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Russell Ingall suits up for Caltex Racing.
V8 Supercar Record
Nationality	Australian
Car #	1
Current team	Stoned Brothers Racing
Series Championships	1 (2005)
Wins	26
Podium finishes	17
Pole positions	1
2006 Championship position	8th (2,708 pts)
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Russell Ingall (born February 24, 1964, in the United Kingdom) is an Australian V8 Supercar driver. Ingall won the V8 Supercar Championship for the first time in 2005, he was also the Championship runner up in 1998, 1999, 2001 ]]. Ingall has also won the iconic Bathurst 1000 motor race twice, in 1995 and 1997. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 400 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1800 × 2700 pixel, file size: 490 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) {{Information| |Description = Russell Ingall |Source = Self made |Date = Created March 25 2006 |Author = Paull Young BAM Media |Permission = This image is public domain I, the creator... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... V8 Supercars is a touring car racing category. ... V8 Supercars is a touring car racing category. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hell Corner of the Mount Panorama Circuit The Bathurst 1000 is a 1000-kilometre motor race for touring cars, conducted each October at the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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. City Plaza, Hummock Hill in the background Location of Whyalla in South Australia (red) Whyalla (33°02′S 137°34′E) is a city and port located on the east coast of the Eyre Peninsula opposite Port Pirie in South Australia. ... Capital Adelaide [[Government of South Austra Fullname = State of South Australia|Government]] Constitutional monarchy [[Governor of South Austra Fullname = State of South Australia|Governor]] Marjorie Jackson-Nelson [[Premier of South Austra Fullname = State of South Australia|Premier]] Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 11  - Senate seats 12 Gross State... World Champion Davide Fore demonstrate 2007 KF1 Zanardi chassis and KF1 at the Paul Ricard in Feb. ... Formula Ford is a single seater, open wheel class in motorsport which exists in some form in many countries around the world. ...

Competing in only his second Formula Ford event, Ingall finished third in a support race at the 1988 Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide. Formula Ford is a single seater, open wheel class in motorsport which exists in some form in many countries around the world. ... Results from the 1988 Formula One Australian Grand Prix held at Adelaide on November 13, 1988 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Alain Prost 121. ... The Adelaide Street Circuit ( ) is a temporary race track in the East Parklands adjacent to the central business district of the city of Adelaide in South Australia. ...

Over the next few years Ingall proved to be a force in the Australian Formula Ford Championship finishing runner-up before claiming the crown in the 1990. Formula Ford is a single seater, open wheel class in motorsport which exists in some form in many countries around the world. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ...

After almost claiming the British Formula Ford Championship in 1991, Ingall headed to Europe in 1992 to drive for Opel Team Schiubel in the prestigious German Formula 3 Championship. Ingall also had the opportunity to compete at the Macau Grand Prix and surprised many people by starting 23rd and being in a position by mid-way through the race to overtake David Coulthard for fifth position. Formula Ford is a single seater, open wheel class in motorsport which exists in some form in many countries around the world. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is 150 kilobytes or more in size. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Formula Three is a class of auto racing. ... Introduction Originally conceived in 1954 as an amateur event for local motoring enthusiasts, the Macau Grand Prix is today a race meeting to which the worlds leading riders and drivers vie for entries. ... David Marshall Coulthard (born March 27, 1971 in Twynholm, Dumfries and Galloway)(Kirkcudbrightshire), is a British Formula One racing driver from Scotland. ...

Over the northern winter Ingall competed in the New Zealand Dunlop Formula Ford series, winning easily with 10 victories from 12 races. Formula Ford is a single seater, open wheel class in motorsport which exists in some form in many countries around the world. ...

Ingall made history in 1993 returning to Britain 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. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Van Diemen International, Ltd. ... Formula Ford is a single seater, open wheel class in motorsport which exists in some form in many countries around the world. ...

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. Formula Ford is a single seater, open wheel class in motorsport which exists in some form in many countries around the world. ... Brands Hatch is a British motor racing circuit. ...

V8 Supercars 1994 to 2003

After spending the first half of 1994 in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship Ingall made his debut in the Australian Touring Car Championship driving for Wayne Gardner’s team at the Sandown 500 and Bathurst 1000. Ingall and Win Percy led at Bathurst for some time before finishing fifth. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Formula Three is a class of auto racing. ... V8 Supercars in action V8 Supercar is the main motor racing series in Australia. ... Wayne Gardner Wayne aboard the Honda NSR500 (Donington Park) Wayne Michael Gardner (born October 11, 1959) was an Australian motorcycle road racer and touring car racer. ... The Sandown 500 is a 500 kilometre motor race for touring cars, conducted at the Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Hell Corner of the Mount Panorama Circuit The Bathurst 1000 is a 1000-kilometre motor race for touring cars, conducted each October at the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Ingall went on to win the 1995 British Formula Renault Championship before joining Larry Perkins for his team’s 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. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Larry Perkins (born March 18, 1950) is a former racing driver and current V8 Supercar team owner from Australia. ... V8 Supercars is a touring car racing category. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

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. It has been suggested that Calder Park Thunderdome be merged into this article or section. ... Hell Corner of the Mount Panorama Circuit The Bathurst 1000 is a 1000-kilometre motor race for touring cars, conducted each October at the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In his seven years with Perkins, Ingall finish runner-up in the championship three times (1998, 1999, 2001) and was third in 1997. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

V8 Supercars 2004 - present

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. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1475x983, 207 KB) {{Information| |Description = Russell Ingall with his Caltex Falcon |Source = self-made |Date = 03/03/06 |Author = Paull Young BAM Media I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1475x983, 207 KB) {{Information| |Description = Russell Ingall with his Caltex Falcon |Source = self-made |Date = 03/03/06 |Author = Paull Young BAM Media I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... 2005 V8SCS Champion Russell Ingall with his #1 Caltex Falcon Former SBR pilot and dual V8SCS Champion Marcos Ambrose in his SBR Falcon at Indy 2005 Stone Brothers Racing (SBR) is one of the premier motorsport teams competing in the Australian V8 Supercar series, formed in 1998 by experienced New... Promotional poster for the first Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide in 1985. ...

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. Right The Lexmark Indy 300 Champ Car event takes place on a street circuit at Surfers Paradise in Queensland, Australia. ... Gold Coast is a city and local government area in the southeast corner of Queensland, Australia. ...

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 and give Stone Brothers Racing an historic 1-2 finish as his teammate Marcos Ambrose won the championship. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Symmons Plains International Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Australia, located about 30 kilometres (about 18. ... Eastern Creek International Raceway is a motorsports circuit located in Sydney, Australia and is operated by the Australian Racing Drivers Club (ARDC). ... Caltex is a petrol company. ... This article is about the Australian car model. ... Marcos Ambrose (born September 1, 1976 in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian racing driver. ...

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. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... V8 Supercars is a touring car racing category. ... Named after Governor Arthur Phillip, Phillip Island in Victoria (Australia) forms a natural breakwater for the shallow waters of Western Port Bay. ... V8 Supercars in action The V8 Supercar is a category of touring car racing that evolved in Australia in the early 1990s. ... Craig Lowndes signing autographs at the 2006 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia. ... Marcos Ambrose (born September 1, 1976 in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian racing driver. ...

In 2006 Ingall saw the championship slip from his grasp due to poor perfomance from his car which saw him finish the championship in 8th place.

Trivia

Ingall is missing the index finger on his right hand as a result of a go-karting accident in his earlier days.

External links

• Russell Ingall - Russell Ingall's Official Website
• Caltex Motorsport - Caltex Motorsport
• Stone Brothers Racing - Ingall's current team.