Ayla Ågren

Ayla Ågren (born 23 July 1993 in Oslo) is a female racing driver with dual citizenship of Norway and Sweden.[1] Representing Norway, she currently competes in the W Series.[2]

Ayla Ågren
Nationality Norwegian
 Swedish
via dual nationality
Born (1993-07-23) 23 July 1993
Bærum, Viken
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.[3] 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.[4] The success saw her move onto the Road to Indy schedule, promoted within Team Pelfrey.[5] 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.[6][7]

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.[8][9] 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.[10][11][12]

Career results
Season Series Position Car Team
2012 Skip Barber F2000 Summer Series 8th Reynard–Mazda R/T 2000 N/A
2013 F1600 Championship Series 4th Mygale–Honda SJ12 Bryan Herta Autosport
2014 F1600 Championship Series 1st Mygale–Honda SJ12 Team Pelfrey
2015 U.S. F2000 National Championship 10th Van Diemen–Mazda DP08 Team Pelfrey
2016 U.S. F2000 National Championship 11th Van Diemen–Mazda DP08 John Cummiskey Racing
2017 U.S. F2000 National Championship 17th Tatuus–Mazda USF-17 Team Pelfrey

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