🇦🇺 Russell Ingall

Russell Ingall is a semi-professional driver whose Racer Rating of 3,291 places him among competitive amateurs and the lower tier of paid drivers in club and one-make racing. His record spans two decades but comprises only two race starts, separated by nearly three decades. In Formula 3 Macau in 1992, he ran a single race for Graham Lorimer. His only other outing came in 2021 in the Supercars Championship, where he finished 32nd. Across both starts, he recorded no wins or podiums.[1]

The sparse nature of Ingall's official record makes meaningful pattern analysis difficult. He finished ahead of Rubens Barrichello, a former Formula 1 driver and Platinum-graded professional, once, as well as several professional-level competitors on single occasions. His average finishing position across classified starts was ninth. Given the gap between his single-digit Formula 3 appearance and his much later Supercars entry, and the absence of sustained racing at any level in the intervening years, these results reflect isolated moments rather than a developed competitive career at the professional level.

Ingall is now retired from racing, though reports from 2025 and 2026 indicate he has made cameo appearances and entertained thoughts of a return. His status as a "Supercars legend" referenced in recent headlines appears to derive from prominence outside this database's record rather than from his official results.