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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.
Nov 23, 2023 · 23 November 2023. 2023. McLaren. Road to F1. Mexican Pato O’Ward has earned promotion to McLaren’s reserve driver pool for the 2024 season, dovetailing the role with his driving duties for Arrow McLaren in IndyCar. O’Ward has steadily been increasing his experience with F1 machinery, taking part in several development tests in the MCL35M ...
Arrow McLaren driver Pato O’Ward is in his fifth NTT INDYCAR SERIES season. Originally from Mexico, O’Ward grew up in San Antonio. He is the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar champion in the Prototype Challenge class, a two-time class winner at the Rolex 24 At Daytona and a Prototype Challenge class winner at 12 Hours of Sebring.
May 27, 2024 · In a thrilling and dramatic Indianapolis 500 finish, Josef Newgarden and Pato O’Ward duked it out on the final laps, trading the lead with each other. But Sunday’s 108th race ended, again, in ...
Oct 28, 2024 · McLaren driver Pato O'Ward, of Mexico, arrives for the first free practice ahead of the Formula One Mexico Grand Prix auto race, at the Hermanos Rodriguez racetrack in Mexico City, Friday, Oct. 25 ...
Mar 1, 2024 · Pato O’Ward signed a multi-year extension with McLaren Racing, the IndyCar team announced Friday. The 24-year-old Mexican driver is entering his fifth full season in IndyCar, all with Arrow McLaren, and late last year was named McLaren’s reserve driver for its Formula 1 team.
May 23, 2023 · INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pato O’Ward was supposed to arrive in front of the hotel at 8:15 a.m. the first day he’d get his car on the track for Indianapolis 500 practice. He texted he was 15 minutes late, but would try to make up time on the road. He did, of course, because O’Ward wasn’t out for a lazy drive through downtown Indianapolis.
May 31, 2024 · DETROIT (AP) — Pato O’Ward had tears triggered following the Indianapolis 500 after pushing the No. 5 Honda to the limits only to come up just short, getting passed two corners from the finish by Josef Newgarden. “What I had to do in order to get that car forward, that’s what ultimately made it just so emotional,” O’Ward said Friday.
Oct 28, 2024 · MEXICO CITY (AP) — One of Pato O'Ward's sponsors announced an appearance for the IndyCar driver just 20 hours before the event at a Mexico City mall. They told him to expect about 120 people.
Nov 23, 2023 · The McLaren Formula 1 Team today announced that Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team driver Pato O’Ward will join its pool of F1 reserve drivers for the 2024 season. The 24-year-old from Monterrey, Mexico started racing at age six and has been part of the McLaren Racing family since 2020 when he joined Arrow McLaren. Pato has taken part in several ...
