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 co-driver
James Golding in an endurance karting race. The pair crossed the line 1st in a field including
Bathurst 1000 champions
Steve Richards and
Chaz Mostert, and other
Supercars Championship drivers
Cameron Waters,
Michael Caruso,
Anton De Pasquale 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 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 debut with
Matt Chahda Motorsport at the
2020 Bathurst 1000, 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
Eggleston Motorsport for his first full season in the
Super2 Series, putting the No. 54
Holden VF Commodore 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. == Career results ==