Daniel McKenzie (racing driver)

For other people of the same name, see Daniel McKenzie (disambiguation).

Daniel McKenzie
Nationality	British
Born	24 October 1988 (1988-10-24) (age 23) Reading (England)
2011 Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Debut season	2011
Current team	Comtec Racing
Car no.	9
Starts	17
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	30th in 2011
Previous series
2010 2009 2008 2008 2007 2006–07 2005	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 professional British racing driver from England.

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 team–mate 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 Three 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

After taking part in Formula Renault 3.5 Series testing with Fortec in October 2010, McKenzie steped 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] He failed to score a point in the 17 races he contested, the only full–time driver to do so, with his best race result coming in the final event of the season at Barcelona, where he finished 12th.^[12]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2005	Radical SR4 Biduro Championship	RPM Motorsport	?	?	?	?	?	?	4th
2006	Formula BMW UK	Promatecme – RPM	20	0	0	0	0	3	19th
	Formula BMW World Final	Fortec Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	20th
2007	Formula BMW UK	Fortec Motorsport	18	0	0	0	0	402	11th
	Formula BMW ADAC		2	0	0	0	0	20	30th
	Formula BMW World Final		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
2008	Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup	Fortec Motorsport	15	0	0	0	0	4	23rd
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0		12	0	0	0	0	0	36th
2009	British Formula Three Championship – National Class	Fortec Motorsport	20	11	6	11	19	351	1st
	Macau Grand Prix		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
2010	British Formula Three Championship	Fortec Motorsport	30	2	1	1	4	109	9th
2011	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	Comtec Racing	17	0	0	0	0	0	30th

References

1. ^ "British F3 International series 2009: Daniel McKenzie driver profile". mirror.co.uk (Daily Mirror). 10 April 2009. http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/motorsport/2009/04/10/british-f3-international-series-2009-riki-christodoulou-driver-profile-115875-21268845/. Retrieved 24 November 2009. 
2. ^ "Formula BMW UK 2007". driverdb.com (Driver Database). http://www.driverdb.com/standings/88-2007/. Retrieved 24 November 2009. 
3. ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2008". driverdb.com (Driver Database). http://www.driverdb.com/standings/129-2008/. Retrieved 24 November 2009. 
4. ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 WEC 2008". driverdb.com (Driver Database). http://www.driverdb.com/standings/1592-2008/. Retrieved 24 November 2009. 
5. ^ "McKenzie snares National Class drive – for now". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 28 February 2009. http://www.crash.net/f3/news/143476/1/mckenzie_snares_national_class_drive_-_for_now.html. Retrieved 25 May 2011. 
6. ^ Hornsby, Tom (13 September 2009). "Brit F3: Ricciardo and McKenzie crowned champions in Portugal". motorstv.com (Motors TV). http://www.motorstv.com/car/single-seater/f3/13092009/brit-f3-ricciardo-and-mckenzie-crowned-champions-in-portugal. Retrieved 25 May 2011. 
7. ^ "Ericsson dials up second win". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 6 June 2009. http://www.crash.net/f3/race+report/147984/2/ericsson_dials_up_second_win.html. Retrieved 24 November 2009. 
8. ^ "Macau – Race results (2)". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 22 November 2009. http://www.crash.net/f3/results/154853/1/macau__race_results_2.html. Retrieved 25 May 2011. 
9. ^ Wilkinson, Andy (5 February 2010). "Brit F3: National Class champion to step up". motorstv.com (Motors TV). http://www.motorstv.com/car/single-seater/f3/05022010/brit-f3-national-class-champion-step. Retrieved 25 May 2011. 
10. ^ "Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series 2010". driverdb.com (Driver Database). http://www.driverdb.com/standings/16-2010/. Retrieved 29 September 2010. 
11. ^ Wilkinson, Andy (22 February 2011). "Comtec sign McKenzie and de Jong for FR 3.5 Series". motorstv.com (Motors TV). http://www.motorstv.com/car/single-seater/world-series-by-renault/22022011/comtec-sign-mckenzie-and-jong-fr-35-series. Retrieved 6 March 2011. 
12. ^ Mills, Peter (9 October 2011). "Robert Wickens takes Formula Renault 3.5 title as Albert Costa wins chaotic finale". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/95228. Retrieved 11 October 2011. 

External links

• Official website
• Career details from Driver Database
• @DanielMcKenzie on Twitter

Sporting positions
Preceded by Jay Bridger	British Formula Three National Class Champion 2009	Succeeded by Menasheh Idafar

Persondata
Name	Mackenzie, Daniel
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Date of birth	24 October 1988
Place of birth	Reading (England)
Date of death
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