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'''Herbert James "Jim" Russell''' (born 28th May, 1920 in Downham Market, Norfolk) is a British former racing driver and racing school owner.  
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'''Herbert James "Jim" Russell''' (born 28th May, 1920 in Downham Market, Norfolk, died 30th March, 2019 in Suffolk) was a British former racing driver and racing school owner.  
  
 
After serving in the RAF during the Second World War, Russell took over a garage in his hometown from where his future racing empire would eminate from. Russell began racing from the age of 32 at the nearby Snetterton racing circuit which saw him progress from Formula Three, Formula Two and eventually [[Formula One]] in [[1956_Alternate_Formula_One_season|1956]]. Russell's first steps in F1 came with the Vandervell Products Ltd. team - who entered him in the [[British Grand Prix|British]], [[Scottish Grand Prix|Scottish]] and [[Italian Grand Prix|Italian]] Grands Prix. [[1957_Alternate_Formula_One_season|The following year]], Russell raced with the [[Norfolk Racing]] team as well as [[Connaught]]. Russell joined the [[British Racing Partnership]] concern racing a [[Cooper]] in [[1958_Alternate_Formula_One_season|1958]] - with whom he'd take his first finish at the [[Dutch Grand Prix]].
 
After serving in the RAF during the Second World War, Russell took over a garage in his hometown from where his future racing empire would eminate from. Russell began racing from the age of 32 at the nearby Snetterton racing circuit which saw him progress from Formula Three, Formula Two and eventually [[Formula One]] in [[1956_Alternate_Formula_One_season|1956]]. Russell's first steps in F1 came with the Vandervell Products Ltd. team - who entered him in the [[British Grand Prix|British]], [[Scottish Grand Prix|Scottish]] and [[Italian Grand Prix|Italian]] Grands Prix. [[1957_Alternate_Formula_One_season|The following year]], Russell raced with the [[Norfolk Racing]] team as well as [[Connaught]]. Russell joined the [[British Racing Partnership]] concern racing a [[Cooper]] in [[1958_Alternate_Formula_One_season|1958]] - with whom he'd take his first finish at the [[Dutch Grand Prix]].
  
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==Complete Alternate Formula One results==
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([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
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! Year
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! Entrant
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! Chassis
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! Engine
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! 1
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! 2
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! 3
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! 4
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! 5
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! 6
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! 7
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! 8
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! 9
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! 10
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! 11
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! WDC
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! Pts.
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|-
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| [[1956 Alternate Formula One season|1956]]
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! [[Vandervell Products Ltd.]]
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! [[Vanwall VW56]]
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! [[Vanwall]] 254 2.5 L4
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| [[1956 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
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| [[1956 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
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| [[1956 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
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| [[1956 German Grand Prix|GER]]
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| [[1956 East German Grand Prix|GDR]]
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| [[1956 Irish Grand Prix|IRL]]
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|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1956 Scottish Grand Prix|SCO]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1956 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1956 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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| [[1956 Thai Grand Prix|THA]]
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|
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! NC
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! 0
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|-
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|rowspan=2| [[1957 Alternate Formula One season|1957]]
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! [[Norfolk Engineering]]
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! [[Vanwall VW56]]
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! [[Vanwall]] VE2 2.5 L4
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| [[1957 Moroccan Grand Prix|MAR]]
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| [[1957 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
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| [[1957 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
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|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1957 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1957 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1957 Irish Grand Prix|IRL]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1957 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1957 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|
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|
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|
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!rowspan=2| NC
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!rowspan=2| 0
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|-
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! [[Connaught Engineering]]
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! [[Connaught Type B]]
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! [[O.S.C.A.]] 1557 1.5 L4s
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1957 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1957 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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| [[1957 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
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|-
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| [[1958 Alternate Formula One season|1958]]
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! [[British Racing Partnership]]
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! [[Cooper T45]]
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! [[BRM]] P26 2.5 L4
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| [[1958 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
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|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1958 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1958 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor=cfcfff| [[1958 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br /><small>12</small>
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|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1958 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1958 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor=ffcfcf| [[1958 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>DNQ</small>
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|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1958 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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| [[1958 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
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| [[1958 Moroccan Grand Prix|MAR]]
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| [[1958 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
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! NC
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! 0
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|}
  
 
[[Category:Real-life drivers]]
 
[[Category:Real-life drivers]]
 
[[Category:Formula One Drivers]]
 
[[Category:Formula One Drivers]]

Latest revision as of 01:44, 2 May 2023

Herbert James "Jim" Russell (born 28th May, 1920 in Downham Market, Norfolk, died 30th March, 2019 in Suffolk) was a British former racing driver and racing school owner.

After serving in the RAF during the Second World War, Russell took over a garage in his hometown from where his future racing empire would eminate from. Russell began racing from the age of 32 at the nearby Snetterton racing circuit which saw him progress from Formula Three, Formula Two and eventually Formula One in 1956. Russell's first steps in F1 came with the Vandervell Products Ltd. team - who entered him in the British, Scottish and Italian Grands Prix. The following year, Russell raced with the Norfolk Racing team as well as Connaught. Russell joined the British Racing Partnership concern racing a Cooper in 1958 - with whom he'd take his first finish at the Dutch Grand Prix.

Complete Alternate Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 WDC Pts.
1956 Vandervell Products Ltd. Vanwall VW56 Vanwall 254 2.5 L4 MON FRA BEL GER GDR IRL SCO
Ret 		GBR
DNPQ 		ITA
Ret 		THA NC 0
1957 Norfolk Engineering Vanwall VW56 Vanwall VE2 2.5 L4 MAR MON FRA BEL
DNPQ 		NED
DNQ 		IRL
Ret 		GBR
DNQ 		GER
Ret 		NC 0
Connaught Engineering Connaught Type B O.S.C.A. 1557 1.5 L4s ITA
Ret 		ESP
Ret 		USA
1958 British Racing Partnership Cooper T45 BRM P26 2.5 L4 AUS MON
DNQ 		FRA
DNQ 		NED
12 		BEL
Ret 		GER
Ret 		GBR
DNQ 		POR
Ret 		ITA MAR USA NC 0
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