| Daniel McKenzie | |
| Nationality: | British |
| Birth Date: | 24 October 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Reading, England |
| Current Series: | Blancpain Endurance Series |
| First Year: | 2013 |
| Current Team: | Beechdean Motorsport |
| Car Number: | 99 |
| Prev Series: | 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 |
| Prev Series Years: | 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2008 2007 2006–07 2005 |
| Titles: | British F3 National Class |
| Title Years: | 2009 |
Daniel McKenzie (born 24 October 1988 in Reading, Berkshire) is a British professional racing driver from England.
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]
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.
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]
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]
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]
In March 2012, it was announced McKenzie would make the switch to the FIA Formula Two Championship for 2012.[13]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Radical SR4 Biduro Championship | RPM Motorsport | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 4th | |
| 2006 | Promatecme – RPM | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19th | ||
| Formula BMW World Final | Fortec Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 20th | ||
| 2007 | Fortec Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 402 | 11th | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 30th | ||||
| Formula BMW World Final | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |||
| 2008 | align=left rowspan=2 | Fortec Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23rd | |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36th | ||||
| 2009 | British Formula 3 Championship – National Class | align=left rowspan=2 | Fortec Motorsport | 20 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 351 | 1st |
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |||
| 2010 | Fortec Motorsport | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 109 | 9th | ||
| 2011 | Comtec Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th | ||
| 2012 | Motorsport Vision | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 9th |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)