Russell Ingall

Russell Peter Ingall (born 24 February 1964 in London, England ) is a former full-time Australian V8 Supercar driver. He won his V8 Supercars title in 2005, and finished second in 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2004. Ingall has also won the Bathurst 1000, in 1995 and 1997. His particular driving style earned him the nickname "Enforcer".

Early years Ingall was born in England and moved to Port Adelaide in South Australia with his father at the age of three. His father was a motor mechanic and operated a service station, his mother died from breast cancer at a young age.

Ingall began his motor racing career at the age of 12, competing at the Whyalla go-kart track in South Australia. After winning an Australian Junior and several Senior karting Championships, he moved overseas to race karts in Europe before making the transition into Formula Ford. During his karting career, he lost his right-index finger at the first joint in an accident, however this didn't affect his racing.

Competing in only his second Formula Ford event, Ingall finished third in a support race at the 1988 Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide. Over the next few years Ingall proved to be a force in the Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series finishing runner-up before claiming the crown in the 1990. In 1990, he co-drove a Bob Forbes Racing Holden Commodore VL at the Bathurst 1000 with Kevin Bartlett

Ingall headed to Europe in 1991. After almost claiming the British Formula Ford Championship in 1991, and making a promising debut in the GM-Lotus formula, Ingall moved to Germany to drive for Team Schübel in the German Formula Three Championship. Ingall also had the opportunity to compete in Peter Wearing Smith's team at the Macau Grand Prix, where he started 23rd and overtook David Coulthard to finish in fifth position.

Over the northern winter, Ingall competed in the New Zealand Formula Ford series, winning easily with ten victories from 12 races.

Ingall made history in 1993 returning to the United Kingdom to drive for the factory Van Diemen team to win 13 out of the 16 races in the British Formula Ford Championship and in the process recording the highest number of wins in a single season in the history of Formula Ford.

The season was finished off by winning one of the most prestigious single-seater events – the Formula Ford Festival and World Cup at Brands Hatch in England.

Ingall was never able to live up to his full potential in Europe due to a lack of funding and later returned to Australia. This was common for Australian race drivers in Europe.

V8 Supercar

Part-time drives

After spending the first half of 1994 in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship Ingall made his return to Touring Cars, having previously driven for the Bob Forbes Racing team in 1990, driving for Wayne Gardner Racing at the Sandown 500 and Bathurst 1000. Ingall and Win Percy led at Bathurst for some time before finishing fifth.

Perkins Engineering

Ingall went on to win the 1995 British Formula Renault Championship before joining Perkins Engineering for its campaign for the endurance races back in Australia. Ingall figured prominently in the team's epic last to first victory at Bathurst. He would then become a permanent face of the V8 Supercar Championship throughout 1996 season.

During his first year, Ingall claimed his maiden victory at Calder Park and then went on to win the Bathurst 1000 for the second time in 1997. He also finished second in 1998 and 2002.

In his seven years with Perkins Engineering, Ingall finish runner-up in the championship three times (1998, 1999 and 2001) and was third in 1997.

Stone Brothers Racing

Following seven years with the Perkins team, Ingall moved to Stone Brothers Racing at the start of 2003 in winning style taking out the support races at the Australian Grand Prix.

Ingall also went on to win rounds at the Queensland 300 and the Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge at the Lexmark Indy 300 on the Gold Coast, Queensland before eventually finishing seventh outright in the championship.

In 2004, Ingall was again consistent with the highlight of the season coming with a round win at Symmons Plains in round 12. In the final round at Eastern Creek Raceway, he finished third overall to jump from fourth to second in the championship in his Caltex Ford Falcon BA and give Stone Brothers Racing an historic 1–2 finish as his teammate Marcos Ambrose won the championship.

In 2005, Ingall went one better, collecting his first V8 Supercar championship after having been runner-up four times. Ingall went into the season with a plan and he followed it to the final race of the season, which was held at the Phillip Island circuit. He raced "smarter" than he ever had before and worked out his strategy around the V8 Supercars points system to collect the title ahead of Craig Lowndes and Marcos Ambrose.

In 2006, Ingall saw the championship slip from his grasp due to poor performance from his car which saw him finish the championship in eighth place.

In the lead-up to the 2007 season finale, Ingall announced he was Holden bound, thus leaving Stone Brothers Racing and Ford after five years. He finished the championship for the first time outside the top-ten, placing a disappointing eleventh. For 2008, Ingall moved to Paul Morris Motorsport.

