McKenzy Cresswell

McKenzy Cresswell (born 16 January 2006) is a British racing driver currently competing in the GB3 Championship for Elite Motorsport. In February of 2022 he was invited to join the British Racing Drivers' Club.
== Career ==
=== Karting ===
Cresswell began karting at seven years old at the Austin, Texas location of K1 Speed, where he competed in the Junior League events. He subsequently competed in SKUSA karting events in the United States.
Upon his return to the UK, Cresswell competed with DSM-Sport in several British karting events
=== F4 British Championship ===
==== 2021 ====
In December 2021, Cresswell signed for JHR Developments to race in the 2021 F4 British Championship|2021 British F4 Championship. As a build up to the transition from karting, Cresswell spent time at iZone Performance at Silverstone. Where, in addition to practice on the simulator he worked on mindfulness training.
On his debut weekend at Thruxton Circuit|Thruxton, Cresswell scored a best result of 2nd having claimed 3rd on the starting grid for the final race of the weekend. Thruxton was followed by two 3rd place finishes at the Snetterton Circuit|Snetterton round and a best result of 2nd in changeable conditions at the Brands Hatch Indy weekend. The first victory of the season occurred in the reverse grid race in the following round at Oulton Park. Similarly at the next round at Knockhill in Scotland, Cresswell secured victory in the reverse grid. With a return to qualifying form at the Croft Circuit|Croft round Cresswell had his most successful weekend of the season; scoring a double pole, double win, leading every lap and two fastest laps. At the final event of the 2021 season at Brands Hatch, Cresswell scored a double victory to finish 3rd in the championship.
=== GB3 Championship ===
==== 2022 ====
For 2022, Cresswell switched teams to Chris Dittman Racing to compete in the GB3 Championship. 
The season started with 4th place at Oulton Park over the Easter Weekend. A series of disappointing qualifying sessions was brought to an end with 6th on the grid at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|Spa Francorchamps, where the highlight of the season followed in race 2. Despite an incident on lap 1, which left Cresswell in 9th position, he recovered to finish 4th.on the road which became 3rd after penalties were applied. The subsequent event at Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone saw Cresswell have another lap 1 incident in race 2 which resulted in the car rolling twice at Abbey curve. Cresswell was uninjured but was unable to continue for the weekend and did not start race 3.
==== 2023 ====
For the 2023 season, Cresswell is remaining in the GB3 Championship but switches teams to Elite Motorsport
== Personal life ==
Although born in the UK, Cresswell moved to Austin, Texas when he was 4-years old. Returning to the UK just before his 12th birthday, Cresswell lives in Weybridge, Surrey.
== Racing record ==
=== Racing career summary ===
Season	Series 	Team 	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2021 	F4 British Championship	JHR Developments 	29 	6 	4 	6 	11 	305 	3rd
2022 	GB3 Championship 	Chris Dittman Racing	23 	0 	0 	0 	1 	221 	11th
2023 	GB3 Championship 	Elite Motorsports 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	* 	*
=== Complete F4 British Championship results ===
(Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year	Team 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	17 	18 	19 	20 	21 	22 	23 	24 	25 	26 	27 	28 	29 	30 	DC 	Points
2021	JHR Developments	Thruxton Circuit|THR1	Thruxton Circuit|THR2	Thruxton Circuit|THR3	Snetterton Circuit|SNE1	Snetterton Circuit|SNE2	Snetterton Circuit|SNE3	Brands Hatch|BHI1	Brands Hatch|BHI2	Brands Hatch|BHI3	Oulton Park Circuit|OUL1	Oulton Park Circuit|OUL2	Oulton Park Circuit|OUL3	Knockhill Racing Circuit|KNO1	Knockhill Racing Circuit|KNO2	Knockhill Racing Circuit|KNO3	Thruxton Circuit|THR1	Thruxton Circuit|THR2	Thruxton Circuit|THR3	Croft Circuit|CRO1	Croft Circuit|CRO2	Croft Circuit|CRO3	Silverstone Circuit|SIL1	Silverstone Circuit|SIL2	Silverstone Circuit|SIL3	Donington Park|DON1	Donington Park|DON2	Donington Park|DON3	Brands Hatch|BHGP1	Brands Hatch|BHGP2	Brands Hatch|BHGP3	3rd	305
=== Complete GB3 Championship results ===
(Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year	Team 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	17 	18 	19 	20 	21 	22 	23 	24 	DC 	Points
2022	Chris Dittman Racing	Oulton Park|OUL1	Oulton Park|OUL2	Oulton Park|OUL3	Silverstone Circuit|SIL1	Silverstone Circuit|SIL2	Silverstone Circuit|SIL3	Donington Park|DON1 	Donington Park|DON2 	Donington Park|DON3 	Snetterton Circuit|SNE1	Snetterton Circuit|SNE2	Snetterton Circuit|SNE3	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA2	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA3	Silverstone Circuit|SIL1	Silverstone Circuit|SIL2	Silverstone Circuit|SIL3	Brands Hatch|BHGP1 	Brands Hatch|BHGP2 	Brands Hatch|BHGP3 	Donington Park|DON1	Donington Park|DON2	Donington Park|DON3	11th	221
2023	Elite Motorsport 	Oulton Park|OUL1	Oulton Park|OUL2	Oulton Park|OUL3	Silverstone Circuit|SIL1	Silverstone Circuit|SIL2	Silverstone Circuit|SIL3	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA2	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA3	Snetterton Circuit|SNE1	Snetterton Circuit|SNE2	Snetterton Circuit|SNE3	Silverstone Circuit|SIL1 	Silverstone Circuit|SIL2 	Silverstone Circuit|SIL3 	Brands Hatch|BHGP1 	Brands Hatch|BHGP2 	Brands Hatch|BHGP3 	Circuit Zandvoort|ZAN1	Circuit Zandvoort|ZAN2	Circuit Zandvoort|ZAN3	Donington Park|DON1	Donington Park|DON2	Donington Park|DON3	* 	*
* Season still in progress.
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