Eliseo Donno

Eliseo Donno (born 1 March 2005 in Corigliano d'Otranto ) is an Italian racing driver set to compete in the GT3 class of the Le Mans Cup for AF Corse. He is the 2023 Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli champion.

Early career Ferrari Challenge After a karting career headlined by winning the 2021 Italian Karting Championship in the Rok Senior class, in 2022, Donno stepped up to GT Racing, competing in Ferrari Challenge Europe and Italian GT Championships. Joining the former from the Hungaroring round, Donno won at Mugello and Imola to finish fourth in the standings. Racing on a part-time basis in the Italian championship, Donno won from pole overall at Mugello but wasn't eligible for points as he only raced in two out of four events.

Returning to Ferrari Challenge for 2023, Donno won both races at Valencia to kick off the season. After finishing second at Misano, Donno won both Red Bull Ring races to extend his championship lead. Following three races where he finished no lower than fourth, Donno won the opening race at Spa to maintain his lead. Two races later, in the opening race at Mugello, Donno clinched the title with one race to spare by finishing second.

GT3 career 2024

In early 2024 it was announced that Donno would pair up with Ferrari Challenge rival Tom Fleming at AF Corse for the 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup. In the opening round of the season at Brands Hatch, the pair finished third among the Silvers in race one. In race two, Donno earned his first class win by finishing 11th. In the following round at Misano, Fleming suffered a massive crash in free practice, which meant neither he nor Donno would race in that weekend. At the Hockenheimring, Donno took his maiden pole in the championship. In race one, Donno took his second class win of the season by finishing fourth, while in race two he finished 21st after being given a penalty for exceeding track limits. After scoring a third class win, at the penultimate round of the season, Donno ended the season fourth in the Silver category and 13th overall in the Drivers' standings.

In late May, AF Corse announced that Donno would compete in the 2024 Italian GT Endurance Championship alongside Alessandro Bracalente in the Pro-Am class. The pair scored a best finish of third at Vallelunga and finished fifth in the standings. Donno also made a one-off appearance in the International GT Open championship at the Hungaroring round, where he qualified on pole for race two and finished 12th in the race following a spin. At the end of the year, Donno made his debut at the Gulf 12 Hours, finishing fourth in his first trip to Abu Dhabi.

2025 Donno stayed with AF Corse for the 2025 season, racing in both the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and Le Mans Cup. In the former, Donno had a slow start to the season, before finishing fourth at the 24 Hours of Spa and ending the year with a fourth-place finish at Barcelona en route to a ninth-place points finish. In Le Mans Cup, Donno scored five second-place finishes, with one of them awarding the winner's points as they finished behind the non-championship entry of GetSpeed, as he secured the GT3 title at the finale in Algarve.

2026 The following year, Donno remained with AF Corse for his sophomore season in the GT3 class of the Le Mans Cup.

Karting record Karting career summary

Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2022 Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli Chiuini De Poi 8 2 1 2 3 56 4th Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT Cup Pro-Am Best Lap 2 2 2 0 2 NC† Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT Cup Pro-Am 2 1 0 0 1 NC† Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT Cup Am 2 1 0 0 1 NC† 2023 Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli Radicci Automobili 13 5 7 7 10 172 1st Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali - Trofeo Pirelli 1 0 0 0 1 2nd Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3 Pro-Am AF Corse 4 0 0 0 3 42 5th 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver AF Corse 8 3 2 2 4 80 4th Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3 Pro-Am 4 0 2 0 1 61 5th International GT Open - Pro-Am 2 0 1 0 0 9 24th Gulf 12 Hours - GT3 Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 4th2025 Le Mans Cup - GT3 AF Corse 7 0 1 2 5 104 1st GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors 4 0 0 0 0 34 9th 2026 Le Mans Cup – GT3 AF Corse 4 0 0 1 1 40* 7th* Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup – GT3 DL Racing 2 0 0 0 1 29* 3rd*Sources: † As Donno was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. Season still in progress.

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2024 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 Silver BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 HOC1 HOC2 MAG1 MAG2 CAT1 CAT2 4th 80

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete International GT Open results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points 2024 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 Pro-Am ALG1 ALG2 HOC1 HOC2 SPA HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ 24th 9

Complete Le Mans Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap) Year EntrantCarClass 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DC Points 2025 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 GT3 BAR LEC LMS1 LMS2 SPA SIL ALG 1st 104 2026 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo GT3 BAR LEC LMS SPA SIL POR 7th* 40* Season still in progress.