Gavin Ward | |
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| Born | (1984-11-11)November 11, 1984 (age 41) |
| Occupation | Engineer |
Gavin Ward (born November 11, 1984) is a Canadian engineer who worked forArrow McLaren in theIndyCar Series.
Ward grew up inToronto. Whilst studying atMalvern Collegiate, he began volunteering with a local Formula Ford racing team. After finishing high school, Ward moved to England to study automotive engineering atOxford Brookes University.[1]
After initially getting his start with an internship inRed Bull Racing's R&D department, Ward rapidly rose through the ranks. Within 6 months RBR had moved him up to the race team where over the next 9 years he worked in various key roles including: trackside control systems engineer, tyre & vehicle dynamics engineer, and race engineer alongsideDavid Coulthard,Mark Webber,Sebastian Vettel, andDaniel Ricciardo. In that time, he helped RBR to progress from a 7th place constructor to a 4x double championship winning and 50+ Grand Prix winning powerhouse.
After RBR finished first and second at the2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Ward went up on the podium to collect the trophy for winning constructor on behalf of Red Bull Racing.[2] At the end of 2014, Ward moved into aero design at RBR.
Ward moved to the IndyCar Series in 2018 as a race engineer forTeam Penske.[3] He joined Arrow McLaren SP on January 4, 2022. On November 19, 2024, he left Arrow McLaren.[4]
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