George Russell
CAREER STATS
George Russell’s Career Stats
George Russell's three seasons at Williams began at the 2019 Australian Grand Prix, and he outqualified Robert Kubica at all 21 races of that rookie year. His first points came on his 37th start, as Lewis Hamilton's stand-in at Mercedes for the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix. George Russell's salary at Mercedes is $34m this season, and we put his net worth at $40m.
Mercedes signed him for 2022, and he won the São Paulo Grand Prix that November for the team's only win of the year. He sits 14th on the all-time list for career points.
Open Formula 1 results database covering every championship race, qualifying session, sprint and standings table through round 17 of 2026
Official driver profile with career totals (Grands Prix entered, points, podiums, poles, best finish and grid, titles, DNFs) and 2026 season figures
George Russell’s Career in Numbers
George Russell’s 2026 Season
Russell opened 2026 by winning the Australian Grand Prix from pole, which put him at the top of the championship for the first time. He added wins in Austria and Azerbaijan, where he qualified 0.837 seconds clear of Charles Leclerc. A retirement from pole in Canada and another in Belgium have cost him, and teammate Kimi Antonelli has had the stronger season.
Open Formula 1 results database covering every championship race, qualifying session, sprint and standings table through round 17 of 2026
Biography, karting results, junior titles, number 63 origin, F1 career events, the pole margin record claim and the Baku grand slam claim
Race page giving his 1:42.526 pole time 0.837 seconds clear of Leclerc and saying he led every lap and set the fastest lap
Official driver profile with career totals (Grands Prix entered, points, podiums, poles, best finish and grid, titles, DNFs) and 2026 season figures
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Pos
Driver
Pts
Salary
1
Max Verstappen
Red Bull
25
$70m
2
Charles Leclerc
Ferrari
18
$34m
3
Kimi Antonelli
Mercedes
15
$3.4m
4
Lando Norris
McLaren
12
$30m
5
Oscar Piastri
McLaren
10
$13m
6
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George Russell’s F1 Results Season by Season
Mercedes · 2026
2nd
238 points so far
- Starts
- 17
- Wins
- 3
- Podiums
- 8
- Poles
- 6
Mercedes · 2025
4th
319 points
- Starts
- 24
- Wins
- 2
- Podiums
- 9
- Poles
- 2
Mercedes · 2024
6th
245 points
- Starts
- 24
- Wins
- 2
- Podiums
- 4
- Poles
- 4
Mercedes · 2023
8th
175 points
- Starts
- 22
- Wins
- 0
- Podiums
- 2
- Poles
- 0
Mercedes · 2022
4th
275 points
- Starts
- 22
- Wins
- 1
- Podiums
- 8
- Poles
- 1
Williams · 2021
15th
16 points
- Starts
- 22
- Wins
- 0
- Podiums
- 1
- Poles
- 0
Mercedes / Williams · 2020
18th
3 points
- Starts
- 17
- Wins
- 0
- Podiums
- 0
- Poles
- 0
Williams · 2019
20th
0 points
- Starts
- 21
- Wins
- 0
- Podiums
- 0
- Poles
- 0
The 2026 card updates after every race. Earlier seasons are final.
2018
1st (champion)
- Series
- FIA Formula 2 Championship
- Team
- ART Grand Prix
2017
1st (champion)
- Series
- GP3 Series
- Team
- ART Grand Prix
2016
3rd
- Series
- FIA Formula 3 European Championship
- Team
- Hitech GP
2016
7th
- Series
- Macau Grand Prix
- Team
- Hitech GP
2015
6th
- Series
- FIA Formula 3 European Championship
- Team
- Carlin
2015
2nd
- Series
- Masters of Formula 3
- Team
- Carlin
2014
1st (champion)
- Series
- BRDC Formula 4 Championship
- Team
- Lanan Racing
2014
4th
- Series
- Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
- Team
- Koiranen GP
2014
NC
- Series
- Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (guest)
- Team
- Koiranen GP
Williams · 2019
Robert Kubica
- Races Together
- 21
- Race Head to Head
- 17-3
- Qualifying Head to Head
- 21-0
- Points
- 0-1
Williams · 2020-2021
Nicholas Latifi
- Races Together
- 38
- Race Head to Head
- 25-11
- Qualifying Head to Head
- 36-2
- Points
- 16-7
Mercedes · 2020
Valtteri Bottas
- Races Together
- 1
- Race Head to Head
- 0-1
- Qualifying Head to Head
- 0-1
- Points
- 3-4
Mercedes · 2022-2024
Lewis Hamilton
- Races Together
- 68
- Race Head to Head
- 34-34
- Qualifying Head to Head
- 39-29
- Points
- 695-697
Mercedes · 2025-2026
Kimi Antonelli
- Races Together
- 41
- Race Head to Head
- 26-15
- Qualifying Head to Head
- 28-13
- Points
- 557-490
Head to heads and points count only races both drivers started, with George Russell first.
