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Oleg Logvin
Oleg Logvin (Олег Николаевич Логвин), Belarusian road cyclist born 1959, won 1980 Olympic gold in the 100 km team time trial for the Soviet Union, then rode professionally 1989-1992 for Alfa Lum, Lada-Ghzel, and Portuguese teams.
Olga Slyusareva
Olga Slyusareva (Ольга Слюсарева), Russian track cyclist born 1969 in Ukraine; 2004 Olympic points race champion, four straight world points titles 2001–2004, two scratch world titles, three Olympic medals.
Oliver Bearman
Oliver Bearman (born 2005, Chelmsford) is a British Formula One driver for Haas. Ferrari Driver Academy graduate who debuted for Ferrari at the 2024 Saudi Arabian GP, then became the first driver to score points on debut for two F1 teams.
Oliver Bleddyn
Oliver Bleddyn (born 2002, Plymouth, England) is an Australian track and road cyclist, Olympic gold medallist in the men's team pursuit at Paris 2024 with Welsford, Leahy, and O'Brien, and a Jayco-AlUla signing.
Olympic records in track cycling
Olympic records in track cycling: UCI-ratified fastest times in Olympic timed track events (team sprint, team pursuit). Contested since 1896 except 1912; six events per gender since Paris 2024; next records set at LA28's Carson Velodrome.
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, formerly Omloop Het Volk (1945), is a Belgian one-day cobbled classic from Ghent to Ninove that opens the classics season's Opening Weekend, followed by Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne; 2026 men's race 207.2 km, women's 137.2 km.
Omnium
Omnium: track cycling's multi-race one-day competition, four bunch events (scratch, tempo, elimination, points race) scored by rank; Olympic event since 2012, endurance-only format since after Rio 2016.
Opel GSE Formula E Team
Opel GSE Formula E Team: Opel's works Formula E team (Stellantis brand), racing from Season 13, 2026/27, GEN4 era, on a four-year contract; drivers Mitch Evans and Théo Pourchaire, car GSE 27FE.
Ordos
Ordos is a permanent FIA Grade 2 motor racing circuit in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, opened in 2010 and laid out in the shape of a running horse.
Original Kart
Original Kart (OK) is the CIK-FIA's top direct-drive kart racing class, using 125 cc engines with no clutch or starter, 16000 RPM limit and 145 kg minimum weight; FIA Karting World and European Championship class since 2016.
Orla Jørgensen
Orla Jørgensen (Anton Oving Orla Jørgensen, 1904–1947), Danish road cyclist for LCC Kongens Lyngby; 1928 Olympic team road race gold medalist at Amsterdam, 25th individually; also won the 1928 Zealand Tour and Fyen Rundt and the 1926 Nordic track team title.
Oscar Piastri
Oscar Piastri (born 2001, Melbourne) is an Australian Formula One driver for McLaren; junior triple champion (Renault Eurocup, F3, F2 2019–2021), CRB contract win over Alpine, 9 F1 wins, 2025 title runner-up fight, third in 2025.
Oschersleben Motorsport Arena
Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, formerly Motopark Oschersleben, is a permanent 3.667 km (3.696 km for cars since 2007) racing circuit in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, opened 25 July 1997, hosting DTM, IDM, rallycross, and track days.
Otmar Szafnauer
Otmar Szafnauer is a Romanian-born American motorsport executive who led Force India, Racing Point, Aston Martin, and Alpine as team principal before joining Van Amersfoort Racing as CEO in 2026.
Ottavio Cogliati
Ottavio Cogliati (1939-2008), Italian road cyclist and 1960 Rome Olympic gold medalist in the 100 km team time trial with Bailetti, Fornoni, and Trapè; later a winless professional rider.
Oval track racing
Oval track racing: closed-circuit motor racing on banked left-turn ovals (Daytona, Talladega, Indianapolis), run counterclockwise, spanning NASCAR stock cars, IndyCar, sprint cars, and dirt short tracks, distinct from road and street course racing.
