Russell Ingall

Russell Ingall
Born	(1964-02-24) February 24, 1964 London, England
Occupation(s)	Racing driver, Television presenter
Years active	1988–present
Known for	V8 Supercar champion (2005), Bathurst 1000 winner (1995, 1997)

Russell Peter Ingall (born 24 February 1964 in London, England) is a retired professional Australian V8 Supercar competitor. He claimed the V8 Supercars championship title in 2005 and was runner-up in the years 1998, 1999, 2001, and 2004. Ingall also achieved victories at the Bathurst 1000 endurance race in both 1995 and 1997. His reputation for an assertive driving technique earned him the moniker "Enforcer."

Early years

Originally from England, Ingall relocated to Port Adelaide, South Australia, when he was three years old. His father worked as a motor mechanic and operated a service station; tragically, his mother passed away at a young age due to breast cancer.

Ingall began his motorsport journey karting at age 12 in Whyalla, South Australia, where he secured several Australian karting titles before racing across Europe and moving into Formula Ford. Despite losing part of his right index finger in a karting mishap, his performance behind the wheel remained unaffected.

In only his second Formula Ford race, he achieved third place during a support event at the 1988 Australian Grand Prix held in Adelaide. By 1990, he had progressed from runner-up to champion in the Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series. That same year, he co-drove a Bob Forbes Racing Holden Commodore VL alongside Kevin Bartlett at the Bathurst 1000.

In 1991, Ingall competed on European circuits, narrowly missing out on the British Formula Ford Championship title and making his debut in the GM-Lotus formula category. He represented Team Schübel in the German Formula Three Championship and started from 23rd to finish fifth at the Macau Grand Prix.

During the northern hemisphere off-season, Ingall dominated New Zealand’s Formula Ford series by winning ten out of twelve races.

In 1993, racing for factory Van Diemen, Ingall set a record by winning thirteen of sixteen races in a single British Formula Ford season. He concluded that year by triumphing at both the prestigious Formula Ford Festival and World Cup events held at Brands Hatch.

Although his European results were impressive, financial limitations—common among Australian racers abroad—restricted his career progression overseas, prompting his return to Australia.

Part-time drives

Following participation in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship early in 1994, Ingall returned to touring car racing with Wayne Gardner Racing for endurance events such as the Sandown 500 and Bathurst 1000. At Bathurst, Ingall and co-driver Win Percy led portions of the race before finishing fifth.

Perkins Engineering

After claiming the 1995 British Formula Renault Championship, Ingall joined Perkins Engineering for Australian endurance races. He was instrumental in the team’s extraordinary last-to-first victory at Bathurst and transitioned to full-time V8 Supercar competition in 1996.

During his debut full season, Ingall recorded his first win at Calder Park and secured another Bathurst 1000 win in 1997. Additionally, he finished second at Bathurst in both 1998 and 2002. Across seven seasons with Perkins Engineering, he achieved three championship runner-up positions (1998, 1999, 2001) and placed third overall in 1997.

Stone Brothers Racing

Ingall moved to Stone Brothers Racing in 2003, where he won support races during the Australian Grand Prix weekend as well as rounds at Queensland 300 and the Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge on the Gold Coast. He ended that season ranked seventh overall.

In 2004, Ingall demonstrated consistent form with a round victory at Symmons Plains and a third-place finish at Eastern Creek Raceway, climbing from fourth to second place in the championship standings. His teammate Marcos Ambrose secured the title that year, delivering Stone Brothers Racing its first-ever one-two finish.

Ingall captured his inaugural V8 Supercar championship crown in 2005 after finishing as runner-up four times previously. By adopting a tactical approach aligned with the points system, he clinched the championship ahead of Craig Lowndes and Ambrose during the Phillip Island finale.

The following year saw performance setbacks that resulted in an eighth-place championship finish. Prior to the conclusion of the 2007 season, Ingall announced a switch to Holden after five years with Stone Brothers Racing and Ford. He concluded that season in eleventh place—his first time outside the top ten—and subsequently joined Paul Morris Motorsport for the 2008 campaign.

Supercheap Auto Racing

Ingall made his return to the Holden category in 2008 driving for Paul Morris Motorsport, backed by the automotive parts retailer Supercheap Auto. His initial outing proved difficult: after securing 14th place in the first segment of the Clipsal 500, a collision with the wall during warmup inflicted damage to the steering and suspension. Although repairs were completed before Race 2, an ignition malfunction caused him to retire after just two laps.

Ingall reflected, "Had I not crashed during warmup, the distributor drive might have failed then, which would have allowed us to identify the issue prior to the race. Ultimately, everything stemmed from that initial impact."

In 2010, New Zealand driver Greg Murphy joined Ingall at Paul Morris Motorsport, remaining alongside him through 2011. The following year, Ingall transitioned to Walkinshaw Racing, maintaining Supercheap Auto as his sponsor. The 2013 season introduced the new Holden VF Commodore and saw Ingall compete in car No. 66. At the Townsville event, he celebrated his 226th race start—a new milestone—by featuring the number 226 on his vehicle. For endurance races, Ingall teamed up with IndyCar competitor Ryan Briscoe.

Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport

After contemplating retirement, Ingall resumed full-time competition in 2014 with Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport. He stepped back from full-time driving at the conclusion of that season but continued participating as a co-driver in endurance events.

Return to V8 Supercars

In 2015, following James Courtney’s injury, Ingall was enlisted by the Holden Racing Team for endurance competitions such as the Sandown 500 and Bathurst 1000. Upon Courtney’s recovery for the Gold Coast 600, Ingall was signed by Prodrive Racing Australia to substitute for injured driver Chaz Mostert.

Nissan Motorsport

During the 2016 Pirtek Enduro Cup, Ingall drove alongside Rick Kelly for Nissan Motorsport in the No. 15 Nissan Altima.

Triple Eight Race Engineering

Ingall made a comeback to championship racing through a wildcard entry with Triple Eight Race Engineering at the 2021 Bathurst 1000, partnering with Broc Feeney in the Supercheap Auto-sponsored #39 Holden Commodore ZB.

Other racing

In October 2018, Ingall debuted in Stadium Super Trucks at Sydney Motorsport Park, finishing seventh and fifth across two races. He returned for the 2019 Gold Coast 600 round and later filled in for the injured Nash Morris during the final two races of the series at Symmons Plains in April 2021.

Media career

Starting in 2015, Ingall became a co-host for Fox Sports' coverage of V8 Supercars, partnering with five-time champion Mark Skaife. Additionally, he hosts the online video series Enforcer and The Dude alongside fellow racer Paul Morris.

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Position
1984	Australian National Sprint Kart Championships - Class Australia	1st
1985	Australian National Sprint Kart Championships - International Light	1st
1986	Australian National Sprint Kart Championships - Reed Class	1st
1988	Australian National Sprint Kart Championships - International Light	1st
Source

Circuit Racing Record

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

Full German Formula Three Championship results

(legend) (Races shown in bold denote pole position) (Races in italics mark fastest lap)

Year	Team	Engine Manufacturer	Category	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	Championship Position	Points Scored
1992	Opel Team Schübel	Opel	A-Class	ZOL 1 16	ZOL 2 8	NÜR 1 Ret	NÜR 2 9	WUN 1 DNS	WUN 2 9	AVU 1 4	AVU 2 4	NÜR 1 8	NÜR 2 5	HOC 1 Ret	HOC 2 Ret	NOR 1 16	NOR 2 8	BRN 1 4	BRN 2 5	DIE 1 Ret	DIE 2 DNS	NÜR 1 3	NÜR 2 Ret	SIN 1 Ret	SIN 2 8	NÜR 1 Ret	NÜR 2 6	HOC 1 2	HOC 2 Ret	9th place	95 points

Full Macau Grand Prix outcomes

Year	Team	Vehicle	Qualifying Position	Qualifying Race Position	Final Race Position
1992	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Madgwick Motorsport	Van Diemen RF92	23rd	Unknown	5th

Complete Australian Touring Car Championship / Supercars Championship performance

( legend) (Pole positions are shown in bold, fastest laps in italics)

Year	Team	Vehicle Model	Championship Standing	Total Points
1996	Perkins Engineering	Holden VR Commodore	6th place	183 points
1997	Perkins Engineering	Holden VS Commodore	3rd place	572 points
1998	Perkins Engineering	Holden VS Commodore	2nd place	942 points
1999	Perkins Engineering	Holden VT Commodore	2nd place	1804 points
2000	Perkins Engineering	Holden VT Commodore	8th place	953 points
2001	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	2nd place	2875 points
2002	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	9th place	973 points
2003	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford BA Falcon	7th place	1701 points
2004	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford BA Falcon	2nd place	1936 points
2005	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford BA Falcon	Champion (1st)	1922 points
2006	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford BA Falcon	8th place	2708 points
2007	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford BF Falcon	11th place	311 points
2008	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	9th place	2236 points
2009	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	9th place	2048 points
2010	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden VE Commodore	!12th place	!1967 points
!2011	!Paul Morris Motorsport	!Holden VE Commodore	!20th place	!1514 points
!2012	!Walkinshaw Racing	!Holden VE Commodore	!13th place	!1935 points
!2013	!Walkinshaw Racing	!Holden VF Commodore	!15th place	!1556 points
!2014	!Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	!Holden VF Commodore	!18th place	!1510 points
2015"	!Holden Racing Team	!Holden VF Commodore	!40th place	!414 points
!Prodrive Racing Australia	!Ford FG X Falcon																							Surfers Paradise Street Circuit SUR R26 17|| style= " background: #dfffdf" | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit SUR R27 19|| ITM Auckland PUK R28|| ITM Auckland PUK R29|| ITM Auckland PUK R30|| Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit PHI R31|| Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit PHI R32|| Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit PHI R33|| Homebush Street Circuit SYD R34|| Homebush Street Circuit SYD R35|| Homebush Street Circuit SYD R36 |-	!2016	!Nissan Motorsport (Australia)	! Nissan Altima L33 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||10||||Retired||||21||17|||||||||||||||252 points |-	!2021 Supercars Championship	!Triple Eight Race Engineering	!Holden Commodore ZB															Retired		!Not Classified		!0

