Matt McLean (born 1 October 1996) is an

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racing driver from

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. He is currently competing in the

Dunlop Super2 Series The Dunlop Super2 Series (formerly known as Dunlop Series, Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series, HPDC V8 Supercars Series, Konica Minolta V8 Supercars Series and Konica V8 Supercars/Lites Series) is an Australian touring car racing competition, specifical ...

with

Eggleston Motorsport Eggleston Motorsport is an Australian motor racing team which is currently competing in the Dunlop Super2 Series, Dunlop Super3 Series and the Australian GT Championship. The team's current Super2 drivers are Zach Bates, Jordyn Sinni, Elliott ...

, driving the No. 54

Holden VF Commodore The Holden Commodore (VF) is a full-size car that was produced by Holden between June 2013 and October 2017. It was the second and last significantly restyled iteration of the fourth (and final) generation of the Holden Commodore to be manufac ...

Career

Karting

McLean began karting in 2004 at 7 years of age, mainly competing in club-level competition until entering his first season of National competition in 2015, winning on debut. McLean went on to finish the season in 4th place. After a successful year, McLean signed with DPE Kart Technology as an official driver for Arrow Karts, and went on to win his first Australian Championship with the brand in 2016. The following year, he finished 2nd place in the Australian Championship, despite winning the most races, and reclaimed the title again in 2018. McLean also represented Australia at the World Final in 2017, where he qualified 1st before crashing out in the race. In the latter stages of 2018, McLean partnered with

Supercars Championship The Supercars Championship, also known as the Repco Supercars Championship under sponsorship and historically as V8 Supercars, is a touring car racing category in Australia and New Zealand, running as an International Series under Fédération I ...

co-driver James Golding in an endurance karting race. The pair crossed the line 1st in a field including

Bathurst 1000 The Bathurst 1000 (known for sponsorship reasons as the Repco Bathurst 1000) is a Touring car racing, touring car race held annually on the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is currently run as part of the Supe ...

champions

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and

Chaz Mostert Chaz Michael Mostert (born 10 April 1992) is an Australian professional racing driver competing in the Supercars Championship, Repco Supercars Championship. He currently drives the No. 25 Ford Mustang GT for Walkinshaw Andretti United. Mostert ...

, and other

drivers

Cameron Waters Cameron Christopher Waters (born 3 August 1994) is an Australian professional racing driver who competes in the Supercars Championship, Repco Supercars Championship. He currently drives the No. 6 Ford Mustang (sixth generation), Ford Mustang GT ...

, Michael Caruso,

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and André Heimgartner, as well as the best karters in Australia. This result is believed to have kick-started McLean's Supercar career.

Kumho Tyre Super3 Series

In 2019, McLean made the step from karting to the

Super3 Series The Super3 Series & V8 Touring Car Series (formerly the Kumho Tyres Super3 Series, Kumho Tyres Australian V8 Touring Car Series and V8 Touring Car National Series) were two Australian motor racing competitions for touring cars. In 2019 it became t ...

after a successful evaluation with Image Racing/Erebus Academy, however only completed limited rounds with a best result of 4th place.

Dunlop Super2 Series

McLean made his

Super2 Series The Dunlop Super2 Series (formerly known as Dunlop Series, Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series, HPDC V8 Supercars Series, Konica Minolta V8 Supercars Series and Konica V8 Supercars/Lites Series) is an Australian touring car racing competition, specifical ...

debut with

Matt Chahda Matthew Chahda (born 12 September 1993) is an Australian racing car driver. He currently competes in the Dunlop Super2 Series in the No. 18 Holden Commodore ZB. Racing career Super2 Series After competing in the 2013 and 2014 Kumho Tyres V8 To ...

Motorsport at the

2020 Bathurst 1000 The 2020 Bathurst 1000 (formally known as the 2020 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000) was a motor racing event for Supercars that was held on the weekend of 15–18 October 2020. It was held at the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wal ...

, the final event of the season. He finished 10th place in Race 1 of the weekend, but suffered a stuck-throttle while in 8th in Race 2 - ending his race in the wall with just one lap to go. In 2021, McLean signed with

for his first full season in the

, putting the No. 54

on the front row in the first session of the season. McLean's first three rounds consisted of finishes of 5th, 6th and 4th, claiming Rookie of the Round for the first three rounds consecutively, resulting in winning Rookie of the Year, claiming 5th outright for the 2021 Super2 Series, and winning the prestigious

Mike Kable Young Gun Award The Mike Kable Young Gun Award (also called the Mike Kable Rookie of the Year) is an annual motor racing award honouring the achievements of a rookie driver under the age of 30 who competes in either the Supercars Championship, the second-tier Sup ...

Career results

* Season still in progress

Super2 Series results

( key) (Race results only)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McLean, Matt 1996 births Living people Supercars Championship drivers Racing drivers from Melbourne Racing drivers from Victoria (state)