Eshan Pieris

Eshan Pieris
Born	(1998-06-24) June 24, 1998 Sri Lanka
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2017–present
Known for	Competing in GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup, GT World Challenge Asia, F3 Asian Championship

Eshan Pieris (born 24 June 1998) is a professional racing driver from Sri Lanka currently competing in the 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup representing Rutronik Racing. Prior to this, he participated in the 2024 GT World Challenge Asia season with Absolute Racing.

Formula 4 South East Asia Championship

Pieris began his car racing journey during the 2017–18 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship, taking part in rounds one and four for the Meritus.GP team. He achieved a podium finish by securing third place in the opening race at Sepang International Circuit and earned his maiden victory in the second race of round four, also held at Sepang.

Asian Formula Renault Series

In 2018, Pieris competed in the Asian Formula Renault Series with Eurasia Motorsport. His top performance was a third-place finish in the final race at Sepang, concluding the championship ranked ninth overall.

F3 Asian Championship

Advancing his single-seater career, Pieris joined Absolute Racing for the 2019 F3 Asian Championship. Throughout the season, he consistently finished within the top ten and ended the year fifth in the overall standings.

Later that year, he also contested the 2019 F3 Asian Winter Series with Absolute Racing. Demonstrating steady form, Pieris secured victory in the final race at Sepang, outperforming competitors including Victor Martins and champion Rinus Veekay.

2023

Following a three-year break from competition, Pieris switched to sportscar racing by joining B-Quik Racing for the 2023 GT World Challenge Asia - Pro-Am Cup, partnering with Henk Kiks. In the season’s concluding event, he transitioned to car No. 62 to compete in the Silver Cup category alongside Akash Nandy.

2024

Pieris committed to a full-season effort in the 2024 campaign with Absolute Racing. Driving car No. 911, a Porsche 911 GT3 R (992), he teamed up with Tanart Sathienthirakul in the Silver Cup class. The pair secured three victories and eight podium finishes over the season, contending strongly for the Silver Cup championship but ultimately placing second, trailing by 19 points behind the No. 36 FAW Audi Sport Asia Racing Team.

2025

Following his achievements in the GT World Challenge Asia, Pieris competed in the 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup behind the wheel of the No. 97 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) representing Rutronik Racing. His teammate for the season was 2024 Porsche Carrera Cup North America titleholder Loek Hartog.

Summary of Karting Career

Season	Series	Team	Final Position
2018	Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - DD2	KMS Europe KFT	26th
2019	Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - DD2	RL Karting	49th

Summary of Racing Career

Season	Series	Team	Races	Victories	Pole Positions	Fastest Laps	Podiums	Points Scored	Overall Standing
2017-18	2017–18 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship	Meritus.GP	10	1	2	1	2	88	12th
2018	2018 Asian Formula Renault Series	Eurasia Motorsport	10	0	0	0	1	68	9th
2019	2019 F3 Asian Championship	Absolute Racing	15	0	0	0	0	125	5th
	2019 F3 Asian Championship Winter Series		8	1	0	0	1	67	6th
2023	2023 GT World Challenge Asia - GT3	B-Quik Racing / B-Quik Absolute Racing	4	0	0	0	0	0	NC
		2024	2024 GT World Challenge Asia - Silver Cup	Absolute Racing	12	0	0			0	0	30	22nd
2025	2025 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver	Rutronik Racing	4	0	0	0	0	14*	13th*
	2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Dinamic Motorsport

* Current season underway

Full Results: Formula 4 South East Asia Championship

(Template:Motorsport driver results legend#key) (bold indicates pole position; italics denotes fastest lap)

Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! Final Position ! Points
2017–18 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship	Meritus.GP	SEP1-1 3	SEP1-2 6	SEP1-3 5	SEP1-4 6	SEP1-5 5	(C)								SEP2-1 8	(1)	(Ret)	(DNS)	(8)	(Ret)		12th		88

Full Results: F3 Asian Championship

(Template:Motorsport driver results legend#key) (bold = pole position; italics = fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final Classification (DC)	Points Scored (Pts)
2019 F3 Asian Championship	Absolute Racing	Sepang International Circuit SEP1 5	SEP2 5	SEP3 6	Chang International Circuit CHA1 4	CHA2 4	CHA3 4	Suzuka Circuit SUZ1 9	SUZ2 6	SUZ3 4	Shanghai International Circuit SIC11 7	SIC12 7	SIC13 5	SIC21 7	SIC22 10	SIC23 5	5th	125

Full F3 Asian Winter Series Results

(key) (Pole positions are shown in bold) (Fastest laps appear in italics)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	DC	Points
2019	Absolute Racing	CHA 1 5	CHA 2 DNS	CHA 3 Ret	SEP1 1 6	SEP1 2 10	SEP1 3 6	SEP2 1 Ret	SEP2 2 5	SEP2 3 1	6th	67

Full GT World Challenge Asia Results

(key) (Pole positions are marked in bold) (Fastest laps are shown in italics)

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	DC	Points
2024	Absolute Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Silver	SEP 1 4	SEP 2 4	BUR 1 3	BUR 2 1	FUJ 1 1	FUJ 2 3	SUZ 1 1	SUZ 2 3	OKA 1 4	OKA 2 2	SIC 1 4	SIC 2 3	2nd	201

Full GT World Challenge Europe Results

(key) (Bold indicates pole position) (Italics designate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Pos.	Points
2025	Rutronik Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Silver	LEC	BRH S1 4	BRH S2 Ret	ZAN S1 5	ZAN S2 10	MNZ {{small|}

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