Melville McKee

British racing driver (born 1994)

Melville McKee

Nationality|  British
Born|  (1994-08-19) 19 August 1994 (age 29)
Singapore
Related to| Mike McKee (grandfather)
GP3 Series career
Debut season| 2013
Current team| Bamboo Engineering
Car number| 20
Starts| 14
Wins| 1
Poles| 0
Fastest laps| 1
Previous series
2011–13
2011–12
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]

## Career[edit]

### Karting[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

## Racing record[edit]

### Career summary[edit]

Season  | Series  | Team  | Races  | Wins  | Poles  | F/Laps  | Podiums  | Points  | Position

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2010  | Formula Lista Junior | Hope Pole Vision Racing  | 12  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 135  | 3rd
2011  | Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | ARTA Engineering  | 14  | 3  | 3  | 1  | 4  | 229  | 4th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 6  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 25th
Formula Renault UK Finals Series | Interwetten Racing | 6  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 41  | 17th
2012  | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Interwetten.com Racing | 14  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 64  | 8th
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | 6  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 48  | 10th
2013  | GP3 Series | Bamboo Engineering | 14  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 31  | 14th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Manor MP Motorsport | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 26th

### Complete GP3 Series results[edit]

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

Year  | Entrant  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | D.C. | Points

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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 | 14th  | 31

## References[edit]

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.
6. ^ "I Piloti". Renaultsport Italia (in Italian). Renault Sport. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
7. ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 2011". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
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.

## External links[edit]

* Melville McKee on Twitter
* Melville McKee career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions

Preceded by

Inaugural

|  Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Junior Champion
2011 | Succeeded by

Patrick Kujala