Supercheap Auto Racing

Ingall returned to the Holden fray in 2008 with Paul Morris Motorsport, now sponsored by automotive parts retailer Supercheap Auto. Ingall's debut race meeting for his new team proved less than ideal. Finishing in 14th place in the first leg of the Clipsal 500, contact with the wall at Turn 8 during the morning warmup saw steering and suspension damage to the No. 39 car. Repairs were made in time for the start of Race 2, but the car was not the same, and he retired after just two laps, with failure in the ignition system.

“If I didn't stick it in (during) the warm up, the distributor drive would have probably gone in the warm-up so we would have found the problem before the race, so one thing led to another," said Ingall. "At the end of the day it was all related to the shunt.”

In 2010, Ingall was joined by New Zealander Greg Murphy. Ingall remained with Paul Morris Motorsport until the end of 2011.

In 2012, Ingall moved to Walkinshaw Racing, with the Supercheap Auto sponsorship.

In 2013, Ingall continued the use of the No. 66 car, however, 2013 saw the change to the new Holden VF Commodore. Ingall's form for the year thus far has been inconsistent. At Townsville, Ingall celebrated his 226th race start (a new record beating John Bowe's 225) by using No. 226 on his car. In the Endurance events, Ingall teamed up with IndyCar racer Ryan Briscoe.

Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport

After toying with the idea of retiring from full-time motorsports in 2014, Ingall announced returned to V8 Supercars in the 2014 season with Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport.

At the end of 2014, Ingall retired from full-time driving. He will still compete as a co-driver in the three endurance races.

Return to V8 Supercars

In 2015, Ingall signed with the Holden Racing Team to race in the endurance series after James Courtney was injured in a freak accident. Ingall competed in the Sandown 500 and the Bathurst 1000 with HRT.

With Courtney returning to race in the Gold Coast 600, Prodrive Racing Australia signed Ingall as a replacement for Chaz Mostert, who was unable to drive due to injuries from his Bathurst crash.

Nissan Motorsport

Ingall signed with Nissan Motorsport to race in the Pirtek Enduro Cup in 2016 and joined Rick Kelly in the No. 15 Nissan Altima.

Triple Eight Race Engineering Ingall made a return to the championship in a Triple Eight Race Engineering wildcard in the 2021 Bathurst 1000 alongside Broc Feeney in a Supercheap Auto backed #39 Holden Commodore ZB.

Other racing

In October 2018, Ingall made his Stadium Super Trucks debut at Sydney Motorsport Park. He finished seventh and fifth in the weekend's two races. The following year, he returned to the series for the Gold Coast 600 round. In April 2021, Ingall took over for the injured Nash Morris for the series' final two races at Symmons Plains.

Media career

In 2015, Ingall was appointed a co-host on Fox Sports coverage of V8 Supercars with five-time champion and former rival Mark Skaife.

Ingall hosted an online video series titled Enforcer and The Dude alongside Paul Morris.

Career results Karting career summary

Circuit racing career

Season Series Position Car Team 1987 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series 25th Elfin Ford David Craig 1988 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series 8th Van Diemen RF86 Ford 1989 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series 2nd Van Diemen RF89 Ford Russell Ingall 1990 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series 1st Van Diemen RF90 Ford Coffey Ford 1991 British Formula Ford Championship 2nd Van Diemen RF91 Ford 1992 German Formula 3 Championship 9th Dallara F392 Opel Opel Team Schübel 1993 British Formula Ford Championship 1st Van Diemen RF93 Ford Van Diemen 1994 All-Japan Formula 3 Championship 11th Dallara 394 Toyota TOM's Navi Connection Racing 1995 British Formula Renault Championship 3rd Van Diemen RF95 - Renault 1996 Australian Touring Car Championship 6th Holden VR Commodore Perkins Engineering Australian Super Touring Championship 12th Vauxhall Cavalier Phoenix Motorsport 1997 Australian Touring Car Championship 3rd Holden VS Commodore Perkins Engineering 1998 Australian Touring Car Championship 2nd Holden VS Commodore Perkins Engineering 1999 Shell Championship Series 2nd Holden VT Commodore Castrol Perkins Racing 2000 Shell Championship Series 8th Holden VT Commodore Castrol Perkins Racing 2001 Shell Championship Series 2nd Holden VX Commodore Castrol Perkins Racing 2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series 9th Holden VX Commodore Castrol Perkins Racing 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series 7th Ford BA Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 2004 V8 Supercar Championship Series 2nd Ford BA Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series 1st Ford BA Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series 8th Ford BA Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series 11th Ford BF Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series 9th Holden VE Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series 9th Holden VE Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series 12th Holden VE Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship 20th Holden VE Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship 13th Holden VE Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship 15th Holden VF Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 2014 International V8 Supercars Championship 18th Holden VF Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship 40th Holden VF CommodoreFord FG X Falcon Holden Racing TeamProdrive Racing Australia 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship 48th Nissan Altima Nissan Motorsport 2018 Stadium Super Trucks 21st Stadium Super Truck Boost Mobile 2019 Stadium Super Trucks 17th Stadium Super Truck The Boat Works TCR Australia Touring Car Series 9th Audi RS3 LMS Melbourne Performance Centre 2021 Boost Mobile Super Trucks 11th Stadium Super Truck Boost Mobile

