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(Redirected from Patricio O'Ward) Mexican racing driver (born 1999) In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is O'Ward and the second or maternal family name is Junco.

Pato O'Ward
Pato O'Ward in 2021
BornPatricio O'Ward Junco
(1999-05-06) 6 May 1999 (age 25)
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
IndyCar Series career
89 races run over 7 years
Team(s)No. 5 (Arrow McLaren)
Best finish3rd (2021)
First race2018 Grand Prix of Sonoma (Sonoma)
Last race2024 Music City Grand Prix
(Nashville Superspeedway)
First win2021 XPEL 375 (Texas)
Last win2024 Milwaukee Mile 250,
Race 1
(Milwaukee)
Wins Podiums Poles
7 26 5
Previous series
2019
2019
2017–18
2017
2016
2016
2015–16
2015
2014
2013
2013
2013
Formula 2
Super Formula
Indy Lights
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Pro Mazda Championship
IMSA Mazda Prototype Lites – L1
NACAM Formula 4 Championship
Pro Mazda Championship
French F4 Championship
Pacific Fórmula F2000
Formula Renault 1.6 NEC
LATAM Formula 2000
Championship titles
2018
2017
Indy Lights
WTSC PC
Awards
2020Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year

Patricio "Pato" O'Ward Junco (born 6 May 1999) is a Mexican professional auto racing driver who competes full-time in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 5 Chevrolet for Arrow McLaren. He is the 2018 Indy Lights champion. He is signed to the McLaren Driver Development Programme and is McLaren's reserve driver for the 2024 Formula One season.

Early life and career

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O'Ward was born in Monterrey, Mexico to Patricio O'Ward and Elba Junco. He attended high school in San Antonio, Texas, US. He explained on an episode of The Marshall Pruett Podcast that his surname comes from his Irish great-grandfather, adding that he considers himself "full-blown Mexican".

O'Ward began his racing career in karting at the end of 2005 and remained in karting until 2012. During 2013, he competed in open-wheel racing, in Latam Fórmula 2000, Formula Renault 1.6 NEC and Pacific F2000. In 2014, O'Ward competed in French F4 Championship.

In 2015, O'Ward debuted in the Pro Mazda Championship with Team Pelfrey, finishing sixth in the championship. In 2016, O'Ward returned to compete with Team Pelfrey in the Pro Mazda Championship, finishing the season as championship runner-up.

O'Ward driving at Road America during the 2018 Indy Lights season.

Indy Lights

In 2018, O'Ward signed with Andretti Autosport to compete in the Indy Lights championship. He won nine of the 17 races, was named Rookie of the Year and won the drivers championship at the penultimate race of the season in Portland, beating runner-up Colton Herta.

IndyCar

IndyCar debut with Harding Racing (2018)

O'Ward exiting the pits during qualifying at Sonoma in 2018, where he qualified fifth in his IndyCar debut

Two weeks after clinching the 2018 Indy Lights championship title, O'Ward made his IndyCar Series debut at Sonoma Raceway in a second Harding Racing entry, where he qualified fifth and finished ninth. This tied him with David Martínez for the best finish on debut by a Mexican driver in American open-wheel racing.

Part-time drive with Carlin (2019)

In 2019, O'Ward was scheduled to move up to the IndyCar Series full-time, piloting the No. 8 entry for Harding Steinbrenner Racing. However, sponsorship issues led to O'Ward being granted his release from the team on 11 February 2019.

On 7 March, O'Ward joined Carlin on a part-time deal that saw him drive in 13 races in the 2019 season. O'Ward drove Carlin's second entry for 12 races and drove Carlin's third entry for the Indianapolis 500. O'Ward failed to qualify for the Indy 500 along with Carlin teammate Max Chilton and the Carlin-prepared car of McLaren Racing's Fernando Alonso. His Red Bull deal, which was signed in May, also saw him only compete in eight of the 13 events he originally signed for. He placed 26th in the final points standings, with the best race finish of eighth, achieved at the Circuit of the Americas.

On 30 October, it was announced that O'Ward had returned to IndyCar by signing a deal with Arrow McLaren SP for the 2020 season.

