Eshan Pieris

Eshan Pieris
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Born	(1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 (age 26) Colombo, Sri Lanka
GTWC Europe Sprint Cup career
Debut season	2025
Current team	Rutronik Racing
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Car number	97
Starts	0 (0 entries)
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Previous series
2023–24 2019 2019 2018 2017–18	GT World Challenge Asia F3 Asian Winter Series F3 Asian Championship Asian Formula Renault Series F4 South East Asia Championship

Eshan Pieris (born 24 June 1998) is a Sri Lankan racing driver who is set to race in the 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup for Rutronik Racing. ^[1] He previously competed in the 2024 GT World Challenge Asia for Absolute Racing. ^[2]

Junior career

Formula 4 South East Asia Championship

In 2017, Pieris made his car racing debut in the 2017–18 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship driving at rounds 1 and 4 for Meritus.GP. In the first race of the season at Sepang International Circuit, Pieris finished on the podium in third. During his return to the series in round 4 at Sepang, he would win his first race of the season in race two.

Asian Formula Renault Series

For 2018, Pieris switched over to the Asian Formula Renault Series for the 2018 season, driving for Eurasia Motorsport. He would get a best result of third in the final race at Sepang, and finished 9th in the standings.

F3 Asian Championship

Pieris continued his open-wheel racing career and signed with Absolute Racing to compete in the 2019 F3 Asian Championship. ^[3] He would have a very consistent season, finishing in the top-10 in every race. Pieris finished fifth in the championship.

Later in the year, Pieris was confirmed as a entry for the 2019 F3 Asian Winter Series, once again driving for Absolute Racing. ^[4] He would again display consistency across the season, but he managed to win in the final race of the season at Sepang, finishing ahead of Victor Martins and champion Rinus Veekay.

Sportscar racing career

GT World Challenge Asia

2023

Following a three year hiatus, Pieris returned to racing, making a switch to sportscar racing. He signed with B-Quik Racing to compete in the 2023 GT World Challenge Asia - Pro-Am Cup, alongside Henk Kiks. ^[5] For the final round of the season, Pieris switched to the No. 62 car to compete in the Silver Cup alongside Akash Nandy. ^[6]

2024

Pieris returned for a full-time campaign in the series for the 2024 season with Absolute Racing. ^[7] He would compete in the silver cup driving the No. 911 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) alongside Tanart Sathienthirakul. The pair had a successful season in the silver cup, with 3 wins and 8 podiums. They would contend for the Silver Cup title with the No. 36 FAW Audi Sport Asia Racing Team, but came up short finishing 19 points behind in 2nd.

GT World Challenge Europe

2025

Following his success in the GT World Challenge Asia, Pieris moved over to Europe to compete in the 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup driving the No. 97 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) for Rutronik Racing. ^[1] He would drive alongside 2024 Porsche Carrera Cup North America champion Loek Hartog.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2018	Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - DD2	KMS Europe KFT	26th
2019	Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - DD2	RL Karting	49th

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2017-18	Formula 4 South East Asia Championship	Meritus.GP	10	1	2	1	2	88	12th
2018	Asian Formula Renault Series	Eurasia Motorsport	10	0	0	0	1	68	9th
2019	F3 Asian Championship	Absolute Racing	15	0	0	0	0	125	5th
	F3 Asian Winter Series		8	1	0	0	1	67	6th
2023	GT World Challenge Asia - Silver Cup	B-Quik Racing	4	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2024	GT World Challenge Asia - Silver Cup	Absolute Racing	12	3	0	0	8	201	2nd
2025	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver	Rutronik Racing

* Season still in progress

Complete Formula 4 South East Asia Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	Pos	Points
2017–18	Meritus.GP	SEP1 1 3	SEP1 2 6	SEP1 3 5	SEP1 4 6	SEP1 5 5	SEP1 6 C	CLA 1	CLA 2	CLA 3	CLA 4	CLA 5	CLA 6	CHA 1	CHA 2	CHA 3	CHA 4	CHA 5	CHA 6	SEP2 1 8<	SEP2 2 1	SEP2 3 Ret	SEP2 4 DNS	SEP2 5 8	SEP2 6 Ret	SEP3 1	SEP3 2	SEP3 3	SEP3 4	SEP3 5	SEP3 6	12th	88

Complete F3 Asian Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	DC	Points
2019	Absolute Racing	SEP 1 5	SEP 2 5	SEP 3 6	CHA 1 4	CHA 2 4	CHA 3 4	SUZ 1 9	SUZ 2 6	SUZ 3 4	SIC1 1 7	SIC1 2 7	SIC1 3 5	SIC2 1 7	SIC2 2 10	SIC2 3 5	5th	125

Complete F3 Asian Winter Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	DC	Points
2019	Absolute Racing	CHA 1 5	CHA 2 DNS	CHA 3 Ret	SEP1 1 6	SEP1 2 10	SEP1 3 6	SEP2 1 Ret	SEP2 2 5	SEP2 3 1	6th	67

Complete GT World Challenge Asia results

(key) (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	11	12	DC	Points
2024	Absolute Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Silver	SEP 1 4	SEP 2 4	BUR 1 3	BUR 2 1	FUJ 1 1	FUJ 2 3	SUZ 1 1	SUZ 2 3	OKA 1 4	OKA 2 2	SIC 1 4	SIC 2 3	2nd	201

References

1. "Le premier duo Rutronik Racing pour le Sprint constitué". Endurance Info (in French). Retrieved 24 March 2025.
2. "Liu to defend title with Absolute, Picariello and Porsche". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group . Retrieved 24 March 2025.
3. "Absolute Racing announces Daniel Cao and Eshan Pieris for F3 Asian driver line-up | Absolute Racing". absoluteracing.net. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
4. "Eshan Pieris joins Absolute Racing for F3 Asia Winter Series". www.absoluteracing.com. 12 November 2018. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
5. Kilbey, Stephen (2 May 2023). "DSC's Daily Notebook (02/05/2023)". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
6. "Home favourite Nandy to lead B-Quik Absolute's double Sepang entry". Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
7. "Liu to defend title with Absolute, Picariello and Porsche". gt-world-challenge-asia.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2025.