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Arrow McLaren 2025 Sonsio Grand Prix Race Report

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10 May 2025 00:00 (UTC)

ARROW McLAREN 2025 SONSIO GRAND PRIX RACE REPORT

"We’ll take this heading into the big one and show up when it counts for the 500"

Arrow McLaren 2025 Sonsio Grand Prix Race Report Sponsor

For the fourth race in a row, Arrow McLaren has found its way onto the podium. This time, it was Pato O'Ward who paced the papaya cars as he and the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet team executed strong driving, strategy and execution en route to a P2 result. 

Nolan Siegel had a strong day as he moved up five positions to finish P13, while Christian Lundgaard's race was impacted by a pitlane exit violation that resulted in a drive-through penalty. Christian ended his day P16, ending his run of three straight podium finishes.

Arrow McLaren will be on track again Tuesday for the first Indy 500 Practice on FS1.

Location

Indianapolis, Ind.

Race Date

May 10

Round

5 out 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

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

Starting Position

8th

Finishing Position

2nd

Championship Standings

148 points

4th

"Strong day for the No. 5 crew and the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet. A lot of over cutting and under cutting across strategies today, and we made the most of it. The team did an awesome job to get from eighth to second. No one had the pace to be there with Palou once again, so we’ll take this heading into the big one and show up when it counts for the 500."

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Nolan Siegel, Driver, No. 6 VELO Arrow McLaren Chevrolet

Starting Position

18th

Finishing Position

13th

Championship Standings

65 points

18th

"I think we made the most of what we had today. It was well-executed, and the strategy was good. We made a few passes, and we were competitive on the Firestone Alternate tires. We struggled a lot on the Firestone Primaries but minimized the damage there. Yesterday was the bigger issue. Looking forward, if we can fix Qualifying and start further up, I think we'll be competitive on race days. The pace is there. It just all needs to come together, and we're making progress. Today was a good boost and pretty solid day going into the month of May."

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Christian Lundgaard, Driver, No. 7 VELO Arrow McLaren Chevrolet

Starting Position

14th

Finishing Position

16th

Championship Standings

150 points

3rd

"Tough day and tough weekend really. I think we were on to fight for a good result, but the pit lane penalty ruined those plans. Not the race we wanted, but we’ll move on quickly because the next race up is the one we work all year for."

Tony Kanaan, Team Principal, Arrow McLaren

"We always try to look at what was good and what we could have improved. Five podiums over five races as a team is a great result. When you have a driver that is dominating like Palou, it’s pretty hard, right? Pato bounced back and is in the championship hunt, and Nolan finished in the points. Christian was unlucky out of the pits, but as a team, we’re building. We’ve been pretty strong, very consistent, and that’s what matters in the championship. Now, we need to keep turning the knob to be able to win some races. After we win the next one, I think our problems will go away, and hopefully that’s in the cards for us. The team is in good spirits. I think we’re on a good path and just need to figure out how to execute and finish one place higher."

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