George Russell
2026 · Mercedes

George Russell

NationalityBritain BritainBorn15 Feb 1998 (28)CodeRUSNumber63TeamMercedes
Starts167
Wins8
Podiums32
Poles11
Points1268
Titles0

Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.

Driver DNA

Profile

Methodology
QualiRaceGainsFinishConsist.PointsStreetHi-spdLo-spd

Driver DNA · 2025–2026 · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026

starts: not sourceddefense: not sourcedtyre management: not sourcedwet weather: not sourcedlate race: not sourcedrace pace: not sourced

Qualifying Pace

High
n=39 · vs 24 drivers (2025–2026)

median teammate qualifying gap (%), sign inverted

teammate gap pct median
-0.301
teammate gap samples
39
teammate h2h
28-11
q3 rate
97.4%
pole rate
17.9%
front row rate
33.3%

Race Result vs Teammate

High
n=39 · vs 24 drivers (2025–2026)

share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)

teammate race h2h
26-13
avg finish delta when both classified
2.281

Positions Gained

High
n=37 · vs 23 drivers (2025–2026)

mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)

mean positions gained
-0.297
expectation adjusted
0.324

Finishing

High
n=39 · vs 23 drivers (2025–2026)

classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts

classification rate
94.9%
teammate classification rate
87.2%
retirements
2

Consistency

High
n=39 · vs 23 drivers (2025–2026)

spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher

teammate gap std pct
0.644
finish position std
2.727

Team Points Share

High
n=38 · vs 21 drivers (2025–2026)

share of the team's points in events where the team scored

points
555
team points
1007
points per start
14.231

Street Circuits

Medium
n=9 · vs 23 drivers (2025–2026)

teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

teammate gap pct median
-0.372
overall gap pct median
-0.301

High-Speed Circuits

Medium
n=16 · vs 23 drivers (2025–2026)

teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

teammate gap pct median
-0.368
overall gap pct median
-0.301

Low-Speed Circuits

Medium
n=13 · vs 24 drivers (2025–2026)

teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

teammate gap pct median
-0.309
overall gap pct median
-0.301

Teammate record

TeammateTeamSeasonsQuali H2HRace H2H
Mercedes2025–202628–1126–13Battle
Mercedes2022–202439–2933–34Battle
Williams2020–202135–324–11Battle
Mercedes20200–10–1Battle
Williams201919–217–3Battle