Arrow McLaren (2020–present)

2020

In his first season for Arrow McLaren SP (AMSP), O'Ward was partnered by Oliver Askew for most races, with Hélio Castroneves replacing Askew at the Harvest GP and with Fernando Alonso in a third entry at the Indianapolis 500. O'Ward had a strong start to 2020, clinching pole position and achieving his first podium finish at the second round of the Road America double-header, finishing second. At Iowa, he finished fourth in the first race. He was fourth in the overall points standings heading into the Indianapolis 500, which was held in August due to the COVID-19 pandemic. O'Ward would go on to finish sixth in his first Indianapolis 500 start and won the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award for his performance. He subsequently scored consecutive podium finishes in the double-header at World Wide Technology Raceway.

O'Ward was placing as high as third in the driver standings before finishing eleventh and ninth at the double-header at Mid-Ohio and a disappointing 22nd place at the first race of the Harvest GP double-header at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which dropped him to fifth in the overall standings. After signing a new deal with AMSP, he finished second in the season finale at St. Petersburg, securing fourth in the final championship standings.

2021

O'Ward during the 2021 IndyCar Series at Road America.

O'Ward's second season with Arrow McLaren SP saw him partner Felix Rosenqvist, previously of Chip Ganassi Racing. O'Ward emerged as a title contender in 2021. He started the season off by earning his second career pole position at the season opener at Barber but was unable to convert that pole position into a win. O'Ward took his first podium of the season with a third-place finish in the first race at the Texas Motor Speedway and took his maiden IndyCar victory in the second race the following day. He became the first Mexican driver to win an IndyCar race since Adrian Fernandez in 2004 at Fontana and the first Chevrolet driver not from Team Penske to win a race since 2016.

After taking his first win, O'Ward never dropped lower than third in the championship standings, consistently fending off series champions Josef Newgarden and Scott Dixon while challenging Álex Palou for much of the season. He started on the pole and finished third at the first race at the Detroit double-header and scored his second win of the season at the second race, his first win on a street course. He achieved his third pole position of the season at the Big Machine Spiked Coolers Grand Prix, where he eventually finished fifth in the race. He achieved another podium with a second-place finish at Gateway, taking the championship lead for the first time in the season. However, a 14th-place finish at Portland by O'Ward saw race-winner Palou retake the lead. At the penultimate race of the season, he clinched a fifth-place finish, remaining second in the points standings heading into the season finale.

At the season finale at Long Beach, O'Ward was one of three drivers who were mathematically in contention for the series title, alongside Palou and Newgarden. To win the title, barring Palou retiring from the race, O'Ward would have to earn the bonus point from qualifying for the pole position, win the race, and hope Palou finished no better than thirteenth to not have a tiebreaker scenario come into play. After a controversial qualifying session where he failed to advance to the Firestone Fast Six and qualified eighth, O'Ward was taken out by Ed Jones early in the race and ultimately retired from the race due to a broken driveshaft, effectively ending his championship hopes. He ultimately finished third in the championship behind Palou and Newgarden. O'Ward secured his first IndyCar track discipline championship when he won the A.J. Foyt Cup as the highest-scoring driver in the series on oval courses in 2021.

2022

O'Ward would return to Arrow McLaren SP in a contract year. He started the season slowly before capturing his first win of the season and first on a permanent road course at the fourth round at Barber. On 27 May 2022, O'Ward announced he had signed a three-year contract extension with Arrow McLaren SP. O'Ward followed up his new contract with a second-place finish in the 106th Indianapolis 500, briefly nosing ahead of Marcus Ericsson for the lead on the final lap but was unable to complete the pass. After a difficult four race stint that saw him retire with mechanical issues in back to back races O'Ward picked up a second win on the season and first on a short oval at the second round at Iowa. He ultimately finished seventh in the championship standings.

O'Ward competing in the 2023 Indianapolis 500

2023

O'Ward had a strong start to 2023, with three second-place finishes in the first five races. His performance in the third round at Long Beach, however, was subject to criticism after he attempted an overtake on Scott Dixon that caused Dixon to crash out of the race. O'Ward started fifth at the 2023 Indianapolis 500, his best starting position in the race to date, but crashed out of the race fighting for the second place with Marcus Ericsson. He ultimately finished fourth in the championship, picking up no wins but having the most podium finishes and top five finishes of his career.

