19 BATR20 SURR21 SURR22 SYMR23 SYMR24 SANR25 SANR26 SYDR27 SYDR28 51st 202 2012 51 ADER1 ADER2 SYMR3 SYMR4 HAMR5 HAMR6 BARR7 BARR8 BARR9 PHIR10 PHIR11 HIDR12 HIDR13 TOWR14 TOWR15 QLDR16 QLDR17 SMPR18 SMPR19 40th 311 15 SANQR SANR20 BATR21 SURR22 SURR23 YMCR24 YMCR25 YMCR26 WINR27 WINR28 SYDR29 SYDR30 2013 7 Nissan Altima L33 ADER1 ADER2 SYMR3 SYMR4 SYMR5 PUKR6 PUKR7 PUKR8 PUKR9 BARR10 BARR11 BARR12 COAR13 COAR14 COAR15 COAR16 HIDR17 HIDR18 HIDR19 TOWR20 TOWR21 QLDR22 QLDR23 QLDR24 WINR25 WINR26 WINR27 SANR28 BATR29 SURR30 SURR31 PHIR32 PHIR33 PHIR34 SYDR35 SYDR36 54th 198 2014 15 ADER1 ADER2 ADER3 SYMR4 SYMR5 SYMR6 WINR7 WINR8 WINR9 PUKR10 PUKR11 PUKR12 PUKR13 BARR14 BARR15 BARR16 HIDR17 HIDR18 HIDR19 TOWR20 TOWR21 TOWR22 QLDR23 QLDR24 QLDR25 SMPR26 SMPR27 SMPR28 SANQ SANR29 BATR30 SURR31 SURR32 PHIR33 PHIR34 PHIR35 SYDR36 SYDR37 SYDR38 36th 444 2015 ADER1 ADER2 ADER3 SYMR4 SYMR5 SYMR6 BARR7 BARR8 BARR9 WINR10 WINR11 WINR12 HIDR13 HIDR14 HIDR15 TOWR16 TOWR17 QLDR18 QLDR19 QLDR20 SMPR21 SMPR22 SMPR23 SANQ SANR24 BATR25 SURR26 SURR27 PUKR28 PUKR29 PUKR30 PHIR31 PHIR32 PHIR33 SYDR34 SYDR35 SYDR36 34th 492 2016 96 ADER1 ADER2 ADER3 SYMR4 SYMR5 PHIR6 PHIR7 BARR8 BARR9 WINR10 WINR11 HIDR12 HIDR13 TOWR14 TOWR15 QLDR16 QLDR17 SMPR18 SMPR19 SANQ SANR20 BATR21 SURR22 SURR23 PUKR24 PUKR25 PUKR26 PUKR27 SYDR28 SYDR29 40th 405 2017 78 ADER1 ADER2 SYMR3 SYMR4 PHIR5 PHIR6 BARR7 BARR8 WINR9 WINR10 HIDR11 HIDR12 TOWR13 TOWR14 QLDR15 QLDR16 SMPR17 SMPR18 SANQR SANR19 BATR20 SURR21 SURR22 PUKR23 PUKR24 NEWR25 NEWR26 52nd 195 2018 Tickford Racing 6 Ford FG X Falcon ADER1 ADER2 MELR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 SYMR7 SYMR8 PHIR9 PHIR10 BARR11 BARR12 WINR13 WINR14 HIDR15 HIDR16 TOWR17 TOWR18 QLDR19 QLDR20 SMPR21 BENR22 BENR23 SANQR SANR24 BATR25 SURR26 SURR27 PUKR28 PUKR29 NEWR30 NEWR31 41st 294 2020 Matt Stone Racing 35 Holden Commodore ZB ADER1 ADER2 MELR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 SMP1R7 SMP1R8 SMP1R9 SMP2R10 SMP2R11 SMP2R12 HID1R13 HID1R14 HID1R15 HID2R16 HID2R17 HID2R18 TOW1R19 TOW1R20 TOW1R21 TOW2R22 TOW2R23 TOW2R24 BEN1R25 BEN1R26 BEN1R27 BEN2R28 BEN2R29 BEN2R30 BATR31 NC 0 2021 Erebus Motorsport 99 Holden Commodore ZB BAT1R1 BAT1R2 SANR3 SANR4 SANR5 SYMR6 SYMR7 SYMR8 BENR9 BENR10 BENR11 HIDR12 HIDR13 HIDR14 TOW1R15 TOW1R16 TOW2R17 TOW2R18 TOW2R19 SMP1R20 SMP1R21 SMP1R22 SMP2R23 SMP2R24 SMP2R25 SMP3R26 SMP3R27 SMP3R28 SMP4R29 SMP4R30 BAT2R31 30th 258 2022 SMPR1 SMPR2 SYMR3 SYMR4 SYMR5 MELR6 MELR7 MELR8 MELR9 BARR10 BARR11 BARR12 WINR13 WINR14 WINR15 HIDR16 HIDR17 HIDR18 TOWR19 TOWR20 BENR21 BENR22 BENR23 SANR24 SANR25 SANR26 PUKR27 PUKR28 PUKR29 BATR30 SURR31 SURR32 NEWR33 NEWR34 31st 240 2023 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 NEWR1 NEWR2 MELR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 BARR7 BARR8 BARR9 SYMR10 SYMR11 SYMR12 HIDR13 HIDR14 HIDR15 TOWR16 TOWR17 SMPR18 SMPR19 BENR20 BENR21 BENR22 SANR23 BATR24 SURR25 SURR26 ADER27 ADER28 27th 552 2024 PremiAir Racing 31 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 BAT1R1 BAT1R2 MELR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 TAUR7 TAUR8 BARR9 BARR10 HIDR11 HIDR12 TOWR13 TOWR14 SMPR15 SMPR16 BENR17 BENR18 SANR19 BATR20 SURR21 SURR22 ADER23 ADER24 29th 462 2025 SYDR1 SYDR2 SYDR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 MELR7 TAUR8 TAUR9 TAUR10 SYMR11 SYMR12 SYMR13 BARR14 BARR15 BARR16 HIDR17 HIDR18 HIDR19 TOWR20 TOWR21 TOWR22 QLDR23 QLDR24 QLDR25 BENR26 BATR27 SURR28 SURR29 SANR30 SANR31 ADER32 ADER33 ADER34 53rd* 41 2026 SMPR1 SMPR2 SMPR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 MELR7 TAUR8 TAUR9 TAUR10 CHRR11 CHRR12 CHRR13 SYMR14 SYMR15 SYMR16 BARR17 BARR18 BARR19 HIDR20 HIDR21 HIDR22 TOWR23 TOWR24 TOWR25 QLDR26 QLDR27 QLDR28 BENR29 BATR30 SURR31 SURR32 SANR33 SANR34 ADER35 ADER36 ADER37
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 2025 PremiAir Racing Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 James Golding 3rd 161 2026 PremiAir Racing Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 Jayden Ojeda
Complete Australian Carrera Cup Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded all races) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (* signifies that driver lead feature race for at least one lap – 1 point awarded)