Ayla Ågren

Ayla Ågren (born 23 July 1993 in Bærum) is a Norwegian-Swedish female racing driver.[1] Representing Norway, she currently competes in the W Series.[2] [3]

Ayla Ågren
Ågren in 2021
Nationality Norwegian
Swedish
via dual nationality
Born (1993-07-23) 23 July 1993
Bærum, Viken, Norway
Previous series
2012
2013–2014
2015–2017
Skip Barber F2000 Summer Series
F1600 Championship Series
U.S. F2000 National Championship
Championship titles
2014F1600 Championship Series

Biography

Following a decade in karting across Europe and Scandinavia, Ågren moved to the United States to forge a professional career – first testing with the Skip Barber Racing School and then competing in their Summer Series, scoring four podiums and finishing eighth overall.[4] In 2013, she moved into F1600, immediately proving competitive and winning the championship at her second attempt with a last-lap pass for victory in the final round at Watkins Glen.[5] The success saw her move onto the Road to Indy schedule, promoted within Team Pelfrey.[6] Whilst initially competitive, her first season in U.S. F2000 proved to be her only full campaign as the funding began to dry up. She managed a fourth place at Road America in 2016 having moved to John Cummiskey Racing, but a move back to Team Pelfrey in 2017 led to a half-season campaign with her final appearance at Iowa ending in an eighth-place finish.[7][8]

Having spent a year out of racing, Ågren applied for the W Series, a European-based Formula 3 championship solely for women, in 2019. She failed to qualify for the inaugural season, and eventually landed a job as the IndyCar safety car driver having given up on finding a race seat.[9][10] She would again attempt to qualify for the W Series in 2020, and successfully made the 20-car grid on her second attempt before the season was cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11][12][13]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2012 Skip Barber F2000 Summer Series N/A 21 0 0 1 4 453 8th
2013 F1600 Championship Series Bryan Herta Autosport 12 0 1 3 2 322 4th
2014 F1600 Championship Series Team Pelfrey 14 3 1 4 8 492 1st
2015 U.S. F2000 National Championship Team Pelfrey 16 0 0 0 0 186 10th
2016 U.S. F2000 National Championship John Cummiskey Racing 12 0 0 0 0 137 11th
2017 U.S. F2000 National Championship Team Pelfrey 7 0 0 0 0 72 17th
2021 W Series M. Forbes Motorsport 8 0 0 0 0 3 17th
Michelin Le Mans Cup - LMP3 Mühlner Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0.5 41st
Ligier European Series - JS2 R Orhes Racing 2 0 0 0 0 16 14th
2022 W Series Reserve driver

* Season still in progress.

Complete W Series results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points
2021 M. Forbes Motorsport RBR1
10
RBR2
14
SIL
15
HUN
11
SPA
DNS
ZAN
15
COA1
16
COA2
9
17th 3

* Season still in progress.

References

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