Daniel McKenzie (racing driver)

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Daniel McKenzie
Daniel Mckenzie Half Portrait.jpg
Daniel McKenzie in his 2013 Beechdean Racing Suit. Currently competing in the Blancpain Endurance Series.
NationalityBritish
Born (1988-10-24) 24 October 1988 (age 34)
Reading, England
Blancpain Endurance Series career
Debut season 2013
Current team Beechdean Motorsport
Car number99
Previous series
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2008
2007
200607
2005
FIA Formula Two Championship
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
British F3 International Class
British F3 National Class
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 WEC
Formula BMW ADAC
Formula BMW UK
Radical SR4 Biduro Championship
Championship titles
2009 British F3 National Class

Daniel McKenzie (born 24 October 1988 in Reading, Berkshire) is a British professional racing driver from England.

Contents

Career

Early career

Like most young drivers, McKenzie began his career in karting, racing in the Junior Rotax class before making his car racing debut in the Radical SR4 Biduro Championship in 2005, where he finished in fourth place. [1]

Formula BMW

In 2006, McKenzie made his debut in single–seaters, taking part in the Formula BMW UK series with the Promatecme – RPM team. In his maiden season he scored three points to finish in 19th place. At the end of the year, he changed to the Fortec Motorsport team to contest the Formula BMW World Final in Valencia, where he finished 20th.

McKenzie continued with Fortec in Formula BMW UK for 2007, ending the season in eleventh position, with teammate Marcus Ericsson taking the title. [2] He once again entered the Formula BMW World Final in Valencia at the end of the season, but retired from the race. He also competed in two races of the Formula BMW ADAC championship in Germany.

Formula Renault 2.0

The following year, McKenzie graduated to Formula Renault, racing in both the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup with Fortec Motorsport. In the Eurocup he failed to score a point, [3] taking a best race result of 14th in his home round at Silverstone, whilst in the West European Cup he took one points finish at Estoril to be classified 23rd in the final standings. [4]

Formula Three

In 2009, McKenzie made the step up to the British Formula 3 Championship with Fortec, racing in the National Class for older Dallara F307 chassis. [5] He secured the title at the penultimate round of the season in Portimão, on the same weekend when Daniel Ricciardo won the International Class title. [6] During the season, he took nineteen podium places out of a possible twenty races, including eleven class wins, with his only race retirement coming in the first race at Hockenheim, where he collided with National Class rival Gabriel Dias. [7]

At the end of the season, McKenzie made his first appearance in the famous Macau Grand Prix event. After finishing 25th in the qualification race, he was forced to retire from the main event following a multi–car accident on the opening lap. [8]

McKenzie moved into the International Class for the 2010 season, staying with Fortec where he was joined by Oliver Webb and Max Snegirev. [9] He finished the season in ninth place overall, taking two reverse–grid victories at Rockingham Motor Speedway and Brands Hatch along with two other podium places. He was also the only driver in the International Class to finish all 30 races during the season. [10]

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

Daniel McKenzie at the 2011 Nurburgring World series by Renault round Daniel McKenzie Nurburgring 2011.JPG
Daniel McKenzie at the 2011 Nürburgring World series by Renault round

After taking part in Formula Renault 3.5 Series testing with Fortec in October 2010, McKenzie stepped up to the series for the 2011 season, joining former champions Comtec Racing where he partnered Formula Renault 2.0 graduate Daniël de Jong. [11] [12]

Formula Two

In March 2012, it was announced McKenzie would make the switch to the FIA Formula Two Championship for 2012. [13]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2005 Radical SR4 Biduro Championship RPM Motorsport ? ? ? ? ? ?4th
2006 Formula BMW UK Promatecme – RPM200000319th
Formula BMW World Final Fortec Motorsport 10000N/A20th
2007 Formula BMW UK Fortec Motorsport 18000040211th
Formula BMW ADAC 200002030th
Formula BMW World Final10000N/ANC
2008 Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup Fortec Motorsport 150000423rd
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 120000036th
2009 British Formula 3 Championship – National Class Fortec Motorsport 2011611193511st
Macau Grand Prix 10000N/ANC
2010 British Formula 3 Championship Fortec Motorsport 3021141099th
2011 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Comtec Racing 170000030th
2012 FIA Formula Two Championship Motorsport Vision 160002959th

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

YearEntrant1234567891011121314151617DCPoints
2011 Comtec Racing ALC
1

18
ALC
2

23
SPA
1

19
SPA
2

17
MNZ
1

13
MNZ
2

Ret
MON
1

15
NÜR
1

15
NÜR
2

20
HUN
1

18
HUN
2

22
SIL
1

17
SIL
2

Ret
LEC
1

18
LEC
2

Ret
CAT
1

17
CAT
2

12
30th0

Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results

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

Year12345678910111213141516PosPoints
2012 SIL
1

5
SIL
2

4
ALG
1

13
ALG
2

6
NÜR
1

8
NÜR
2

8
SPA
1

2
SPA
2

18
BRH
1

10
BRH
2

8
LEC
1

3
LEC
2

8
HUN
1

4
HUN
2

9
MNZ
1

11
MNZ
2

10
9th95

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Sporting positions
Preceded by British Formula 3
National Class
Champion

2009
Succeeded by