David Donohue

David Donohue

Infobox

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{{Short description|American race car driver}}
{{Short description|American race car driver}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Infobox racing driver
[[File:DP5 David Donohue Darren Law 2011 Road America.jpg|thumb|right|2011 Rolex Sports Car]]
| name = David Donohue
| image = DP5 David Donohue Darren Law 2011 Road America.jpg
| caption = Donohue in 2011
| nationality = {{flagicon|USA}} American
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|1|5}}
| birth_place = [[Morristown, New Jersey]], U.S.
| relatives = [[Mark Donohue]] (father)
| racing_licence = [[File:FIA Gold Driver.png|12px]] [[FIA Gold Categorisation|FIA Gold]] {{small|(until 2017)}}{{cite web|url=https://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/uploads/Comp.%20Bulletin%20%2314-28.pdf|title=IMSA COMPETITION MEMO #14-28|website=imsa.com|publisher=[[International Motor Sports Association]]|date=19 January 2014|access-date=7 March 2026|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820091857/https://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/uploads/Comp.%20Bulletin%20%2314-28.pdf|archive-date=20 August 2014}}
[[File:FIA Silver Driver.png|12px]] FIA Silver {{small|(2018)}}{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/fia-releases-provisional-2018-driver-ratings-list/|title=FIA Releases Provisional 2018 Driver Ratings List|website=Sportscar365|publisher=John Dagys Media|last=Dagys|first=John|date=20 November 2017|access-date=24 April 2026}}
[[File:FIA Bronze Driver.png|12px]] FIA Bronze {{small|(2019–)}}{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/fia-finalizes-2019-driver-ratings-list/|title=FIA Finalizes 2019 Driver Ratings|website=Sportscar365|publisher=John Dagys Media|last=Dagys|first=John|date=7 December 2018|access-date=24 April 2026}}
| module1 =
{{Infobox Le Mans driver|subbox=yes
| years = {{24hLM|1998}}–{{24hLM|2000}}, {{24hLM|2002}}
| teams = [[Dodge Viper|Viper]] [[Oreca|Team Oreca]], [[Panoz]] Motor Sports
| best_finish = 9th ([[2000 24 Hours of Le Mans|2000]])
| class_wins = 1
}}
}}
'''David Neary Donohue'''{{cite web|url=https://www.24h-en-piste.com/en/AfficherPilote.php?Pilote=790|title=Driver of 24 heures du Mans : David Neary Donohue|website=24h-en-piste|access-date=23 April 2026}} (born January 5, 1967, in [[Morristown, New Jersey]]) is an American race car driver.
'''David Neary Donohue'''{{cite web|url=https://www.24h-en-piste.com/en/AfficherPilote.php?Pilote=790|title=Driver of 24 heures du Mans : David Neary Donohue|website=24h-en-piste|access-date=23 April 2026}} (born January 5, 1967, in [[Morristown, New Jersey]]) is an American race car driver.


The son of [[Mark Donohue]], he was formerly active at [[24 Hours of Le Mans|Le Mans]] as a [[Oreca|Viper Team Oreca]] factory driver, and in [[Rolex Sports Car Series|Grand-Am]]'s [[Daytona Prototype|DP]] class, where he won the [[2009 24 Hours of Daytona]] for [[Brumos Racing]]. More recently, Donohue has participated in the [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb]], where he holds the Time Attack 1 division record.
The son of [[Mark Donohue]], he was formerly active at [[24 Hours of Le Mans|Le Mans]] as a [[Dodge Viper|Viper]] [[Oreca|Team Oreca]] factory driver, and in [[Rolex Sports Car Series|Grand-Am]]'s [[Daytona Prototype|DP]] class, where he won the [[2009 24 Hours of Daytona]] for [[Brumos Racing]]. More recently, Donohue has participated in the [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb]], where he holds the Time Attack 1 division record.

[[File:Chrysler Viper GTS-R - Justin Bell, Luca Drudi & David Donohue in the Esses at the 1998 Le Mans (51849843913).jpg|thumb|Donohue won the GT2 class on his [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] debut in 1998.]]
[[File:Chrysler Viper GTS-R - Anthony Beltoise, David Donohue & Ni Amorim heads for Dunlop Chicane at the 2000 Le Mans (52533722524).jpg|thumb|Donohue driving for [[Dodge Viper|Viper]] [[Oreca|Team Oreca]] at Le Mans in 2000.]]


==Career==
==Career==