Melville McKee | |
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Nationality | British |
Born |
Singapore |
19 August 1994
Related to | Mike McKee (grandfather) |
GP3 Series career | |
Debut season | 2013 |
Current team | Bamboo Engineering |
Car no. | 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 September 1994) is a British racing driver. He currently drives for Bamboo Engineering in the GP3 Series. His grandfather Mike was a Formula Two and 24 Hours of Le Mans racing driver.
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. In 2009 he became runner-up in the Junior class of the Rotax Max Challenge.
McKee began his formula racing career in 2010 in Formula Lista Junior with Hope Pole Vision Racing. He won races at Most and Hockenheim with another five podiums, finishing the season on the third place in the standings.
In 2011, McKee graduated to the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps championship, signing with ARTA Engineering. He won race at Spielberg and Imola with podium at Budapest on his way to fourth place and Junior's Championship title. Also he spent four races in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with the same team.
For the next year McKee remained in both series but switched to Interwetten Racing and focused on the Eurocup. His best result was second place at Nürburgring, that brought him eight place in the standings. In Alps championship he had two podiums at Monza and Spielberg.