title: Drew Russell (racing driver)
text: # Drew Russell (racing driver)
  
  Drew Russell (born 24 May 1988) is an Australian racing driver. He formerly competed in the Dunlop V8 Supercar Series and raced in the 2015 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 with his family team, Novocastrian Motorsport.
  
  ## Career summary
  
  ### Production Cars
  
  Russell started in the Australian Production Car Championship in 2004 under the guidance of his father and former V8 Supercar driver Wayne Russell driving a Honda S2000. In 2005 he won finished second outright and won Class A.
  
  ### V8 Supercars
  
  In 2007, he moved into the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series completing the whole season in his family-run Novocastrian Motorsport team. He ran full time seven years in the series with a best result of seventh in 2013.
  
  In 2015 and 2016, he raced in only one event each season.
  
  2014 saw him switch to the third tier 2014 Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series running in six races and finishing sixth in the series.
  
  In 2015, again in his family-run Novocastrian Motorsport team, he and his brother Aaren qualified as a wildcard for the 2015 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 finishing seventeenth.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Career summary
  
  | Season | Series | Car | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F. Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2004 | Australian Production Car Championship - Class A | Honda S2000 | Novocastrian Motorsport | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 127 | 7th |
  | 2005 | Australian Production Car Championship - Class A | Honda S2000 | Novocastrian Motorsport | 20 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 477 | 1st |
  | 2005 | Australian Production Car Championship | Honda S2000 | Novocastrian Motorsport | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 265 | 2nd |
  | 2006 | Australian Production Car Championship - Class A | Honda S2000 | Novocastrian Motorsport | 8 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 175 | 7th |
  | 2006 | Australian Production Car Championship | Honda S2000 | Novocastrian Motorsport | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 110 | 9th |
  | 2007 | Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | | Novocastrian Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 38th |
  | 2008 | Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | | Novocastrian Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 739 | 16th |
  | 2009 | Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | | Race Image Motorsport Novocastrian Motorsport | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 619 | 13th |
  | 2010 | Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | | Novocastrian Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 850 | 10th |
  | 2011 | Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | | Novocastrian Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 670 | 16th |
  | 2012 | Dunlop V8 Supercar Series | | Novocastrian Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 971 | 11th |
  | 2013 | Dunlop V8 Supercar Series | | Novocastrian Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1138 | 7th |
  | 2014 | Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series | | STR Truck Bodies | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 227 | 6th |
  | 2015 | International V8 Supercars Championship | | Novocastrian Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 52nd |
  | 2015 | Dunlop V8 Supercar Series | | Novocastrian Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 33rd |
  | 2016 | Dunlop Supercars Series | | STR Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 28th |
  
  ### Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results
  
  | Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2013 | Hunter Sports Group | Steven Johnson Jonny Reid | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | B | 257 | 9th | 1st |
  
  ### Complete Supercars Championship results
  
  V8 Supercar 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 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | Position | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2015 | Novocastrian Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | ADE R1 | ADE R2 | ADE R3 | SYM R4 | SYM R5 | SYM R6 | BAR R7 | BAR R8 | BAR R9 | WIN R10 | WIN R11 | WIN R12 | HID R13 | HID R14 | HID R15 | TOW R16 | TOW R17 | QLD R18 | QLD R19 | QLD R20 | SMP R21 | SMP R22 | SMP R23 | SAN R24 | BAT R25 17 | SUR R26 | SUR R27 | PUK R28 | PUK R29 | PUK R30 | PHI R31 | PHI R32 | PHI R33 | SYD R34 | SYD R35 | SYD R36 | 52nd | 62 |
  
  ### Complete Bathurst 1000 results
  
  | Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2015 | Novocastrian Motorsport | Holden Commodore VF | Aaren Russell | 17th | 161 |
  
  ### Complete Bathurst 6 Hour results
  
  | Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2021 | Commodore Shop Cardiff | James Herrington Ryan Gilroy | Holden Commodore VE SS V | B2 | 112 | 29th | 2nd |
  | 2022 | Novocastrian Motorsport | Wayne Russell Aaren Russell | BMW M3 F80 | X | 129 | 5th | 4th |
  