2024

O'Ward taking pole position at Mid-Ohio in 2024
O'Ward taking 2nd at qualifying in Mid-Ohio in 2024

O'Ward started his 2024 campaign with a second place in St. Petersburg. Over a month later, O'Ward was awarded the win at St. Petersburg after race winner Josef Newgarden was found to have violated push to pass regulations and was subsequently stripped of the victory. O'Ward led 11 laps and finished second in the 2024 Indianapolis 500, following a last-lap pass from winner Josef Newgarden. After picking up a series of top ten finishes after the Indianapolis 500, O'Ward scored his 2nd win of the year at Mid-Ohio by holding off polesitter Alex Palou in the final laps of the Honda Indy 200. With his win O'Ward became the first driver to win a race in IndyCar's hybrid powertrain era. O'Ward picked up a third win at the first race at IndyCar's return to the Milwaukee Mile, securing his first season of more than two wins on the year.

Formula One

Stint with Red Bull Junior Team

O'Ward at the Red Bull Ring in a one-off appearance during the 2019 Formula 2 Championship

In May 2019, O'Ward was signed to the Red Bull Junior Team and the following month, was placed on a one-event deal to compete at the Red Bull Ring in Formula 2, substituting for the banned Mahaveer Raghunathan, and was announced as Dan Ticktum's replacement in the Super Formula Championship.

Due to a decision by the FIA to award fewer Super License points for O'Ward's Indy Lights championship win, O'Ward was unable to attain the required points to be able to race Formula One in 2020 and would not be retained by Red Bull past 2019. With an IndyCar series ride with McLaren available, Red Bull driver development program head Helmut Marko granted O'Ward an early release from his contract after three Super Formula rounds.

McLaren

Before the 2021 IndyCar Series season, McLaren CEO Zak Brown promised O'Ward a test of the McLaren MCL35M if he could win at least one IndyCar race. O'Ward held up his end of the deal with McLaren after winning the XPEL 375 and Brown subsequently confirmed O'Ward would get the promised F1 test. O'Ward got his first opportunity to drive a Formula One Car on 14 November 2021, when he demonstrated a McLaren MP4/13 at Laguna Seca. Two time Formula One World Champion Mika Häkkinen, who drove the MP4/13 to his first Driver's Championship, was on hand to help familiarize O'Ward with the car. During the run, O'Ward beat his fastest lap time around Laguna Seca in the Dallara DW12 with the UAK18 aero kit by over a second with the MP4/13.

On 14 December 2021, O'Ward tested the MCL35M at the end of the season in Abu Dhabi, where he finished fourth-fastest after completing 92 laps. Despite speculation that the test could lead to O'Ward moving up to Formula 1 upon a strong performance, Brown dismissed those rumors by confirming O'Ward would be back with McLaren in IndyCar for the 2022 season, following McLaren's purchase of 75% ownership stake in Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. Brown later stated that the Abu Dhabi test could lead to O'Ward getting additional Formula One tests and even race weekend practice time, if O'Ward adapts to the car and the tires well, but added that O'Ward would have to win the IndyCar Series championship for McLaren to consider moving him from IndyCar to Formula One. In July 2022, O'Ward was confirmed for additional Formula One tests with McLaren along with late season race weekend practice time being a possibility.

In September 2022, it was announced that O'Ward would carry out another test with McLaren at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya together with Álex Palou. He participated in another test at the Red Bull Ring in October, together with Álex Palou once again. O'Ward made his free practice debut with McLaren at the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

In April 2023, McLaren formed a new Driver Development Programme with O'Ward signed to it. In September, McLaren announced that O'Ward will participate in the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix free practice session. In November, McLaren announced that O'Ward would be one of their reserve drivers for the 2024 season.

O'Ward made his first free practice appearance of the 2024 season during the Mexico City Grand Prix, and finished the session in 13th. This marked the first time that O'Ward competed in a Formula One session within his home country.

Sports car racing

In 2017, O'Ward competed in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with Performance Tech Motorsports in the Prototype Challenge (PC) class. O'Ward and his co-drivers won the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring in the PC class, making him the youngest driver ever to win both races, at 17 years old. He went on to win the 2017 Prototype Challenge drivers championship, alongside James French, and the North American Endurance Cup, alongside French and Kyle Masson.

