McKenzy Cresswell (born 16 January 2006) is a British racing driver currently set to compete in the

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with Elite Motorsport. He was a substitute driver in the

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with

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by Charouz. He is part of the

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Rising Star Programme.

Career

Karting

Cresswell began karting at seven years old at the Austin, Texas location of

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, 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 2020, Cresswell signed for JHR Developments to race in the 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, 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

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round and a best result of 2nd in changeable conditions at the

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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

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in Scotland, Cresswell secured victory in the reverse grid. With a return to qualifying form at the

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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 Dittmann 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

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, 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

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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 remained in the GB3 Championship, largely due to the increase in the minimum weight of the car but switched teams to Elite Motorsport. The season started with a disastrous weekend, triggered by a mechanical failure in qualifying, at Oulton Park. With only 4 points from all three races Cresswell finished the weekend last in the Championship. Thereafter Cresswell rose to finally finish fourth, thanks to consistent performance and a late season podium run where he scored more points that anyone else.

2024

Cresswell opted to remain with Elite Motorsport for a third GB3 season in

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FIA Formula 3 Championship

Cresswell was drafted in to replace

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by Charouz during the

, for the

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and

rounds. He achieved a best finish of 17th in his second race at Austria, which at that time lifted him ahead of teammates Wiśnicki and Roberto Faria in the standings. Cresswell returned to his main GB3 campaign and was replaced by

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for the final three rounds.

Personal life

Although born in the UK, Cresswell moved to

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when he was 4-years old. Returning to the UK just before his 12th birthday, Cresswell lives in

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Racing record

Racing career summary

Complete F4 British Championship results

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

Complete GB3 Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) * Season still in progress.

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cresswell, McKenzy 2006 births Living people British racing drivers English racing drivers People from the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames English expatriate sportspeople in the United States British F4 Championship drivers JHR Developments drivers Chris Dittmann Racing drivers FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers PHM Racing drivers Charouz Racing System drivers Racing drivers from Austin, Texas People from Weybridge