David MCDONALD is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Asian Le Mans Series for Blackthorn Motorsport. MCDONALD has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 8 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,806 ranks MCDONALD 4479th of 40,349 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2024-12-06 | 4 Hours of Sepang | P29 | −67 |
| 2024-12-06 | 4 Hours of Sepang | P35 | −82 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +125 | LE MANS 2024 | Road to Le Mans | P4 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ▸Asian Le Mans Series | Blackthorn Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | ↑575−148 | 3,806 |
| 2024 | ▸Le Mans Cup | Blackthorn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | ↑25−223 | 3,806 |
| ▸Road to Le Mans | Blackthorn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +51 | ||
| 2023 | ▸British GT Championship | Blackthorn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | +2,176 | 3,526 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Andrew GilbertFIA Bronze | 3,402 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| 🇮🇹 Riccardo AgostiniFIA Gold | 4,213 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% |
| 🇫🇷 Célia MartinFIA Bronze | 4,198 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🇧🇷 Custodio ToledoFIA Bronze | 4,095 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Matt Kurzejewski | 4,968 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Alessandro BalzanFIA Gold | 4,359 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇨🇭 Karen GAILLARDFIA Silver | 4,237 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇮🇹 David Cleto FUMANELLIFIA Gold | 4,185 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇩🇪 Manuel LauckFIA Silver | 3,890 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇫🇷 Frederic JOUSSETFIA Bronze | 3,865 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇦🇹 Lucas AuerFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 5,691 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇩🇪 Sven MüllerFIA Gold | 5,338 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇩🇪 Alexander MattschullFIA Bronze, 1× champion | 5,334 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,469 | 🇩🇪 Rene Munnich | World Touring Car Championship | 3,808 |
| 4,470 | 🇦🇷 Fabián Yannantuoni | TCR World Tour | 3,807 |
| 4,471 | 🇺🇸 Helio Meza | Trans-Am TA2 | 3,807 |
| 4,472 | 🇧🇷 Matheus Ferreira | Italian F4 | 3,807 |
| 4,473 | 🇦🇷 Mauricio Lambiris | Turismo Carretera | 3,807 |
| 4,474 | 🇸🇰 Miroslav Konopka | Asian Le Mans Series | 3,807 |
| 4,475 | 🇬🇧 Patrick Pearce | FIA GT Championship | 3,807 |
| 4,476 | 🇵🇹 Pedro Perino | European Le Mans Series | 3,807 |
| 4,477 | 🇦🇺 Tom Smith | ChampCar Endurance Series | 3,807 |
| 4,478 | 🇦🇺 Wayne Boyd | Asian Le Mans Series | 3,807 |
| 4,479 | 🇬🇧 David MCDONALD | Asian Le Mans Series | 3,806 |
| 4,480 | 🇺🇸 Ethan Lampe | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 3,806 |
| 4,481 | 🇷🇺 Lev Fridman | 24H Series | 3,806 |
| 4,482 | 🇺🇸 Patty Moise | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,806 |
| 4,483 | 🇺🇸 Spencer Clark | SCCA Majors | 3,806 |
| 4,484 | 🇺🇸 Andrew Pinkerton | IMSA WeatherTech | 3,805 |
| 4,485 | 🇵🇹 Jose Fernandes Cautela | European Le Mans Series | 3,805 |
| 4,486 | 🇺🇸 Mike Fisher | Formula 1 | 3,805 |
| 4,487 | 🇯🇵 Rintaro Sato | Super Formula Lights | 3,805 |
| 4,488 | 🇺🇸 Barry Bodine | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,803 |
| 4,489 | 🇳🇱 Danny Kroes | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,803 |
David McDonald is an entry-level professional competing in multiclass endurance racing with shared-driver GT3 cars. His indexed record spans three seasons from 2023 to 2025, with eight starts across the Le Mans Cup, Asian Le Mans Series, Road to Le Mans, and British GT Championship. He races for Blackthorn, an established team that has fielded 15 drivers and taken four race wins across the index.[1]
McDonald's career consists entirely of endurance racing in mixed-level fields that include amateurs, semi-professionals, and graded professionals. He holds an FIA Silver grading, positioning him below the full-professional Gold and Platinum grades but ahead of amateur Bronze drivers. His three indexed seasons have yielded no wins or podium finishes. Against entry-level professional Andrew Gilbert, a regular opponent with extensive experience across European Le Mans, NASA, and Ferrari Challenge racing, McDonald has been closely matched. Against professional Riccardo Agostini, a Gold-graded driver with 14 GP3 starts and multiple campaigns in IMSA WeatherTech and the European Le Mans Series, McDonald has typically finished behind. He has finished ahead of established professionals Lucas Auer, the 2024 GT World Challenge Europe champion with extensive DTM and Formula 3 experience, and Sven Müller, a Gold-graded driver with 43 GT World Challenge Europe starts, though only once in each case.[2]