Pato O'Ward will race with Zak Brown the 12 Hours of the Gulf in January

2022 will start with a lot of activity for Patricio O'Ward, since it was announced that he will run the 12 Hours of the Gulf, together with Zak Brown, head of the McLaren team, and his IndyCar partner, Felix Rosenqvist and Richard Dean at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.

The appointment for the 12 Hours of the Gulf will be on January 8, and the car that O'Ward will drive with the rest of the team will be the McLaren 570S GT4, representing the United Autosports team, of which Brown is owner along with Dean.

This will be the debut of the Mexican driver in a GT, however, Brown is confident that it will be a great experience to have him and Felix.

"I'm excited to be racing not only with Richard, but also with Pato and Felix... They have both performed brilliantly for Arrow McLaren SP in the IndyCar series and it's great to work with them," said the McLaren boss.

Meanwhile, O'Ward was excited to live this experience for the first time and win a title with the head of his team.

"I've never driven a GT car before, and Abu Dhabi is a cool place, so I'm looking forward to the experience...Hopefully, Felix and I can help the boss take something home," said the Monterrey native.

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