Emma Wigroth

Emma Wigroth is a Swedish racing driver who made history as the first woman to win a Formula Nordic race and has established herself as one of Scandinavia’s most promising young talents in GT4 competition.

EARLY YEARS

Born January 23, 2005, in Halmstad, Sweden, Emma Wigroth has spent most of her life on racing circuits. Like many drivers who’d go on to make their mark in motorsport, she started in karting, competing in the Swedish Karting Championship’s Junior 60 class with WestCoast Racing. It was the classic entry point—small karts, big dreams, and the kind of skill-building that separates kids who like going fast from kids who actually know how to race.

By the time she was a teenager, Wigroth had already committed to racing with the kind of focus that raises eyebrows in a sport notorious for chewing up talent and spitting out broke dreamers. At 16, she was profiled as a rising star, one of the few young women in Sweden going all-in on a racing career. The decision to pursue motorsport seriously at that age—when most teenagers are figuring out what to do next weekend, let alone next decade—showed the kind of determination that would define her trajectory.

OTHER INTERESTS

Information about Wigroth’s interests outside racing is limited, but her YouTube channel offers glimpses behind the helmet. With over a thousand subscribers, she shares race weekend footage and behind-the-scenes content, giving fans access to the less-glamorous reality of being a working racing driver in Scandinavia. It’s not all podiums and champagne—there’s travel, preparation, and the grind that happens between the moments that make it onto highlight reels.

EARLY SUCCESS

Wigroth’s breakthrough came in 2022 at Gelleråsen Arena in Karlskoga, where she became the first woman ever to win a Formula Nordic race. It wasn’t a fluke or a rain-soaked chaos race—it was a legitimate victory that announced her as a driver to watch. Formula Nordic, a competitive single-seater series in Scandinavia, had never seen a female winner before, and Wigroth didn’t just check that box; she proved she belonged there.

That win was more than symbolic. It validated years of karting, testing, and grinding through a junior racing landscape where being “the girl on the grid” comes with extra scrutiny and zero room for error. In 2021, when she was just 16, she finished seventh in the Formula Nordic Cup with WestCoast Racing, scoring 78 points over the season. Her best result that year was fourth at both Skellefteå and Rudskogen. By 2023, she’d moved up to sixth in the championship with 11 top-ten finishes, demonstrating the kind of consistency sponsors and teams actually care about.

The jump from single-seaters to GT4 competition came in 2024 when Wigroth signed with WestCoast Racing for the Porsche Sprint Challenge Scandinavia. Switching from open-wheel formula cars to a Porsche Cayman GT4 is no small adjustment—different physics, different strategy, different everything—but she adapted quickly. Her debut at Anderstorp in May 2024 showed she could handle the transition, and as the season progressed, she proved it wasn’t beginner’s luck.

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

• 2022: Became the first woman to win a Formula Nordic race at Karlskoga[1].
• 2024: Finished third in the Porsche Sprint Challenge Scandinavia with WestCoast Racing, earning 179 championship points[2].
• 2024: Scored her first double podium at Jyllandsringen in the Porsche Sprint Challenge Scandinavia[3].
• 2024: Achieved a second-place finish at Rudskogen, her personal best result in GT4 competition[4].
• 2024: Secured five podium finishes throughout the Porsche Sprint Challenge Scandinavia season[5].
• 2021: Named to the FIA Girls on Track Rising Stars programme[6].

INSPIRATIONS

While specific role models haven’t been publicly documented, Wigroth has operated within a Scandinavian motorsport ecosystem that includes trailblazers like Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky, whose Race Apprentice programme has supported young female drivers in the region. Being part of that environment—where women winning championships is becoming less shocking and more expected—likely shaped her approach to racing as something she could realistically pursue, not just dream about.

REPUTATION

Wigroth has built a reputation for consistency and resilience, two qualities that matter more in the long game than flash-in-the-pan heroics. During the 2024 Porsche Sprint Challenge Scandinavia season, she demonstrated strong racecraft and defensive driving, particularly during wheel-to-wheel battles at Rudskogen where she held off competitors in tight fights for podium positions. When she crashed during qualifying at one round—a big enough hit to cause neck pain and seriously damage her car—she bounced back to finish on the podium later in the season, showing the mental toughness required to keep performing after a scare.

Her partnership with WestCoast Racing has been a stable foundation throughout her formula and GT4 campaigns. The team, which supported her karting career and continued through her move to cars, clearly sees long-term potential. Sponsors like Porsche Center Örebro and Porsche Center Uppsala backed her 2024 GT4 effort, and sponsor Janne Gustavsson deepened his involvement by not just funding her racing but joining WestCoast Racing himself—a vote of confidence that goes beyond writing checks.

Described in Swedish motorsport media as one of the few young women truly committing to racing with full focus, Wigroth has managed expectations smartly. She’s progressing methodically rather than chasing headlines, building skills and results in competitive but accessible series where she can actually win, not just survive. That approach—smart career planning over ego—sets her apart in a field where plenty of drivers flame out chasing drives they’re not ready for.

FUTURE GOALS/PLANS

Specific plans beyond 2024 haven’t been publicly outlined, but finishing third in her debut GT4 season positions Wigroth well for continued progression in sportscar racing. Whether she stays in Porsche Sprint Challenge Scandinavia to fight for the championship or moves to a higher-level GT series will likely depend on budget, opportunity, and whether she wants to keep climbing the GT ladder or explore other categories. What’s clear is that she’s proven she can compete—and win—when given the right machinery and support.

REFERENCES

Emma Wigroth Karlskoga 2022 – Race 1
Emma Wigroth trea i Porsche Sprint Challenge mästerskapet 2025
Emma Wigroth twice on the podium in Rudskogen
Emma Wigroth twice on the podium in Rudskogen
Podium finish for Emma Wigroth in Porsche Sprint Challenge Scandinavia
FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars
Emma Wigroth – Driver Database
Rising Stars Profile Vol.11 – Emma Wigroth & Skye Parker
Nytt stjärnskott i Porsche Sprint Challange
Emma Wigroth signs for WestCoast Racing in Porsche Sprint Challenge Scandinavia
Emma Wigroth – WestCoast Racing
Three female drivers at the start of Formula Nordic
Lærke Rønn crowned Porsche Sprint Challenge Scandinavia Vice Champion, Emma Wigroth returns to the podium