Blake Gillett McDonald (born January 9, 1990) is an American racing driver who competes 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.

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. 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 Position2023 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 16th2024 Porsche Sprint Challenge USA West – 992 Pro-Am BR Racing 6601st 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 19th2025 Middle East Trophy – GT3 Pro-Am Dragon Racing 1 0 0 0 1394th Into Africa Racing by Dragon Racing 1 0 0 0 0 GT World Challenge America – Pro-Am DXDT Racing 13 4 0 0 10 1952nd 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 24th2026 European Le Mans Series – LMGT3 TF Sport 3 1 1 0 2 44* 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 SEP1 SEP2 DUB1 ABU1 ABU2 16th 6 2025–26 TF Sport GT Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 SEP1 SEP2 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU2 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 LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG1st*44*

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 SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ CAT MNZ 15th* 22* * Season still in progress.

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