Patricio O'Ward

Patricio "Pato" O'Ward (born 6 May 1999 in Monterrey, Mexico) is a former FIA Formula 2 Championship driver, who competed in two races for MP Motorsport during the 2019 season. O'Ward, whom competed under an American race licence on his debut, arrived in F2 in place of the banned Mahaveer Raghunathan at the Red Bull Ring, having obtained backing from the Red Bull Junior Team.

Background
O'Ward began his racing career in karting at the age of six, competing in various series in both Mexico and United States until the end of 2012. For 2013 O'Ward moved into the Latam Fórmula 2000 in Mexico, Pacific Formula F2000 and raced in a several Formula Renault 1.6 NEC races. His standout performance would be in the Pacific Series, finishing fifth with five wins, before moving to the French F4 Championship for 2014.

An Indy-pendent
O'Ward only completed a single season in French F4, finishing seventh with a single race win, before returning to North America to take a seat in the Pro Mazda Championship for 2015. He would combine that with a campaign in the NACAM Formula 4 Championship over the winter, and finished third in the latter with six wins. 2016 saw O'Ward remain in Pro Mazda, in which he would claim second in the Championship with seven victories, while also getting a couple of run-outs in Mazda Prototype Lites.

For 2017 O'Ward partially commit to the IndyCar development ladder, signing up to the Indy Lights Championship, although he only raced in four rounds. He also raced in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and duly won the PC class with seven wins from eight races. For 2018 O'Ward would sign up for a full campaign in Indy Lights, at the expense of a full WeatherTech season, and duly won the junior IndyCar Championship.

2019 saw O'Ward gain a part-season deal with Carlin in IndyCar, running as their second/third driver at select races. O'Ward also signed a mid-season deal with the Red Bull Junior Team, and was quickly placed in the Super Formula Championship, replacing Dan Ticktum. His Red Bull contacts would also earn the Mexican racer a call from the F2 paddock when a seat became available in late June.

Formula Two History
O'Ward was signed up to replace Mahaveer Raghunathan for the two races at the Red Bull Ring during the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship, taking over the #17 MP Motorsport car. Racing under an American licence, O'Ward would have a quiet F2 debut, claiming nineteenth in the Red Bull Ring Feature, before improving to fourteenth in the Sprint. Raghunathan would return to his seat for the rest of the season, while O'Ward was not considered for any more F2 outings in 2019.

Post Formula Two Career
After reaching a mutual agreement with Red Bull to terminate his contract early, O'Ward signed for the Arrow McLaren SP team in the IndyCar Series for 2020.

Full Formula Two Record
Shown below are a series of tables outlining 's career in Formula Two in statistical form.

Formula Two Entries
The list below includes all of the teams and cars, as well as overall finishing positions for during their F2 career:

Career Results
Below is a table showing 's full Formula Two record.


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