Complete German Formula Three results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Engine Class 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 DC Pts 1992 Opel Team Schübel Opel A ZOL1 ZOL2 NÜR1 NÜR2 WUN1 WUN2 AVU1 AVU2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC1 HOC2 NOR1 |NOR2 BRN1 BRN2 DIE1 DIE2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SIN1 SIN2 |NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC1 HOC2 9th 95

Complete Macau Grand Prix results Year Team Car Qualifying Quali race Main race 1992 Madgwick Motorsport Van Diemen RF92 23rd ? 5th

Complete Australian Touring Car Championship / Supercars Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Bathurst 1000 results Year Car# Team Car Co-driver Position Laps 1990 13 Bob Forbes Motorsport Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV Kevin Bartlett 17th 146 1994 7 Wayne Gardner Racing Holden Commodore VP Win Percy 5th 161 1995 11 Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VR Larry Perkins 1st 161 1996 11 Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VP Larry Perkins 6th 160 * 11 Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VS Larry Perkins 1st 161 1998 80 Triple Eight Racing Holden Vectra Greg Murphy DNF 83 * 11 Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VT Larry Perkins 2nd 161 1999 11 Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VT Larry Perkins 7th 161 2000 11 Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VT Larry Perkins 11th 159 2001 11 Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VX Larry Perkins 8th 161 2002 16 Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VX Steven Richards 2nd 161 2003 4 Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA Marcos Ambrose 6th 161 2004 9 Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA Cameron McLean 6th 161 2005 9 Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA Luke Youlden 5th 161 2006 1 Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA Luke Youlden 4th 161 2007 9 Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BF Luke Youlden DNF 149 2008 39 Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VE Paul Morris 18th 156 2009 39 Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VE Owen Kelly 15th 160 2010 39 Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VE Paul Morris 8th 161 2011 200 Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VE Jack Perkins 8th 161 2012 66 Walkinshaw Racing Holden Commodore VE Christian Klien 9th 161 2013 66 Walkinshaw Racing Holden Commodore VF Ryan Briscoe 17th 161 2014 23 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden Commodore VF Tim Blanchard DNF 137 2015 22 Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VF Jack Perkins 11th 161 2016 15 Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima L33 Rick Kelly DNF 156 2021 39 Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB Broc Feeney DNF 142

Australian 1000 race

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Overallposition Classposition 2009 Holden Motorsport Nathan Pretty Andrew Jones HSV E Series Clubsport R8 Tourer A 223 15th 6th 2017 BMW Team SRM Timo Glock Mark Skaife Tony Longhurst BMW M6 GT3 AP 134 DNF DNF

Stadium Super Trucks (key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.) Stadium Super Trucks results Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Ref 2018 ELS ADE ADE ADE LBH LBH PER PER DET DET TEX TEX ROA ROA SMP7 SMP5 HLN HLN MXC MXC 21st 30 2019 COA COA TEX TEX LBH LBH TOR TOR MOH MOH MOH MOH ROA ROA ROA POR POR SRF5 SRF6 17th 31

Boost Mobile Super Trucks (key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.) Boost Mobile Super Trucks results Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pts Ref 2021 SYM SYM5† SYM6† HID10 HID9 HID5 TOW TOW TOW 11th 15 † – Replaced Nash Morris, points went to Morris

Season in progress.

TCR Australia results TCR Australia results Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Position Points 2019 Melbourne Performance Centre Audi RS 3 LMS TCR SMPR1 SMPR2 SMPR3 PHIR4 PHIR5 PHIR6 BENR7 BENR8 BENR9 QLDR10 QLDR11 QLDR12 WINR13 WINR14 WINR15 SANR16 SANR17 SANR18 BENR19 BENR20 BENR21 9th 326