Count with us: Six podiums for Pato O'Ward this season!

The grand prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway started strong for the Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team with Pato starting third, Alexander Rossi in fourth and Felix Rosenqvist in 10th.

After an opening lap spin by multiple competitors, all three Arrow McLaren cars were in the top six.

A mechanical failure on Felix's car ultimately ended his day, finishing 27th.

Pato and Alexander ran inside the top four all-race long, and with solid pit stops in the final stint were able to finish the race third and fifth.

After 85 laps on the IMS Road Course, see what the drivers, as well as Racing Director Gavin Ward, said before the final three races of the 2023 season.

Race Date	Saturday, August 12
Round	14 of 17
Total Laps	85 laps
Total Race Distance	207.32 miles / 333.65 km
Length	2.44 miles / 3.93 km
Number of Turns	14

Pato O'Ward, Driver, No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, said:

"What a great day. We absolutely maximized every inch we had; I think our strategy was great and the pit stops were great. We still have some catching up to do, but today we were the best Chevy. A great job by the team, Alexander was P5 and unfortunately Felix had to retire. We’ve had two podiums on this course this year, so it’s been a good course for us."

Starting Position	4th
Finishing Position	3rd
Championship Standings	5th	388 points

Alexander Rossi, Driver, No. 7 VELO Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, said:

"Today was a good day. I think the biggest deficit we had was that our best Firestone tire, the alternate, was the tire we started on, so we weren’t able to open up as big of a gap on the primaries as we would’ve hoped. That probably cost us a spot or two. The biggest win this weekend was finding our feet in qualifying. This year, race pace has always been pretty good, but we have struggled in qualifying. There’s still a gap we need to close to cars in front, but the team has been putting the work in and we still have a couple of races to go. Ultimately, a good day for Arrow McLaren with two cars in the top five, and a good day for the No. 7 VELO Arrow McLaren Chevrolet."

Starting Position	3rd
Finishing Position	5th
Championship Standings	10th	306 points

Felix Rosenqvist, Driver, No. 6 NTT DATA Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, said:

"Today was really difficult. I think we had a top-10 day. I had a pretty good first stint. I then struggled with the tires and was running in P9, P10. I had a mechanical issue mid-way through the race which was terminal, and we had to retire the car. I’m looking forward to the next round, but I wish we had a race next weekend so I’m not going into a break on a bad result. That’s racing sometimes."

Starting Position	9th
Finishing Position	27th
Championship Standings	13th	246 points

Gavin Ward, Racing Director, Arrow McLaren, said:

"We leave the second race of the season at the Indy Road Course with a podium, so as a team we’re proud of that. Pato and the No. 5 crew did a great job to extract all they could from the car, and Alexander and his crew put together a good weekend as they continue to gel week after week, but we obviously wanted to get more after such a strong qualifying result. It was a tough ending for Felix with a mechanical issue that took him out of the race with under 20 laps to go. We’ll work hard to prepare for St. Louis and the final races of the season."