Patrick McKenna is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Star Mazda Championship for Team GDT. McKenna has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 7 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,433 ranks McKenna 4069th of 17,494 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2011-09-16 | Laguna Seca | P4 | +125 |
| 2011-08-05 | Trois-Rivieres | P13 | −115 |
| 2011-08-05 | Trois-Rivieres | P14 | −130 |
| 2011-07-22 | Mosport | P14 | −124 |
| 2011-05-28 | Lucas Oil Raceway | P11 | −74 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | Team GDT | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | −317 | 3,433 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Gustavo MenezesFIA GOLD | 5,674 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🇺🇸 Connor De PhillippiFIA GOLD | 5,558 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% |
| 🇫🇷 Tristan VautierFIA GOLD | 5,058 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🇧🇷 João Horto | 4,095 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🇺🇸 Nick Andries | 4,048 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🇨🇴 Tatiana CalderónFIA SILVER | 3,997 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🇺🇸 Sage KaramFIA GOLD | 3,772 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🇨🇦 Jérimy DanielFIA SILVER | 3,197 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% |
| 🇻🇪 Carlos Linares | 2,913 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% |
| 🇧🇷 João Jardim | 3,556 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇺🇸 Richard HeistandFIA BRONZE | 4,134 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,059 | 🇰🇷 Jongkyum Kim | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 3,436 |
| 4,060 | 🇺🇸 Joshua Car | Formula Regional Americas | 3,436 |
| 4,061 | 🇳🇱 Roelof Bruins | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 3,436 |
| 4,062 | 🇨🇦 Steven Cho | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 3,436 |
| 4,063 | 🇬🇧 Abbie Eaton | British GT Championship | 3,435 |
| 4,064 | 🇯🇵 Satoshi Hoshino | Asian Le Mans Series | 3,435 |
| 4,065 | 🇵🇱 Aleks Karkosik | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,434 |
| 4,066 | 🇺🇸 Jon Miller | McLaren Trophy America | 3,434 |
| 4,067 | 🇺🇸 Josh Hurley | International GT | 3,434 |
| 4,068 | 🏳️ Michael Conway | IMSA WeatherTech | 3,434 |
| 4,069 | 🇺🇸 Patrick McKenna | Star Mazda Championship | 3,433 |
| 4,070 | 🇨🇭 Christophe Hurni | Ferrari Challenge | 3,432 |
| 4,071 | 🇮🇹 Nicholas Risitano | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,432 |
| 4,072 | 🇬🇧 Will Burns | British GT Championship | 3,432 |
| 4,073 | 🇺🇸 Jacob Loomis | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,431 |
| 4,074 | 🇵🇱 Aleksander Ruta | Italian F4 | 3,430 |
| 4,075 | 🇺🇸 Anthony Massari | IMSA WeatherTech | 3,429 |
| 4,076 | 🇳🇱 Nina Gademan | F1 Academy | 3,429 |
| 4,077 | 🏳️ T.J. Bell | NASCAR Truck Series | 3,429 |
| 4,078 | 🇬🇧 Tom Lebbon | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,429 |
| 4,079 | 🇩🇪 Cedric Piro | ADAC Formula 4 | 3,428 |
Patrick McKenna is a semi-professional driver whose racer rating of 3,433 places him in the competitive amateur band; this level encompasses drivers who race regularly against professionals but typically finish mid-pack in those fields. McKenna's career on record consists of a single season in the 2011 Star Mazda Championship, where he started seven races for Team GDT without recording a podium finish and averaged a grid position of P10.4, ending the year P11 in the final standings.[1]
Throughout his seven races that season, McKenna competed against a field that included Tristan Vautier, the eventual 2011 Star Mazda champion, alongside Gustavo Menezes and Connor De Phillippi, both of whom went on to become professional sportscar drivers graded at gold level by the FIA. Against this calibre of opposition, McKenna finished ahead of Menezes twice and Vautier once, though he was outpaced consistently by De Phillippi across all seven meetings. His results against the broader field show him finishing ahead of semi-professional and professional-level drivers on occasion, but more often running behind the stronger competitors in the series.
McKenna has been retired from racing since the conclusion of the 2011 season, and no further competitive record exists beyond that single campaign in a junior single-seater series.