Records George Russell Holds
2026 Azerbaijan GP
Biography, karting results, junior titles, number 63 origin, F1 career events, the pole margin record claim and the Baku grand slam claim
Race page giving his 1:42.526 pole time 0.837 seconds clear of Leclerc and saying he led every lap and set the fastest lap
Best Championship Finish
2nd
In 2026
- World Titles
- 0
- Top Three Finishes
- 1
- Seasons in F1
- 8
How George Russell Compares With His Teammates
Russell's teammates have finished above him in only two of seven completed seasons. Robert Kubica's single point put him ahead in 2019 even though Russell won their race head to head 17-3. Lewis Hamilton was ahead in 2023, and their three years together at Mercedes ended level at 34-34 in races, with Russell up 39-29 in qualifying. He finished 4th to Kimi Antonelli's 7th in 2025.
Open Formula 1 results database covering every championship race, qualifying session, sprint and standings table through round 17 of 2026
Drivers Closest to George Russell on Career Wins
George Russell’s Route to F1
Russell was British Cadet karting champion in 2009 and won the CIK-FIA European KF3 title in 2012. He took the BRDC Formula 4 crown with Lanan Racing in his first car racing season in 2014, along with the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award. After two years in European F3, where he was 3rd in 2016, he won GP3 with ART in 2017 and the 2018 Formula 2 title as a rookie, 68 points clear of Lando Norris.
Race-by-race 2014 BRDC F4 results and final standings with Russell champion on 483 points
Career summary confirming his junior positions, wins and podium counts from 2014 to 2018
His official site's career history covering karting titles, BRDC F4, Formula Renault, F3, GP3, F2, the BRDC award and his Williams and Mercedes years
2014 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps standings with Russell 4th on 123 points
Season review giving Russell 4th on 123 points from 12 of 14 races with one podium at Spielberg
Race-by-race 2014 Alps results for Russell at Koiranen GP
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George Russell Career Stats FAQs
Yes, George Russell has 8 Grand Prix wins, all with Mercedes. The first came from pole at the 2022 São Paulo Grand Prix and was the team’s only win that year.
He also crossed the line first at the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix but was disqualified after the race, so that result does not count.
George Russell’s Grand Prix wins began in São Paulo in 2022. He has since won the Austrian Grand Prix in 2024 and 2026, Las Vegas in 2024, Canada and Singapore in 2025, and Australia and Azerbaijan in 2026.
His Canadian win came from pole with the fastest lap, his first hat-trick.
No, George Russell is still waiting for a first world title. His best completed season is 4th, in 2022 and again in 2025, and in 2026 he is 2nd in the standings on 238 points.
He led the championship for the first time after winning the 2026 season opener in Australia.
George Russell made his debut for Williams at the 2019 Australian Grand Prix and finished 16th from 19th on the grid. He spent three seasons there and took his first podium with 2nd at the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix.
He joined Mercedes full time in 2022 and has made 169 Grand Prix starts.
George Russell has 13 Grand Prix pole positions. The first came at the 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix in his first season with Mercedes.
At the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix he took pole by 0.837 seconds from Charles Leclerc, the largest margin in a dry session since knockout qualifying began in 2006.