Russell Ingall
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Russell Ingall (born 24 February 1964 in the United Kingdom) is a former Australian V8 Supercar racer.
He won his first V8 Supercars title in 2005 and finished second in 1998, 1999, 2001, and 2004.
In 1995 and 1997, Ingall has also won the Bathurst 1000.
In 2016, he worked for Nissan Motorsport as a co-driver alongside Rick Kelly in the Pirtek Enduro Cup series, giving him the nickname "Enforcer."
Early years
Ingall was born in England and moved with his father to Port Adelaide, South Australia, at the age of three. His father, a motor mechanic and manager of a service station, died of breast cancer at a young age, and his mother died from breast cancer at an early age.
Ingall started racing at the Whyalla go-kart track in South Australia at age 12. He went to compete karts in Europe after winning an Australian junior and several senior karting Championships before deciding to go into Formula Ford. He lost his right-index finger at the first joint in a car accident but it didn't influence his racing.
Ingall finished third in a support race at the 1988 Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide, in his second Formula Ford event. Ingall's past few years, the company became a factor in the Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series finishing runner-up before winning the title in 1990. In 1990, he co-drove a Bob Forbes Holden Commodore VL at the Bathurst 1000 with Kevin Bartlett.
In 1991, Ingall went to Europe. Ingall returned to Germany to drive for Team Schübel in the German Formula Three Championship after nearly winning the British Formula Ford Championship in 1991 and making a promising debut in the GM-Lotus formula. Ingall had the opportunity to compete in Peter Wearing Smith's Macau Grand Prix, where he started 23rd and overtook David Coulthard to finish in fifth position.
Ingall was strong in the New Zealand Dunlop Formula Ford series, winning with 10 victories from 12 races over the northern winter.
In 1993, Ingall made history by winning 13 out of the 16 races in the British Formula Ford Championship, with the highest number of victories in a single season in Formula Ford history.
The season came to an end by winning one of Britain's most coveted single-seater competitions – the Formula Ford Festival and World Cup at Brands Hatch.
Ingall never fully develop in Europe due to a lack of funds and then returned to Australia. This was normal for Australian racers in Europe.
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 hosts an online video series titled Enforcer and The Dude alongside Paul Morris.
In October 2020, Ingall became the brand ambassador for Soudal Australia for their innovative range of sealants, expanding foams and adhesives. Soudal are best known for their sealant adhesive called T-Rex which fixes, bonds and seals everything to everything.
Career results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Super Touring race
(key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.)
(key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.)
* Season in progress.