David Donohue

American race car driver
David Donohue (born January 5, 1967, in Morristown, New Jersey) is an American race car driver formerly active in the Grand Am's Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype class for Action Express Racing and participant in the Pikes Peak races.

The son of racing legend Mark Donohue, David Donohue has accomplished much in a wide variety of auto racing series and classes, including NASCAR's Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series, as well as winning the GT2 class at the 1998 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Almost exactly 40 years after his father won the 24 Hours of Daytona, David won the 2009 event driving a Brumos entered Riley Porsche teamed with Antonio García, Darren Law and Buddy Rice. After starting the race from pole position, Donohue's 0.167 second margin of victory over Juan Pablo Montoya was the closest in the race's history by over a minute, and the closest finish in the history of major international 24 hour motorsports events. In 2013, David Donohue drove in the first GX class race at the 24 hour of Daytona. His car, the #16 Napleton Porsche Cayman S, won by a 9 lap lead.

Donohue continues to race in the annual Pikes Peak Hill Climb in Colorado. +YearCarClassTimeClass pos. Overall pos.20172014 Porsche 911 Turbo STime Attack Time Attack 19:49.9542nd6th20182017 Porsche GT3 RTime Attack Time Attack 19:37.1521st6th20192016 Porsche 911Pikes Peak Open9:33.4042nd4th20202019 Porsche GT2 RS ClubsportTime Attack Time Attack 1DNF9th43rd20212019 Porsche GT2 RS ClubsportTime Attack Time Attack 16:45.8933rd8th20222019 Porsche GT2 RS ClubsportTime Attack Time Attack 110:35.8301st3rd20232019 Porsche GT2 RS ClubsportTime Attack Time Attack 19:18.0531st4th