British- Championship
- 6th192 pts to the leader
- Points
- 245pts24 rounds started
George Russell, a British driver, raced for Mercedes in the 2024 Formula 1 season with car number 63. Russell was born on 15 February 1998. Russell finished 6th in the 2024 drivers' championship with 245 points, 2 wins and 4 podiums – 192 points behind champion Max Verstappen.
Russell won the Austrian Grand Prix and Las Vegas Grand Prix. Russell's teammate was Lewis Hamilton; Russell led their qualifying head-to-head 19–5 and led the race head-to-head 15–9.
Russell scored points in 21 of 24 Grands Prix, with a best run of 10 points finishes in a row; 19 points came from 6 sprints. Russell's average qualifying position was 5.2, with 3 pole positions and 2 fastest laps in races. From grid to flag, Russell lost a net 9 places across 23 classified finishes. Russell scored 52% of Mercedes' 2024 total of 468 points.
Final 2024 results after 24 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Season statistics
Wins
2
win rate
8%
Podiums
4
podium rate
17%
Poles
3
pole rate
George Russell: quick facts
Short answers about Russell's 2024 season.
What team did George Russell drive for in 2024?
George Russell drove for Mercedes in the 2024 Formula 1 season.
What car number did George Russell use in 2024?
George Russell raced with car number 63 in 2024.
How many points did George Russell score in 2024?
George Russell scored 245 points in 2024 and finished 6th in the drivers' championship, 192 points behind champion Max Verstappen.
How many races did George Russell win in 2024?
George Russell won 2 Grands Prix in 2024: the Austrian Grand Prix and Las Vegas Grand Prix. Russell scored 4 podium finishes in 24 races.
Who was George Russell's teammate in 2024?
Lewis Hamilton was George Russell's teammate at Mercedes in 2024. Russell led the qualifying head-to-head 19–5 and led the race head-to-head 15–9.
George Russell biography
George Russell was born in King’s Lynn, England, in 1998. He won the GP3 title in 2017 and the Formula 2 championship in 2018 as a Mercedes junior, then made his F1 debut with Williams in 2019.
He spent three seasons at Williams, standing in for Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes for the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, before joining Mercedes full time in 2022. He won his first Grand Prix in Brazil that year and has added further victories since, including Canada and Singapore in 2025. He races for Mercedes in 2026 alongside Kimi Antonelli.
