David Donohue

David Donohue is a United States citizen engineer born on January 5, 1967, in Morristown, New Jersey. An endurance specialist he won the 24 Hours of Daytona and took part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He has been racing since 2001.

Career
David Donohue is the son of Mark Donohue, a legendary driver in United States. But when he was 7 years old, his father, back in Formula One with Roger Penske for a final adventure, suffered two accidents in quick succession: at Talladega in which he was injured the head, and at the Austrian Grand Prix at Zeltweg. This last accident seems quite benign at first glance even if several marshals are affected and one killed by the car, Donohue only suffers from a broken ankle and bruises to his arms. But the next day, he attended the race with his family when he fell ill. Evacuated to the hospital in Graz, he died despite a last-ditch operation.

In the FIA GT Championship, he won the 3 Hours of Watkins Glen.

The young David and his brother Michael find themselves orphans of father The young Donohue decides not to devote himself to motorsport, it is only at the age of 25 after his studies that he decides to race. Like his father, he drives in many disciplines ranging from single-seater to NASCAR. Since 2001 he has devoted himself to endurance racing, in which he is a major player.

Since 2005 he has been racing in 's stable (the American comedian is fond of motorsport and even has his own museum with 600 cars). In his 18-year career, he has participated 3 times in the 24 Hours of Le Mans as well as 2 times in the 12 Hours of Sebring.

Pike's Peak International Hill Climb
Donohue continues to race in the annual Pike's Peak Hill Climb in Colorado.