[1] He won the 2014 British Supersport Champion aboard a Triumph Daytona 675 for Smiths Racing before stepping up with the Smiths Racing team to the British Superbike Championship aboard a BMW S1000RR.
During 2017 he rode a Kawasaki ZX-10R in the British Superbike Championship, but was injured at the Thruxton round in August and was unable to compete in any further races.
His place was taken for the last three races of the season in October at the Brands Hatch round by Kyle Ryde, who had parted company with his Pucetti Kawasaki Racing team in World Supersport due to poor performances.
In 2006 McConnell rode at Virgin mobile Yamaha alongside Tommy Hill and Kieran Clarke.
In 2009 he moved once again back to the British Supersport Championship, on the MAP Raceways Yamaha.