How tall is George Russell?

George Russell's listed height is 185 cm (6'1"). He is taller than about 86% of men in the United Kingdom.

Where 185 cm sits among men in the United Kingdom

Taller than about 86% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1998 (average 177.5 cm).

About George Russell

George William Russell is a British racing driver who competes in Formula One for Mercedes. He was born on 15 February 1998 in King's Lynn, where he was also raised. He began competitive kart racing aged seven and won back-to-back junior European Championship titles in 2011 and 2012, before moving to junior formulae.

Russell won his first title at the 2014 BRDC F4 Championship, then took the 2017 GP3 Series and the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship with ART. A member of the Mercedes Junior Team since 2017, he signed for Williams in 2019 and made his Formula One debut at the Australian Grand Prix. He scored his first podium at the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix, and in 2022 he replaced Valtteri Bottas at Mercedes. He won his first Grand Prix in São Paulo that year and later won in Austria and Las Vegas in 2024 and in Canada and Singapore in 2025.

At a listed 185 cm (6'1"), Russell has achieved 8 race wins, 12 pole positions, 13 fastest laps and 32 podiums in Formula One as of the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix.

Frequently asked

How tall is George Russell in feet and inches? George Russell is 6'1" tall, which is 185 cm, 72.8 inches or 1.85 m.

Is George Russell tall for men in the United Kingdom? At 185 cm he is taller than about 86% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1998, whose average height is 177.5 cm.

Sources

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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