Fraser McConnell (born September 9, 1998) is a Jamaican professional racing driver. McConnell is the most competitively successful Jamaican driver in the history of international rallycross racing—his championship victory in the 2019 Americas RallyCross Championship marked the first and only championship win by a Jamaican driver in the series’ history. In 2021, McConnell became the first and only Jamaican to claim a supercar victory in the Rally X Nordic league. In 2021, McConnell's debut supercar campaign received public recognition from Usain Bolt and Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness.
McConnell currently competes professionally in the Group E class of Nitrocross under the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing team.
Early life McConnell was born in Bog Walk in St. Catherine, Jamaica. McConnell began karting, motocross, and rally at the age of eight. He achieved early success throughout his junior career, being named Jamaican Driver of the Year twice, and later claiming victory at Jamaica's nationally competitive Dover Race Track at the age of 16.
Racing career McConnell made his rallycross career debut in 2018, competing in North America's ARX2 series. In his first race, McConnell recorded the fastest-out-of-the-box time, and ultimately reached the final four times out of five. In the final round of the season, McConnell achieved a podium finish.
In 2019, McConnell made his international racing debut with Olsbergs MSE. That same year, McConnell won the ARX2 championship, marking the first time in history for a Jamaican to lift the title.
In 2021, McConnell secured his first supercar victory, defeating three-time FIA world champion Johan Kristoffersson at the RallyX Nordic in Nysum, Denmark.
McConnell joined Lewis Hamilton's Team X44 in Extreme E for the 2023 season. He replaced Sébastien Loeb as Cristina Gutiérrez's partner.
Racing record Complete Nitro Rallycross results Supercar Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 Rank Points 2021 Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta ST UTA4 ERX5 WHP10 HLN11 FIR15 9th 71
Group E Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points 2022-23 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing FC1-X GBR4 SWE4 ERX3 GHR1 WHP16 WHP26 QBC4 GHR22 GHR39 GHR42 3rd 348 2023-24 MID1 UMC111 UMC24 WHP11 WHP22 HLN15 HLN22 LAS1 LAS4 2nd 5042024-25Dreyer & Reinbold Racing DodgeDodge Hornet R/T FC1-X RIC13 RIC22 UMC1 UMC2 FMP1 FMP2 MIA1 MIA2 LAS1 LAS22nd107
Complete Extreme E results (key) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 2022 JBXE Spark ODYSSEY 21 DES ISL1 ISL2 COP ENE 21st 2 2023 X44 Vida Carbon Racing Spark ODYSSEY 21 DES1 DES2 HYD1 HYD2 ISL11 ISL12 ISL21 ISL22 COP1 COP2 4th 2024 Acciona Sainz XE Team Spark ODYSSEY 21 DES1 DES2 HYD1 HYD2 ISL11 ISL12 ISL21 ISL22 VAL1 VAL2 2nd 76 2025 Acciona Sainz XE Team Spark ODYSSEY 21 DES1 DES2 N/A N/A † Season abandoned.
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