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Blake McDonald
McDonald in 2026
NationalityUnited States American
BornBlake Gillett McDonald
(1990-01-09) January 9, 1990 (age 36)
Fresno, California, U.S.
Categorisation FIA Bronze
Championship titles
2024Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West – 992 Pro-Am

Blake Gillett McDonald (born January 9, 1990) is an American racing driver who competes for TF Sport in the LMGT3 class of the European Le Mans Series.

Career

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McDonald began his racing career in 2023, competing in Porsche Sprint Challenge North America for BR Racing.[1] After two cameos in Porsche Carrera Cup North America for GMG Racing,[2] McDonald completed the year with Forte Racing in Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America, most notably taking a Pro-Am win at the overseas round of Vallelunga and an LB Cup podium at the World Finals.[3][4] In early 2024, McDonald made his LMP2 debut, joining Nielsen Racing for the UAE rounds of the Asian Le Mans Series—he scored a best result of eighth alongside Matt Bell and Patrick Liddy.[5] For the rest of the year, McDonald returned to BR Racing to race in Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West,[6] in which he clinched the 992 Pro-Am title.[7] During 2024, McDonald also raced part-time in LSTNA for Forte,[8] as well as the Indianapolis 8 Hours for Corvette-affiliated DXDT Racing.[9]

At the beginning of 2025, McDonald competed in the Middle East Trophy for Ferrari-fielding Dragon Racing,[10][11] before reuniting with DXDT Racing to race in GT World Challenge America alongside Matt Bell.[12] Competing in Pro-Am, McDonald began the year with wins at Circuit of the Americas and Sebring,[13][14] before further wins at Road America and Barber to secure runner-up honors in class.[15][16] During 2025, McDonald also made select appearances in GT America for DXDT and entered the 24 Hours of Spa for Ferrari-aligned AF Corse.[17][18] At the end of the year, McDonald joined fellow Corvette-aligned team TF Sport to compete in the GT class of the 2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series with Bell and James Roe.[19]

McDonald driving his TF Sport Corvette at the 2026 6 Hours of Spa.

Remaining with TF Sport for 2026, McDonald switched to the LMGT3 class of the European Le Mans Series, sharing a Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R with Charlie Eastwood and Alec Udell.[20] During 2026, McDonald also stood in for an injured Ben Keating in the first two rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship,[21] taking a best result of second on debut at the 6 Hours of Imola.[22]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2023 Porsche Sprint Challenge North America – 992 Pro-Am BR Racing 6 0 0 0 0 84 13th
Porsche Carrera Cup North America GMG Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 43rd
Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – LB Cup Forte Racing powered by US RaceTronics 2 1 1 1 1 24 15th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – Pro-Am 2 0 0 0 0 10 13th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals – LB Cup 2 0 1 0 1 12 5th
2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series – LMP2 Nielsen Racing 3 0 0 0 0 6 16th
2024 Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West – 992 Pro-Am BR Racing 660 1st
Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – Pro-Am Forte Racing 6 0 0 0 5 62 6th
GT World Challenge America – Pro-Am DXDT Racing 1 0 0 0 0 24 19th
2025 Middle East Trophy – GT3 Pro-Am Dragon Racing 1 0 0 0 1 39 4th
Into Africa Racing by Dragon Racing 1 0 0 0 0
GT World Challenge America – Pro-Am DXDT Racing 13 4 0 0 10 195 2nd
24H Series – GT3 Pro-Am Kessel Racing 1 0 0 0 1 32 NC
GT America Series – SRO3 DXDT Racing 2 0 3 1 0 12 13th
Intercontinental GT Challenge AF Corse 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series – GT TF Sport 6 0 0 0 0 4 24th
2026 European Le Mans Series – LMGT3 TF Sport 3 1 1 0 2 44* 1st*
FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGT3 2 0 0 0 1 22* 4th*
Sources:[23][24]

