Mark Donohue is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for March. Donohue has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 15 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,804 ranks Donohue 484th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1975-08-17 | Red Bull Ring | DNF | −134 |
| 1975-08-03 | Nürburgring | DNF | −123 |
| 1975-07-19 | Silverstone Circuit | P5 | +106 |
| 1975-07-06 | Circuit Paul Ricard | DNF | −125 |
| 1975-06-22 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | P8 | +66 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | ▸Formula 1 | March | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | P15 | −93 | 4,807 |
| 1974 | ▸Formula 1 | Penske | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P21 | −37 | 4,900 |
| 1971 | ▸Formula 1 | McLaren | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | P16 | +137 | 4,937 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇭 Clay Regazzoni | 5,253 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🇫🇷 Patrick Depailler | 5,068 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% |
| 🇦🇷 Carlos Reutemann | 5,765 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🇿🇦 Jody Scheckter | 5,599 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| 🇦🇹 Niki Lauda | 5,364 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi | 3,999 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇸🇪 Ronnie Peterson | 5,168 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇧🇷 Carlos Pace | 5,065 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Mario Andretti | 4,978 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇧🇪 Jacky Ickx | 4,915 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
Mark Donohue competed in Formula 1 between 1971 and 1975, making 15 starts for March. He scored a single podium finish across his career and averaged a seventh-place result in classified races. Though he raced against several strong drivers of that era, including three-time champion Niki Lauda and 1972 champion Emerson Fittipaldi, his record against them was largely negative; he finished ahead of Lauda once in six shared races and ahead of Fittipaldi twice in six races. Donohue showed more competitive pace against fellow front-runners such as 1979 champion Jody Scheckter, whom he beat three times in six meetings, and John Watson, a capable professional whom he outfinished twice.[1]
His most consistent racing came with the Penske team, for which he started eleven of his fifteen Formula 1 races. The broader Penske effort fielded several drivers during his tenure and managed a single race win across that period. Donohue's rating of 4,804 places him in the upper tier of professional fields, reflecting his success as a driver who competed regularly against established Formula 1 regulars, though his limited podium return meant his overall impact at the highest level was modest. He is now retired from racing, and his legacy has been commemorated through the RRDC Mark Donohue Award, which continues to be presented to rising drivers in the sport.