# Eliseo Donno

Eliseo Donno (born 1 March 2005 in Corigliano d'Otranto) is an Italian racing driver who is set to compete in the 2025 Le Mans Cup and the 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with 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.

## Karting record
### Karting career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Position |
| 2019 | ROK Cup Superfinal - Junior ROK | Luca Donno | 18th |
| 2020 | 25° South Garda Winter Cup - OKJ | Luca Donno | NC |
| 2020 | ROK Cup International Final - Junior ROK | Luca Donno | 23rd |
| 2021 | WSK Super Master Series - OK | KGT Motorsport | NC |
| 2021 | 26° Trofeo Ayrton Senna - X30 Senior | | 3rd |
| 2021 | Italian ACI Karting Championship - Rok Senior | | 1st |
| 2021 | Italian ACI Karting Championship - X30 Senior | | 18th |
| 2021 | Italian ACI Karting Championship - OK | | 7th |
| 2021 | WSK Open Cup - OK | DPK Racing | 38th |
| 2022 | Italian ACI Karting Championship - X30 Senior | | 14th |
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## 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 |
| 2022 | Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT Cup Pro-Am | Best Lap | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | NC† |
| 2022 | Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT Cup Pro-Am | Best Lap | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† |
| 2022 | Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT Cup Am | Best Lap | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† |
| 2023 | Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli | Radicci Automobili | 13 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 172 | 1st |
| 2023 | Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali - Trofeo Pirelli | Radicci Automobili | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 2nd |
| 2023 | 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 |
| 2024 | Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3 Pro-Am | AF Corse | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 5th |
| 2024 | International GT Open - Pro-Am | AF Corse | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 24th |
| 2024 | Gulf 12 Hours - GT3 Pro-Am | AF Corse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th |
| 2025 | Le Mans Cup - GT3 | AF Corse | | | | | | | |
| 2025 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors | | | | | | | |
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$^†$ As Donno was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

### Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
#### GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

| 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 |