Oliver Askew

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Oliver Askew
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Askew in 2023
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Flag of Sweden.svg Swedish
Born (1996-12-12) December 12, 1996 (age 27)
Melbourne, Florida U.S.
IndyCar Series career
17 races run over 2 years
Team(s)No. 7 (Arrow McLaren SP), No 45 (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
First race 2020 Genesys 300 (Texas)
Last race 2021 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach (Long Beach)
WinsPodiums Poles
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Previous series
Championship titles
Awards
2016 Team USA Scholarship

Oliver Clark Askew (born December 12, 1996) is an American-Swedish [1] race car driver who races under the American flag. He is the 2019 Indy Lights champion. [2]

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Personal life

Oliver Askew was born in Melbourne, Florida and raised in Jupiter. With his mother hailing from Sweden, Askew is bilingual in Swedish. [3] Throughout his career, Askew frequently raced alongside friend and fellow Jupiter native Kyle Kirkwood. [4]

Racing career

Early career

Askew began karting at the age of 8 in Jupiter. He finished third and sixth in the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals, and won the BNL Senior Max series in his European debut in 2015. At the end of the year, he signed with Absolute Racing to make his open-wheel debut in the last two rounds of the Formula Masters China, with two podium finishes in six races, but he failed to secure a racing program for 2016 due to a lack of funding. [5]

In 2016, after being spotted during a winning performance in a one-off Skip Barber Racing Summer Series round at Road America, Askew was selected as a Team USA Scholarship recipient. [6] This enabled him to compete in the Formula Ford Festival and the Walter Hayes Trophy, in which Askew won his heat and finished second in the final. Later in 2016, he won the $200,000 2016 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca to compete in the 2017 USF2000 championship. [7]

USF2000

Askew won the 2017 USF2000 championship. The win earned him a $400,000 scholarship from Mazda to race in the 2018 Pro Mazda series, the middle step on the Mazda Road to Indy ladder system to IndyCar racing. [8] In May 2017, Askew joined the Rising Star Racing program which attempts to aid young American open-wheel drivers advance in their careers. [9]

Pro Mazda

In February 2018, Askew signed with Cape Motorsports to drive in the 2018 Pro Mazda series. [10] Askew scored his first Pro Mazda victory in Race 1 at Portland. [11] He finished the 2018 season third in the Pro Mazda championship.

Indy Lights

In September 2018, Askew partook in the Chris Griffis Memorial Test with Andretti Autosport. [12] In February 2019, Andretti confirmed Askew would race with them in the forthcoming championship. [13] Askew won the 2019 Indy Lights championship, clinching at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. In winning the championship, Askew has been awarded a scholarship which guarantees him an entry into a minimum of three races in the 2020 IndyCar Series, including the Indianapolis 500. [14]

IndyCar

In July 2019, Askew joined the Portland test with Chip Ganassi Racing. [15] On October 28, 2019, Arrow McLaren SP announced that Askew, alongside Patricio O'Ward, would race full-time for the team in 2020. [16] A hard crash at the 2020 Indianapolis 500 left Askew with concussion-like symptoms; after racing the next four events, Askew sought treatment and was withdrawn from the harvest Grand Prix rounds. [17] He was later cleared to return for the season finale. [18] On October 12, AMSP dropped Askew in advance of 2021 without giving a reason why. [19]

Askew returned to IndyCar with AMSP for the second race of the Detroit Grand Prix, standing in for the injured Felix Rosenqvist after the latter crashed heavily during the first race. [20] He raced with Ed Carpenter Racing at the following race at Road America in place of the injured Rinus VeeKay. [21]

In July 2021 Askew tested with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing at Barber Motorsports Park alongside Danish Formula 2 driver Christian Lundgaard. [22] He later signed to drive the third Rahal entry for the final three races of the season. [23] Askew's three race run with the team was mixed. He recorded a top ten finish and a RLL's only Fast Six qualifying slot on a road or street course at Laguna Seca but was caught up in accidents at Portland and Long Beach. He also caused significant damage to the #45 car in a crash in qualifying at Long Beach. Ultimately RLL chose Lundgaard to drive the third RLL car full time in 2022, ending Askew's chances with the team.

