Blake McDonald

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
2026
2024		European Le Mans Series – LMGT3
Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West – 992 Pro-Am

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

Career

McDonald began his racing career in 2023, competing in Porsche Sprint Challenge North America for BR Racing. After two cameos in Porsche Carrera Cup North America for GMG Racing, 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. 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. For the rest of the year, McDonald returned to BR Racing to race in Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West, in which he clinched the 992 Pro-Am title. During 2024, McDonald also raced part-time in LSTNA for Forte, as well as the Indianapolis 8 Hours for Corvette-affiliated DXDT Racing.

At the beginning of 2025, McDonald competed in the Middle East Trophy for Ferrari-fielding Dragon Racing, before reuniting with DXDT Racing to race in GT World Challenge America alongside Matt Bell. Competing in Pro-Am, McDonald began the year with wins at Circuit of the Americas and Sebring, before further wins at Road America and Barber to secure runner-up honors in class. During 2025, McDonald also made select appearances in GT America for DXDT and entered the 24 Hours of Spa for Ferrari-aligned AF Corse. 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.

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. In his maiden ELMS season, McDonald won at Imola and took three other podiums to clinch the LMGT3 title. During 2026, McDonald also stood in for an injured Ben Keating in the first two rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship, taking a best result of second on debut at the 6 Hours of Imola.

Racing record

Racing career summary

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 6 1 1 1 4 88 1st
FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGT3 2 0 0 0 1 22* 4th*
Sources:

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

(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

(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
6		 SIL
2		 ALG
2		 1st 88

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(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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  21. ↑ Manden, Wessel (July 7, 2026). "ELMS Imola: Champions show their class; LMP3 debutant converts pole to win at 18". gt-report.com. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
  22. ↑ Carroll, Aaron (October 10, 2026). "United Autosports dominate 4 Hours of Portimão to seal ELMS title, as LMP2 Pro/Am and LMGT3 titles go down to the wire". dive-bomb.com. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
  23. ↑ "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.
  24. ↑ "WEC Imola 2026: Toyota vince, Ferrari seconda davanti ai tifosi". iltornante.it (in Italian). April 19, 2026. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
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  26. ↑ "Blake McDonald | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved May 14, 2026.