In 2022, O'Ward participated again in the 24 Hours of Daytona in the LMP2 entry with DragonSpeed, partnered by Colton Herta, Devlin DeFrancesco, and Eric Lux. The team won after an overtake by Herta for first place in the final 11 minutes of the race.

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2013 Pacific Formula F2000 Dave Freitas Racing 5 4 2 5 5 165 5th
Formula Renault 1.6 NEC Provily Racing 6 0 0 0 0 117 7th
Latam Fórmula 2000 Paradise Racing 6 0 0 0 0 44 12th
2014 French F4 Championship Auto Sport Academy 15 1 0 0 2 143 7th
2015 Pro Mazda Championship Team Pelfrey 16 0 0 1 3 250 6th
2015–16 NACAM Formula 4 Championship Martiga EG 12 6 2 5 11 247 3rd
2016 Pro Mazda Championship Team Pelfrey 16 7 5 8 9 393 2nd
Mazda Prototype Lites Performance Tech Motorsports 2 0 0 0 1 32 16th
2017 Indy Lights Team Pelfrey 4 0 0 0 1 58 15th
IMSA SportsCar Championship – PC Performance Tech Motorsports 8 7 0 8 8 283 1st
North American Endurance Cup – PC 4 3 0 4 4 56 1st
2018 Indy Lights Andretti Autosport 17 9 9 4 13 491 1st
IMSA SportsCar Championship – Prototype Performance Tech Motorsports 2 0 0 0 0 41 41st
IndyCar Series Harding Racing 1 0 0 0 0 44 31st
IMSA Prototype Challenge – LMP3 Charles Wicht Racing 1 1 0 0 1 35 30th
2019 IndyCar Series Carlin 7 0 0 1 0 115 26th
Super Formula Team Mugen 3 0 0 0 0 3 18th
FIA Formula 2 Championship MP Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 26th
2020 IndyCar Series Arrow McLaren SP 14 0 1 1 4 416 4th
2021 IndyCar Series Arrow McLaren SP 16 2 3 2 5 487 3rd
2022 IndyCar Series Arrow McLaren SP 17 2 1 2 4 480 7th
IMSA SportsCar Championship – LMP2 DragonSpeed USA 1 1 0 0 1 0 NC†
2023 IndyCar Series Arrow McLaren 17 0 0 1 7 484 4th
2024 IndyCar Series Arrow McLaren 17 3 0 1 6 460 5th
IMSA SportsCar Championship – LMP2 United Autosports USA 1 0 1 0 0 285 42nd

Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

Complete French F4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Rank Points
2014 LMS
1
LMS
2
LMS
3
PAU
1
PAU
2
PAU
3
VDV
1

4
VDV
2

5
VDV
3

5
MAG
1

5
MAG
2

Ret
MAG
3

11
NOG
1

4
NOG
2

6
NOG
3

5
JER
1

3
JER
2

8
JER
3

5
LEC
1

7
LEC
2

1
LEC
3

5
7th 143

Complete NACAM Formula 4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2015-16 Martiga EG PUE1
1

PUE1
2

PUE1
3

AGS
1

AGS
2

AGS
3

SLP
1

2
SLP
2

NC
SLP
3

1
EDM
1

1
EDM
2

1
EDM
3

1
PUE2
1

2
PUE2
2

2
PUE2
3

3
MTY
1

1
MTY
2

1
MTY
3

2
MEX
1

MEX
2

MEX
3

3rd* 247*

American open-wheel racing results

Pro Mazda Championship

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points
2015 Team Pelfrey STP
4
STP
14
LOU
4
LOU
C
BAR
5
BAR
7
IMS
6
IMS
10
IMS
5
LOR
7
TOR
2
TOR
3
IOW
3
MOH
7
MOH
6
LAG
18
LAG
6
6th 250
2016 Team Pelfrey STP
1
STP
2
BAR
1
BAR
1
IMS
1
IMS
1
LOR
1
ROA
4
ROA
4
TOR
9
TOR
2
MOH
7
MOH
4
LAG
1
LAG
10
LAG
6
2nd 393

Indy Lights

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points
2017 Team Pelfrey STP
5
STP
3
ALA
8
ALA
15
IMS IMS INDY ROA ROA IOW TOR TOR MDO MDO GMP WGL 15th 58
2018 Andretti Autosport STP
1
STP
7
ALA
1
ALA
1
IMS
4
IMS
7
INDY
2
RDA
2
RDA
4
IOW
1
TOR
1
TOR
2
MDO
1
MDO
1
GTW
3
POR
1
POR
1
1st 491

