Daniel McKenzie (racing driver)

Daniel McKenzie
Born	(1988-10-24) October 24, 1988 Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2005–2012

Daniel McKenzie (born 24 October 1988 in Reading, Berkshire) is a former professional racing driver from the United Kingdom.

Early career

McKenzie's motorsport journey began in karting, where he competed in the Junior Rotax category. He made his initial foray into car racing in 2005 by participating in the Radical SR4 Biduro Championship, concluding the season in fourth place.

Formula BMW

In 2006, McKenzie stepped into single-seater competition by joining the Formula BMW UK championship with Promatecme – RPM. He accumulated three points and secured 19th position overall. Later that year, he raced for Fortec Motorsport at the Formula BMW World Final held in Valencia, finishing 20th.

Continuing with Fortec in the 2007 Formula BMW UK series, McKenzie improved his standing to 11th, while his teammate Marcus Ericsson claimed the championship title. That year, he also returned to the Formula BMW World Final but retired from the event and took part in two rounds of the German Formula BMW ADAC series.

Formula Renault 2.0

In 2008, McKenzie progressed to compete in Formula Renault, entering both the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and the Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup campaigns with Fortec Motorsport. He did not score points in the Eurocup, with his best race result being 14th at Silverstone. In the West European Cup, McKenzie earned a single points finish at Estoril, ending the series ranked 23rd overall.

Formula Three

McKenzie advanced to the National Class of the British Formula 3 Championship in 2009, driving older-spec Dallara F307 cars for Fortec. He secured the championship title during the penultimate round at Portimão, coinciding with teammate Daniel Ricciardo's International Class triumph. Throughout that season, McKenzie achieved nineteen podium finishes out of twenty races, including eleven victories within his class, with his only retirement resulting from a collision at Hockenheim.

He made his debut at the renowned Macau Grand Prix but was forced to retire early following a multi-car incident.

For the 2010 season, McKenzie was promoted to the International Class with Fortec, partnering with drivers Oliver Webb and Max Snegirev. He concluded the year ninth in the standings, securing two wins on reverse-grid starts at Rockingham Motor Speedway and Brands Hatch, along with two further podium finishes. Remarkably, he was the sole International Class competitor to complete all 30 races during that campaign.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

Following tests with Fortec in October 2010, McKenzie advanced to compete in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series for the 2011 season, signing with former champions Comtec Racing. His teammate was fellow Formula Renault 2.0 alumnus Daniël de Jong.

Formula Two

In March 2012, McKenzie switched to the FIA Formula Two Championship for its 2012 season.

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 3 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 3 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
2012	align=left  [[2012 FIA Formula Two Championship season  ]|FIA Formula Two Championship]   |   Motorsport Vision   |   16 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   2 |   95 |   9th

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	DC	Points
2008	Fortec Motorsport	SPA 1 26	SPA 2 19	SIL 1 19	SIL 2 14	HUN 1 DNQ	HUN 2 DNQ	NÜR 1 32	style="background:#cfcfff;"# [[Nürburgring#NÜR 2]] {{{1}}} style="background:#cfcfff;"# [[Bugatti Circuit#LMS 1]] {{{1}}} style="background:#cfcfff;"# [[Bugatti Circuit#LMS 2]] {{{1}}} style="background:#cfcfff;"# [[Autódromo do Estoril#EST 1]] {{{1}}} style="background:#cfcfff;"# [[Autódromo do Estoril#EST 2]] {{{1}}} style="background:#cfcfff;"# [[Circuit de Catalunya#CAT 1]] {{{1}}} style="background:#cfcfff;"# [[Circuit de Catalunya#CAT 2]] {{{1}}}	36th	0

Full Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole position; races in italics signify fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final Position	Points Earned
2011	Comtec Racing	ALC Race 1 18th	ALC Race 2 23rd	SPA Race 1 19th	SPA Race 2 17th	MNZ Race 1 13th	MNZ Race 2 Retired	MON Race 1 15th	NÜR Race 1 15th	NÜR Race 2 20th	HUN Race 1 18th	HUN Race 2 < br > 22nd	SIL < br >Race 1 < br > 17th	SIL < br >Race 2 < br > Retired	LEC < br >Race 1 < br > 18th	LEC < br >Race 2 < br > Retired	CAT < br >Race 1 < br > 17th	CAT < br >Race 2 < br > 12th	30th	0

Full FIA Formula Two Championship results

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

Year	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Round 8	Round 9	Round 10	Round 11	Round 12	Round 13	Round 14	Round 15	Round 16	Final Standing	Total Points
2012	SIL Race 1 5th	SIL Race 2 4th	ALG Race 1 13th	ALG Race 2 6th	NÜR Race 1 8th	NÜR Race 2 8th	SPA Race 1 2nd	SPA Race 2 18th	BRH Race 1 10th	BRH Race 2 8th	LEC Race 1 3rd	LEC Race 2 8th	HUN Race 1 4th	HUN Race 2 9th	MNZ Race 1 11th	MNZ < br > Race 2 < br > 10th	9th	95

External links

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