Eliseo Donno
Eliseo Donno is an Italian racing driver who competed in the 2025 Le Mans Cup and the 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with AF Corse. He is the [2023 2023 Ferrari Challenge Europe|Ferrari Challenge Europe|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 [2022 Italian people|Italian GT Championship|Italian GT Championship]s. 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.Racing record
Racing career summary
† 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 |
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
| 2025 | AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Pro | LEC 16 | MNZ 43† | SPA 6H 5 | SPA 12H 5 | SPA 24H 4 | NÜR DNS | CAT 4 | 9th | 34 |
Complete International GT Open results
| 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 | ALG 1 | ALG 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | SPA | HUN 1 13 | HUN 2 12 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | MNZ | 24th | 7 |
Complete Le Mans Cup results
| Year | Entrant | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | DC | Points |
| 2025 | AF Corse | Ferrari 296 GT3 | GT3 | BAR 6 | LEC 2 | LMS 1 2 | LMS 2 6 | SPA 2 | SIL 2 | ALG 2 | 1st | 104 |