Complete Bathurst 1000 Results

Year	Car Number	Team	Vehicle	Co-driver	Final Position	Completed Laps
1990	13	Bob Forbes Motorsport	Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Kevin Bartlett	17th	146
1994	7	Wayne Gardner Racing	Holden Commodore VP	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Win Percy	5th	161
1995	11	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore VR	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Larry Perkins	1st	161
1996	11	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore VP	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Larry Perkins	6th	160
1997*	11	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore VS	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Larry Perkins	1st	161
1998	80	Triple Eight Racing	Holden Vectra	Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Greg Murphy	DNF	83
1998*	11	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore VT	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Larry Perkins	2nd	161
1999	11	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore VT	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Larry Perkins	7th	161
2000	11	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore VT	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Larry Perkins	11th	159
2001	11	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore VX	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Larry Perkins	8th	161
2002	16	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore VX	Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showallSteven Richards	2nd	161
2003	4	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon BA	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showallMarcos Ambrose	6th	161
2004	9	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon BA	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showallCameron McLean	6th	161
2005	9	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon BA	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showallLuke Youlden	5th	161
2006	1	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon BA	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showallLuke Youlden	4th	161
2007	9	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon BF	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showallLuke Youlden	DNF	149
2008	39	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore VE	Paul Morris (racing driver)	align=center  18th	align=center  156
2009 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000  2009	39	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore VE	Owen Kelly	align=center  15th	align=center  160
2010 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000  2010	39	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore VE	Paul Morris	align=center  8th	align=center  161
2011 Supercheap Auto Bathurst  2011	200	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore VE	Jack Perkins (racing driver)	align=center  8th	align=center  161
2012 Supercheap Auto Bathurst  2012	66	Walkinshaw Racing	Holden Commodore VE	Christian Klien	align=center  9th	align=center  161
2013 Supercheap Auto Bathurst  2013	66	Walkinshaw Racing	Holden Commodore VF	Ryan Briscoe	align=center  17th	align=center  161
2014 Supercheap Auto Bathurst  2014	23	Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport	Holden Commodore VF	Tim Blanchard	align=center DNF	align=center  137
2015 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 2015	22	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore VF	Jack Perkins	align=center  11th	align=center  161
2016 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 2016	15	Nissan Motorsport	[[Nissan Altima#L33	Nissan Altima L33]]	Rick Kelly	align=center DNF	align=center  156
[[2021 Bathurst 1000	2021]]	39	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB	Broc Feeney	align=center DNF	align=center 142

* Australian 1000 race

Full Bathurst 12 Hour Outcomes

Year	Team	Co-drivers	Vehicle	Category	Completed Laps	Overall Ranking	Category Ranking
2009	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Holden Motorsport	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Nathan Pretty Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Andrew Jones	HSV E Series Clubsport R8 Tourer	A	223	15th	6th
2017	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall BMW Team SRM	Timo Glock Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Mark Skaife Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Tony Longhurst	BMW M6 GT3	AP	134	DNF	DNF

Stadium Super Trucks

(Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.)

Stadium Super Trucks performance records
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	SSTC	Points
2018	ELS	ADE	ADE	ADE	LBH	LBH	PER	PER	DET	DET	TEX	TEX	ROA	ROA	SMP 7	SMP 5	HLN	HLN	MXC	MXC	21st	30
2019	COA	COA	TEX	TEX	LBH	LBH	TOR	TOR	MOH	MOH	MOH	MOH	ROA	ROA	ROA	POR	POR	SRF 5	SRF 6		17th	31

Boost Mobile Super Trucks

(Template:American Open Wheel driver results legend#key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.)

Boost Mobile Super Trucks competition results
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	BMSTC	Points
2021	SYM	SYM 5†	SYM 6†	HID 10	HID 9	HID 5	TOW	TOW	TOW	11th	15
† – Substitution for Nash Morris, points awarded to Morris

Season ongoing.

TCR Australia results

TCR Australia performance record
Season	Team	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	Final Standing	Accumulated Points
2019	Melbourne Performance Centre	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	SMP Race 1	SMP Race 2	SMP Race 3	PHI Race 4	PHI Race 5	PHI Race 6	BEN Race 7 9th	BEN Race 8 6th	BEN Race 9 6th	QLD Race 10 3rd	QLD Race 11 2nd	QLD Race 12 2nd	WIN Race 13 8th	WIN Race 14 5th	WIN Race 15 3rd	SAN Race 16 12th	SAN Race 17 Retired	SAN Race 18 Did Not Start	BEN Race 19 8th	BEN Race 20 9th	BEN Race 21 Retired	9th place overall	326 points total