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos. Points
2023–24 Nielsen Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEP
1
 SEP
2
 DUB
1
Ret		 ABU
1
8		 ABU
2
9		 16th 6
2025–26 TF Sport GT Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 SEP
1
15		 SEP
2
9		 DUB
1
Ret		 DUB
2
13		 ABU
1
10		 ABU
2
13		 24th 4

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2026 TF Sport LMGT3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 CAT
Ret		 LEC
2		 IMO
1		 SPA
 SIL
 ALG
 1st* 44*

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2026 TF Sport LMGT3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 IMO
2		 SPA
8		 LMS
 SÃO
 COA
 FUJ
 CAT
 MNZ
 15th* 22*

* Season still in progress.

References

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  1. ↑ "COTA Brings Heat for Joint Porsche Sprint Challenge Event". sportscar365.com. August 31, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  2. ↑ Dagys, John (September 30, 2023). "Rennsport Carrera Cup Notebook". sportscar365.com. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  3. ↑ Lloyd, Daniel (November 16, 2023). "Marcelli, Formal Return to Winning Ways at Vallelunga". sportscar365.com. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  4. ↑ Forni, Francesco (November 19, 2023). "Amaury Bonduel campione delle World Finals Lamborghini a Vallelunga". motori.quotidiano.net (in Italian). Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  5. ↑ Kilbey, Stephen (December 21, 2023). "Nielsen Confirms Second ORECA, Drivers For Asian Le Mans UAE Leg". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Porsche Endurance, Sprint Challenges Combine at COTA". sportscar365.com. August 31, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  7. ↑ Grace, Jonathan (May 15, 2025). "McDonald "Fell In Love" With SRO America as GT3 Launchpad". sportscar365.com. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  8. ↑ Grace, Jonathan (March 15, 2024). "Francis Jr., Taurino Take Super Trofeo Race 2 Win in Sebring". sportscar365.com. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Les brèves du jeudi 19 septembre". endurance-info.com (in French). September 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  10. ↑ Goodwin, Graham (January 6, 2025). "24H Dubai Confirms 65 Car Entry". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  11. ↑ Plümer, Jonas (January 19, 2025). "6h Abu Dhabi: WRT siegt erstmals". gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  12. ↑ O'Connell, RJ (January 6, 2025). "DXDT Racing Maintains GT World Challenge America Presence". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  13. ↑ Allaway, Phil (April 26, 2025). "Kenton Koch, Connor de Phillippi Win From The Rear In Austin". frontstretch.com. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  14. ↑ O'Connell, RJ (May 17, 2025). "Random Vandals' Koch, De Phillippi Win Race 1". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  15. ↑ Allaway, Phil (August 17, 2025). "JMF Motorsports Wins Road America GT World Challenge America Race No. 2". frontstretch.com. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  16. ↑ Allaway, Phil (September 7, 2025). "JMF Motorsports Dominates GT World Challenge America Race No. 2 at Barber Park". frontstretch.com. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  17. ↑ Allaway, Phil (April 12, 2025). "Justin Rothberg Wins Long Beach GT America Race No. 1". frontstretch.com. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  18. ↑ Prada, Alessandro (May 13, 2025). "GTWC, 24 Ore di Spa: AF Corse schiera altre due Ferrari 296 GT3". formulapassion.it (in Italian). Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  19. ↑ Wane, Ewan (November 14, 2025). "TF Sport Confirm Asian Le Mans Series Corvette Line-up". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  20. ↑ Wane, Ewan (March 5, 2026). "TF Sport Sets Line-Up For LMGT3 Title Defence". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Ben Keating blessé, TF Sport fait appel à Blake McDonald pour Imola et Spa". endurance-info.com (in French). April 3, 2026. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  22. ↑ "WEC Imola 2026: Toyota vince, Ferrari seconda davanti ai tifosi". iltornante.it (in Italian). April 19, 2026. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  23. ↑ "Blake McDonald Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  24. ↑ "Blake McDonald | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
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