23 Facts About Oliver Askew

Oliver Clark Askew was born on December 12,1996 and is an American racing driver.

Oliver Askew finished third and sixth in the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals, and won the BNL Senior Max series in his European debut in 2015.

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.

In May 2017, Oliver Askew joined the Rising Star Racing program which attempts to aid young American open-wheel drivers advance in their careers.

In February 2018, Oliver Askew signed with Cape Motorsports to drive in the 2018 Pro Mazda series.

Oliver Askew scored his first Pro Mazda victory in Race 1 at Portland.

Oliver Askew finished the 2018 season third in the Pro Mazda championship.

In September 2018, Oliver Askew partook in the Chris Griffis Memorial Test with Andretti Autosport.

Oliver Askew won the 2019 Indy Lights championship, clinching at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

In winning the championship, Oliver 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.

In July 2019, Oliver Askew joined the Portland test with Chip Ganassi Racing.

Oliver Askew was later cleared to return for the season finale.

Oliver 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.

Oliver Askew raced with Ed Carpenter Racing at the following race at Road America in place of the injured Rinus VeeKay.

In July 2021 Oliver Askew tested with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing at Barber Motorsports Park alongside Danish Formula 2 driver Christian Lundgaard.

Oliver Askew later signed to drive the third Rahal entry for the final three races of the season.

Oliver Askew 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.

In January 2021, Oliver Askew made his sports car racing debut at the 24 Hours of Daytona driving for Riley Motorsports in the LMP3 class.

In November 2021, it was announced that Oliver Askew would reunite with Andretti to partake in his rookie season of Formula E the following year, partnering Jake Dennis.

Oliver Askew managed to score his first points in Formula E on his debut, after finishing 9th at the Diriyah ePrix.

Oliver Askew departed Andretti after just one season despite being rookie of the year, with his seat being taken by Andre Lotterer.

Oliver Askew left the series following the season after being unable to secure a seat.

Oliver Askew was born in Melbourne, Florida and raised in Jupiter.