Owain Doull
Owain Doull, Welsh cyclist born 1993 in Cardiff, Olympic team pursuit gold medalist at Rio 2016; rode for Team Sky, Ineos Grenadiers, EF Education-EasyPost, and from 2026 Visma-Lease a Bike.
Ozark International Raceway
Ozarks International Raceway (OIR) is a 3.97-mile, 19-turn FIA Grade 3 road course in Gravois Mills, Missouri, opened in 2022 by J.R. Pesek with Multimatic, with 1,200 feet of elevation change per lap.
Pacific Racing Team
Pacific Racing Team (パシフィックレーシングチーム), Nagoya-based Japanese SUPER GT GT300 team founded 2009, car #9, known for anime and VTuber tie-up liveries; won its first GT300 race at Suzuka in 2026 with a BMW M4 GT3 EVO. Distinct from the British Pacific Racing F1 team.
Paola Pezzo
Paola Pezzo-Rosola is an Italian cross-country mountain bike racer known for winning Olympic gold in 1996 and 2000; she was also one of few women to win World, Olympic, and World Cup titles.
Paolo Bettini
Paolo Bettini, Italian road cyclist (born 1974), Olympic 2004 road race gold medalist and world champion 2006-07, nicknamed Il Grillo; later Italian national coach 2010-2013.
Paolo Pedretti
Paolo Pedretti (Paolo Fortunato Pedretti, 1906-1983), Italian track cyclist, won gold in the 4,000 m team pursuit at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics with Cimatti, Ghilardi, and Borsari; also set amateur hour records in 1931 and 1935.
Paralympic records in track cycling
A Paralympic record (PR) in track cycling is the fastest time achieved in a specific event and classification during a Paralympic Games and is tracked separately from world records.
Paris–Roubaix
Paris–Roubaix, the "Hell of the North" and "Queen of the Classics", is a Monument one-day cycling race first held 18 April 1896, run about 260 km from Compiègne to Roubaix velodrome over roughly 55 km of cobblestone sectors.
Paris–Roubaix Femmes
Paris–Roubaix Femmes (Paris–Roubaix Femmes Hauts-de-France), women's UCI Women's WorldTour cobbled classic from Denain to the Roubaix velodrome since 2021; first winner Lizzie Deignan, 2026 winner Franziska Koch.
Pascal Richard
Pascal Richard (born 1964, Vevey, Switzerland), nicknamed Le renard, Swiss road and cyclo-cross cyclist; 1988 cyclo-cross world champion, winner of Liège-Bastogne-Liège 1996 and Lombardy 1993, and first professional to win the Olympic road race, gold at Atlanta 1996.
Pascal Wehrlein
Pascal Wehrlein (born 1994, Sigmaringen) is a German racing driver and two-time ABB FIA Formula E World Champion (2023/24, 2025/26) with the Porsche Formula E Team; youngest-ever DTM champion (2015) and former F1 driver with Manor and Sauber.
Pastor Maldonado
Pastor Maldonado (born 1985, Maracay) is a Venezuelan ex-Formula One driver, 2010 GP2 champion, who won the 2012 Spanish GP for Williams, PDVSA-funded, with 95 starts and 76 points.
Pat Moss
Pat Moss (Patricia Ann Moss-Carlsson, 1934-2008), British rally driver, sister of Stirling Moss; first woman to win an international rally (1960 Liège-Rome-Liège, Austin-Healey 3000), 1962 Tulip Rally winner in a Mini Cooper, five European Ladies' titles.
Pato O'Ward
Pato O'Ward, born 1999 in Monterrey, Mexico, is an NTT INDYCAR SERIES driver for Arrow McLaren's No. 5 Chevrolet. Through 2026 he has 12 wins, 7 poles, the 2025 championship runner-up spot, and a 2026 Milwaukee doubleheader sweep.