| Ayla Ågren | |
|---|---|
 Ågren in 2021 | |
| Nationality |  Norwegian Swedishvia dual nationality |
| Born | (1993-07-23)23 July 1993 (age 32) |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Previous series | |
| 2012 2013–2014 2015–2017 | Skip Barber F2000 Summer Series F1600 Championship Series U.S. F2000 National Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2014 | F1600 Championship Series |
Ayla Ågren (born 23 July 1993) is aNorwegian-Swedishracing driver.[1] Representing Norway, she formerly competed in theW Series.[2][3]
Following a decade in karting across Europe and Scandinavia, Ågren moved to theUnited States to forge a professional career – first testing with theSkip Barber Racing School and then competing in their Summer Series, scoring four podiums and finishing eighth overall.[4] In 2013, she moved intoF1600, immediately proving competitive and winning the championship at her second attempt with a last-lap pass for victory in the final round atWatkins Glen.[5] The success saw her move onto theRoad to Indy schedule, promoted withinTeam Pelfrey.[6] Whilst initially competitive, her first season inU.S. F2000 proved to be her only full campaign as the funding began to dry up. She managed a fourth place atRoad 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 atIowa ending in an eighth-place finish.[7][8]
Having spent a year out of racing, Ågren applied for theW Series, a European-basedFormula Regional championship solely for women, in2019. She failed to qualify for the inaugural season, and eventually landed a job as theIndyCar safety car driver having given up on finding a race seat.[9][10] She would again attempt to qualify for the W Series in2020, and successfully made the 20-car grid on her second attempt before the season was cancelled in response to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[11][12][13] The Norwegian eventually got to compete in the championship in2021, but only scored points in two races and finished 17th in the standings – Ågren additionally missed theSpa race having been involved in a multi-car pile-up in qualifying.[14] Ågren returned to the series as a reserve driver in2022, being called up to race inSingapore after Tereza Bábíčková suffered a back injury.[15] During this time, Ågren also worked as a spotter for the short-livedParetta Autosport IndyCar team.[16]
| 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.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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.