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

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 Puma W Series Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 19th

* 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 SPI1
10 		SPI2
14 		SIL
15 		BUD
11 		SPA
DNS 		ZAN
15 		AUS1
16 		AUS2
9 		17th 3
2022 Puma W Series Team MIA1 MIA2 BCN SIL LEC BUD SGP
16 		19th 0

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. ^ "About – Ayla Ågren". Ayla Ågren. 20 January 2014.
  2. ^ "W Series announces 18 drivers for 2020 season". W Series. 19 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Ayla Agren". W Series. Archived from the original on 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  4. ^ "MY MAZDA ROAD TO INDY: AYLA AGREN". U.S. F2000 National Championship. 29 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Agren Bags Formula F Finale & Title". Speed Sport. 12 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Introducing the Road to Indy: 2015 season preview". Formula Scout. 27 March 2015.
  7. ^ "AYLA AGREN SIGNS WITH JOHN CUMMISKEY RACING FOR 2016 USF2000 CHAMPIONSHIP". John Cummiskiy Racing. 17 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Ayla Agren Rejoins Team Pelfrey for 2017 USF2000 Season". Motorsports Tribune. 11 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Ayla Ågren on Facebook". Ayla Ågren. 26 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Agren could be "done with racing" after W Series snub". Motorsport.com. 2 February 2019.
  11. ^ "NORSKE AYLA (26) FÅR OPPFYLT FORMEL-DRØMMEN (in Norwegian)". Verdens Gang. 24 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Norske Ayla får kjøre sammen med formel 1-gutta (in Norwegian)". Bil24. 17 January 2020.
  13. ^ "W Series cancels 2020 season but reveals plans for F1 support races in 2021". Formula One. 4 June 2020.

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