Melville McKee

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Melville McKee
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1994-08-19) 19 August 1994 (age 28)
Singapore
Related toMike McKee (grandfather)
GP3 Series career
Debut season 2013
Current team Bamboo Engineering
Car number20
Starts14
Wins1
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Previous series
201113
201112
2010
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Formula Lista Junior

Melville McKee (born 19 August 1994) is a British racing driver. He last drove for Bamboo Engineering in the GP3 Series. His grandfather Mike was a Formula Two and 24 Hours of Le Mans racing driver. [1]

Contents

Career

Karting

McKee began karting at the age of six, contesting until 2003 in Australian championships. From 2004 to 2009 he competed mostly in various Swiss championships. [2] In 2009 he became runner-up in the Junior class of the Rotax Max Challenge. [3]

Formula Lista Junior

McKee began his formula racing career in 2010 in Formula Lista Junior with Hope Pole Vision Racing. [4] He won races at Most and Hockenheim with another five podiums, finishing the season on the third place in the standings. [5]

Formula Renault

In 2011, McKee graduated to the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps championship, signing with ARTA Engineering. [6] He won race at Spielberg and Imola with podium at Budapest on his way to fourth place and Junior's Championship title. [7] Also he spent four races in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with the same team. [8]

For the next year McKee remained in both series but switched to Interwetten Racing and focused on the Eurocup. [9] His best result was second place at Nürburgring, that brought him eight place in the standings. [10] In Alps championship he had two podiums at Monza and Spielberg. [11]

McKee started his third consecutive season in Eurocup with Manor MP Motorsport. [12]

GP3 Series

McKee will make his GP3 Series debut in 2013, competing for Bamboo Engineering. [13]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2010 Formula Lista Junior Hope Pole Vision Racing1220071353rd
2011 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps ARTA Engineering1433142294th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 60000125th
Formula Renault UK Finals Series Interwetten Racing 600004117th
2012 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Interwetten.com Racing 140011648th
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 600024810th
2013 GP3 Series Bamboo Engineering 1410113114th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Manor MP Motorsport 20000026th

Complete GP3 Series results

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

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516D.C.Points
2013 Bamboo Engineering CAT
FEA

14
CAT
SPR

Ret
VAL
FEA

11
VAL
SPR

Ret
SIL
FEA

24
SIL
SPR

15
NÜR
FEA

7
NÜR
SPR

1
HUN
FEA

17
HUN
SPR

Ret
SPA
FEA

7
SPA
SPR

Ret
MNZ
FEA

12
MNZ
SPR

7
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
14th31

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References

  1. "My background". melvillemckee.com. Melville McKee. Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  2. "My career". melvillemckee.com. Melville McKee. Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  3. "Swiss Rotax Max Challenge Junior 2009". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  4. "Hockenheim, qualifica 1–2: Lamotte e Yanick si dividono le pole". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 17 April 2010. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  5. "LO Formel Lista Junior 2010". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
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  8. "Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2011". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  9. "Melvin McKee at the start for Interwetten.com Junior Team in 2012". Interwetten.com Racing Junior Team. Interwetten Racing. 2 November 2011. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  10. "Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2012". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  11. "Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 2012". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  12. Musker, Ant (24 April 2013). "McKee to replace Fraga at Manor MP for Eurocup opener". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  13. "Bamboo signs Melville McKee". GP3Series.com. GP2 Series Ltd. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Inaugural
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Junior Champion

2011
Succeeded by