Sports car career

In January 2021, Askew made his sports car racing debut at the 24 Hours of Daytona driving for Riley Motorsports in the LMP3 class. Askew would go on to win the race in that class. [24]

Formula E

Avalanche Andretti Formula E (2022)

In November 2021, it was announced that Askew would reunite with Andretti to partake in his rookie season of Formula E the following year, partnering Jake Dennis. [25] He managed to score his first points in Formula E on his debut, after finishing 9th at the Diriyah ePrix. [26]

Askew departed Andretti after just one season despite being rookie of the year, with his seat being taken by André Lotterer. [27] Askew left the series following the season after being unable to secure a seat.

After Formula E

During the 2023 season, Askew would become a commentator for the Formula E broadcasting team, accompanying former Formula E Champion Nelson Piquet Jr and Naomi Schiff, starting with the Mexico City ePrix. [28] It would ultimately be his only season as a Formula E commentator.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2015 Formula Masters China Absolute Racing600023410th
2017 U.S. F2000 National Championship Cape Motorsports14778113511st
F2000 Championship Series N/A200204625th
2018 Pro Mazda Championship Cape Motorsports1613253033rd
2019 Indy Lights Andretti Autosport 18775154861st
2020 IndyCar Series Arrow McLaren SP 12000119519th
2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 Riley Motorsports 1100117446th
Forty7 Motorsports10000
Andretti Autosport 50010
IndyCar Series Arrow McLaren SP 100006129th
Ed Carpenter Racing 10000
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 30000
2021–22 Formula E Avalanche Andretti Formula E 1600002416th

* Season still in progress.

American open–wheel racing results

U.S. F2000 National Championship

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
2017 Cape Motorsports STP
2		 STP
1		 BAR
1		 BAR
1		 IMS
1		 IMS
1		 ROA
17		 ROA
3		 IOW
1		 TOR
2		 TOR
12		 MDO
1		 MDO
4		 WGL
2		1st351

Pro Mazda Championship

YearTeam12345678910111213141516RankPoints
2018 Cape Motorsports STP
5		 STP
6		 BAR
7		 BAR
12		 IMS
2		 IMS
4		 LOR
6		 ROA
9		 ROA
8		 TOR
4		 TOR
2		 MOH
6		 MOH
3		 GMP
5		 POR
1		 POR
3		3rd303

Indy Lights

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
2019 Andretti Autosport STP
3		 STP
10		 COA
1		 COA
1		 IMS
2		 IMS
3		 INDY
1		 RDA
5		 RDA
3		 TOR
2		 TOR
1		 MDO
1		 MDO
1		 GTW
1		 POR
2		 POR
3		 LAG
4		 LAG
2		1st486

IndyCar Series

(key)

YearTeamChassisNo.Engine12345678910111213141516RankPointsRef
2020 Arrow McLaren SP Dallara DW12 7 Chevrolet TXS
9		 IMS
26		 ROA
15		 ROA
21		 IOW
3		 IOW
6		 INDY
30		 GTW
14		 GTW
17		 MDO
19		 MDO
15		 IMS IMS STP
16		19th195 [29]
2021 ALA STP TXS TXS IMS INDY DET DET
25		29th61 [30]
Ed Carpenter Racing 21 ROA
12		 MDO NSH IMS GTW
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 45 Honda POR
24		 LAG
9		 LBH
22

* Season still in progress.

Indianapolis 500

YearChassisEngineStartFinishTeam
2020 Dallara Chevrolet 2130 Arrow McLaren SP

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassMakeEngine1234567RankPoints
2021 Riley Motorsports LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY
1†		6th1744
Andretti Autosport MDO
6		 WGL
4		 WGL
4		 ELK
5		 PET
10
Forty7 Motorsport Duqueine M30 - D08 SEB
4

† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP3 Championship. * Season still in progress.

Complete Formula E results

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

YearTeamChassisPowertrain12345678910111213141516PosPoints
2021–22 Avalanche Andretti Formula E Spark SRT05e BMW iFE.21 DRH
9		 DRH
11		 MEX
17		 RME
14		 RME
15		 MCO
15		 BER
15		 BER
15		 JAK
13		 MRK
11		 NYC
19		 NYC
Ret		 LDN
4		 LDN
Ret		 SEO
Ret		 SEO
5		16th24

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