| Eliseo Donno | |
|---|---|
 Donno in 2024 | |
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Born | 1 March 2005 Corigliano d'Otranto, Italy |
Eliseo Donno (born 1 March 2005 in Corigliano d'Otranto [1] ) is an Italian racing driver who is set to compete in the 2025 Le Mans Cup with AF Corse. He is the 2023 Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli champion. [2]
After a karting career headlined by winning the 2021 Italian Karting Championship in the Rok Senior class, [3] in 2022, Donno stepped up to GT Racing, competing in Ferrari Challenge Europe and Italian GT Championships. [4] Joining the former from the Hungaroring round, [5] Donno won at Mugello and Imola to finish fourth in the standings. [6] [7]
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. [8]
Returning to Ferrari Challenge for 2023, Donno won both races at Valencia to kick off the season. [9] [10] After finishing second at Misano, Donno won both Red Bull Ring races to extend his championship lead. [11] [12]
Following three races where he finished no lower than fourth, Donno won the opening race at Spa to maintain his lead. [13] Two races later, in the opening race at Mugello, Donno clinched the title with one race to spare by finishing second. [14]
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. [15] [16]
In the opening round of the season at Brands Hatch, the pair finished third among the Silvers in race one. [17] In race two, Donno earned his first class win by finishing 11th. [18] 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. [19]
At the Hockenheimring, Donno took his maiden pole in the championship. [20] 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. [21] 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. [22]
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. [23] 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. [24] [25]
At the end of the year, Donno made his debut at the Gulf 12 Hours, finishing fourth in his first trip to Abu Dhabi. [26] [27]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ROK Cup Superfinal - Junior ROK | Luca Donno | 18th |
| 2020 | 25° South Garda Winter Cup - OKJ | Luca Donno | NC |
| ROK Cup International Final - Junior ROK | 23rd | ||
| 2021 | WSK Super Master Series - OK | KGT Motorsport | NC |
| 26° Trofeo Ayrton Senna - X30 Senior | 3rd | ||
| Italian ACI Karting Championship - Rok Senior | 1st | ||
| Italian ACI Karting Championship - X30 Senior | 18th | ||
| Italian ACI Karting Championship - OK | 7th | ||
| WSK Open Cup - OK | DPK Racing | 38th | |
| 2022 | Italian ACI Karting Championship - X30 Senior | 14th | |
| Sources: [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] | |||
| 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 | 0 | NC† | |
| Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT Cup Pro-Am | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | ||
| Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT Cup Am | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 | N/A | 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 | N/A | 4th | ||
| 2025 | Le Mans Cup - GT3 | AF Corse | |||||||
| Sources: [28] | |||||||||
† As Donno was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | AF Corse | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Silver | BRH 1 10 | BRH 2 11 | MIS 1 WD | MIS 2 WD | HOC 1 4 | HOC 2 21 | MAG 1 17 | MAG 2 8 | CAT 1 14 | CAT 2 24 | 4th | 80 |
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