Russell Ingall

Russell Ingall (born 24 February 1964, in the United Kingdom) 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".[1]

Russell Ingall
Russell Ingall with Caltex Racing in 2005
Nationality	Australian
Born	24 February 1964
Supercars Record
Series championships	1 (2005)
Races	587
Race wins	27
Podium finishes	91
Pole positions	3
2016 Championship position	48th (252 pts)

In 2016, he drove for Nissan Motorsport as a co-driver alongside Rick Kelly in the Pirtek Enduro Cup series.

Early years

Ingall began his motor racing career at age 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 Opel Team Schuebel 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 Dunlop Formula Ford series, winning easily with 10 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 Britain.

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 is 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

Russell Ingall with his Caltex Falcon

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.

He 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 10, 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.[2]

At the end of 2014, Ingall retired from full-time driving. He will still compete as a co-driver in the three endurance races.[3]

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.

Other racing

In October 2018, Ingall made his Stadium Super Trucks debut at Sydney Motorsport Park.[4] He finished seventh and fifth in the weekend's two races.[5][6] The following year, he returned to the series for the Gold Coast 600 round.[7]

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.[8]

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

The Paul Morris Motorsport Holden VE Commodore of Russell Ingall at the 2011 Clipsal 500 Adelaide

The Holden VE Commodore of Russell Ingall at the 2012 Clipsal 500 Adelaide

The Holden VF Commodore of Russell Ingall at the 2013 Clipsal 500 Adelaide

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 Commodore Ford FG X Falcon	Holden Racing Team Prodrive 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

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
1997	11	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore VS	Larry Perkins	1st	161
1998	80	Triple Eight Racing	Holden Vectra	Greg Murphy	DNF	83
1998	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

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	SSTC	Pts	Ref
2018	ELS	ADE	ADE	ADE	LBH	LBH	BAR	BAR	DET	DET	TEX	TEX	ROA	ROA	SMP 7	SMP 5	HLN	HLN	MXC	MXC	21st	30	[9]
2019	COA	COA	TEX	TEX	LBH	LBH	TOR	TOR	MOH	MOH	MOH	MOH	ROA	ROA	ROA	POR	POR	SRF 5	SRF 6		17th	31	[10]

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	SMP R1	SMP R2	SMP R3	PHI R4	PHI R5	PHI R6	BEN R7 9	BEN R8 6	BEN R9 6	QLD R10 3	QLD R11 2	QLD R12 2	WIN R13 8	WIN R14 5	WIN R15 3	SAN R16 12	SAN R17 Ret	SAN R18 DNS	BEN R19 8	BEN R20 9	BEN R21 Ret	9th	326

References

1. V8 Supercars official website–Russell Ingall bio. Archived 3 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine
2. Russell Ingall announces 2014 drive with Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport.
3. Ingall confirms retirement from full-time racing V8 Supercars 8 December 2014
4. Howard, Tom; Herrero, Dan (25 October 2018). "Ingall joins Sydney Stadium Trucks field". Speedcafe. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
5. "Round 15 – Sydney, Australia – 10/27/18". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
6. "Round 16 – Sydney, Australia – 10/28/18". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
7. Herrero, Daniel (19 October 2019). "Ingall announces Gold Coast SST start". Speedcafe. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
8. "VIDEO: Enforcer & The Dude – Bench Racing: Episode 1". Speedcafe. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
9. "2018 Overall Point Standings". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
10. "2019 Overall Point Standings". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved 22 January 2020.

External links

• Ingall's Official Website
• Driver Database stats
• Racing reference profile