IndyCar Series

(key)

Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points Ref
2018 Harding Racing Dallara DW12 8 Chevrolet STP PHX LBH ALA IMS INDY DET DET TXS RDA IOW TOR MDO POC GTW POR SNM
9
31st 44
2019 Carlin 31 STP COA
8
ALA
16
LBH
12
IMS
19
INDY
DNQ
DET
14
DET
11
TXS
RDA
17
TOR
IOW
MDO
POC
GTW
POR
LAG
26th 115
2020 Arrow McLaren SP 5 TXS
12
IMS
8
ROA
8
ROA
2
IOW
4
IOW
12
INDY
6
GTW
3
GTW
2
MDO
11
MDO
9
IMS
22
IMS
5
STP
2
4th 416
2021 ALA
4
STP
19
TXS
3
TXS
1
IMS
15
INDY
4
DET
3
DET
1
ROA
9
MDO
8
NSH
13
IMS
5
GTW
2
POR
14
LAG
5
LBH
27
3rd 487
2022 STP
12
TXS
15
LBH
5
ALA
1
IMS
19
INDY
2
DET
5
ROA
26
MDO
24
TOR
11
IOW
2
IOW
1
IMS
12
NSH
24
GTW
4
POR
4
LAG
8
7th 480
2023 Arrow McLaren STP
2
TXS
2
LBH
17
ALA
4
IMS
2
INDY
24
DET
25
ROA
3
MDO
8
TOR
8
IOW
3
IOW
10
NSH
8
IMS
3
GTW
2
POR
4
LAG
9
4th 484
2024 STP
1
THE
DNQ
LBH
16
ALA
23
IMS
13
INDY
2
DET
7
ROA
8
LAG
8
MDO
1
IOW
2
IOW
6
TOR
17
GTW
26
POR
15
MIL
1
MIL
24
NSH
2
5th 460
2025 STP
THE
LBH
ALA
IMS
INDY
DET
GTW
ROA
MDO
IOW
IOW
TOR
LAG
POR
MIL
NSH
- 0

* Season still in progress.

Indianapolis 500

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2019 Dallara Chevrolet DNQ Carlin
2020 15 6 Arrow McLaren SP
2021 12 4
2022 7 2
2023 8 24 Arrow McLaren
2024 8 2

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points
2017 Performance Tech Motorsports PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 DAY
1
SEB
1
COA
1
DET
1
WAT
1
MOS
1
ELK
1
PET
3
1st 283
2018 Performance Tech Motorsports P Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
8
SEB
13
LBH MDO DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 41st 41
2022 DragonSpeed USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
1†
SEB LGA MDO WGL ELK PET NC† 0†
2024 United Autosports USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
6
SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS PET 42nd 285

Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2019 MP Motorsport BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
BAK
FEA
BAK
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
MON
FEA
MON
SPR
LEC
FEA
LEC
SPR
RBR
FEA

19
RBR
SPR

14
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
SOC
FEA
SOC
SPR
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
26th 0

Complete Super Formula results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DC Points
2019 Team Mugen Honda SUZ AUT SUG FUJ
14
MOT
14
OKA
6
SUZ 18th 3

Complete Formula One participations

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 WDC Points
2022 McLaren F1 Team McLaren MCL36 Mercedes AMG F1 M13 E Performance V6 t BHR SAU AUS EMI MIA ESP MON AZE CAN GBR AUT FRA HUN BEL NED ITA SIN JPN USA MXC SAP ABU
TD
2023 McLaren F1 Team McLaren MCL60 Mercedes AMG F1 M14 E Performance V6 t BHR SAU AUS AZE MIA MON ESP CAN AUT GBR HUN BEL NED ITA SIN JPN QAT USA MXC SAP LVG ABU
TD
2024 McLaren F1 Team McLaren MCL38 Mercedes AMG F1 M15 E Performance V6 t BHR SAU AUS JPN CHN MIA EMI MON CAN ESP AUT GBR HUN BEL NED ITA AZE SIN USA MXC
TD
SAP LVG QAT ABU

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